the-motif-deck
The Motif Deck
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Time for another reading!
How would you interpret these cards? There are no wrong answers.
More information about this deck and how to use it in the pinned post of this blog.
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Time for another reading! Sorry about the unplanned hiatus- work and holidays and so forth.
Tell me how you would interpret these cards. There are no wrong answers.
More information about @the-motif-deck on the pinned post of this blog.
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Happy almost Halloween! Perfect time for another reading!
Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers.
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This week's reading! Tell me what you think this spread means. There are no wrong answers!
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Time for the weekly reading! Tell me what you think these three cards mean. There are no wrong answers!
More information about this deck at the pinned post of this blog.
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Time for another sample reading! Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers!
More information about this deck in the pinned post of this blog.
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Sorry about skipping last week. We got busy.
Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers!
More information about this deck in the pinned post of this blog.
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This week's reading! Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers!
More information on this deck is available in the pinned post of this blog.
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Today's sample reading! Tell me what you think this means. There are no wrong answers.
More information on this deck on the pinned post of this blog.
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It's time for the weekly reading! How would you interpret these three cards? There are no wrong answers!
More information about this deck is available through the pinned post of this blog.
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Good morning! Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers.
More information on this deck is available on the pinned post of this blog.
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Time for another! Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. There are no wrong answers!
More information about this deck in the pinned post of this blog.
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It's been awhile since I made a post like this.
Tell me how you would interpret these cards! There are no wrong answers.
Information about the Motif Deck is in the pinned post on this blog.
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Sorry, I neglected the weekly reading!
Tell me how you would interpret these three cards. You do not need to share your thought process. There is no right or wrong answer!
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Would normally post this one on Monday, but we're in for a busy week.
This one is interesting. How would you interpret this spread? There are no wrong answers.
More information about this deck in the pinned post.
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Tell me what you think these cards mean! There are no wrong answers. I will post my interpretation later.
If youd like some more information about this deck or where to buy it, check out the pinned post for this blog!
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I have no intention of taking it off the market at this time, so you're good.
The Motif Deck is now available on Game Crafter!
Thank you, everyone, for your interest in this deck and for your input on its final touches. The Motif Deck is now available for purchase at The Game Crafter.
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What is The Motif Deck?
The Motif Deck is a unique cartomancy system where the images have no inherent meaning, and so its up to the reader to assign significance.
The cards consist of seven objects interacting with each other: hand, candle, rose, feather, key, string, and cup. Each image consists of one or two of these items on a plain colored background.
There are four colors: red, green, blue, and yellow.
Each image appears in the deck four times in different colorways, for a total of 112 cards.
These images were designed to be meaningless- they are just objects. What gives them meaning is the combination of color, frequency, placement, and interpretation from the querent and the reader.
I want the reading to allow a back and forth with the reader and the querent- be able to ask 'what does the cup represent to you? or 'who does this red key represent in your life?'
Who is behind The Motif Deck?
My name is Lee and I have been a tarot reader for more than ten years. I am the author and artist of The Sweeney Tarot, which has been my go-to deck this whole time.
As I became more skilled in reading, I learned that I had a unique reading style: rather than having specific spreads and card placements, I let the cards decide for themselves what order they're meant to be read in. I allowed myself to gravitate towards specific cards and read them like a story.
I have always been a fan of stories told through objects, and I thought about the symbolism of everyday items was powerful in that a key can mean so many things to so many people. And from there I began thinking about those objects and how a thread can symbolize love but it can also symbolize struggle. And I thought that was beautiful.
On occasion, I will be doing a tarot reading for a stranger and they will have a different interpretation of the cards than I do. I always encourage this- the querent knows who they are more than anyone. And I wanted to make something that made space for that.
Is there a guidebook for this deck?
There is a simple guide book that comes with the deck, that gives a sample reading as well as some approaches to the reading, some potential meanings to individual colors and objects.
However, I have been (and will continue) posting a weekly spread and asking people to give their interpretations. There are no wrong answers, and you can find them in the 'sample reading' tag.
Thank you, once again, to everyone that egged me on and gave their opinions. I hope you have as much fun with this deck as I have had showing it off to strangers for the past month.
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