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Hi, I'm Shell! Rediscovering the mysteries of the Tarot
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This seems to be a LOT of trickery and distraction!
Hmmm.
I wonder if this is a reflection of what’s going on in the world?
I’m sure them media circus wouldn’t try to distract us from real stuff, right? 😂

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Solar eclipse AND summer solstice.
This solar annular solar eclipse is called the ‘Ring of Fire’ because the current position of the moon is just slightly smaller than the sun behind it.

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I’m really loving this deck. It’s so easy to read with. It’s like a century’s worth of people reading with this particular printing has created its own thought form. I really like this deck, the quality of the card stock is amazing.

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Everything must change and there’s very little we can do about it.
We have to just keep on trying no matter whatever happens.
It’s important to know how to respond to change. This is the key to being successful in actions. Of course it helps to have a few back up plans just in case.

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Lazy Sunday with my old friend Mr Illustrator.
Most days we work well together and get a lot done. Some days we just don’t see things the same way.
Today will be a good day!

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This chair looks like the Emperor’s chair!
I should get one for home!

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Love is a God from Hell

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I did some test prints of the Noblet but soon realized I copied the wrong files for the printer. 😂
I should have used the CYMK color corrected images. Also, the printers colors are way off. Anyhow it was just a test print.
So back to the printers again!

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The Ace of Cups looks more like a monstrance than a chalice.
They are both used in rituals. The chalice holds the blood of Christ (wine) while the monstrance holds the body of Christ (sacramental bread). It’s interesting that the monstrance should be used as a chalice.
Thanks to the kind folks on Cult of Tarot for the information.

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Happy Saturn Day

Today is the:
6th day of the week
6th day of the month
6th month of the year

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Full Moon in Scorpio AND an eclipse.
I sure hope this isn’t a bad sign!! I’m sure this year has been crazy enough already!

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I was learning this song and noticed this was the facing up on my table.
Synchronicity or did I see the card and decided to learn that song now?
Well, It’s synchronicity because I saw the tutorial on YT first and then moved to my table to place the song book whereupon I saw the Chariot Card.

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“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

Follow your calling! Wake up to who you really are. Create the life you want to live.

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Picking the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.

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My new deck. I don’t normally buy decks much these days, but I just had to have it.
It’s the ‘Anchien Tarot de Marseille’ by Grimaud.
A classic.

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This is a first draft of my Dodal deck. It still needs a lot of corrections. I think I might try the same color palate as my Noblet restoration.
@tarot_onirique I’ll post some more soon.

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Here is another image of my restored Jean Noblet Tarot.
Once again, I redrew the deck and then added the colors and the aged paper effect (along with the paint splatters). I love all the imperfections.
I would appreciate any advice, I really wanted a deck somewhere between Jean-Claude Flornoy’s restored deck and Joseph Peterson’s facsimile.
I’m happy with the clean lines and colors and the colors.

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My restored Noblet 10 of Cups.

First, I digitally redrew the whole deck (line by line). Then colored it. It looked too restored for my tastes so I added the aged paper and ink splatter from the stencils.
The whole process is like the Zen temples that rake up all the leaves under the tree and then sprinkle some of the collected leaves on the ground again to make it look natural.
Thank you to @serge_pirotte for inspiring me to do the Noblet.
Next, I have to do some test prints.

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An image of how we look at ourselves in the mirror.
Sometimes we are young, but feel so old inside. Sometimes we are old but feel young inside. (I put the Jodo Ace next to my restored Ace. And noticed the stark difference).

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Alejandro Jodorowsky as the alchemist in the Holy Mountain.
One of the best Tarot themed movies ever.

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We all have to make changes in our lives. The world as we knew it is gone.
Use all your inner power to make something new.
You are all possibilities, you really can make it happen. Just put your mind to it and TAKE ACTION!

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Keep your emotions in check.
It’s difficult but not impossible to keep emotions in balance. It’s also easy to loose sight of what is most important. Cut out all that is not useful in your emotional life. Like taking out the trash everyday, so we also need to throw away all that is not useful for our lives.

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I think we all need privacy when we use our decks. #meme #tarotmemes #cards #cardgames #painting

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The Jean Noblet is an amazing deck. It amazes me how the craftsmanship is so perfect for its small size. It’s really well carved almost 400 years ago.
I’ve been thinking about making a Noblet deck to stencil. This is just a quick draft sketch. I’ll need to work out the colors later.

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My GF is getting into Tarot (finally). This is her spread.
What do you think about this reading?

It’s about Kim Jung Un’s health. .
1) What is Kim Jung Un’s current health (dead or alive)? .
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2) Clarifying card (assuming that’s he’s a sun reversed), what’s happening to him now?
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3) What’s his long term future?

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Some images of the backs of my deck. I tried to keep it as original as possible!

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I decided to try to carve my own Tarot deck. I think I have some time to get it done! This is just a test run. Ideally, I want to get a few wood blocks and print them old school style. It was printed this way for hundreds of years. In fact the blocks were used for generations.

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Bicycle Day came and went so fast.
I hope he had a great time.

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Saturn eating his children.
The great Father of Time eats his own children to prevent one of them from taking over his role (as was predicted). At least that’s what they say. ‘Time is an Illusion, albeit a persistent one’ according to Einstein. Time is just your perception, we live in a universe where everything happens at the same time (block time theory). Time is illusion, but feels so real.
Saturn, some say, is an archon who seems enjoy ruling in the most pedantic way. Rules, laws, constrictions are the hallmark of this guy. Not really, the fun guy at the party.

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I’ve just finished redrawing the Dodal deck. It’s such a quirky deck. I still don’t know if I love it or hate it. I made it to use for my own readings. But now that I’ve done all the line work, I can’t decide what kind of color palate to use.
I’ll give it some thought before I completely recolor it.

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The Fool and the Valet enjoy a refreshing walk outside.
It’s the simple things in life that matter, fresh air, warm sunlight, summer rain and the beautiful night sky full of stars.
Most of what we do is pretty much pointless. Careers we hate and being stuck in traffic to get to the job we dislike.
We are now forced to stop and reevaluate our lives.

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It’s very rare these days to have people hand carving woodblocks you make Tarot cards. This is old school Tarot done right! When I see a deck like this it’s makes so so happy to see that a 400 year old tradition is still happening.
These are the true artists of the Tarot tradition. Please support the Tarot artists.
Thank you to @twodolphins_creations for permission to repost his pictures!! You are the best.

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Sometimes it’s better not to ask the question.
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