WingspreadPhoenix said:
It always seemed like so much fun to make my own tarot deck! I've always had a strange affinity for barnyard animals. I thought it would be cool to make a deck that had anthropomorphic animals represented on the cards.
My ideas so far:
0//The Fool - A sheep, since they tend to follow each other, even if it leads to something bad (like that saying, about sheep...or something)
II//The High Priestess - A wise and regal barn cat (thanks rabid!)
III//The Empress - A cow, since they're "motherly"
IV//The Emperor - A rooster, with his prettiness high above the barn
V//The Hierophant - A wise barn owl (thanks gregory :>)
VI//The Lovers - A swan and a duck
VII//The Chariot - A strong horse pulling a plow, or another pull-able object
VIII//Strength - A big tough bull
IX//The Hermit - A far-off crow (thanks Chronata!)
XII//The Hanged Man - A bat (thanks Chronata!)
XIII//Death - A fox or raccoon in a hen house (thanks Mabon-Tail!)
I was thinking that Judgment could perhaps be like a Ribbon Show. Since I'm really new to this, I'd really appreciate any ideas! Also, I'd be making this deck purely for myself.
Ideas:
The Magician: A racoon. I'm telling you, those things can take things while you're camping and you don't know how they got them. It's like magic
The Lovers: I like the two different species you've got right now. BUT the first thing I thought was puppies. Seriously. Like puppy love. One black puppy, one white one.
The Chariot: As a note, my favorite part about the Chariot is the fact that there's these two forces that the charioteer has to get to work together. Just saying.
Strength: A bull's good. But just having a bull...well, what about that girl of equal strength? How about you have a cute little sparrow on the horns to represent that girl, that inner strength. (A bull would work as good as a warthog).
Wheel of Fortune: A bunny? Aren't those lucky? Or is it just their feet?
Justice: A turkey? Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be a symbol of our country. Possibly spreading his wings.
The Hermit: As a possibility, I was thinking spider. Like Charlette's web. You know there's always that lone spider doing her thing.
Temperance: Now that'd be a good duck. Something involving water.
The Devil: A snake? A wolf in a herd of sheep? How about an actual person? That would make an interesting statement.
The Tower: A barn house on fire! Alright, a little more morbid than your others, but you can show all the animals watching so the viewer can see that they all got out.
The Star: I'd like to see another water animal. A swan?
The Moon: A dog howling at the moon. I read somewhere that deers were associated with the moons in the past.
The Sun: Interestingly, foxes are sometimes associated with the sun. So are bulls. But you've got both those symbols covered, and pretty strong. Lions, too, but um, lions aren't really in farms.
The World: What if you had three animals from three different environments? One walking, one swimming, and one in the air, show how three worlds correlate. Just an idea.
