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So, I wanted to go into a little more depth about the Hudes Tarot I mentioned in my last entry.  What is it that is so compelling about this deck?

The artwork is a pleasing combination of collage and water color, but that's not it...

The composition and perspective of many of the cards are unique and arresting.  But that's not entirely it...

The symbolism is spare but effective...but it's not just that...

Many cards, that traditionally are some what scary looking even though the meanings may be quite positive, have been transformed in the Hudes deck into something that captures the essence of the positive meaning without completely abandoning the traditional symbolism.  This is a big part of the attraction of this deck...

But, in the final analysis it is how this deck speaks to me.  How the cards get right to the heart of my own tangled feelings about the issues I wish to explore.

In my next entry I will describe my first reading with the Hudes deck.

First, thanks for visiting my lil ole blog space... Second, Im sooo glad your mom is doing well... and Thridly, have you ever thought about painting your own deck of cards? *or is that a no no... hee hee*;)

MH, your site is fun to read. I like the way you look for the positives in life to balance the negatives!

Yeah my mom is a tough old bird. So's her daughter *grins*.

I worked on an idea for a political send-up Tarot deck with a friend earlier this year. We weren't serious about actually creating the deck, but had fun picking out people in the political spotlight who represent the qualities of the Major Arcana.

You need to update. Or I will shoot at ravens in the sky!