Invocation
I · The voice
Pick a style. You can regenerate any card later with a note if you want it to drift.
Warm ochres and storybook symbols — the Rider-Waite-Smith lineage.
ochre, sage, marigold, sky, bone
Confident black ink on bone — no decoration, only gesture.
Mucha by candlelight — flowing lines, verdigris, gold leaf.
Wet ink, candlewax, and shadow — Doré's engravings made tarot.
Starmaps and deep lapis — the sky as an oracle.
Mist and watercolor — a deck dreamed, not drawn.
Take the pen yourself. Describe the voice in your own words.
II · Name + shape
How many cards?
The twenty-two great cards. Ready in under half an hour.
All four suits plus the Majors. A longer summoning.
You can change any of this later.