#i use imagery a lot aside from the original card meanings so idk if it will clarify anything lmao

[thestareyed]

MONTHLY TAROT: ATEEZ in April

disclaimer: None of this is claimed or intended as fact! It's just something fun for me to try out to practice my tarot readings. I keep these questions directed at their life as idols in the public eye and overall career.

⋆ What's coming up for ATEEZ in April? ⋆

Rest + Development + Opportunity

They'll be resting and putting more focus on their own health and self care matters, so we'll probably notice that they have more free time or off days soon. Probably in the first week or so.

Looks like they'll also be taking the time to sort of 'work on' what they think they're lacking in. The best example of this would be how some of the members took some singing/dancing/producing lessons while they were in America last year! They may do something similar soon or we may just notice them putting more effort than before.

There may be an opportunity that comes up for them that they may not acknowledge or comment on? At least not publicly. Possibly even a 'missed opportunity' type of thing.

⋆ Anything in particular that we should keep an eye on? ⋆

Something significant about their mics. Maybe they'll get new ones for some reason? I don't think that's the case... It's hard to say with this one lmao I just got an image of a single mic, which i've never got before in a reading so it might not be a literal mic, but something about their singing instead? I personally associate mics with singing and karaoke.

[lunawings]

WOW THAT WAS SOMETHING.

I didn't end up getting to talk to anyone in the theater like I'd hoped. I was too stressed out before the movie worrying about the iRis panel reservation, and when it finished everyone just kinda quietly got up and left. I can only imagine they might have been feeling similar MIXED EMOTIONS as I was.

It was funny though, the movie started late anyway (technical difficulties??) and since there were only like 5 or 6 of us in the theater we got a bunch of extra cards ahaha.

And these are really freakin high quality cards too!

So, about the....... EMOTIONS (major spoilers)

For starters, I can't even begin to express what Digimon and specifically Digimon 02 means to me. The English dub originally aired during a really formative period in my life when I was first getting onto the internet and learning about anime and shipping and yaoi and oh lord. I remember downloading video clips on dial-up from episodes yet to air in English and speculating what on earth could possibly be going on. (Such experiences literally planted the seeds for me going on to learn Japanese later in life!)

I remember when I learned the cool insider info about how DNA Digivolve was actually called Jogress Shinka in Japanese (what the heck?? wOOOOWW!!). Who knew I'd be watching these same evolution sequences in the theater in their original language in AMERICA(!) so many years later! And these characters, they were basically my friends when I had no friends. So to see them grow up makes me feel like I'm reconnecting with old friends again. Whenever something I was obsessed with when I was much younger gets revived, it brings me so much validation. It confirms for me that it wasn't just ME and that the experience I had with this media really was special. A lot has happened with Adventure over the years what with Tri and Kizuna, so to finally have it happen with 02 meant a LOT to me.

But nostalgia aside... I had mixed feelings about this movie.

I loved: Lui's dark backstory OMG WOOOW. By far the darkest imagery I've ever seen in a Digimon movie. It's nice that they are treating us fans like the adults we are.

I didn't so much love: How much of this movie was focused on Lui overall. I really wanted to know more about where the 02 kids are in their lives. Daiken had some cute moments but for example I practically forgot Iori was even in this movie until he got hit with a snowball at the end hahah ha.

I loved: The overall message. They didn't need their Digivices. They never did. It was always in their hearts!

I didn't so much love: Um. Why can't everyone have a Digimon partner again... exactly? Because they'll be "confused"? (And?) I thought that was the future we were originally heading towards at the end of 02. And like, did they just... abort billions of Digimon? Is THAT OK!? (M... my Digimon partner...... I mean I'm all about pro-choice but I DID NOT CONSENT....)

Haha yeah IDK.

[teamyellremade]

SYMBOLISM RAMBLE!

HI this post is basically about some of the symbolism used in this piece i posted bc i did put a lot of thought into it and i wanna make it known! idk if anyone’s gonna read this but i felt like talkin about it so here we are

lemme preface this with a DEATH AND (artistic) NUDITY CW!

the piece is about two of my older ocs - ari (long ponytail and single red eye) and zander (black hair and scared expression)

i’ve been gradually and slowly working on their story when the inspiration hits me, and i don’t have much figured out aside from the fact that one of them (probably ari) is dead and communicating with the other via dreams. this is because his death has remaind an unsolved mystery for a long time, and he wants to move onto the afterlife peacefully.

i was listening to The Bride of Necro while drawing the original sketch:

(official video / english subbed version)

the plot of the song revolves around a doctor entrusted with a woman’s corpse after she died. he falls in love with her post-death, and doesn’t want to let her go.

i love this song a lot, it gives off a very specific emotion to me which i’ve been trying to convey it with a piece of art since it first was released five or so years ago!

i didn’t really take the lyrics of the song to heart when working on this piece since they don’t really vibe well with ari and zander’s story. i mostly took the aesthetic of the song itself that i feel when i listen to it.

in the background, i decided to go for a stained glass-inspired look with a bright vibrant red. (i’ll get into the choice of colors in a little bit)

the illustration i chose to use for the stained glass window is The Lovers tarot card. i debated switching it with the Two of Cups, but eventually decided on The Lovers because

A: i already used the Two of Cups in a completely different set of illustrations with two other characters

B: i came up with another idea for the Symbolism that ties into another tarot card

The Lovers has a pretty obvious meaning associated with it; love, harmony and relationships, to sum it up succinctly. 

HOWEVER, the imagery of the card resembles and mirrors that of a card with a whole different meaning: The Devil. (addiction, restriction, your “darker self” becoming more prominent)

i ended up combining just a little bit of the imagery from The Devil with the position of the right arm in the piece, and giving the larger figure laurels to mimic the Devil’s horns.

the colors also relate to this dual meaning too, with red typically being seen as a very violent and angry color, while blue is much calmer and serene. (tho HONESTLY i just went with a red bg because of a vivid mental image that flashed into my head and i thought it would look striking. i also RLY LIKE THE COLOR RED LMFAO)