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here is a version of the first card in my tarot-esque deck. the idea is to make somewhat abstract drawings based on my interpretation of concepts i've learned from studying and practicing various schools of buddhism.

going to keep going with these and see if i'm happy with this format. this would be the equivalent of a major arcana. not sure how many cards there will be in the end, i think i'll just keep adding to it and see what happens.

simple black and white line drawing with rounded corners like a tarot card. a sprout grows from between the roots of a large tree trunk. the caption reads "beginner's mind - SHOSHIN" and the number is 0.

Like 19 Jun 2023 at 18:55 | Open on merveilles.town

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sib crash

@palomakop are you taking preorders?

19 Jun 2023 at 19:12 | Open on merveilles.town

@crash i don't have anything like that set up yet, but maybe once i have enough cards designed to print a solid deck!

i also wanted to release it as a print-your-own-deck set of files and include blank ones if people want to add their own

19 Jun 2023 at 19:34 | Open on merveilles.town

sib crash

@palomakop your Fool is enough to convince me (:

19 Jun 2023 at 19:46 | Open on merveilles.town

@palomakop this is really wonderful. I have wanted to do some version of this for years. can't wait to hold a deck of yours in my hands

19 Jun 2023 at 19:36 | Open on social.wake.st

made a second card for the deck.

line drawing of a cube with a circular hole on each face. each hole has a squiggly tendril of smoke(?) passing through it. text at the top reads "the six sense doors" and the same phrase in palī. a roman numeral at the bottom reads "I."

20 Jun 2023 at 15:55 | Open on merveilles.town