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Welcome to our stop on the Tarot Blog Hop. The blog before us is Morgan Drake Eckstein. If you didn't get here from there, don't miss him!
The topic for this Hop was posed by Aisling the Bard of Tarot Witchery. She asks, "What is "in your Belly"? What do you wish to give birth to, to nurture, during this new season? What is the Poet, the Healer, the Maker, within you longing to do, to Become?
Because we publish cards, we like to show off our beautiful things. Who better to represent the concept of "in the belly" than the Empress of the tarot? She is the third numbered Major Arcana but the fourth if you see the Fool as the first. Her energy is abundance and fertility and creativity. Most often, this card is shown as a pregnant woman.
Enjoy these images from some of our decks.
Tarot of the Cat People, 1985, republished 2003
Chinese Tarot, 1988, republishing in 2013
Joie de Vivre Tarot, 2011
Dreaming Way, 2012
Ukiyoe, 1992, republishing in 2013
Ghosts And Spirits, 2012
Rider-Waite, 2009 edition
What we want to know is how will you embody this creative, fertile force today? Now hop to it and go see what Joanna Ash has in store for you in her Tarot Blog Hop post. If you get lost, check out the Master List. That will help you navigate any broken links.
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Gorgeous! I love the Empress and these are some lovely examples.
Posted by: Arwen Lynch, Professional Joy Seeker | 02/01/2013 at 01:09 PM
The Empress in that Chinese Tarot deck is beautiful and so is Ukiyoe. Love the images!
Posted by: Joanna Ash | 02/01/2013 at 01:10 PM
Beautiful cards! I've been thinking about the Joie de Vivre Tarot for a while and your post showing the Empress from this deck has just nailed it for me :)
Posted by: Sharon Cumming | 02/01/2013 at 03:00 PM
Wow, those are amazing images. I am not a cat person, but I love that Tarot of the Cat People image!
Posted by: Carla | 02/01/2013 at 04:38 PM
As soon as my wallet recovers (still rebuilding my business after doing two bachelor degrees), I really want to get a copy of the Tarot of the Cat People--probably because I am a cat person.
Posted by: Morgan Eckstein | 02/01/2013 at 08:51 PM
Lovely images, the Empress in the Chinese Tarot is gorgeous *another deck I've got to get face*
Ali x
Posted by: Alison Cross | 02/02/2013 at 11:58 AM
There are some lovely images in there, some of which I've not seen before, thank you! :)
Posted by: Louise / Priestess Tarot | 02/05/2013 at 08:48 AM
What a great selection of cards, from the ridiculous (or just somewhat funny) to the sublime! I especially love the Joie de Vivre and the Tarot of the Cat People images. Interesting how few of them actually look pregnant, though...
Posted by: Chloe | 02/09/2013 at 03:44 PM
Great Empress image collection love it really!
Posted by: DailyTarot | 02/21/2013 at 09:34 AM