Here are my cups. I did a kingfisher on my Ace of Cups in honor of my family, but it is mostly a traditional image along with the Three of Cups, Five of Cups, and the Eight of Cups. I, of course, gave it a little of my touch. The Two of Cups, which is […]
The Fool found a lone soldier at the top of a bluff looking across a vast river. On the river’s opposite shore was a forest of banyan trees and a large army. Its elephants wore armor and they each carried four men on top who hoisted bows and arrows. Men of horses paced back and […]
Even though time and space don’t matter in this world, the Fool ran into the Page of Swords somewhere and sometime. He was a Zulu warrior standing in the middle of an incomplete world. It looked like the Page was standing on solid ground, but the only thing under him was white space, with lines […]
The Sun watched the Fool sleep in the sunflower fields. He had seen the Fool sleep in this field many times before. Sometimes he would talk to the Fool directly, but he decided to let Hermes and Apollo have their chance this time, although they too have had many turns before. The Sun noticed the […]
While on top of the plateau with Justice, the Chariot arrived, carrying a woman who was tied up and blindfolded. The chariot driver brought the woman to the middle of the plateau and stuck eight swords around her like a cage. The woman seemed calm and didn’t struggle with her restraints. Justice, who was also […]
Time moved slowly in the night desert. The Star poured the pitchers continuously into the oasis and the parched sand. A howling wind made the night scene haunting. The Fool thought of ghosts watching him from the darkness beyond the Star’s light. A shiver went up the Fool’s spine. He heard whispering from somewhere in […]
Time with the Lovers moved slowly, like cold molasses. They played all day and made love every night. The Fool would sometimes not talk to them for days. Rarely the time would come when the Fool would spend any time with either of the Lovers one-on-one. I was the queen of a far off land, […]
The Fool could smell smoke as he walked deeper into the cave, away from the Devil. He felt his way further and further from the opening, where the giant silhouette of a demon still waited for him. Forward it got darker until he couldn’t see anything at all. Suddenly he found himself on a great […]
As the Emperor dealt with his subjects, the Fool walked around the canyon and found a large oak tree. As he got closer he could see a body lying in repose on a catafalque in the shade of the giant tree. Four swords hung above the body on the tree by heavy nails. A familiar […]
Death stared at the Fool with grinning menace, the scythe leaning on the bloody soil amongst the talking body parts. The Fool was filled with dread. He couldn’t read the skull’s facial expression. Was he to die now? Was Death just waiting for the time to come? Raindrops started falling from the sky and onto […]