Jenea and I are working on a project to create unique tarot decks using digital collage. It's a great tool for learning the meanings of the cards, and in the end you have a completely personal deck loaded with personally powerful symbolism. While you're here, check out Jenea's deck.

Click on one of the suits above to see the cards I have completed so far.

Disclaimer: Collage is a difficult medium because of copyright issues. Many of the images I am using are copyrighted material. There is no easy way around this when using collage as an art form. Let me be clear that these cards are for my own personal use, both in learning the tarot and, eventually, for use in readings. The images are presented on this web site only so that I may share my journey in the tarot with my friends and family. If you feel I have infringed on your copyrighted material, please let me know.


0. The Fool
I. The Magician
II. The High Priestess
III. The Empress
IV. The Emperor
V. The Hierophant
VI. The Lovers
VII. The Chariot
VIII. Strength
VIV. The Hermit
X. The Wheel of Fortune
XI. Justice
XII. The Hanged Man
XIII. Death
XIV. Temperance
XV. The Devil
XVI. The Tower
XVII. The Star
XVIII. The Moon
XVIV. The Sun
XX. Judgment
XXI. The World
 The high priestess is the knower of the unknown. She sits in the world of dreams, secret knowledge, and deepest spiritual mystery. She is passive, patient, and receptive to deeper knowledge. She uses her intuition and imagination to guide her in the dark recesses of the unconscious mind and soul. If the high priestess shows up in a reading, she is telling you to look beyond the obvious, to unlock the potential of your intuition or your dreams for the answer to your question.

My high priestess is depicted as a wise child. She can see what others cannot, and has never learned to doubt her intuition. You can see the weight of many lifetimes in her eyes. The high priestess is traditionally represented sitting between two pillars, representing the light and dark sides of the soul. I have placed her between human "pillars" of fire and ice, each holding a crystal ball. She is also traditionally associated with the moon. In my image, she takes the place of the new moon or dark moon, which is often associated with the most mysterious aspects of femininity. The snake around her neck whispers to her the truth of good and evil, and the apples in her lap represent secret knowledge. The figs represent knowledge before thought, because fig trees flower before they show leaves. She sits passively, with all of the answers, and urges you to find your own answers inside yourself.