The Hanged Man/The Red Shoes, or how studying ballet traumatizes us
I have a feeling a lot of people think they know The Red Shoes, and maybe more know the dance movies or newer stories built around it but haven’t actually … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and Strength/Snow White and Rose Red
From a fairytale I felt no need to summarize to one I probably should: Snow White and Rose Red is totally separate from the much more famous Snow White story. … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The Wheel, no really/Sleeping Beauty
The next card will be much less of a process to get to, I swear. But ta-da! This almost doesn’t need any extra talking about – pretty much everybody knows … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and Temperance/The Fisherwoman and Her Wife, AKA the most rebellious card.
Shwmae a croeso, my cute little pili-palas! (Hello and welcome, and pili-pala is butterfly, although I just found out that the plural is a whole sparate word so hi, this … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The Hermit/The Secret Faery
Welcome back, my squishy chocolate chip mini muffins! It might be a hot minute before the next card – the Wheel of Fortune is a rough one for me to … Continue reading
Justice/The Frog Prince’s Princess, oy, what a title
The story is called The Frog Prince but giving the princess no billing when she’s the one who spends most of it making stuff happen seems weird, right? I don’t … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The High Priestess/The Wild Swans
Helloooooooo again, my frilled ruff jeweled lizardfolk. I have circled back and done the High Priestess, who I somehow completely passed right over and thus fucked up my numbering on … Continue reading
The Chariot/Cinderella (In Which I Miss the Obvious)
Y’all, I spent at least 5 minutes sitting and thinking through stories wondering what on earth could be the chariot AM I DUMB. Ok, ok, but real quick first, if … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The Lovers/Gerda & the Little Robber Girl
There’s still time, y’all! Go check out Alleyman’s Tarot, please. Sooooo, the lovers. This is one of the first cards I knew I had a plan for – this one, … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The Hierophant/The Mistress of the Copper Mountain
There’s still time, y’all! Go check out Alleyman’s Tarot, please. Ok, next thing. I WAFFLED on this one, and then ended up going with my first impulse which I should … Continue reading
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