Not often, actually—in the Renaissance JHWH begins to adopt Zeus's iconography. Jesus has a number of polytheist iconographies embedded into his visual tradition. Here's a few examples: Christ as Good Shepherd = Hermes Ram-Bearer, Jesus in chariot = Sol, Pantocrator = Serapis minus his modius crown

Celebrating #portfolioday for the work I've done on LOGOS DIVINÆ—a project five years in the making!

Aces represent causes. They are pure potential and the earliest lessons of humanity. In LOGOS DIVINÆ, they’re:

TAGES—the Etruscan child prophet made of clay♦️
KHEPRI—the scarab who raises the sun at dawn♣️
PROTEUS—the truthful Old Man of the Sea❤️
NYX—goddess of night, second ruler of the world♠️

The Hermetic adage "that the above is of the below" is echoed in the tarot, where each facet of the macrocosm—zodiac, planets, elements—are reflected in the microcosm of the world, our bodies and being. With macranthropy and RNG in a shuffled deck, tarot reading brings our aspect(s) to attention.

Initiation societies were underground orgs with spiritual & philosophical overtones in the wake of the 30 Years War.

Inspired by fortune telling, alchemy, & perhaps Giordano Bruno's memory—they embed cosmic associations into "trionfi" playing cards, which were developed in the 15th cent. Milan.

As an Italian-American game designer, I knew tarot suits were derived from the playing cards my cousins used overseas, (the Piacentine format is my fav) What I didn't know about tarot's occult dimensions—was that it all suddenly emerged in the Enlightenment Era—between two Revolutions 🇺🇸🃏🇫🇷

Over decades working in and on games & reading everything I could find about myth across my life, I've become an expert on the iconography of the gods, their cult centers, and their roles in shaping the world according to ancient poets, prophets, and philosophers.

I made a new type of playing card format called LOGOS DIVINÆ—it's an attempt to usher in an era of folk playing card games.

I'm of the opinion that cartomancy, (tarot reading) should be reclaimed as a game. It's been tricky to articulate what this is and is not, but I'll try in this thread. (1/7)