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IV The Emperor
This card is
where the Mary-el Tarot began. I don’t recall why exactly I
chose to begin with him 5 years ago, but I can tell you what he
has meant to me since.
When I first
painted him I stood back and said, “Yes, I think I can make a
whole tarot deck.” He gave me the initial confidence and push I
needed to start this project that, unbeknownst to me at the
time, would take over a huge part of my life for years to
come. Since then I have used him as a standard for the style
and quality I have hoped to achieve throughout the creation of
this deck.
But he means
more, too. Since the beginning I have felt the presence of the
Emperor inspiring me, spurring me on, and providing a yang
influence to my yin, hopefully with the end result being a very
balanced tarot deck in its male and female energies.
I consider him
the Patron, Co-creator, and the “el” half of the Mary-el
tarot.
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