by Charlie Brown » 07 Jan 2018, 13:23
Hey,
I actually started to write a pretty long entry yesterday's that was similar to Charlotte's but didn't end up posting. I agree that you might be well served to have a tarot-savvy person you can brainstorm with about the details of some of the cards, but I'd be wary about changing your art significantly based solely on one or two comments on an internet board. The new version does correspond more closely to some "foolish" qualities, but I think it's actually a weaker card. The original made me excited that the deck was going to be something a little different. Of course, different without being thought through wouldn't be much good.
Why do I prefer the original card? One, I just think the picture coheres a bit better but I also think there are some strengths that would bode well for your deck. I'm not much of an esotericist but from what I know about esoteric approaches to the tarot, the sun in The Fool card is actually the divine light (of Kether). The fool journey's through the deck/tree of life in a circular/cyclical fashion, each time making the same(ish) journey through a different elemental realm (fire, air, water, and down to earth). Because this is a moon deck, the fool is undertaking a journey that she may already be familiar with during the daytime, but now it's at night. She's left the realm of the divine (or more properly is exploring a new kind of divinity). All of this in combination with her original pose calls to me mind the existential, Kierkegaard-ian Leap-Of-Faith. She isn't blithe and trusting in gød's grace, she knows this is a bad idea. She's still going to do it. That's still a foolish act.
At the very least, I strongly preferred the girl's body language on the first card (and very much dislike that left arm/hand on the 2nd) for the "she knows this is bad" reason. I do prefer the cliff on the second and intellectually think it's a good idea to have moved the wolf, but in my heart I was sad to see him stop blocking her.
Hey,
I actually started to write a pretty long entry yesterday's that was similar to Charlotte's but didn't end up posting. I agree that you might be well served to have a tarot-savvy person you can brainstorm with about the details of some of the cards, but I'd be wary about changing your art significantly based solely on one or two comments on an internet board. The new version does correspond more closely to some "foolish" qualities, but I think it's actually a weaker card. The original made me excited that the deck was going to be something a little different. Of course, different without being thought through wouldn't be much good.
Why do I prefer the original card? One, I just think the picture coheres a bit better but I also think there are some strengths that would bode well for your deck. I'm not much of an esotericist but from what I know about esoteric approaches to the tarot, the sun in The Fool card is actually the divine light (of Kether). The fool journey's through the deck/tree of life in a circular/cyclical fashion, each time making the same(ish) journey through a different elemental realm (fire, air, water, and down to earth). Because this is a moon deck, the fool is undertaking a journey that she may already be familiar with during the daytime, but now it's at night. She's left the realm of the divine (or more properly is exploring a new kind of divinity). All of this in combination with her original pose calls to me mind the existential, Kierkegaard-ian Leap-Of-Faith. She isn't blithe and trusting in gød's grace, she knows this is a bad idea. She's still going to do it. That's still a foolish act.
At the very least, I strongly preferred the girl's body language on the first card (and very much dislike that left arm/hand on the 2nd) for the "she knows this is bad" reason. I do prefer the cliff on the second and intellectually think it's a good idea to have moved the wolf, but in my heart I was sad to see him stop blocking her.