Project Statement

The Archetypes Tarot is a deck using the 22 major arcana of the RWS deck. It uses imagery from different cultures/mythologies in an effort to show how the archetypes seen in tarot are part of the universal human experience.

Jungian Archetypes

The Fool

Hermes

Hermes

young adventurer

Cliff

leaping into the unknown

Cows

companion, desire

Text from Homeric Hymn to Hermes

blandly cunning

a robber

a cattle driver

a bringer of dreams

a watcher by night

a thief at the gates

Crayon Writing

child like, playful

The Magician

Maximon

Maximon

Ability to manifest, good luck

Coins

Wealth, offerings, air element, pentacles suite

Sticks

Earth element, wands suite

Candles and Daggers

Fire element, sword suite

Beer Bottles

Enjoying earthly desires, water element, cups suite

Text from Creature by Half Alive

I am creation,

both haunted and holy.

The Empress

Xochiquetzal

Xochiquetzal

divine feminine

Vines

New growth

Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia)

Faith, loyalty and adoration

Mexican Honeysuckle (Justicia Spicigera)

Happiness

Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos Atrosanguineus)

Beauty and order

Mexican Poppy (Argemone Ochroleuca)

Sleep and peace

Dahlia (Dahlia Pinnata)

Elegance, creativity and dignity

Text from Delicate but Captivating by Lissette Alvarez Napoli

she absorbs the warm rays and brightness of the sun,

reflecting her image with passion and love.

Sword Lily (Gladioli)

Sympathy and memories

Yucca Flower (Yucca Baccata)

Protection and purification

The Hanged Wo/man

Sinbyeong

The Moon

Samatha

Full Moon

Insight, intuition, light, clarity, subconscious mind

Unstill waters

Clouded judgement, fears and desires, conscious mind

Person meditating

Seeking stillness

Text from Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys

I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon