Singing Serpent
Powerful transformative imagery blending sensuality, mysticism, and otherworldly lyrical art.
by Eleanor Boyce · 2014
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The record
As an artist and as a mystic, I find this to be a perfect Tarot deck. Eleanor Boyce presents us with a deck of powerful and transformative images that are sensual, edgy, lyrical and otherworldly. She takes us to the liminal realm in which the unconscious flows into awareness. Her beautiful imagery lingers in the mind long after the readings end. The introductory text is as powerful as her drawings: “This deck is not themed beyond all recognition, but rather based firmly in the visual tradition of Tarot, albeit with a unique twist, coil and slither.” ‘The Singing Serpent’ calls to us from a place unknown – mysterious and magical. Like some element of dream or an optical illusion, her images make us aware of what we see and wonder about what we do not. Each image calls to us with the hint of a story suggested but untold. As in any ancient ritual, the power of the masked figures is tangible in these wonderful interpretations of archetypal powers that, to quote Jean Houston, “never were and always are.” The black and white design of this deck is distinctive, the stylized serpent is featured on the back of each card as well as in each illustration of asymmetrical figures. It serves as a
The cards
