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When I first saw the scans of this deck, I did have doubts whether I could use such an ominous looking deck for readings. The weird mutant creatures unnerved me, especially the one on the Ten of Swords. But then I saw this card, and knew immediately I had to get this deck. For me, this is the most beautiful, atmospheric and haunting card in the deck - and going out on a limb here, possibly my most favourite image for a tarot card.
The image conveys the feeling of an autumn evening in a Depression-era town. Almost a Ray Bradbury-type setting. Leaves are blowing in the wind as the sun sinks away in an orange sky. A woman has paused in her reading to gaze out at the town roofscape. She is lost in thought. Perhaps contemplating what she has read. Or tying in with the traditional interpretation for this card, she is thinking of the past. Of regrets or pain she has experienced, and her longing for that she has lost.
There is a plant or small bonsai tree next to her, all but shed of it's leaves. The town shows three lighted windows - one has bars, one has a flapping curtain and the furthest one has the hint of someone looking out, possibly looking back at the woman. The past can keep you prisoner and the woman is now facing the autumn of her life. Or she could be the woman from the previous card now contemplating her loss.
A truly beautiful card.
The image conveys the feeling of an autumn evening in a Depression-era town. Almost a Ray Bradbury-type setting. Leaves are blowing in the wind as the sun sinks away in an orange sky. A woman has paused in her reading to gaze out at the town roofscape. She is lost in thought. Perhaps contemplating what she has read. Or tying in with the traditional interpretation for this card, she is thinking of the past. Of regrets or pain she has experienced, and her longing for that she has lost.
There is a plant or small bonsai tree next to her, all but shed of it's leaves. The town shows three lighted windows - one has bars, one has a flapping curtain and the furthest one has the hint of someone looking out, possibly looking back at the woman. The past can keep you prisoner and the woman is now facing the autumn of her life. Or she could be the woman from the previous card now contemplating her loss.
A truly beautiful card.