This week I'll be working with my new Tarot Leaves
deck. The release of this deck is very timely, as I look out my window and see the leaves falling from the tree in our front yard as I type this.
This morning I drew the Moon, Four of Wands and the Hanged Man. I've been feeling a bit moon-y lately, with the arrival of October and the full moon coming up. I've been wanting to read or watch something somewhat dark and gothic. Today it's even cloudy and rainy, my favorite weather. The Four of Wands is a card that I think of as "home", so next to the Moon, it made me think of a haunted house. The Hanged Man added to the gothic ambiance in a creepy way. After all this ran through my mind, I had to go about my day, so I forgot about it. About an hour later, I was online and completely coincidentally stumbled upon the link to the pilot of the new FX show American Horror Story.
So I watched the pilot episode on the show's Facebook page (here). I can't say whether I liked it or not. It left me unsure. It was a tiny bit over the top. I think I would have preferred it if the scary scenes were more subtle. But there were a few twists that I enjoyed (love the housekeeper angle), I enjoyed Jessica Lange's character, and Dylan McDermott's nude backside wasn't hard on the eyes. So I think I'll have to watch the next episode to see if it's a keeper for me or not. It did leave me curious at the very least. In any case, the cards I drew nailed the theme of the show. A haunted house (Moon + 4 Wands) where multiple murders/suicides occured (Hanged Man) and madness abounds (Moon again).
deck. The release of this deck is very timely, as I look out my window and see the leaves falling from the tree in our front yard as I type this.This morning I drew the Moon, Four of Wands and the Hanged Man. I've been feeling a bit moon-y lately, with the arrival of October and the full moon coming up. I've been wanting to read or watch something somewhat dark and gothic. Today it's even cloudy and rainy, my favorite weather. The Four of Wands is a card that I think of as "home", so next to the Moon, it made me think of a haunted house. The Hanged Man added to the gothic ambiance in a creepy way. After all this ran through my mind, I had to go about my day, so I forgot about it. About an hour later, I was online and completely coincidentally stumbled upon the link to the pilot of the new FX show American Horror Story.
So I watched the pilot episode on the show's Facebook page (here). I can't say whether I liked it or not. It left me unsure. It was a tiny bit over the top. I think I would have preferred it if the scary scenes were more subtle. But there were a few twists that I enjoyed (love the housekeeper angle), I enjoyed Jessica Lange's character, and Dylan McDermott's nude backside wasn't hard on the eyes. So I think I'll have to watch the next episode to see if it's a keeper for me or not. It did leave me curious at the very least. In any case, the cards I drew nailed the theme of the show. A haunted house (Moon + 4 Wands) where multiple murders/suicides occured (Hanged Man) and madness abounds (Moon again).
Deck: Tarot Leaves
(by Beth Seilonen, published by Schiffer)~ Kiki
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Now that it's been going for a while what do you think about it? Personally I really enjoy it, especially with all the subtle and not-so-subtle nods to other horror movies that they sneak into it. Funny thing is I can't think of any other channel where they'd get away with so much without getting censored. It's part of why FX has become my favorite channel. What other channel would have given It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia a shot? Or Archer for that matter. Plus Justified, which is my favorite adaptation of Elmore Leonard's writing yet. This is one of the reasons I'm glad I'm not a DirecTV customer right now. With their contract dispute with Fox Direct is almost certainly going to lose FX, NatGeo, Speed and a bunch of other channels come November 1st. As a DISH Network employee and subscriber I don't have to worry about that since we have a long term contract with Fox but it makes me feel bad for those people who are going to lose all of this great entertainment.
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