Clockwork Ghost
An electronic artist friend of mine has expressed interest in me helping him develop a Cyberpunk themed tarot deck. This is going to be a long process though - he works full time, as do I, and neither of us can commit a huge amount of time to the project. Probably be looking at one card per week, so complete project schedule is two years, inclusive of writing the guidebook (which I am really looking forward to).
We are looking at a fairly standard format, but will be changing the names of the suits, and a couple of the major arcana. Also thinking of changing the Page card in each suit to a Priest card, this reflecting the whole concept that AI's have become gods. Plan for the four suits is as follows:
1. Swords - Authority (Ace: Power, Superior Inner-Strength, Victory, Determination, Courage)
2. Wands - Networks (Ace: Creativity, Passionate Love, New Life, Potential)
3. Cups - Wires (Ace: Abundant Pleasure, Fullness of Spirit, Beautiful Situations)
4. Pentacles - Business (Ace: Prosperity, Having the Will to Succeed)
The biggest thing that springs to mind here is the way that Authority and Business are very similar concepts, while Swords and Pentacles are very different paradigms. Wires also kind of doesn't fit, as Authority, Networks, and Business are nebulous, while Wires are 'things'.
Only other major change would be renaming the High Priestess to the Cyber-Witch (or Witch, I dunno). All the card images will be themed around the cyberpunk genre, cards won't be read in reversed position (so will have extended meanings to reflect negative as well as positive connotations).
What do you guys think? Really keen to get any ideas from anyone, especially in regards to the name for the four suits.
We are looking at a fairly standard format, but will be changing the names of the suits, and a couple of the major arcana. Also thinking of changing the Page card in each suit to a Priest card, this reflecting the whole concept that AI's have become gods. Plan for the four suits is as follows:
1. Swords - Authority (Ace: Power, Superior Inner-Strength, Victory, Determination, Courage)
2. Wands - Networks (Ace: Creativity, Passionate Love, New Life, Potential)
3. Cups - Wires (Ace: Abundant Pleasure, Fullness of Spirit, Beautiful Situations)
4. Pentacles - Business (Ace: Prosperity, Having the Will to Succeed)
The biggest thing that springs to mind here is the way that Authority and Business are very similar concepts, while Swords and Pentacles are very different paradigms. Wires also kind of doesn't fit, as Authority, Networks, and Business are nebulous, while Wires are 'things'.
Only other major change would be renaming the High Priestess to the Cyber-Witch (or Witch, I dunno). All the card images will be themed around the cyberpunk genre, cards won't be read in reversed position (so will have extended meanings to reflect negative as well as positive connotations).
What do you guys think? Really keen to get any ideas from anyone, especially in regards to the name for the four suits.