The Crowdsource Tarot is ready!

[beetiger]

Hi! bard_bloom and I made you a thing.
The Crowdsource Tarot.
We got 87 words overall from all of you, two the same, so there are 86 cards. Everything fell into place very nicely. Making order out of chaos and playing with archetypes is just incredibly fun.

Enjoy, and pass it around. And thank you all. This couldn't exist without you.

Comments

[spotweld.livejournal.com]

86 is a good number, it feel right.

[teaotter.livejournal.com]

I really, really like this one.

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

I meant mine to be ambiguously a verb as well, which is why the submission was in lower case. But, since the first gloss was that, I am content enough.

[bookwurm.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Do you mind if I share the link with a non-LJ friend who really like tarot?

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! It's for everyone!

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

This tarot is wonderful...

...though it was terribly honest at me with my first question at it.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

It does seem to be kicking people in the tush, yeah. :)

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiousity, which was the duplicate?

[vik_thor]

agreement on this, it would be interesting to know the duplicate.

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

I love it, and you both. ♥

[melskunk.livejournal.com]

Aww, moneyshines, I missed this

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Nope! You just missed giving a word. You've got the completed deck. And if you feel like it, you can draw a card. Um, draw its picture, I mean.

[vik_thor]

Definitely something to contemplate/work with.

I like how you phrased the reversals for Aibohphobia and Yes.
There's a difference there that will probably be totally obvious when I wake up.

Sweet dreams all.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

(Aibohphobia is a palindrome, and the reversed meaning reflects that. Yes is always read upright.)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I'd like to try the art for 'Lightbulb', if that's okay.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Please do~!

[krinndnz.livejournal.com]

I'm amused that I've forgotten my word, and I don't see a way to find out which it was. It seems so fitting.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I can tell you if you want. Or do you want to maintain the state of not-knowing?

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

I find myself tempted to draw this.

I am too busy right now what with the comic and needing to work on this year's exhibition but I find myself tempted to draw this.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

That would be so awesome. If only time and energy were infinite! We continue to consider the deck as a crowdsource, so if you want to just do one card, that would be great too.

[amblinwiseass.livejournal.com]

Aside from being super nifty in its own right, this is the first tarot I've ever encountered which has actually been of use to me. Thank you!

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

You are welcome! I'm glad it speaks to you.

[amblinwiseass.livejournal.com]

Oh, may I make a request? If this ends up getting illustratored and turned into a physical product which may be purchased, may I request that you put me on the list of people to receive the 'Okay, come give us your money!' email?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that if we had a full deck ready for production that you could not avoid hearing about it.

You don't have to wait to give us money, though -- there's a donate button on the site. :)

[amblinwiseass.livejournal.com]

Slightly more detail (http://amblinwiseass.livejournal.com/111141.html).

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Aww, I can't read it. (I'm bard_bloom's main public LJ account.)

[liminalia.livejournal.com]

Eee! This is so cool. I have visions of the artwork being funky collages, kind of like Rob Brezsny's art for his horoscopes. I might try my hand at some later today.

[liminalia.livejournal.com]

2 initial efforts, what do you think?

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Huh. Why?

[akycha.livejournal.com]

The cards are gorgeous and the descriptions of the art are great -- I can really picture them.

I was delighted with the reference "the only way to win is not to play," I suppose because I managed to slip that into a game recently.

I really like that there is only one trump.

[tn-grrl.livejournal.com]

You and bard_bloom are awesome! :)

I will be sharing this with my friends. So if I read this correctly, you are looking for artists to contribute (which I will add to my post)?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Yes, absolutely! Artists who would like to can make art for the cards and we will add it to the website. We aren't going to actually work to make sure every card gets made, but if they somehow do, we'll make a physical deck happen.

[postrodent.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful. And useful! Well done to you and Bard.

[cowboy-r.livejournal.com]

I'm rather amused that the art you've described for the paladin is recognizable to people who know her.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

*blinkblink* ... there's really someone who looks like that? Who?

[rowyn]

It is the awesome! I love what you did with my word. 'Even if someone's standing on your head.' =)

[kensaro.livejournal.com]

How about using an ambigram for 'yes'?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome idea. Anyone want to point ceruleanst to it?

[kris-schnee.livejournal.com]

Nice! There are a lot of interesting and amusing things in there.

Re: "Denial", the two meanings are too similar. Following the theme of looking from another perspective, how about making the reversed meaning, "You're dealing with someone who refuses to listen"?

Re: "Spark", what I envisioned was: "Ignition: the start of something big and creative -- the creative spark, the first phase", vs. "Instigation: the start of something destructive -- the shot heard 'round the world, the straw that broke the camel's back".

The true story referenced in "Serendipity" is revealing: It wasn't just good luck that he noticed. Fleming had deliberately created a situation where he could profit from good luck.