All hand-drawn and designed with creativity in mind.
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Creating the Creative Tarot
Creativity and Blocks, Inspiration and Madness. A creative Project full of Disasters. And Miracles.
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Diary of a Fool’s Project
The Diary of a Fool’s Project is the real and very personal story of my Bachelor’s Thesis. I designed and created a Tarot for more Creativity.
This is for you if you are interested in Creativity – and how it works. The different chapters deal with the different aspects I stumbled across. Some are more about Tarot and Playing cards, others are about Design, some are purely philosophical ...
A couple are just about stuff inside my head.
And Metallica.
Start with the Intro
Here’s the Intro. And the prologues, which where written after the Thesis ... But they explain what this is all about. With the wisdom of hindsight ...
Follow the Fool …
... on his Hero’s Journey through the magical world of the Major Arcana!
Act 1
This is where the real work starts ...
Act 1, Chapter 1
Finding a topic for the Thesis, explaining the tarot in general. Rather boring.
Act 1, Chapter 2
The madness begins. I’m exploring the stuff inside my head – and still try to figute out the Tarot.
Act 1, Chapter 3
Research and reflection on creativity (and some other stuff)
Bornes
The Milestones of the Thesis. Just pics, no text, 😉
Tickets
That’s the stuff I actually showed my professors in the process. Boring.
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BORNE 2: SURVEY.
Trying to define Creativity.
Trying to define Creativity.
BORNE 2: SURVEY.
Trying to define Creativity.
Is Creativity a Curse or a Blessing?
Let’s talk about the Demons of Creativity
Let’s talk about the Demons of Creativity
Is Creativity a Curse or a Blessing?
Let’s talk about the Demons of Creativity
What is Creativity? And who is creative?
Defining Creativity – or at least trying to
Defining Creativity – or at least trying to
What is Creativity? And who is creative?
Defining Creativity – or at least trying to
A playable Tarot for Empowerment?
Pondering over Tarot Card Design
Pondering over Tarot Card Design
A playable Tarot for Empowerment?
Pondering over Tarot Card Design
Chapter 3
Though this be madness ...
Though this be madness ...
Chapter 3
Though this be madness ...
The Four & the Emperor in Tarot: Safety – or Dilemma?
A fresh Look at an underrated Tarot Number
A fresh Look at an underrated Tarot Number
The Four & the Emperor in Tarot: Safety – or Dilemma?
A fresh Look at an underrated Tarot Number
HOW TO BECOME A WIZARD
HOW TO BECOME A WIZARD
HOW TO BECOME A WIZARD
THE HERO’S JOURNEY OF THE FOOL
THE HERO’S JOURNEY OF THE FOOL
THE HERO’S JOURNEY OF THE FOOL
The Tale of the Major Arcana
Say Hi to the Fool! In the Creative Tarot he’s more that just Trump Card 0, he’s the protagonist of his own tale about creativity.
On his hero’s journey to become a wizard he meets the Magician, the High Priestess ... Death, the Devil and all the other trumps.
Read (or listen to) his story and find out what the Major Arcana have to say!
0 THE FOOL
The Hero’s Journey begins0 THE FOOL
The Hero’s Journey begins
0 THE FOOL
The Hero’s Journey begins
I THE MAGICIAN
The Fool receives his Call to AdventureI THE MAGICIAN
The Fool receives his Call to Adventure
I THE MAGICIAN
The Fool receives his Call to Adventure
II THE NIXIE
The mysterious encounter with the High PriestessII THE NIXIE
The mysterious encounter with the High Priestess
II THE NIXIE
The mysterious encounter with the High Priestess
III THE QUEEN
The Fool finally gets help – from the Empress!III THE QUEEN
The Fool finally gets help – from the Empress!
III THE QUEEN
The Fool finally gets help – from the Empress!
IV THE KING
»Card Tricks and Sorcery« – A whole new World opens up to the Fool!IV THE KING
»Card Tricks and Sorcery« – A whole new World opens up to the Fool!
IV THE KING
»Card Tricks and Sorcery« – A whole new World opens up to the Fool!
THERE’S A PODCAST!
You can actually listen to all the episodes
You find them all on Youtube. Here’s the manic episode about the stuff inside my head.
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The Creative Tarot
An empowering deck with 100(!) cards. No fortune telling, just empowerment for you and your creativity.
Dedicated Design
78
Tarot Cards
This is not just another set of oracle cards. It’s a real Tarot. And a playable card deck!
22
Extra Cards
With questions and spreads to start right away. No Tarot experience needed!
DIVE INTO THE STORY
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Want to know why we actually need a Tarot for Creativity? I’m trying to explain it in this prologue. Klick on the play button to listen to the podcast episode.
Want to see what’s coming?
There’s a handy Table of Contents (of course, it’s a bachelor’s thesis after all ...).
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Creativity sucks! The creative Dilemma
The inner Battle between Creativity and Fear: Prologue I
The inner Battle between Creativity and Fear: Prologue I
Creativity sucks! The creative Dilemma
The inner Battle between Creativity and Fear: Prologue I
Procrastination and Perfectionism
How NOT to publish your project. Prologue II
How NOT to publish your project. Prologue II
Procrastination and Perfectionism
How NOT to publish your project. Prologue II
Title & Cover
Stay Foolish. Diary of a Fool’s Project*
Stay Foolish. Diary of a Fool’s Project*
Title & Cover
Stay Foolish. Diary of a Fool’s Project*
Dedication.
For Elmo & Grobi
For Elmo & Grobi
Dedication.
For Elmo & Grobi
Abstract & Very Abstract of the Creative Tarot
Be brave. Come with me.
Be brave. Come with me.
Abstract & Very Abstract of the Creative Tarot
Be brave. Come with me.
Sources.
Sources.
Contents.
Clickable Table of Contents of the Diary
Clickable Table of Contents of the Diary
Contents.
Clickable Table of Contents of the Diary
Table of Figures.
Table of Figures.
Intro Ishmael
Who ain’t a slave?
Who ain’t a slave?
Intro Ishmael
Who ain’t a slave?
Intro Jude Talbot
Playing Cards ...
Playing Cards ...
Intro Jude Talbot
Playing Cards ...
0 THE FOOL
The Hero’s Journey begins
The Hero’s Journey begins
0 THE FOOL
The Hero’s Journey begins
ACT 1
Exit light, enter Night!
Exit light, enter Night!
ACT 1
Exit light, enter Night!
Chapter 1
So test therefore who join forever ...
So test therefore who join forever ...
Chapter 1
So test therefore who join forever ...
Finding a Topic for the Bachelor’s Thesis
Connecting the Dots
Connecting the Dots
Finding a Topic for the Bachelor’s Thesis
Connecting the Dots
BORNE ZÉRO-ZÉRO.
Card Stock at the Beginning
Card Stock at the Beginning
BORNE ZÉRO-ZÉRO.
Card Stock at the Beginning