WillieHewes
Ooooh, I can feel it bubbling...
Have you seen this page: http://www.pagat.com/ipcs/history.html
? Apart from it being really interesting, it actually inspired me to try a second deck.
What I'm thinking is... *tries to think of easy way to explain this* You know how the court cards on normal playing cards have two heads? They're like semi-closeups on one half of the card, point-mirrored onto the other half. (Wow! that was a complex explaination!) Anyway, I thought this could be done to great effect with tarot cards, also and expecially the minors. The two halves would not be exactly the same though, just a kind of reflextion of each other, so the card could show two opposed (pos and neg) aspects of the card at the same time, on the two halves of the card. The 'reversed' meaning of the card would not have to be looked up in a book or remembered seperately, because it's right there on the card.
OK, I hope that's vaguely comprehensible. I'd like to hear opinions on this: ie, do you think it's a good idea? have I lost the plot completely? Is this possible?
To return to the page linked to above, if you scroll about two thirds down, to the section "Artists transform the pack" you can see an image of the seven of hearts by Adolfo Matarelli, which I really really like. I'd like to attempt something similar, but I'm torn: should I stick with the spanish suit symbols that are usually associated with tarot, or can I risk the jump to the more abstract french symbols? (hearts, clubs, spades, diamonds)
That reminds me: what's the usual association between tarot and playing card suits again? Cups are hearts, I believe, but that's the only one I remember...
So, generally, I need some help. In fact, if there's anyone out there who likes this idea, would you be willing to help me figure out appropriate dual meanings for all the cards (minors especially)? I've had a go, but it's not easy, and some feedback/input would help a lot, I think.
Thanks for listening to me ramble, I'll... be going now.
Willie
-The First Victim
Have you seen this page: http://www.pagat.com/ipcs/history.html
? Apart from it being really interesting, it actually inspired me to try a second deck.
What I'm thinking is... *tries to think of easy way to explain this* You know how the court cards on normal playing cards have two heads? They're like semi-closeups on one half of the card, point-mirrored onto the other half. (Wow! that was a complex explaination!) Anyway, I thought this could be done to great effect with tarot cards, also and expecially the minors. The two halves would not be exactly the same though, just a kind of reflextion of each other, so the card could show two opposed (pos and neg) aspects of the card at the same time, on the two halves of the card. The 'reversed' meaning of the card would not have to be looked up in a book or remembered seperately, because it's right there on the card.
OK, I hope that's vaguely comprehensible. I'd like to hear opinions on this: ie, do you think it's a good idea? have I lost the plot completely? Is this possible?
To return to the page linked to above, if you scroll about two thirds down, to the section "Artists transform the pack" you can see an image of the seven of hearts by Adolfo Matarelli, which I really really like. I'd like to attempt something similar, but I'm torn: should I stick with the spanish suit symbols that are usually associated with tarot, or can I risk the jump to the more abstract french symbols? (hearts, clubs, spades, diamonds)
That reminds me: what's the usual association between tarot and playing card suits again? Cups are hearts, I believe, but that's the only one I remember...
So, generally, I need some help. In fact, if there's anyone out there who likes this idea, would you be willing to help me figure out appropriate dual meanings for all the cards (minors especially)? I've had a go, but it's not easy, and some feedback/input would help a lot, I think.
Thanks for listening to me ramble, I'll... be going now.
Willie
-The First Victim