zk/diary/2007-04-25-19:36:25.md

%title Oh also. %date 2007-04-25 19:36:25 :diary:livejournal:fossils:

Tarot ramblings

So last night, I was thinking that since I'm obviously more motivated to take pictures than batik, maybe I'd do a photographic version of the Major Arcana instead :3 After thinking about it for a bit, I decided that, while they might not make good, usable cards, they might make neat pictures to hang on one's wall. With that decision came the idea that I need not strictly follow the symbolism if they're not going to be read that way, so I decided to come up with my own, more abstract symbolism. I used numbers that seemed to be good, and concepts that I've thought about in the past. And accidentally came up with the Major Arcana all over again (with a few transpositions and minor differences). Whups!

0. Time
1. Chaos
2. maternity/conception
3. paternity/creation
4. guidance
5. authority
6. structure/organization
7. Order
8. consistency
9. collapse/unwilling change
10. rebellion/willing change
11. withdrawal
12. recognition
13. restructure/integration
14. Balance
15. elation
16. exertion
17. maintenance
18. release
19. destruction
20. creation/rejuvenation
21. full circle/ouroboros

Dunno if it'll go anywhere, since it's basically the Majors as they are, with a few switcheroos, but who knows :D