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Lua Tarot - The Chariot

8/3/2021

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PictureLua Tarot Chariot
Today’s Lua Tarot “In the Card” description features The Chariot, and the charioteer is a Martinique woman wearing Madras headdress and a beautifully embroidered dress.

​As I’ve written before, many of these 19th century images are often unidentified and include captions like, “Martinique Madras.” Her portrait came from a book about the French Antilles. 

The horses are from a British children’s weekly called Chatterbox. The original image actually depicted one horse. I added the other horse to reflect the RWS image, but here we see black and white horses that represent opposing forces, which the charioteer harnesses to propel herself forward with her purpose. 


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Lua Tarot - Three of Coins

7/29/2021

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PictureLua Tarot Three of Coins
This Three of Coins shows two men singing the Gregorian Chant, an abbot who is stroking his chin, a six-pointed star from an architectural feature that I multiplied into the three that you see, and an arched hallway.

Sometimes these images are from an accompanying story, so there isn't a representation of someone specific. Quite a few of the people in the Lua Tarot are anonymous or unidentified, like this abbot. All that is identified about the other two people in the collage is that they are doing a Gregorian Chant.


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Lua Tarot - The Emperor

7/28/2021

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Discovering the people in the Lua Tarot. This is not Jesus. I know he looks like him, but this is from a photograph of a Persian man from the late 1870s. (That’s a laurel wreath on his head.)  
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As a deck creator, particularly one who excavates from 19th century photographs and engravings, I dig for images that for me fit intuitively and functionally with the collages that I create.  It’s hard to explain, but there’s a process where I get into a “space” for the card I’m designing and open myself up to its particular flow of creativity. 


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Lua Tarot Eight of Coins

8/6/2020

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The Lord of Prudence. “In the shade of an old tree, a carpenter is refining his pieces for his project. He guides the planer with focus and care. This card is affirming the power of fine-tuning your technique and bringing attention to detail. Meticulous repetition can be boring but it’s with constant rehashing that one improves their skills. It’s what elevates one from the serious student to the master.” Text and Eight of Coins from the upcoming Lua Tarot. 
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Lua Tarot Evolution / Judgement Card

6/22/2020

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“You cannot talk butterfly language to caterpillar people.” -Unknown

Lua Tarot has two Judgement cards. I’m naming one of them Evolution. 

This card is about a new era of realization. It is the resurrection card, and brings transformation and liberation. When we get to the Judgement card, it speaks to a conscious and intentional choice of creating advancement...Evolution. ​


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Lua Tarot's Two of Coins

4/1/2020

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Finished my 58th card from the Lua Tarot. I have 20 left to go! The Two of Coins card meaning is about balance, grace, harmonious change, and fluctuation. The following is an excerpt from the Lua Tarot booklet: 

“A flamenco dancer plays her castanets with graceful poise while ships navigate a tumultuous sea behind her, representing the ups and downs in life. This card shows the skillful balance of taking on multiple projects at a time. It requires flexibility, grace, & an ability to go with the flow while being adaptable to changes... There’s only so much we can cram into a day.”
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    Maree Bento is a collage artist and practitioner of the mystical and healing arts.

    As a tarot reader and deck creator, she also enjoys studying the stars and using astrology in her work. 


    Maree is a licensed massage therapist of 20 years and has practiced various holistic modalities for body, mind, and spiritual well-being. 
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    She is Portuguese-American and loves to travel and connect with fellow seekers around the world.

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