My Personal Exploration

of tarot symbols and divination

Strength, from the Rational Tarot deck by Connie Finkelman. A woman dressed in a Bharatanatyam costume surrounded by exptic animals with her foot on the head of an alligator.
The Tower, from the Rational Tarot Deck by Connie Finkelman, shows a blue tower pointing to the sky above a memorial pool for a destroyed tower echoing 9/11
Death from the Rational Tarot deck by Connie Finkelman depicting a seraph holding a skull in her folded wing.
Design for the back of the cards featuring two snakes, their tails in a loop encircling a snake's eye, in gray and black tones on a distressed metal background.

Work in Progress

The Court Cards

This work-in-progress page explores the design and symbolism of the Court Cards of the Minor Arcana. Positioned between the abstract structure of the Minor Arcana and the archetypal imagery of the Major Arcana, the Court Cards presented unique artistic and philosophical challenges. Follow the progress on these sixteen cards as I work to create figures that feel psychologically authentic, visually unified with their suits, and grounded in lived human experience.
Follow the progress as these suit cards are created.

The Cards

The Major Arcana

Click on a card image below to read about the symbols and imagery in each card.

The Minor Arcana

Explore the symbols and meanings of the suit cards.

  • The Ace of Wands shows a snake wrapped around the shaft of a gold brass with a glowing orb and golden wings at the top.
  • The Ace of Coins shows a large golden coin with a star on it. A green and gold snake curves behind it in a burst of galactic light.
  • The Ace of Cups depicts a goblet in antique cobalt glass with a snake wrapped around its stem and its head just over the rim. A firey glow bursts from the cup.
  • The Ace of Swords is a silver sword pointing upward, with a purple and gold snake coiling up it. The base of the sword's handle is decorated with a dharmachakra bursting with purple light.

Making the Art

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