The Arcane Bullshit deck is different from other oracle decks in oh! so many ways. Besides the first and most obvious way, namely the iconically tongue-in-cheek names and natures of the menagerie depicted on the cards, is the fact that there seems to be little to no natural progression of the cards, such as is found in traditional Tarot.
Or is there?
The 50 cards can be sorted into four groups, based on the background design. Of course, these groups are uneven.
vortex- 7
plain white- 9
plain black-5 (six if you include Everything's Fine, which is split black/white)
stripes-28
Thanks to this magnificently uneven sorting, I take complete freedom in starting wherever the hell I want to in this process, and continuing forth from there. A card will be picked at random from the deck and expounded upon.
There will be no schedule to this process. This is for fun, not profit.
The journey begins soon. You have been warned.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
INTRODUCTION
Welcome. If you are here, you have a taste for the esoteric, the ridiculous and the sublime. You are aware that the future is bullshit, and that coming events cast their shadows before them, allowing us to see, darkly, through the glass of possibility. You know that symbolism is the universal language, and revel in it's creative use.
You enjoy Arcane Bullshit.
This deck is one of the best fortune telling decks I have ever seen. I love that it doesn't come with a book or instructions. However, I have such a strong reaction and conversation with the individual cards that I began to make my own notes as to their meaning, depth and context.
I am sharing this with you, so you can get in on the fun.
I have no affiliation with Arcane Bullshit in any way other than having a deep love for the deck that they have birthed from their obviously fever-dream-riddled subconsciousnesses. Kudos, fellow travellers.
You enjoy Arcane Bullshit.
This deck is one of the best fortune telling decks I have ever seen. I love that it doesn't come with a book or instructions. However, I have such a strong reaction and conversation with the individual cards that I began to make my own notes as to their meaning, depth and context.
I am sharing this with you, so you can get in on the fun.
I have no affiliation with Arcane Bullshit in any way other than having a deep love for the deck that they have birthed from their obviously fever-dream-riddled subconsciousnesses. Kudos, fellow travellers.
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