#atla tarot deck

[threalcrabbysamantha]

updated art of the Star card in my ATLA tarot deck. They’re all so cute :)

[morethingsgraphicnovel]

IX. The Hermit

This card is about soul-searching, self-reflection, and meditation. Drawing this card indicates a need to block out everyone else's voice for your own, to reconnect with your inner self. So of course, Guru Pathik is featured on this card, since he attempted to help Aang do exactly that. When this card appears, make sure you take a breath and find some time to be alone to reconnect with your inner voice.

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I'm drawing an Avatar themed tarot deck (Major Arcana only)! Every day I'll reveal a new design. :) Follow along and let me know which one is your favorite!

[cavegirlpoems]

Universes Beyond is a stupid idea, but since WotC are doing it anyway, here's what they'd do if they had any backbone:

Clive Barker's Hellraiser, making the subtext in phyrexia Domme Text, and to get a 4-hour Spice8Rack video about the Gender of it all.

Twilight, to piss off the gamer bros and because they can finally do a Vanilla Matters theme around Bella Swan.

Pride And Prejudice, since the incongruity will be funny and I want a Dark Depths functional reprint that summons a Mister Darcy With His Shirt Off token.

Achewood, because I want 'Depression' to be a keyword, I want a Mexican Magical Realism theme deck, and I want 'Rapper' and 'Pornogropher' to be creature types.

Lady Chaterly's Lover, because I want a Rhystic Studies video on the erotic card art and booster packs sold in brown paper envelopes.

Tomie, Mr Junji Ito has already done custom art for them, and I think a spot removal card called "Bizarre Psychosexual Murder-Suicide" would be funny in tournament reports.

All Quiet On The Western Front, because "make your opponent too miserable to keep playing" is already a strategy with lantern control, and the obvious escalation is actual depression.

The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, since I think it would make a very specific type of nerd extremely angry when they inevitably get it all wrong; I bet they'd make Death a Black card and the flamewars would be beautiful.

Atlas Shrugged, so I can watch Spice8Rack spontaneously combust live on camera.

Cannibal Corpse Lyrics, because 'make your opponent to uncomfortable to keep playing' should also be a valid strategy, and I also want a Rhystic Studies video on the art.

Dungeon Bitches, because I would like them to give me money for the license please, and also to crack gamer eggs on an industrial scale.

Sponge Bob Square Pants, what do you mean they actually did this one.

Kaguya Sama: Love Is War, this one is not a joke I would buy this, and they should let me design it I have so many good ideas.

And of course:

And of course:

Yugioh.

[tftarotproject]

So as I understand, this project is lost light/idw focused but has basically every major character anyway? Just cause of how many cards? Cause I love the idea of a TF tarot but I haven’t read idw so I’m not really into it much yet. Just wanna know to see if it’s good for me ya know? Thanks!

The characters included are:

0 The Fool - Tailgate

I The Magician - Brainstorm

II The High Priestess - Mistress of Flame

III The Empress - Windblade

IV The Emperor - Starscream

V The Hierophant - Optimus Prime

VI The Lovers - Chromedome and Rewind

VII The Chariot - Megatron

VIII Strength - First Aid

IX The Hermit - Cyclonus

X Wheel of Fortune - Deathsaurus

XI Justice - Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus

XII The Hanged Man - Drift

XIII Death - Whirl

XIV Temperance - Dai Atlas

XV The Devil - Tarn

XVI The Tower - Skids

XVII The Star -  The Necrobot/Censere

XVIII The Moon - Red Alert

XIX The Sun - Rodimus

XX Judgment - Rung

XXI The World - The Lost Light

Thundercracker - Ace of Wands

Pyra Magna - Two of Wands

Pipes - Three of Wands

Blaster - Four of Wands

Overlord - Five of Wands

Galvatron - Six of Wands

Kaon - Seven of Wands

Blurr - Eight of Wands

Metroplex - Nine of Wands

Ratchet - Ten of Wands

Ten - Page of Wands

Firestar - Knight of Wands

Nautica - Queen of Wands

Thunderclash - King of Wands

Prowl - Ace of Swords

Fulcrum - Two of Swords

Krok - Three of Swords

Metalhawk - Four of Swords

Arcee - Five of Swords

Ambulon - Six of Swords

Pharma - Seven of Swords

Vos - Eight of Swords

Tarantulas - Nine of Swords

Getaway - Ten of Swords

Wing - Page of Swords

Wheeljack - Knight of Swords

Velocity - Queen of Swords

Tyrest - King of Swords

Swindle - Ace of Pentacles

Riptide - Two of Pentacles

The Wreckers - Three of Pentacles

Trailcutter - Four of Pentacles

Fortress Maximus - Five of Pentacles

Nickel - Six of Pentacles

Shockwave - Seven of Pentacles

Perceptor - Eight of Pentacles

Trepan - Nine of Pentacles

Lockdown - Ten of Pentacles

Spinister - Page of Pentacles

Crankcase - Knight of Pentacles

Helex - Queen of Pentacles

Bumblebee - King of Pentacles

Cerebros - Ace of Cups

Lug & Anode - Two of Cups

Misfire - Three of Cups

Tesarus - Four of Cups

Grimlock - Five of Cups

Cosmos - Six of Cups

Swerve - Seven of Cups

Skywarp - Eight of Cups

Nightbeat - Nine of Cups

Chromia - Ten of Cups

Sunstreaker - Page of Cups

Jazz - Knight of Cups

Soundwave - Queen of Cups

Roller - King of Cups

Some of these characters are exclusive to the IDW comics, but most are familiar faces through continuities. Even if you don't know all of the characters, it's a beautiful deck any TF fan could appreciate. You can also go through the rest of the blog to see some of the pieces our artists have created!

[yegdreon]

About me:

Names: Yegdreon, Beatrix and Hugo (Quazar friends only)

Nationality: Portuguese

Age: MINOR (16) [Bday: 23rd of August]

Pronouns: anything but "It", "That" or "This" [She/Her and He/Him preferred]

{TTT stuff}:

•Why I Love Her

•Wallpaper PC

•First Drawing

•Wallpaper Phone

•Skin Drawing

•TTT Pinboard

•Got Her Skin

•Phone case

•TTT and Yenisei pc wallpaper

•TTT and Yenisei phone wallpaper

•Phone case (updated)

•Class doodle (with Yenisei)

{Yenisei Stuff}

•Yenisei and TTT pc wallpaper

•Flask

•Yenisei and TTT phone wallpaper

•Phone Case

•Class doodle (with TTT)

{Jinhsi Stuff}

•The Start Of It All

•Yume Drawing

{Shisui Stuff}

•Ink Drawing

•Ink Drawing 2, the pen strikes back!

{My WuWa OC}

•OC

•OC yume drawing

{My R1999 OCs}:

•OCs

•Incantations

Fandoms:

Games:

•Reverse 1999 (TTT, Yenisei and Liang Yue my beloveds)

•Wuthering Waves (Jinhsi and Brant my beloveds)

•Honkai Star Rail (Phainon, Castorice, Qingque, Xueyi and Rappa my beloveds. Gallagher my father figure)

•Genshin Impact (Xinyan and Chevreuse my beloved. Paimon and Kachina, my daughters, I shall protect you)

•Zenless Zone Zero (Qingyi my beloved)

•SMT V and SMT V Vengance (Amanozako my beloved)

•Persona (3 and 5, but playing 4)

•SMT III (Haven't played, know the story)

•Cassette Beasts (my favourite)

•Project Sekai

•Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duels (Main Deck: Pure Evil ★ Twin Deck)

•Danganronpa (1: mostly; 2: kinda; V3: a bit)

•Project Eden's Garden (ULYSSEEEEEESS)

•Bad End Theater

•Others...

Anime:

•Apothecary Diaries (Shisui my beloved. Maomao my sister fr)

•Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko my beloved)

•Kaguya-Sama [Anime only]

•JoJo [Anime mainly]

•Fate (Zero, Stay Night, Apochryta) [Anime mainly]

•Bungo Stray Dogs [Anime only]

•Charlotte (my favourite) [Anime only]

•Blue Box [Anime only]

•Wind Breaker [Anime/reading Manga]

•DanDaDan [Anime Only]

•Tokyo Revengers [Anime/reading Manga]

•Yu-Gi-Oh! (DM, GX, 5D's, Zexal, Arc-V)

[Anime only]

•Dr. stone [Read a bit of the Manga, but didn't finish/waiting for next season]

•Others...

Music:

•Good Kid (Favourite)

•Nqrse (Favourite)

•Rachie (Favourite)

•JubyPhonic (Favourite)

•Naethan Apollo

•The Vanished People

•AJR

•Natori

•Rustage

•TROY

•MICO

•Others...

Webtoons:

•Starlight Tiger

•Love Cycle (Fav)

•School Bus Graveyard

•Jungle Juice

•Soulwinder

•1 HP Club

•Iridescent Soul

•Others...

Others:

•Epic: The Musical (Aeolus my beloved)

•Steven Universe

•Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss

•ATLA and ATLK (Prefer Korra but still love The Last Airbender)

•Overly Sarcastic Productions (YouTube)

•Arcane (Watching season 2)

•Hamilton

•Others...

Media: Mostly traditional art but might post some digital arts as well

Also, I write. sometimes here, but will mostly write on Ao3 [My Ao3 Account]:

• Currently writing a Wind Breaker AU (alternative universe) where instead of gangs there's bands. [On Ao3] {paused indefinitely}

My Tarot x R1999 Project: @arcana-1999

My Yume focused acc: @yegyume (if you're a yume ACC and I followed you, I most probably did it cause of this one)

Also, here's my cover channel: YouTube

My main OC's story

Pls no Queerphobia, racism, any tipe of politics,or disgusting comments towards me or other underage people. YOU WILL BE BLOCKED!!

You will also be blocked if you dislike TTT and/or Yenisei and/or Jinhsi and/or Shisui and/or Phainon and/or Castorice and/or Qingque and/or Brant and/or Xinyan and/or Chevreuse and/or Xueyi and/or Qingyi and/or Liang Yue and/or Rappa and/or Kuroko and/or Aeolus and/or Amanozako.

Tags:

•#I'm hyped (for things I'm excited about or planning to do)

•#deep thoughts with yeg (for me to just say s--- that I thought about or for photos and s--- about my daily life)

•#yeg reviews (for my live thoughts on movies, series, games or anime)

Note: if you want to ask for drawings of specific characters from any of the things listed above, pls go ahead! No promises that I'll do it, but I'll try. Any question, as long as not offensive or tied to politics in any way, is also welcomed.

[fishnapple]

OMG, I love reading your detailed reaponses to the Tarot Ask Game! Lots of good and thought-provoking stuff. 🤩 If it's not done already or uncomfortable, can you give is your take on any of these? 👀 Thank you so much! 🥰 ✒️🦋 🌕🦉🍄🫧

Hi, how are you? Hope you're well 💓

Thank you for the questions and messages. 🥰

✒️ What’s a quote that sums up your philosophy?

“It’s a small world. It keeps recrossing itself. He who would do battle with the many-headed hydra of human nature must pay a world of pain & his family must pay it along with him! & only as you gasp your dying breath shall you understand, your life amounted to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean!” Yet what is any ocean but a multitude of drops? Cloud atlas - David Mitchell

There's a quote that talks about how the world, our lives, will repeat itself over and over again through many lifetimes in the same novel but it mentions su*cide so I will just quote a part of it here: "We do not stay dead long,[omitted], my birth, next time around, will be upon me in a heartbeat." It reflects my philosophy about the continuity of life and past lives.

Many things worked out as I planned them to, but that did not always prove of benefit to me. But almost everything developed naturally and by destiny. Memories, dreams, reflections - C.G Jung

This closely reflects the observation I have about life in general.

🦋 What advice would you give to someone just starting to learn tarot?

The short advice is to take it easy 😗

Learn the fundamentals and try to listen to your own intuition at the same time.

It will be different for each one of us, but in my case, books, fancy accessories, and numerous decks in your possession only served to distract me from really diving into Tarot. I find learning through direct experiences of reading, especially for other people, the most effective way. Also, watching how other readers do readings is also very educational.

Thinking about all the interpretations of each card can be intimidating, but if you group them by themes, I think it will be easier. The fool's journey, the meaning of each suit, the general meaning of each number, try to find the undercurrent similarities.

Like everything else, if you do it often enough, you will get used to it and get better at it.🕸

🌕 How do you connect with the energy of a querent before a reading?

I usually ask for their name (not initials) and their favourite colours, a scene they find beautiful so that I can build a mental image of them in my head. I'm a visual thinker so I can't think about something if I can't see it in my head. Then I will pick an object, usually a crystal to represent the querent and look at that object throughout the reading, imagine myself sitting across the querent. That's how I connect with a querent.

I have to admit that I don't feel sensations in my body like how some readers when they channel the energy of a querent and the reading. If I would describe my reading process in details, it would sound very mechanical, detached and lack the mystical or fantastical elements usually associated with divination 😅

🫧 How do you cleanse or recharge your tarot decks, if at all?

I sometimes put a Selenite crystal bar on top of the deck in good faith that the deck will be cleansed. But a part of me is quite sceptical about it. I keep my decks in separated pouches in my drawer to keep them out of light and heat and occasionally spread them on my bed to let them breathe some air.

I don't usually feel the need to cleanse my decks. Unless it was touched by someone else, then I would let it sit in a dark, open space, alone, just like how I myself would like to be when I need to recharge. An open space, cool air and darkness are good energy cleansing agents for me.

🦉Do you believe some people are gifted, and is that necessary to read tarot?

I think Tarot is like the art field or any other fields, some people will have an easier time grasping the system, do it faster, more distinctively. Some people are naturally more sensitive to energies, understand images intuitively, have the ability to articulate words in a way that flows. But that doesn't mean other people who don't have that natural disposition cannot do the same or better.

It boiled down to the mindset and how much interest you have for the subject. A curious and open mindset will make an accepting attitude towards many things, which will free the mind and the heart and let things flow more naturally, outward expression of this can be considered as natural talent. Giftedness may give you an initial boost but interest will give you fuel in the long run.

So no, I don't think you need to be gifted to read Tarot. You just need to be open to the idea of Tarot.

🍄 Do you use any tool, substance or technique to enhance the accuracy of your readings?

My tools and techniques are good sleep, well rested body, neutral state of mind and heart, good lighting and drinking lots of water.

My favourite motto when doing a reading: "first thought, best thought"

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Get to know your Tarot reader - ask game

[jasper-tarot-reader]

Neopets/Skyrim Tarot: XVIII. The Moon

The Moon is one of those cards where I have no idea how to read it on account of never drawing the bastard during readings. Wholeass, the only reason I remember that it's a tarot card is because it comes before the Sun. Anyway, this is a card of fears, illusions, and the subconscious, but most people forget that part because they get so caught up in the joy of looking at the Moon on a piece of cardstock.

A lot of my work with this series has been mostly stream-of-consciousness with factchecking based on the best wikis available for Neopets (JellyNeo) and the Elder Scrolls (the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages), so one could argue that the reason I don't need to get the Moon card in readings because I'm always like this.

The Wise Gnorbu is an otherwise-nameless, elderly Brown Gnorbu from Shenkuu whose sole duty in life at this point is to track Kreludor for the lunar calendar from the Shenkuu Lunar Temple. He played a fairly big role in the Atlas of the Ancients plot back in 2009, which revealed Moltara to the rest of Neopia. And when I say "fairly big role" I mean that any role is impressive for a character who is, to this day, completely nameless.

That's it, that's his entire deal! King of staying in his lane. The old man just wants to look at the Moon Kreludor all day. What a way to spend your retirement.

I'm not going to say "change this guy" because...you know, he lives here, this is his one job and he's doing a great job. But I am surprised that Princess Lunara isn't even pictured in the image, considering she's also tied to the Lunar Temple, she's the elder princess of Shenkuu, and she even got featured in one of the Neopets magazines (issue 22, page 12 to page 13, thank you JellyNeo we love you). Perhaps the artist just couldn't make it work? Or maybe they wanted to shine the spotlight on the Wise Gnorbu. Who's to say.

(You guys were expecting me to just use the Skyrim screenshot of Nocturnal's appearance, huh? No, incorrect! Concept art upon ye!)

Nocturnal, the Daedric Prince of night, darkness, and mystery, the Unfathomable Mistress of Shadows, Lady Luck, and the Saint of Suspicion is here as our Moon representative. Among her enemies, the most notable are Meridia and Azura, our Sun and Star respectively in the Skyrim Tarot.

And you know what, yeah, fine, this makes sense for the Moon, especially given the rival-triumvirate that the Star, the Moon, and the Sun create in the Skyrim Tarot. Personally, I'd associate Nocturnal more strongly with the new or dark moon rather than all of its phases, given her emphasis on shadows rather than moonlight. I mentioned in the Star post that my friend and I would place Azura (or rather Azurah) as the Moon thanks to her emphasis on all of the moon phases in the Khajiiti pantheon, but that's just me and my friend nitpicking. Nocturnal is a perfectly passable Moon, and given her strong patronage of Skyrim's Thieves Guild, she is a perfectly acceptable choice for a Skyrim character for this deck. Far from the worst or most confusing card.

[cagemasterfantasy]

5E BOOKS (Take 2) For @doodl3 and her players and friends as well as any adventure who stumbles upon this

Note: These are only the books from 2014 rules 2024 books will be in a separate post

Sourcebooks: Player's Handbook (2014) Monster Manual (2014) Dungeon Master's Guide (2014)

Volo's Guide to Monsters Xanathar's Guide to Everything Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Acquisitions Incorporated Tasha's Cauldron of Everything Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse Astral Adventurer's Guide (Note some monsters in AAG Appear in Boo's Astral Menagerie) Boo's Astral Menagerie Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants Morte's Planar Parade Sigil and the Outlands The Book of Many Things The Deck of Many Things: Card Reference Guide

Settings: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (BOOOOO sorry in my opinion SCAG is the worst 5e book of all time and my least favorite book anyway) Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica Eberron: Rising from the Last War Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Mythic Odysseys of Theros (For those who love Greek Mythology or Epic the Musical) Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn

Extras: (Note some of these are fanmade) Plane Shift: Zendikar Plane Shift: Innistrad Plane Shift: Kaladesh Plane Shift: Amonkhet One Grung Above Plane Shift: Ixalan Plane Shift: Dominaria Humblewood Campaign Setting How to Play - Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty: Basic Rules (Note this is a crossover between Dungeons and Dragons and the show Rick and Morty) Domains of Delight Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy Tarot Deck Thieves' Gallery (Note this was made in honor of the movie Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and includes Stat Blocks for all the major characters in the film) ITome of Beasts 1 (2023 Edition) Monstrous Compendium Volume 4: Eldraine Creatures and finally Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

With all these books you can view EVERYTHING 5e has to offer for 2014 rules CLASSES, SUBCLASSES, STATUS CONDITIONS and MONSTERS (With adjustable challenge ratings) (No info on monsters ask me if you want that by direct message or on my inbox)

For those who read all these books you're awesome. May these books inspire you help you and give you good luck and better knowledge. Stay safe stay human and may your dice rolls be legendary

[starryspectre]

Knight of Pentacles

Another installment of my Tarot deck, this time featuring my design for the Knight of Pentacles. I’ve always felt that the knights in the Tarot could have more interesting mounts, so I decided on a figure riding a camel for this knight. The Knight of Pentacles is associated with hard work, perseverance, material wealth, strength, endurance and duty, so the camel was the most natural animal I could associate with these qualities. My knight herself is also not a typical one; I was inspired by the people of the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and their traditional dress. The jewellery and clothing are so opulent and rich in a way that reflected the Knight of Pentacles association with material wealth.

It’s interesting to note that the horses in the Rider-Waite deck are moving differently depending on the suit–the Knight of Swords’ is racing ahead, the Wands’ is leaping, and the Cups’ is riding gallantly up to a stream. The Knight of Pentacles’ horse is actually stood still, which is a symbol of his slow, methodical approach and reliability. I wanted my Knight to look relaxed, like she isn’t in a hurry, and instead seems to be enjoying the ride while she examines her Pentacle and its power.

[jasminedragonart]

Congrats on getting your comics started !! I know it will be amazing, you always rock !

By the way, can I ask if you ever intend on selling the ATLA/LOK as a real tarot deck one day ?

I'd be so interested !

I would love to. Alas my tarot deck isn't even half way done and I have firmly given up on the idea of finishing it this year.

Also it's kind of expensive to print so while I would love to have it printed I will need to do a lot of research into cost effective ways of getting it printed. I don't want people paying a fortune for it to begin with but especially when the deck itself is in my opinion kind of mid in terms of how much I like it right now.

So one day yes but that day will be far into the future in afraid.

[threalcrabbysamantha]

After reworking this card 6 different ways, my partner said, “this one works the best bc Zuko looks like he’s about to cry” & honestly yes

[atla-tarot]

is the atla tarot deck still available?

Yes! The deck is still available!! You can order via the form here:

https://forms.gle/7WeaK2ZC26HAaL5T6

[thatmossywitch]

Hello there! The name is Artymess, sometimes Arty. I am a stay at home sensitive Cancer mother of 2 spicy fire signs, as well as married to a stubborn Scorpio. I am also 420 friendly.

I am nuerodivergent as well, so that adds a little extra flavor to my life. Between the ADHD, Executive Dysfunction, Anxiety and OCD - things are pretty eventful sometimes.

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My main hobbies are:

A huge passion for reading, my TBR list is absurdly large but I can't seem to stop adding to it.

Anime! It's a part of my life blood at this point. Some of my tops are; Attack on Titan(Eren is bae idc), My Hero Academia, Fruits Basket, One Punch Man, ATLA, LoK, When They Cry, Arifureta, Bofuri, Black Clover, Bleach and Spy X Family.

Video games with my husband almost every day, some of our favorites include; Assassin's Creed(Black Flag, Origins & Odyssey) Stardew Valley, Deep Rock Galactic, Paladins and I personally love ESO.

Crochet is something I really find peace and enjoyment in. I was taught by a coworker one day almost 6 years ago now, took her 15 minutes to get show me the basic stitch and I had it down after that. Since then my yarn stash and pattern cache has grown immensely huge.

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I am graciously blessed with two absolutely lovable black cat familiars to traverse this journey with me and they are a huge part of me both in and out of my practice.

I found my witch path, Eclectic, during my Saturn Return and never looked back. One of the first things I dove into and learned about was the divination art of Tarot and Oracle cards. I quickly fell in love, with the shuffling, with the feel of a deck in my head, with the wisdom that flew around when I channeled the cards - I fell in love with all of it. I have also found the comfort of working with Freya the Norse Goddess as well as Hestia the Greek Goddess.

As far as my practice goes, I've dabbled in a lot trying to find what fits best.

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Things I include in my practice:

Tarot & Oracle

Pendulum

Animist Magic

Deity Work

Green Witchcraft

Astrology

Numerology

Spells & Incantations

Enchantments & Charms

Protection Magic

Crystals

Candle Magic

Incense Cleansing

Some fun things I've done during my practice so far have been:

Gotten really into plants, in fact my spider plant has had so many babies I'm getting overrun.

Crocheted a blanket for a friend and embedded a rune of prosperity onto it, as they were moving to a new state. (So far they've done really well & they moved to a much more expensive state.)

Made a travel protection jar for my FIL who travels to visit us every few months.

Helped a friend figure out a patron deity, twice, that was seeking to work with them, they still work with one of them today.

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[emmajh97-mumaji]

What My Tarot Deck Says About My Blorbo?

🖤 Qrow Branwen 🖤

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1st Card: Six of Cups (Reversed)

The 6 of Cups is a card about wallowing in the past, and when it's reversed those memories usually aren't pleasant ones. Look at how the child on the card is alone- just like Qrow, who was called a curse and ostracized because of his semblance. Even if his semblance wasn't so terrible, Qrow could never have a real childhood because he was raised in the Branwen Tribe, where he was forced to grow up fast or die. In a more literal sense, these cups could represent how Qrow copes with his own turmoil by drowning his feelings in alcohol. Looking more outwardly, perhaps this card represents how Qrow wanted to provide a good childhood for Ruby & Yang. He felt guilty for being unable to stop Summer's death, so he resolved to help Tai by training the girls in the art of combat. To give them the childhood he never had.

2nd Card: Six of Swords (Reversed)

Upright, the 6 of Swords is a card about moving on and realizing the need to let go, but reversed it can be a sign of being stuck. For his whole life, Qrow believed in Ozpin and loyally followed through on his mission. But after learning the truth about Salem, his whole reason for living was pulled out from under him. It caused him to fall into a despair of realizing that there was no winning, nowhere to hide, and no reason to keep going on. Swords is the suit of the mind, so this card could represent how Qrow is stuck in a place of mental anguish. Note the woman's dark attire and veil, which hint at mourning. Qrow is haunted by the memory of the things he did when he was a ruthless Branwen, and haunted by the people who had to be sacrificed for Ozpin's greater good. The swords keep the boat seaworthy, but when flipped upside-down, they fall out and the water comes in. Thus the mind is overcome by emotions.

Conclusion:

In the Tarot, the Fives are usually cards of conflict and turmoil, and the Sixes are the cards of recovering from that turmoil. Because both of these Sixes are reversed, it hints at the fact that Qrow still hasn't recovered from his mental and emotional traumas. He tries to stay cool, but all of his choices are still guided by fear. Qrow had started on the right path when he began to believe in Ruby and gave up drinking in Atlas, but with everything that happened with Salem's attack, Ironwood's betrayal, and Clover's death... Qrow's once again trapped in despair.

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Bonus:

The stone from my collection that makes me think of Qrow most is--

--this Smoky Quartz!

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Thank you for reading~ Information about my cards can be found in this post! A list of my favorite characters can be found here!

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Crystals & Chakras: An Oracle Deck for Inner Balance Crystals & Chakras: An Oracle Deck for Inner Balance Contributor(s): Apicella, Luca (Author) , de Cristofaro, Alessandra (Illustrator) ISBN: 1646711475 Publisher: U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Physical Info: 1.42" H x 5.43" L x 3.46" W (0.75 lbs) 64 pages Alessandra De Cristofaro is an Italian illustrator working for international magazines, publishing houses and advertising. Luca Apicella is a naturopath with 20 years of experience in teaching Crystal Therapy (Crystallogy). He founded Le Porte di Atlantide and the cultural association ATLAS. He is an expert in chakra and psychophysical rebalancing, phytotherapy and flower therapy, Tarots, symbolic medicine, Chinese medicine, and foot reflexology. Currently, he organizes courses and seminars for both groups and individuals.

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It is not known how these cards were played, but almost all card games from 15th century Europe involved some form of gambling. Since at least the 7th century, people throughout the world have used used cards for games or as collector's items. Photograph By The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Original Pokémon? A Visual (Ancient) History of Trading Cards

Our love of playing cards dates farther back than you think—perhaps as far back as the T’ang Dynasty. Here’s a look at their colorful past.

— By Elaina Zachos | November 3, 2023

In a world filled with endless entertainment, some of the simplest and most enduring sources of amusement can be found in a deck of playing cards.

For centuries, these unassuming game pieces have held a special place in the hearts and hands of people across the globe. From the hand-painted cards of T’ang Dynasty China to paper-and-plastic Pokémon trading cards, the history of playing cards spans cultures, epochs, and continents.

When The Walt Disney Company celebrated its 100th birthday last month, everyone got to take part in this century’s-long tradition with TikTok’s new digital playing card game. As a member of the mouse-eared family, Nat Geo saw over four million new followers scurry to our TikTok account, mostly to trade these digital cards.

This got us thinking—what’s the history of playing cards anyway?

China A.D. 600-1600s

It’s unclear when and where playing cards were invented, but they were popularized in China more than a thousand years ago. References to “domino cards” existed as early as the T’ang Dynasty, which lasted from 618-907 AD. Some historians, however, say playing cards took off during the 10th century. Either way, these cards were originally hand-painted on paper or parchment.

Fast-forward a few hundred years to the Ming Dynasty—which lasted from 1368-1644 AD—and you’ll find playing cards gaining steam. At this point, some cards had images of characters from popular novels. Others were “money cards” with suits inspired by old Chinese currency.

Left: These playing card fragments date to 13th and 16th century Egypt and are remarkably similar to those used today, with fifty-two cards divided into four suits: cups, coins, swords, and polo sticks.

Right: Unlike their Western counterparts—the king, queen, and jack—Mamluk court cards do not feature figural imagery but are identified through a combination of symbols and label-like inscriptions. Photographs By Museum Associates/LACMA

Egypt 1300s-1500s

From China, playing cards were likely carried to the Middle East via the Silk Road.

One deck dates back to the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which ended in 1517. These hand-painted cards were adorned with intricate calligraphic rhymes and likely belonged to a wealthy owner. They carried suits of coins, cups, swords, and polo sticks. Each suit would have had 13 cards, including three all-male court cards: the King, the Lieutenant, and the Second Lieutenant.

These French playing cards were made in the 18th century. The suit, hearts, are hidden in the cartoonish faces depicted on the card. Photograph By The Trustees of The British Museum

Italy, Spain, and France 1400s-1700s

There’s wide speculation on how playing cards eventually made it to Europe, playing card historian Peter Endebrock told Atlas Obscura in 2020. But most historians agree they suddenly showed up by the end of the 1300s, possibly introduced by Crusade-era soldiers.

Europeans loved these cards. Hand-painted and elaborately designed, playing cards were originally a luxury good popular among the wealthy. However, printing presses and stencils eventually helped to simplify the patterns on the cards and made them more accessible to a wider audience. By the 15th century, playing cards could be found throughout the continent’s inland trade routes.

In the Middle Ages, playing cards began to take on divination capabilities, which marked a significant shift in the use of the cards. For example, the Tarot deck, originally for competitive card games, later morphed into a tool for fortune-telling.

Today, the 52-card French deck is the most famous playing card deck. Its four suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades) and two colors (red and black) are well-known to players around the world. The deck’s popularity is partially due to its simple design and because it was a favorite among the most prominent imperialist powers: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Left: Early collectible cards didn't just feature athletes—some depicted celebrities. The women show here was French dancer Cleo de Merode, who lived from 1875 to 1966. Photograph By Transcendental Graphic/Contributor

Right: Honus Wagner was an American baseball player during the turn of the century. The baseball card seen here sold for a record $7.25 million in 2022. Photograph By Chris Hondros, Newsmakers/Getty Images

U.S. Athletes and Celebrities 1800s-1900s

Heavily taxed playing cards circulated in the American Colonies before the Revolutionary War. After, U.S. printers began making their own copies. Americans eventually introduced Joker cards to French decks around 1860.

Trading cards, similar to TikTok’s Disney100 collectibles, originated as “trade cards” around the same time as jokers. First sold as advertising cards, they were packaged up with cigarettes to keep the packaging stiff.

Multi-color printing around the turn of the century made trade cards even more popular. Although the cards were not related to specific products, companies began including them in packaging as a sort of prize for consumers. By the time baseball became a professional sport, sports trade cards were printed and sold in candy and tobacco products.

Members of the public began collecting these cards and trading them with each other. In the 1930s, companies began printing athletes’ biographies on baseball cards and selling them in packs of bubble gum. By 1949, Topps Chewing Gum was including cards of athletes, cinema stars, and big game hunters in their products. People started viewing sports cards as valuable collectibles in the 1980s, despite their low monetary worth years earlier.

Inspired by the video game, Pokémon cards are used both as collectors items and as game playing cards. Some rare cards are worth thousands of dollars. Photograph By Oreolife/Alamy Stock Photo

Pokémon 1990s-Present

Trading cards morphed into gameplay by the close of the 20th century. In 1993, while working on his PhD in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, Richard Garfield invented Magic: The Gathering, which is one of the most well-known trading games today.

Around the same time, a game designer and an illustrator in Japan pitched Nintendo on a game called Pocket Monsters. In 1996, Pocket Monsters—which would later be renamed Pokémon—was released as a video game and went on to sell millions of copies.

Months later, a companion trading card game was produced, which contained 102 illustrated cards. One year after the U.S. release of Pokémon in 1998, the Pokémon Trading Card Game was introduced to North America by the same company that created Magic: The Gathering. More than 30 billion Pokémon cards have been printed today.