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Illustrator Kevin Jay Stanton paired Tarot cards with botanical illustrations and launched a botanical version of Tarot cards on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The original symbols on the tarot cards are full of mystery, philosophy and psychology. The meaning helps us understand our past, future and ourselves. Now it is combined with plant and flower meanings that are more ancient than Tarot cards. It must be more testing the card interpretation ability of card interpreters.
These 78 tarot cards use black as the background color, and golden ink draws Zentangle-style lines and patterns on the back of the tarot cards, which strengthens the mystery of the tarot cards, while the patterns on the front are With various plants, for example, the major Arcana will select suitable plants as the protagonist according to the meaning of the card, while the Minor Arcana will also be paired with coins and Holy Grails. Elements such as these distinguish suits and colors, while palace cards are decorated with royal symbols.
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For example, the Queen of Swords card, which has insight into the world, chooses the red oleander, which pays attention to dangers, and the Devil, which is easily tempted by desire or external substances, chooses the card with a floating nature. The eggplant of the heart, and the priestess who symbolizes wisdom and intuition (The High Priestess) card is the mysterious but protective elderflower. This combination expands the possibility of understanding the cards. After all, divination is the process of finding meaning in various symbols and patterns. Tarot cards It is no exception, and when one card can be connected with another card to form a complete explanation, it gives the interpreter more room for interpretation.
Kevin has produced three versions in total, namely the Herbalist, which includes tarot cards and a storage box; the Black Alchemist, which includes tarot cards and a tin storage box; and the limited edition magic Enchanter, which includes tarot cards, a glass storage box (with plants inside the box) and Stantons specially painted symbols, is now available for pre-order at Beehive Books, priced at US$40, US$100 and US$1,000 respectively.
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