The Visual I Ching by Oliver Perrottet

Sometimes I feel like I’m single-handedly keeping my postman employed… I’ve not posted everything he’s brought me of late, but I had to post this little gem (which arrived with something else I’ll post later): The Visual I Ching! It is such a cute little set with 64 mini cards of all the hexagrams, depicted…

Short musings on the Orbifold #4

Ensure actions are grounded, without overthinking the possible results. When action is rooted in being, thought is unnecessary; but when action is simply reactive, the mind is tortured by the results. Reflect upon the emotional impact of action, anchoring the self before action by illuminating the hidden, emotional causes of reactivity. #OrbifoldTarot

Short musing on the Orbifold #3

Turn your thinking around and find untapped emotional strength. #OrbifoldTarot

Short musing on the Orbifold #2

With many opportunities at your disposal, inspiration must meet practicality to complete your goals. Each time these goals are met, however, fresh inspiration is always in the horizon. Just be careful not to let new inspirations obstruct completion of current projects. #OrbifoldTarot

Short musing on the Orbifold #1

Following an inevitable end, be careful not to let the mind become stagnant—especially as discursive thought attempts to distract from loss. Refresh the mind through presence. Let this presence anchor emotional maturity. Use this ending provide new perspective and deeper understanding. #OrbifoldTarot

It reads…

The mind unfolds, then collapses. Unfolds again, and collapses yet again… endlessly.

Presence

Just sit. Just observe. Let the deck of the mind shuffle itself, and see what cards come up. Then, just sit with those, just observe. Let the sensations arise, let the emotions be felt, observe, and just be… #OrbifoldTarot

It’s getting there…

A few sample decks arrived yesterday, and although it’s great to see everything in print, I am glad that I will not be going with this printer. Nonetheless, it’s great to be able to evaluate my design on the physical cards and see how they interact, what things are good and what things can be…