oh god if I ever make a second deck I am TOTALLY going to investigate the feasibility of doing that. Admittedly the likelihood of that happening is PRETTY LOW right now but you never know.
I am soooo hoping someone does.
My partner seems to think it is already possible to do this, but the technical explanation lost me at 'hello'. (He is an electronics architectural engineer and he often loses me at the hello stage...lol). And it would still be a regular thickness for a deck, as we have moved on from days where such imagery would have meant a thick piece of plastic. Just think how durable it would be in comparison to cardstock, although it does appear the lamination on a lot of decks these days would probably survive a nuclear attack along with cockroaches.
I am glad you are seeing the possibilities there.
Can you imagine having two potential interpretations from one image, depending on which way it is orientated? Just had the thought of the 8 of cups as an example. The usual bog standard association of walking away from something, the flip side showing the same person refusing to leave even though the door is open to do so, or walking into something that should give cause for alarm bells.
For sure it is a lot of work for an artist due to doubling up of artwork/imagery, but for those who have heads swimming with ideas, and the willingness to take it on it really could pay off for them. There would be no other deck like it. Nor would it be a gimmick in my eyes. More a way of expanding the tarot system out of a stifling 78 card system into something that is more encompassing (if that makes sense).
And if you have a position in a spread that is to interpreted as a warning, the shadow / reverse / alternative imagery could come into play. How often does the sun or star appear in that position and you are scratching your head as to what it means?? Well, the answer may be there with this deck
I personally do not use reversals at the moment but if this did exist, I would be more than up for incorporating them in readings. And I hope I see thise deck in my lifetime.
Davina