Time...(no not the song)

Social psychology class is now over, and I've made some time to devote to the deck. Several people have been asking about it and when it will be available. And still, I am not really certain. If I can keep a good pace of working on it a few hours a week, it could be anywhere from 6 months to a year.

So far, there are 7 cards I've spent the day making serious improvements to. I've also been able to darken the indicators around the cards, which is what was bugging me for the longest time. I've added indicators to the Gathering card and modified its symbol to better represent its meaning. I've also added indicators to the P.L. card (code for those who have had a reading before!).

While 16 cards will stay as they are, revisions still need to be made to 20 cards. I'm trying to be as enthusiastic as I can be right now *grin*. Good news is that some of these improvements will not take long, now that I've learned much. However, some will require some ingenuity and improvisation, and it might take days rather than hours to improve one card. I've saved the Reunion card for last, because this is the one card that needs the most work so far.  Aside from this, I do not even want to get into discussing the manual.. because it needs a lot of updates. So far, it is a good 40+ pages in Word that does not include the new cards or the updated ones.

In any case, I'm pleased to report that things feel like they're coming together. I will be printing the new cards in the coming day or three, along with that missing life areas card (improved), and will be trying them out.

Wish me luck and stay tuned!!

Too Excited I Forgot the Title...

So over the past week, I've made and settled on some revisions to the deck that I can say I'm happy with. I used good-old fashioned bitmap to redraw (refine) some of the symbols, and Illustrator to smooth them out with the trace feature. And no, I didn't have to, or want to use any other tools!

The cards I've made improvements to are Transition, which has a more thicker line to it; Longing, these lines were straighten up a bit, the Man and Woman cards, which now include 'both' and 'neither' glyphs in addition to the sun (yes) and no (crescent) ones. So I'm excited. I also figured out how to line up all the glyphs so they are level at each of the four corners. The Path card was also refined in its appearance and meaning. It is similar to the Wheel of Fortune in Tarot or like the Key in Lenormand: it appearance signifies an open door that presents a golden opportunity when upright, none or delayed if in the inverse. This is in addition, to it's original meaning of having a clear head (when upright). Bear with me as I still discover this creation ;)

There are still many in the deck that need a lift. This week I may also be unveiling some new cards I mentioned in a previous post and see how well these do at the reading forum. I have decided to continue working digitally from this point on, but if there is a need to switch back over to a real pencil, then I may do so and see if I can actually get away with it. Below are the new Man and Path images.

In the meantime, I have been really enjoying the process unfold, solving puzzles around the creative process.  I am also looking forward to showcasing new versions of the cards this weekend at the forums.

And of course, none of this would be possible without those who gave all their great feedback! Thank you!!

Please check back for more updates soon. Thank you for reading!!