Tarot Decoration Question
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 May 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| jumptothemoonyea |
30 May 2005 |
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Do you have any Tarot related decoration in your interior or exterior? Posters, enlarged tarot cards, symbols? Maybe made from other materials? Does it bring energy of the emphasized tarot symbol(s) into your life? Esthetically or metaphysically as well? Do tarot images belong to the enclosed box, when not used for the reading, or exposing them to outside world makes a difference?
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| bladeraven |
30 May 2005 |
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My dream is to find several inexpensive packs of decks (under a non single mom breaking budget) and incorporate them in my paintings (when I get the funds for more paint and canvas)...LOL...sigh...I bring new meaning to the word starving artist......
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| Citrin |
30 May 2005 |
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I would love a poster or some kind of enlarged card on my wall! My parents are Catholic though, so don't think they'd appreciate it. ;) I'm definitely considering something like that when I move out though.
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| ros |
30 May 2005 |
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I took my first study deck and put the cards in a frame. I hang
it behind the door in my one room. It doesn't match with
the room at this time.
It's personal for me but also it's nice just to keep.
It's also not a poster but makes a nice Tarot picture.
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| bladeraven |
30 May 2005 |
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are there even a tarot poster in existance??? My decor is Tuscany so not sure how I can incorporate that in with the dark furniture
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| earth en lady |
30 May 2005 |
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I have seen posters available from the Dreampower deck ,very untraditional but beautiful you can find them at RJStewart.net if I remember rightly.
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| Nevada |
30 May 2005 |
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are there even a tarot poster in existance??? My decor is Tuscany so not sure how I can incorporate that in with the dark furniture How about
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/visconti-sforza/
or
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/etruscan/
for that Tuscan feeling?
Maybe you could have a printer make a poster if it was just for personal use, or get permission from the publisher. :)
I don't have any Tarot decor, but I think it would be nice. How about my favorite deck printed on upholstery fabric for a favorite cushy chair? :)
Nevada
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| bladeraven |
30 May 2005 |
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How about
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/visconti-sforza/
or
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/etruscan/
for that Tuscan feeling?
Maybe you could have a printer make a poster if it was just for personal use, or get permission from the publisher. :)
I don't have any Tarot decor, but I think it would be nice. How about my favorite deck printed on upholstery fabric for a favorite cushy chair? :)
Nevada
ooooooooo........evil eviil..never saw those decks till now.....talk about an enabler......what would be nice to...is plates with a tarot feel
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| dadsnook2000 |
30 May 2005 |
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The mantle above the fireplace in my den is lined with wood-carved tarot card figures, each hand-painted. My decks are also in individual book-boxes with a carved tarot figure on the cover.
This approach brings tarot into my life. Like many of you, I'm a little bit isolated from other tarot-interested people -- several weeks may go by between tarot get-togethers. This keeps tarot before me all the time and gives my favorite tarot figures a life of their own, so to speak. Dave.
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| Adjustment |
30 May 2005 |
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I would like to have a big poster of my soul card which is the hierophant to hang it in a wall, I think it will make a room look very personal and beside I can meditate on it:D
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| Emeraldgirl |
30 May 2005 |
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I have recently started to paint which is something I haven't done since pre-school so it's a big thing for me no matter how bad I suck ;) and i have recently found these really cute little tarot deck sized boxes made from craftwood and ready to be painted (for all Melbournians they're $5.00 from The Warehouse) So I have brought a few of those and plan on painting card images from the decks that I will be using them for on them. But aside from that I haven't seen anything. I would love a poster of The Emperess which is my soul card.
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| Nevada |
30 May 2005 |
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Emeraldgirl, I rediscovered painting as an adult, too. It's therapeutic--and I bet you don't suck as much as you think you do.
I've also thought of doing a Tarot painting. I love needlework, too, so I've thought of doing a Tarot quilt or embroidery piece to decorate with. So little time, so many hobbies. ;)
Nevada
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| tarotbear |
30 May 2005 |
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Above my PC desk are three enlarged and framed cards - my Life Cards - a gift to me one year from Meewah. They are of the Robin Wood deck - The Magician, The Sun, and the Wheel - which are all #1 - my birth number. (Peruse threads on Life Cards for the formula in case you want to do this, too!)
I also have a framed 'Mama Cass' card from the Rock and Roll Tarot. (Ten Cups - 'Make your own kind of music .... !')
I also have a framed postcard someone sent me of unspecified tarot cards in the collection of the Cloisters, I think.
edited to add :
Years ago someone gave me the Rider Magician card as a Counted Cross Stitch chart ... It's rather big and I don't think I'm ever going to do it. I remember looking for yellow Aida cloth by the yard to have a large enough piece to 'not' have to use handfuls of yellow floss just to fill in the background. I was not successful...
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| bladeraven |
30 May 2005 |
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ooooooo........that is so neat........wonder what sets of tarot are frame worthy?
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| Kiama |
31 May 2005 |
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I have a framed enlarged Page of Coins from the Tarot of Prague, which I got when I bought the deck, and which is now hanging on my Study door (perfect place for a Page of Coins I think!)
On a wall in the hallway, I also have a beautiful Death card from a deck my best friend created.
The same friend (also a housemate) has created a huge (REALLY huge) version of his Tower card he did for a collaborative deck, and has that covering almost his entire bedroom door (it's really striking).
And finally, I had a spare Robin Wood deck (gift to fiancé years ago, who never took to Tarot until he found a new interest in Hermetic magic, and subsequently went all goo-goo eyed over a Thoth deck instead.) I also had a few spare spread sheets - y'know the dark bluey ones you used to get with Llewellyn decks (or was it USGames?) Well, it's got the Celtic Cross on it, and it's rather beautiful. So I put two and two together, chose some cards for the house (e.g. cards I wanted to influence our house) and put them on the Celtic Cross spreadsheet with blue tack. It now hangs in the hallway near the front door.
Oh, and there are also a few Robin Wood cards on my other housemate's bedroom door, since me and my other friend decorated it... :D
Kiama
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| bladeraven |
31 May 2005 |
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I have a poster enclosed in my forest of souls book..that I haven't taken out...want to get that frame
ooooooooo...wish list...posters of Haindls paintings!
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| Dark Inquisitor |
02 Jun 2005 |
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At some point in the past - not sure just when- there were posters produced of the Aquarian tarot . I found one on ebay and bought it for not a lot of money . It is so intriguing to see the card enlarged to 16" . You would expect to see a loss of detail . But that was not the case at all. Instead, the detail was revealed in stunning clarity !! It's the High Priestess , and I had always loved that card anyway. But seeing it large was a real treat - it draws you in to the landscape and makes you feel a part of it. The colors are intense and stimulating.
Being an Aquarian myself, I was thrilled to get an Aquarian High Priestess poster . Perfect for a future reading room. It is still rolled up though, until I have it framed. I am going to go for something ornate and black , with gold accents .
If I could find Temperance, I would buy it instantly - the detail on that one must be incredible.
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| Gwynne |
02 Jun 2005 |
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As decks start to get worn out I take the Death cards and put them on the walls in my office. I've got a dozen or so of them at the moment. Then I turn the rest of the cards into decoration for purses.
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| autumn star |
02 Jun 2005 |
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I've been thinking about taking up painting myself - I would love to have some tarot inspired artwork on my wall :)
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| ocho8s |
02 Jun 2005 |
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edited to add :
Years ago someone gave me the Rider Magician card as a Counted Cross Stitch chart ... It's rather big and I don't think I'm ever going to do it. I remember looking for yellow Aida cloth by the yard to have a large enough piece to 'not' have to use handfuls of yellow floss just to fill in the background. I was not successful...
Tarotbear
I love to cross stitch!!
there is a neat place in Canada that does custom linen and aida, if you tell them your idea , they would come up with something extraordinary
http://www.sugarmaplefabrics.com/index.html
this is another site
http://www.dyeing4u.com/fotm.htm
I am just a happy customer from both places
if you need more just let me know because there are many more places that would dye the aida for you
Blessings
Anaoly
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| tarotbear |
03 Jun 2005 |
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Wow, ocho8s - those are fascinating! I am going to send them to some friends of mine who also do counted cross stitch.
In truth, since I went to bifocals and trifocals, I have not done any counted cross stitch! I gave a sackful of stuff to a coworker (kits and charts and other stuff, but not my threads) so that they would not go to waste.
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