Welcome to the brilliant mind of British surrealist Ithell Colquhoun through Taro as Colour, the culmination of a lifetime of passion for the occult. One of the first Tarot decks to utilize abstract art, the 78 cards in Taro as Colour were originally produced and shown in 1977 at the Newlyn Gallery in Cornwall.
Read MoreAfter nearly six years working with Tarot, my practice continues to evolve, which is one thing I love about Tarot — it never gets boring, and it’s always growing alongside its human companions. Because Tarot is affordable and portable and so versatile, this also means we can bring Tarot into all kinds of spaces (where it’s welcome) to support ourselves and those around us, like therapy!
Read MoreLet’s face it. Some Tarot cards are more pleasant to flip over than others. In fact, some of them can be downright scary — the ones we most often see in horror movies as bad omens. Death, Three of Swords, The Devil, The Tower, and maybe Ten of Swords. But honestly, I don’t think there are any “bad” cards.
Read MoreIt can often feel as though, in order to be a creative person that you must sacrifice something. And perhaps that is true — true commitment to an artistic practice does require discipline, which sometimes requires certain kinds of sacrifice. But I’d like to challenge the notion that we must earn time for creativity (and other things we love) by sacrificing excess amounts of energy to work, other people, and the all the various demands of life.
Read MoreOne of my favorite decks in my Tarot collection is the NEO TAROT Deck by Jerico Mandybur, which I was first attracted to because it's geared towards self-care, healing, and empowerment. It’s inclusive, non-binary, and gender fluid. This is a deck that brings an extra undercurrent of self-support and witnessing to this line our Tarot inquiries.
Read MoreOur Page of Cups interview series explores how individual writers and artists connect with and use Tarot as a tool in their creative practice — and their life’s journey. Here, we talk with poet Derrick Austin, author of Tenderness and Trouble the Water, both from BOA Editions. His first chapbook, Black Sand, was released by Foundlings Press in 2022. Derrick is a Cave Canem fellow, a 2022-2023 Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholar, and winner of the 2021 Isabella Gardener Award.
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