Shelf one

The Cards

Each card in my deck is painted rather than printed — abstract on purpose, so you can see your own life in it. Beneath each one sits its classical arcana, the old meaning it still answers to.

The Hermit — Madam Moira's painted Lantern Bearer, a luminous figure carrying a small light through deep burgundy darknessThe HermitIX · also called The Lantern BearerGuidance carried, not given — the courage to walk first and let others follow the glow.The Lovers — Madam Moira's painted Crossroads card, two luminous paths diverging through warm shadow and deep burgundy darkThe LoversVI · also called The CrossroadsA choice that cannot be halved — one road cannot be walked without setting the other down.The Empress — Madam Moira's painted Garden card, soft abundant forms blooming out of warm amber light against deep burgundy darkThe EmpressIII · also called The GardenTending, not forcing — what you are patient with will bloom, on a season not entirely of your choosing.

✦ More cards are being written down, one candle at a time. ✦