The Fountain Tarot, Visual Language for Spiritual Intelligence

I eye-rolled this deck when it launched. Another modern deck that's abstract and OTT difficult. A deck creator that prioritized millennial aesthetics over practical.

I changed my opinion. Put it on the Christmas list. My family made it mine on Christmas.

Its arrival couldn't be better timed. Re-reading Journey of Souls and imagining my reincarnations, examining my Earth passage. Purpose and patterns.No doubt this deck helps guide my gaze. It's a visual language that speaks spiritual intelligence.

Thus far the Moon is my favorite card...gateway and monoliths and 2001 Space Odyssey all lept through mind's eye. Those churning ocean waves renders my subconscious visceral. Eventide drawn with midnight as black as the canvass of my dreaming mind. The portal is dark, ominous yet inviting. It’s not for those who only walk in light, it opens for those traveling into deep, cold shadows.

First Impressions From First 24 Hours with Fountain Tarot Deck

Because the the deck’s imagery is compelling I wished for guidance to understand its colors and shapes and sacred geometries. Instead the guidebook goes the beginner route and sticks fairly close to traditional interpretations of the cards, inspired by RWS and Thoth. The guidebook is a disappointment. It doesn’t rise to the sophistication of the visual language.

No bother. When this happens it results in considerable more work on my end that will ultimately yield a stronger tarot practice between this deck and myself. It starts with daily pulls, continues with practice spreads, and follows with arduous and impatient writing exercises. In a year I’ll have another amazing tool in my toolbox. It was this time last year I received the Tabula Mundi deck. Same rhythm, same timeline. Hoping for a same results with Fountain Tarot as I had with Tabula Mundi.