Description

A meeting of the tarot matriarch’s – Queen of Swords, Queen of Pentacles, Queen of Wands, Queen of Cups.

The tarot deck started out as a card deck for a game, and eventually gave way to our modern cards. On it’s way, it was captured by the Spiritualism wave of the 1840s-1900s, and became so much more. This tapestry celebrates that exalted and humble journey, by highlighting the queens of the four suits, jam packed with details about their esoteric symbolism and their eventual practical usage in playing cards.

Sporting a mini tarot spread guide in the center, this blanket is the ultimate tarot-symbolism art piece. Each queen has her elemental (earth, fire, air, and water) associations, animal (birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles) companions, and deeper drives and talents (creativity, drive, communication, resources), as well as the playing card suit they eventually become (spade, club, diamond, and heart.)

Some serious tarot readers may notice that I have the Queen of Swords with a fire motif and the Queen of Wands with an air motif, and take issue. There are multiple lineages of thoughts and witchcraft around the cards, though, and mine is reflected in this art. I intentionally kept the color palettes compatible for any practitioner, though, so it shouldn’t be too distracting if you have them switched in your practice, and you want to use or display this blanket!

This makes a great gift for tarot readers, zodiac and astrology queers, witchy women, hippies, and anyone who celebrates deeply powerful, feminine energy! Great as a present for yourself, too!