Cards as Images
The scales of Justice offer a question before they offer an answer
Read Justice’s scales as an image before assigning a fixed meaning. A close-looking exercise turns the card into a prompt for thoughtful comparison.
SYMBOLS · STORIES · SELF-REFLECTION
visual reflection
Tarot Study
Tarot Pip Cards Leave More of the Story to the Reader
Compare illustrated scenes and numbered suit cards as two visual approaches to tarot, using observation rather than treating either as a prediction system.
Symbol Studies
Read a Tarot Card’s Gesture Before Looking Up Its Meaning
Use hand position, posture and gaze as an observation exercise when studying tarot artwork, without turning a gesture into a fixed prediction.
Symbol Studies
Read the Space Between Tarot Cards, Not Only the Cards Themselves
Use the direction, spacing and visual relationships between tarot cards as a creative reflection exercise, while separating observations from predictions.