SHADES & SHAPES

SHADES & SHAPES:

i made these cards in 1994 as an art project. they seem to be a psycological rather than fortune telling tool. i was chatting to xaotica on AIM a couple of weeks back and her tattoo jogged my memory, so next time i visited my folks i went into the loft and dug them out.
the spread is not entirely correct as two or even three(!) of the same card can be loaded at once, but i suppose this could a feature rather than a problem.
also, i'm afraid the red and orange cards are hard to tell apart on a vdu, i'll get round to making them more discernable at some point.

SOME INITIAL GUIDELINES

SHADES

RAINBOW

party animals,wise,creative,spiritual,peacemakers, socialites,fashionable,mindful,understanding,joyful, moody

RED

gregarious,warm,concerned with justice and equality, violent tempers,emotional,homebirds

ORANGE

sociable,warm,concerned with humanity,angry,refreshing, cautionary,bittersweet

YELLOW

fair,easily hurt,bright,shy,sharp,liberal

GREEN

calm,nature lovers,gullible,relaxing,practical,nuturing

BLUE

cool,sexy loners,sad,soulful,disiplined,selfish

INDIGO

dark,loyal,compassionate,unsociable,brave,serious, romantic

VIOLET

catholic,beauty lovers,trustworthy,ritualistic, passionate

LIGHT/WHITE

religious,short memories,belief in collective freedom, faith in human nurture,attractors,not animal lovers, forgiving, strict, ordered,thin skinned,scientific, hard

CLOUDY/GREY (these are jokers and are never used)

wary,troubled,indescive,confused,cynical,wise,old, peaceful,light(i.e.not heavy),spiritual,observant, educational

DARK/BLACK

religiously unreligious,long memories,belief in individual freedom,faith in human nature,reppellers, animal lovers,unforgiving,lax,chaotic,thick skinned, artistic,hard

CHEQUERS/GAME

areligious,game players,dualistic,detectives, knowledgable, troublelovers,fascination with the bizarre and unusual, suggestive,risk takers,movers and shakers,psychological, hard

LIGHT/WHITE POLKADOTS ON/IN DARK/LIGHT

ex-chequers,fed up with games,love their enemies, facilitators,like a simple life,optimists,hard to get to know,guarded,countryside lovers,dancers

DARK/BLACK POLKADOTS ON/IN LIGHT/WHITE

ex-chequers,love games,love their enemies,facilitators, like a complicated life,pessimists,easy to get to know, upfront,city lovers,singers

SHAPES

HEARTS

generous,friendly,emotional,humanistic,romantic,youthful thoughtless,easily hurt,sporty,art critics,nurses,music lovers

STARS

popular,show offs,confident,winners,teachers,leaders, musicians,comedians,attractive,immature,distant,hurtful, smart

MOONS

intellegent,psycological,fans,imitators,peacemakers, students,actors,writers,observant,youthful,knowledgable dreamers,artists,thoughtful,shy,easily led,dependant, serious,travellers

PLANETS

leaders,capitalists,friendly,clever,good under pressure, attractive,have gratitas,homemakers,mature,pragmatic, sensible,art lovers

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR USING THE CARDS

'which card do you find the most attractive/repellant?'
'why?'

'which card best describes you?'
'why?'

'which card would you like to be?'
'why?'

'which card do you think best descibes me?'
'why?'

'pick two cards that go together well'
'why?'

'having read the initial guidelines what does this card say to you?'