Metal Dessert

A background image for my boyfriend's new red-with-silver-trim laptop.

3 of Pentacles

Completion of labor. Pride, wealth, conceit.

2 of Pentacles

Strength, domination, boldness, courage, shamelessness. The swiftness of lightning.

4 of Cups

The seeds of discontent lie in happiness.

6 of Cups

Harmony, well-being. With a tinge of nostalgic innocence.

10 of Cups

Permanent and lasting success and happiness, inspired from above.

8 of Pentacles

Too much force applied too suddenly. A very rapid rush, but quickly passed and expended.

Swiftness, rapidity, courage, boldness. Theft and robbery.

YOU GOT THE POWER-UP.

Debauchery, decay. Lost in impossible dreams.

Boi-Bumbá

Garantido and Caprichoso. Which side are you on?

8 of Cups

Indolence, stagnation, decline. The party's over and the headache sets in.

7 of Swords

Futility.

3 of Wands

Material work, construction, building. Craftsmanship.

"Something has definitely been done." - TAC

2 of Cups

Harmony, pleasure, mirth, subtlety.

Marriage.

10 of Swords

Ruin, imprisonment, the downward spiral.

Three icons (February)

Three icons for one person, shown at twice their intended size.

4 of Pentacles

Rest after labor; pastoral life. Completion.

7 of Wands

Promises of success unfulfilled.

3 of Cups

Abundance. Pleasure. Love overflowing.

3 of Swords

"There is an intense lurking passion to create, but its children are monsters. ... Secrecy is here, and Perversion." - Crowley

Featuring a sort of guest appearance by Brian Harp's 'Seera'.

5 of Pentacles

Strife, rashness, cruelty, violence, lust...

Queen of Swords

The Queen of the Thrones of Air.

Intensely perceptive, keen observation, subtle, quick and confident: often persevering, accurate in superficial things, graceful, fond of dancing and balancing.

If ill dignified, cruel, sly, deceitful, unreliable, though with a good exterior.

8 of Swords

Too much force.

snowblind

This image turned into the title page of a brief, cryptic comic. See it <a href=http://egypt.urnash.com/Comics/snowblind/>here</a>.

8. Fortitude

No column stands alone.

Ace of Cups

Water in its most secret and original form. Fertility, beauty, pleasure, happiness. Productivity.

Ace of Pentacles

Will and Fire. Force.

6 of Swords

Golden Dawn: Earned Success
That Asshole Crowley: Science

I chose Crowley's reading for this one.

99 of Pentacles

One of the things any artist doing a Tarot deck in this day and age must ask herself is "How can I update this 15th-century creation to reflect modern times?". This is my humble contribution for a much louder age: each suit has a 99th card, without the intervening 11-98.

The 99 of Pentacles - or Coins - is the Lord of Every Extend. It is in the house of Virgo. In divination, when upright, its meaning is <i>A FREE MAN!</i>. Inverted, it portends the loss of all your power-ups.

14. Temperance

Air and sea, crowned with mixed essence. Spirit and mortal.

...for terror is Thy name

An invocation, an offering.