The Tarot Room – Georgianna

Still working on the Tarot puzzle. It’s been tougher than I expected, but the Sun and the Moon have finally appeared …

Today’s Tarot Card Compare looks at 3 versions of Tarot’s Moon card.

The first is from Marie White’s The Mary-El Tarot. The second is from ShadowFox Tarot by Richard and Jennifer ShadowFox. And the third is from the Golden Rider Tarot by Francois Tapernoux.

How are themes of facing our fears, trusting ourselves, mystery, reflection, and the unknown represented in each of these cards. How are they similar? What’s especially different in each?

Do you have a favourite?

I know it’s showing off … but look at my new necklace with a Hermit and Moon charm! I love it!!

Another Moon … this one from Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden (courtesy of my travelling Tarot friend) …

A Sweet Moon image on a plate …

For the last eight years, Brooklyn based artist Jesse Bransford has been deeply engaged with the seven ancient astrological planets.

Starting with the Sun, he’s been researching, painting, and writing about each planet and their mysterious influences on our world.

His journey has led him across cultures, time periods, and political and philosophical world views.

This summer he’ll conclude his series with Saturn, a perfect planet to end with.

His work is great. You can see some of it here, and read an interview with him by Kari Adelaide.

Some of his work will be part of the Sigils and Signs show I wrote about a few weeks ago. But hopefully, there’ll also be a show for Saturn itself. I’ll be looking out for it.

Till then though, you can take a look at the video below of Bransford creating a wall painting as part of his Moon installation back in 2009.

It’s beautiful.

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The Moon might seem silent now, but there’s been billions of years of activity that’s made it what it is. 4.5 billion to be more precise.

In Tarot, the Moon is represented by the High Priestess, and like the celestial body she’s associated with, she has a heart of fire and one heck of an outer armour.

She doesn’t tell you unless you ask, but it’s taken her years to attain the wisdom she presently sits with. Her silence is full.

Take a look at the NASA video below depicting the formation of Earth’s closest celestial neighbour.

These days, the Moon might spend most of its time quietly reflecting, but it wasn’t always that way.

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I’ve been walking around with a camera lately, working on the minor arcana of my Graffiti Tarot.

In a laneway full of garages, I came across this door.  It sure looks like the Tower with a stairway to the Moon behind it.

I can’t imagine that’s what the person who it drew it meant, but maybe….

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