Ursi's Eso Garden

Welcome to the home of the 8-bit Tarot! The illustrations are based on the classic Rider-Waite tarot, generally considered the de facto standard among modern tarot decks.

These cards are being designed at a resolution of 88x152 pixels, using the standard MacOS palette.

Cards Finished: 57
Cards Left to Go: 21

What’s the difference between Yijing and I Ching?

'Yijing' is the more modern pinyin transliteration of the two Chinese characters, 'yi' (change) and 'jing' (book or classic) that used to be represented in the old Wade-Giles system as 'I Ching'. Mandarin (putonghua) pronunciation of both – since they are merely alphabetic variants of the same Chinese characters – is 'ee jing' rather than 'eye ching'. Some diehards still refer to the text as 'Yi King', which often reflects that their interest stems from the works of Aleister Crowley, who used the James Legge translation (Peking was always pronounced Beijing in China).

Similarly, 'dao' is the pinyin equivalent of 'tao' and more accurately reflects how it is pronounced. The Daodejing for instance is the Tao Te Ching. Dao is the same character as the Japanese 'do' in judo, kendo, meaning 'way'. The Japanese Samurai code of bushido for example means 'way of the warrior' – in Chinese bushido is wushi dao, a 'wushi' these days being a person good at martial arts (wu as in King Wu, the martial king, and shi as in 'army', the tag of hexagram 7). 'Dao' is the character on the right of the three at the top of this page, the other two being 'yi' and 'jing'. By 'Yijing Dao' I do indeed intend to imply a martial arts approach to Yijing.

Yijing Dao - Calling crane in the shade by Joel Biroco.

A very exciting Daoist experiment!

jTarot

'jTarot and Runes' will do a "reading" for you at any point you feel you might need some advice. The reading consists of displaying a certain number of cards in a certain order and then describing what these cards mean. You then must take the desciptions of the cards and try to apply the meanings of the cards to your present situation or problem.

'jTarot and Runes' is free software and it should work on most any computer and operating system. That includes Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 95,98,me, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris and most any other unix based system.

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You can also have the same Tarot readings that you get with jTarot on your on your mobile telephone or mobile device.

Tarotpedia is a site created by the Tarot Community, for the Tarot Community, but also as a resource for those unfamiliar with Tarot who are seeking to understand the history and usage of these wonderful decks.

As such, it is a collaborative venture, every member can edit existing material, or add new information. This is not a "typical" website where "someone" is presenting information.. instead, it is a new type of site that allows all members to update the content and participate in the growth. The goal is to create a resource where information about all things Tarot has been collectively brought together from members all over the world. This is our site, its success depends entirely on its members.

Online Encyclopedia of Tarot: Tarotpedia
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The great luminary shone with an intense heat upon the large golden heads of sun-flowers.
And I saw a naked boy, whose head was wreathed with roses, galloping on a white horse and waving a bright-red banner.
I shut my eyes for a moment and when I opened them again I saw that each ray of the Sun is the sceptre of the Emperor and bears life. And I saw how under the concentration of these rays the mystic flowers of the waters open and receive the rays into themselves and how all Nature is constantly born from the union of two principles."

Our own, however, are chiefly of continental origin, while, so far as it is possible to speak with any positive opinion upon so dubious and involved a question, it would appear that the French systems are largely particular to themselves, subject of course to the fact that proceeding in all cases on certain general principles, to that extent they may be said to derive from one another, or at least from a common root. I have selected for inclusion one system which -- although it first came into notice at the beginning of the nineteenth century -- is likely to be new to my readers.

Why (not) color your own tarot cards? Certainly, there are literally hundreds of decks available, already in full color- why go through the trouble?

Simply put, it is by far the most effective way to become familiar with the complex symbolism of the Tarot deck.

Carefully coloring your own cards will allow you to see every detail, helping to develop the intuitive insight that is neccessary to fully realize the potential of you cards. The deck you create will be unique, unlike anyone else's- it will have your personal stamp on it.

This feature includes all instructions for printing and coloring your own set of Tarot cards, including two sets of black and white card graphics. Choose between the 1910 Coleman-Waite or the beautiful Vacchetta deck of 1893. Both decks have been updated and modified for easier coloring.