This presentation explores tarot card decks as powerful visual systems that live between sacred imagery and artistic expression, serving as both a spiritual tool and a dynamic storytelling medium. As visual texts, the cards tell universal stories: of growth, loss, transformation, discovery, love, and death, that are constantly reinterpreted by artists who call on their own cultural and lived experiences to develop the visual lexicon of their tarot deck. After learning more about the long history of tarot imagers and artists who create them, attendees will be invited to reinterpret a card from the Major Arcana—the 22 tarot cards representing archetypes and life stages. Participants will be guided through the process of creating a card of their choice, incorporating their own cultural, spiritual, and personal symbols. This activity offers a fresh perspective on cultural reinterpretations of universal stories through visual language.
