The Suit of Runes is now upon us. As I was working on this deck, I asked if I should keep to the traditional suits or change them and, if I were to change them, what should I change them to be. I meditated on this for a few nights and then I dreamed the suits and the changes to the Court Cards as well.
When I began working on this deck, I was led to conceptualize everything and to forego adding images of people. I was led to know that, in this way, anyone could pick this deck up and ‘own’ it. This is a decision of Spirit. I was led to know that, where I found difficulties conceptualizing any element, Spirit would find opportunity for growth and guide me to images I would need to fulfill the purpose of this deck.
So, we come to the Suit of Runes. I was led to using the keyhole image. This would put traditional users at ease because they would see the image of a ‘wand’ instead of a keyhole. They would immediately relate this suit to the traditional suit of Wands and be at ease. Then, they would have to explore the other imagery, if they didn’t already have a grounding in it. Anyone could use the keywords seen to identify the concepts of these cards. The image would support these keywords though it may not first be obvious how that would work.
The Court Cards presented another opportunity. The images in traditional decks meant that these cards were grounded in usually archaic imagery that had no real meaning today. I was led to represent these Court Cards by defining the overriding attribute of what traditional cards contain and working toward those attributes. Thus, Pages/Princesses became Inspiration; Knights became Aspiration; Queens became Intuition and Kings became Wisdom.
I share with you, here, the Ace of Runes and will speak about it more in depth tomorrow. Today, just for today, I hope you will think about what I have written and prepare for an interesting journey going forward.
Until tomorrow… Love, light and blessings!
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