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Order and mysticism are strange bedfellowsby ~anonbea

Traditional Art / Drawings / Illustration / Conceptual

_{There are two things I think you should know about this whole situation.
One, that the Tarot thing, how it started, was my mothers doing.
Though I suppose it would have happened nonetheless.
Perhaps.
And two, the tarot card known as Death is not the worst in the deck.
Oh no.

He was born with autism, though it took a few years to diagnose when his mother finally got worried about how little attention he paid to hearing his name. He was disinterested in most things, only seeming to float along on an eddy. It was only when he was five and saw his mother and auntie indulging in a little mysticism with a pack of worn Tarot cards, that something caught him.
It was something, while whimsical, solid and ordered; 78 cards, 14 in a suit, page, knight, queen, king. And of course then there was the major arcana.
They could be rearranged, shuffled but then structured into different forms. Idea into fact. It was almost mathematical.
As soon as she saw the joy on the boys face, his mother snatched the cards from the table and showed them to him one by one, explaining each meaning, each myth.
It was the Queen of cups, with her soft loving gaze that taught him to smile.

This fellow still doesn't have a name, suggestions are welcome. This is an idea for my final project. I wanted to do something based on autism and mythology.
ALL MINE}

~somersaults Mar 8, 2013

this is so deliciously good, and the little snatch of story made me want to read more

~anonbea Mar 11, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Oooh dankeshun! I really liked this idea, i may carry it on through at one point

~bleueapple Mar 7, 2013

Oh! Don't know why, but I especially like this <3

~anonbea Mar 11, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

The concept or the art?
Thankyou hun!

~girlontheroof Feb 16, 2013 Traditional Artist

alecto (unceasing), aidan, damon (to tame), endymoin ( to dive in, to enter) ?

~ToThoseInterested Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I love your stories just as much as your art. :3

~anonbea Feb 17, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

THANKYOUUU
That's what I aim for c:

~EspanaGirl25 Feb 16, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

I find it stupid when people assume that the card Death means something bad and horrible when usually means a 'death' of a habit (that's usually bad for you) to make way for something good :/

~anonbea Feb 17, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

I know, but people assume so.
ten of swords is pretty devastating

~Qwatters Feb 15, 2013 Student General Artist

Man, this hits me hard- my older brother has aspergers. Truly a beautiful image and story.

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