The Chrono Tarot
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A tarot deck in progress, meaning pieced together bit by bit, the occasional deep thought—with your host, Chronographia.
The figures in The Devil can be squarely blamed on my trip to Italy and all that Renaissance being stuffed in my head.
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January 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The figures in The Devil can be squarely blamed on my trip to Italy and all that Renaissance being stuffed in my head.
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Dear Future Self: Sorry I keep offering you images of fluid dynamics to etch. I know they're a massive pain, but that's how the world is.
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Dear Future Self: Sorry I keep offering you images of fluid dynamics to etch. I know they're a massive pain, but that's how the world is.
As the Hanged Man seeks to cheat death, he wears mystic sigils on his person. Did he get them from the High Priestess? Sources point to yes.
January 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As the Hanged Man seeks to cheat death, he wears mystic sigils on his person. Did he get them from the High Priestess? Sources point to yes.
Each of the minor arcana relates to a major arcana parent card. And I think I figured out who is the Queen of Swords' parent (it's Justice).
January 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Each of the minor arcana relates to a major arcana parent card. And I think I figured out who is the Queen of Swords' parent (it's Justice).
Note to future self: make the cups the Two of Cups bell-shaped absinthe goblets. Potent & intoxicating in ways that mere wine cannot match.
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Note to future self: make the cups the Two of Cups bell-shaped absinthe goblets. Potent & intoxicating in ways that mere wine cannot match.
Relatedly: …maybe I solved The Chariot this week.
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Relatedly: …maybe I solved The Chariot this week.
I wish there was a way to show you how the first nine Major Arcana are lining up to form a visual progression. Square pictures don't cut it.
January 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I wish there was a way to show you how the first nine Major Arcana are lining up to form a visual progression. Square pictures don't cut it.
Payment completes a contract, be it Coins for the the Tooth Fairy or Charon, or clothing for house spirits (which also falls under the umbrella of Coins’ tangible, earthly goods). If that isn’t transformative, I don’t know what is.
January 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Payment completes a contract, be it Coins for the the Tooth Fairy or Charon, or clothing for house spirits (which also falls under the umbrella of Coins’ tangible, earthly goods). If that isn’t transformative, I don’t know what is.
So we need to turn to the other two minor arcana tool sets that transform, that can neutralize bad situations: coins/earth, wands/fire.
There are many ways to use those tools to change things, but the upshot is that, when done properly, retail therapy can absolutely work.
There are many ways to use those tools to change things, but the upshot is that, when done properly, retail therapy can absolutely work.
January 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So we need to turn to the other two minor arcana tool sets that transform, that can neutralize bad situations: coins/earth, wands/fire.
There are many ways to use those tools to change things, but the upshot is that, when done properly, retail therapy can absolutely work.
There are many ways to use those tools to change things, but the upshot is that, when done properly, retail therapy can absolutely work.
People struggle w/resolving toxic emotions and situations, and a lot of them try a tool set of fluids (air/swords, water/cups) for removal.
Those tool sets are dynamic & appealing, but only serve to divide the toxins into smaller pieces. Corrosives must be neutralized, titrated.
Those tool sets are dynamic & appealing, but only serve to divide the toxins into smaller pieces. Corrosives must be neutralized, titrated.
January 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
People struggle w/resolving toxic emotions and situations, and a lot of them try a tool set of fluids (air/swords, water/cups) for removal.
Those tool sets are dynamic & appealing, but only serve to divide the toxins into smaller pieces. Corrosives must be neutralized, titrated.
Those tool sets are dynamic & appealing, but only serve to divide the toxins into smaller pieces. Corrosives must be neutralized, titrated.
Time to revisit the minor arcana! Here follows some deep thoughts, useful in practical & mental exercises. Remember—conservation of energy…
January 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Time to revisit the minor arcana! Here follows some deep thoughts, useful in practical & mental exercises. Remember—conservation of energy…
So, um. Yeah. Luc Besson borrowed heavily from traditional The World card for The Fifth Element. …I still don't know how I feel about that.
Supernatural female surrounded by the four classical elements, symbolizing spirituality, corporeal reality, and completeness?
…yep.
Supernatural female surrounded by the four classical elements, symbolizing spirituality, corporeal reality, and completeness?
…yep.
January 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So, um. Yeah. Luc Besson borrowed heavily from traditional The World card for The Fifth Element. …I still don't know how I feel about that.
Supernatural female surrounded by the four classical elements, symbolizing spirituality, corporeal reality, and completeness?
…yep.
Supernatural female surrounded by the four classical elements, symbolizing spirituality, corporeal reality, and completeness?
…yep.
So then… how do you draw mirrors? And why can't I get away from tiles in dramatic perspective?
(Of course The World is a stage. And of course it is also a mirror. I'm just baffled by the danged black & white tiles again.)
(Of course The World is a stage. And of course it is also a mirror. I'm just baffled by the danged black & white tiles again.)
January 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So then… how do you draw mirrors? And why can't I get away from tiles in dramatic perspective?
(Of course The World is a stage. And of course it is also a mirror. I'm just baffled by the danged black & white tiles again.)
(Of course The World is a stage. And of course it is also a mirror. I'm just baffled by the danged black & white tiles again.)
One rewatch of The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus later and I can confirm that there is at least one card in there plus a few other archetypes.
January 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
One rewatch of The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus later and I can confirm that there is at least one card in there plus a few other archetypes.
See, the thing about "joke" decks is that they're still a system for organizing ideas—the makers underestimate the scope of human thought.
Parody and nonsensical forms of divination will still work in the right hands because humanity has depths & depths of nonsense hardwired in.
Parody and nonsensical forms of divination will still work in the right hands because humanity has depths & depths of nonsense hardwired in.
January 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
See, the thing about "joke" decks is that they're still a system for organizing ideas—the makers underestimate the scope of human thought.
Parody and nonsensical forms of divination will still work in the right hands because humanity has depths & depths of nonsense hardwired in.
Parody and nonsensical forms of divination will still work in the right hands because humanity has depths & depths of nonsense hardwired in.
Things I would like to avoid drawing in the next card:
• tiny, intricate hands
• geometric tiles
• anything in forced perspective
• tiny, intricate hands
• geometric tiles
• anything in forced perspective
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Things I would like to avoid drawing in the next card:
• tiny, intricate hands
• geometric tiles
• anything in forced perspective
• tiny, intricate hands
• geometric tiles
• anything in forced perspective
Uncertain which card to develop next, which is probably also why I am depressed about finishing 13: Death.
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Uncertain which card to develop next, which is probably also why I am depressed about finishing 13: Death.
Caveat: So do remember that objects in the mirror may be larger and/or closer than they appear.
January 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Caveat: So do remember that objects in the mirror may be larger and/or closer than they appear.
Divide the Major Arcana in half. 0-9 are an interior journey, 10-21 are how to relate to exterior forces. Therefore the Fool & Hermit bookend internal growth, the Rota Fortunae & the World bracket everything outside of one's self. Mirroring exists between these cards.
January 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Divide the Major Arcana in half. 0-9 are an interior journey, 10-21 are how to relate to exterior forces. Therefore the Fool & Hermit bookend internal growth, the Rota Fortunae & the World bracket everything outside of one's self. Mirroring exists between these cards.
I don't want to shoot anyone's dreams down, but seriously. Know the terms and conditions for making your own tarot. It's not done on a whim.
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I don't want to shoot anyone's dreams down, but seriously. Know the terms and conditions for making your own tarot. It's not done on a whim.
Sometimes I get panicky when people look at what I'm doing and think it's a good idea. Like, CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT & TIMESINK ALONE.
There are 78 cards, dudes! They all have opinions and will not let you rest until you finish ALLLL OF THEM. For however long that takes.
There are 78 cards, dudes! They all have opinions and will not let you rest until you finish ALLLL OF THEM. For however long that takes.
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sometimes I get panicky when people look at what I'm doing and think it's a good idea. Like, CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT & TIMESINK ALONE.
There are 78 cards, dudes! They all have opinions and will not let you rest until you finish ALLLL OF THEM. For however long that takes.
There are 78 cards, dudes! They all have opinions and will not let you rest until you finish ALLLL OF THEM. For however long that takes.
Protecting baby teeth from anyone else getting ahold of them to control us is a superstition so old it's to the point of hind-brain memory.
Instinctively we recoil from teeth that have been cut loose from their owners—who knows where they've been, what power they hold?
Instinctively we recoil from teeth that have been cut loose from their owners—who knows where they've been, what power they hold?
January 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Protecting baby teeth from anyone else getting ahold of them to control us is a superstition so old it's to the point of hind-brain memory.
Instinctively we recoil from teeth that have been cut loose from their owners—who knows where they've been, what power they hold?
Instinctively we recoil from teeth that have been cut loose from their owners—who knows where they've been, what power they hold?
Revisiting creepy disembodied teeth as an element in 15: The Devil—the day I drew v1.0, I also rescued my baby teeth which had been lost.
January 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Revisiting creepy disembodied teeth as an element in 15: The Devil—the day I drew v1.0, I also rescued my baby teeth which had been lost.
Cautiously feeling this idea out, but— Nicola Tesla as The Hermit?
Tesla, Hermit. Hermit, Tesla. Hmmmm…
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Tesla, Hermit. Hermit, Tesla. Hmmmm…
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D.W.
Even solid air is a phosphorescent body.
[First photograph ever taken by phosphorescent light. The face is that of Mr. Tesla, and the source of light is one of his phosphorescent bulbs. Time of...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Cautiously feeling this idea out, but— Nicola Tesla as The Hermit?
Tesla, Hermit. Hermit, Tesla. Hmmmm…
blackmountainmass.tumblr.com/post/8154629...
Tesla, Hermit. Hermit, Tesla. Hmmmm…
blackmountainmass.tumblr.com/post/8154629...
The beginnings of an idea for 6: The Lovers - youtube.com/watch?v=Gsk__F…
(No idea how to break that down into 2D art, but something to ponder.)
(No idea how to break that down into 2D art, but something to ponder.)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gsk__F…
January 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The beginnings of an idea for 6: The Lovers - youtube.com/watch?v=Gsk__F…
(No idea how to break that down into 2D art, but something to ponder.)
(No idea how to break that down into 2D art, but something to ponder.)