My Tarot Diary
this will be updated frequently and/or sporadically!
Hey, is "Phoebe" okay for your name?
The Chariot
idk... It's such a big decision, isn't it?
Would you like another name? Like "Aphrodite"? 'cause Lisa Kudrow once —
Knight of Cups
*winks with charm*
So Aphrodite, are you one of the many loves of "Bob" Dobbs?
9 of Wands
Do I ever?
Do you legally share the Dobbs familly name?
Ace of Wands and 6 of Swords
I've considered it, but I didn't needed him...
Are you a true UberFemme in your SubGenius journey?
6 of Cups
*sigh* If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here, right?
This deck is very head in the clouds... Almost like a stereotypical dumb blonde, although its way to convey information confusingly is done with good intentions. Think of Phoebe from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. explaining to her pals that lobsters are monogamous in the wild. And like Phoebe, this deck can be blunt and stubborn when driving a point (like that time she trolled Ross about the theory of evolution being fake). In retrospect, this deck is like if Phoebe was a 1950's housewife who became a SubGenius!
- Higher Self:2 of Cups
- Attributes and Strengths:3 of Pentacles
- Quirks and Flaws:6 of Wands
- Moods and Mysteries:3 of Wands
- Foundational Qualities:Queen of Swords
- Shadow Self:5 of Pentacles
Overall Tone: Like having "Connie" Dobbs be your secret bff.
Evoked Feeling: Very homey.
Makes Me Think Of: Those old educational shorts riffed on MST3K.
Physical Energy: I personally don't know if this deck has a specific energy signature, but it does have slack!
- The character of the deck:8 of Wands
- What makes this deck unique:6 of Pentacles
- How the deck expresses messages:The Fool
- How the deck will guide me:9 of Pentacles
- What connection I'll cultivate:The Sun
The World/Setting: This deck takes place in "mid-century" aesthetics. The landscape is very tied to the overall theme of the deck, as so is the time period depicted.
Significant Landscape: 6 or Wands is very witchy in vibes, almost something out from Bewitched!
This Mirrors My World: I'm a homebody, so helping around the house is inevitable.
This Opposites My World: I'm not interested in being a traditional homemaker nor being a wife to someone.
- Air:Mental landscape5 of Wands
- Water:Emotional connectionKnight of Cups
- Fire:Driving force2 of Swords
- Earth:Foundational energyAce of Pentacles
- Spirit:Inner alignment6 of Pentacles
Figure Representations: Mostly humans, objects, humans with objects, or human-object hybrids; animals are not the major focal points in this deck.
Specific Variations: Many cards can have modified scene imagery from the original RWS, like the 8 of Wands for example which adds a woman.
This Intrigues Me: The Hierophant card reminds me of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs' origin story.
This Triggers Me: Justice... 'Nuff said.
- Friend:Support this deck has to offerThe Empress & The Sun
- Foe:Where this deck will challenge meKing of Swords
- Stranger:What I need to work on4 of Cups
Artwork Style: collage.
My Thoughts on the Artwork Style: Very in tune with the SubGenius book illustrations.
The Style and Colours Make Me Feel: Playful.
Structure/Intention Behind Certain Colours: Each suit have a specific colour which borders around it. The Majors have black, Cups have blue, Wands have yellow, Swords have red, and Pentacles have green.
The Artwork Conveys: That this deck doesn't takes itself too seriously.
- Black:What is unknownThe Star
- Yellow:What will bring clarity8 of Wands
- Blue:What to reflect on9 of Cups
- Red:What to lean into6 of Swords
- Green:What will grow5 of Pentacles
This deck will be primarily used to get messages from my various ShorDurPerSav (ie. hyperfixations), and helping me to get an initial foothold on my tarot studies.
Unchanged Things: All of the cards are labeled by their traditional RWS names.
Specific Changes: The High Priestess is numbered 4 instead of 2 (pushing the Empress and Emperor cards down one number); possibly a nod to the Marseille tradition.
Other Changes: All of the card imagery is very loose from the original RWS, and mostly centered on the visuals metaphors of the deck's theme/focus. Also, the guidebook doesn't explain card reversals; they are thus ignored for simplicity.
The Main Theme/Focus of This Deck: The romanticized life of housewives in the 1950's.
Deck Tradition: RWS-clone.
Deck Creator's Intentions: This tarot deck is told as being the creation of a fictionalized woman from this time period.
Optional Additional Practices: I might need to read up on my SubGenius books...
Other Important Informations: The guidebook explicitly states that the cards can't give you direct answers to all of life's problems, nor cannot foretell or control the future.