I'm reviving this thread, having picked up the feng shui tarot at a garage sale recently. anyone use theirs? I'm charmed by the animal suits, however the red phoenix as the cups suit is really hard for me to get used to. Oddly, i'm fine w/ the tortoise in winter scenes as being wands, and i love the white tigers as swords. I read through the thread and even if i get the red phoenix as a rebirth of swirling emotions, i just have a hard time every time i see it, being like, that's a cup, DV, a cup. There's not a lick of water anywhere in those scenes. You're in the desert.
Anyone who does occasionally use the deck, did you end up doing the companion book, and if so was it worth it? Anyone try to change the suits around for their own use?
I do! I couldn't use the deck otherwise. You may find the 2010 the
Feng Shui deck thread a helpful read, as there are a lot of us who shated similar struggles. In
this post, I talk about the Four Heraldic Animals/Four Heavenly Kings, along with the systems within the body in Chinese medicine that are associated with the Chinese elements. Given my research, I decided the only way I personally could use the Feng Shui Tarot is to use it differently than how the Connollys assigned the suits.
White Tiger / West / Autumn / Metal
Mo-Li Ch'ing. White face and carries a sword.
Metal: Respiratory system, lungs,and large intestine
Because of this, I view: White Tiger/Metal - Swords
Black Tortoise / North / Winter / Water
No-Li-Shou is the black faced warrior and carries a snake.
Water: Skeletal, urinary, bladder, and kidneys
Because of this, I view: Black Tortoise/Water - Cups (rather than Wands)
Red Phoenix / South / Summer / Fire
Mo-Li Hung. Red face, holds an umbrella.
Fire: Circulatory system, heart, and small intestine
Because of this, I view: Red Phoenix/Fire - Wands (rather than Cups)
Azure (Green) Dragon / East / Spring / Wood
Mo-Li Hai. He has a blue face and carries a guitar.
Wood: Liver and gall bladder
Because of this, I view: Green Dragon/Wood - Pentacles
Yellow (Golden) Dragon / Earth governs all seasonal changes and is central
Earth: Digestive system, spleen, and stomach
Because of this, I view: Yellow Dragon/Earth - Major Arcana