The Deck of a Lifetime
Last night, I dreamed about running into an old friend — a woman I knew 25 years ago. In the dream, she told me she was dying, but she needed my help to finish and release a tarot deck.
Her deck was, for the most part, complete. She had chosen images to represent the 78 things she loved most in her life — people, places, and things. It was my job to interview her about each image, to expand on their significance, and then, in an odd twist, to bury the "leftovers" — the objects that wouldn't make the final cut. At the end of the dream, I was carrying a shovel in one hand and a spade in the other, so I could get ready.
I woke up thinking about the idea. If you had to narrow your all-time favorite things to a list of 78, which would you choose? And how would you fit them into the larger structure of a tarot deck?
The Fool
The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Strength
The Hermit
Wheel of Fortune
Justice
The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
Judgement
The World
Wands
Cups
Swords
Pentacles
