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by Craig Bak (Editor), Layne Catherine (Author)
There has been and continues to be a fascination with the Tarot.
As an artist who firmly believe that her talent comes from a divine place, a Creative Source, and is a spiritually oriented form of expression, I have been naturally drawn to things on a metaphysical plane all my life. The Tarot has been one of those interests.
The Tarot has been both an intrigue and an inspiration for me as an artist.
"Beyond being a set of symbol-filled images, most decks also serve as a vehicle for artistic expression, and provide ample opportunity for the deck's creator to include their personal interpretation and character while still keeping within the traditional Tarot structure." (Ciri Marchetti, from Josephine Ellenshaw's "Easy Tarot Handbook")
This particular interpretation of the Tarot is my own vehicle for artistic expression and is done in a way that will enable others to join in the creative process with me. Presenting these images in the form of a coloring book will give all of us ample opportunity for such expression. Come, create with me
"The Tarot embodies symbolical presentations of universal ideas, behind which lie all the implicits of the human mind, and it is in this sense that they contain secret doctrine, which is the realization by the few of truths embedded in the consciousness of all." (A.E. Waite, creator of the most popular of the Tarot decks in our times.)
For those of you who wish to challenge themselves on a deeper level that many coloring books may not provide, this series of three volumes, that contain the full deck of both the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana, will delight you.
By choosing your own way to fill each image with colors, you will be participating in that act of co-creation and also honoring the tradition from which these images were inspired. This can become a form of meditation as well as creative entertainment for you as you form your own interpretations of each image by the colors you choose.
"...pictures are like doors which open into unexpected chambers..." (A.E.Waite)
So I invite you to open these pages, these doors, and see what awaits for you within your own marvelous and divine imaginations Color Create And enjoy
