When We See You meditates on the Tarot and ways of being: encompassing art- collaboration, workshops, exhibitions, and writing.

Wands, Life & Death

I’m sitting in my secondary school car park, 17 years old and directionless. My girlfriend sits beside me, encouraging me to take an upcoming art college portfolio course our teacher will run after class. As she speaks, I am slowly sketching a tree in front of me. I follow its trunk to its unfurling branches.…

The Fool and the Wisdom of Insecurity

In my early 20s I discovered a book called The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts. Overhearing someone talking about it, I was immediately drawn to its perplexing title. What could be wise about insecurity? What did that even mean? At the time, I was in a threshold space, leaving behind my teenage years, about…

A Reflection On When We See You

Six months ago I was invited to Torino, Italy, to take part in a project called Luck Upside Down/Quando La Fortuna É Capolavolta at Studio Abra. I was asked to show some of the cards that were made for When We See You, as part of a larger project that featured a group exhibition and…

The Devil, suffering and Ashtanga Yoga

In many spiritual traditions, the idea of suffering is often seen as a gateway to liberation. In Sanskrit this is known as Duhkha: Pain, suffering, distress, disease. The awareness of suffering in the body and mind, or the onset of crisis is very often a necessary catalyst for change, ‘the crack that lets the light…

The Moon, Ancient Astrology and Intuition

When we see you In a silver reflection Dogs howl to raindrop tears To connect, to be lost. to change ~  A crayfish is lying still in a calm body of water. A dog and a wolf are nestled between two towers. A moon above is reaching the center of a beaming sun as large…

Temperance and the Edge of Yin Yoga

Some years ago I was introduced to the practice of Yin Yoga. In a mostly silent room I was guided into postures that were held for long periods of time, with little movement. Being used to a more energetic, flowing approach to Yoga, these postures seemed simple and insignificant at first. However, several minutes into…

The Wheel of Fortune

When we see you  We spiral A goblin wheel spins on a dark blue sea. ~ To be surprised, to be stuck, to repeat. A yellow wheel turns on a blue sea. On its spokes are three mischievous goblin-like creatures and animals. They are falling, climbing, and sitting, each at different places. The wheel is…

The World

When we see you We are protected By a bird and an angel, a lion and a bull ~ To be whole, to be complete, to be realised A woman hovers in a bounded blue garland. One foot raised and crossed behind the other, she holds a cup and wand in her hands, as a…

Death

   ~ When we see you We pass To the black soil of purple hands ~ To disintegrate, to churn, to sprout A flesh and blue coloured skeleton scrapes a blade across the black ground. Feet, hands, bones and severed heads are left in its wake. From the black soil tufts of purple and yellow…

The Tower

When we see you We are shaken Trembling on a ground of waves ~ to upset, to reveal, to liberate A cascading Tower looms tall. A lightning bolt cracks a hole through the sky. The crowned roof comes falling off. A man dances on his hands. The Tower is perhaps the most feared card in…

The Lovers

When we see you We are chosen The diamond sky is full of arrows ~ To relate, to decide, to be torn Three figures stand enmeshed behind a brilliant white sky. A tangle of coloured robes and arms push and pull in different directions. There is a young man in the middle and a young…

The Chariot

When we see you  we are ready following blue horses under stars ~ To be confident, to be guided, to face A young man stands in a chariot. They are drawn by two blue horses and carry a wand in hand. They look ahead, under a veil of stars. The man in the chariot looks…

The Magician

When we see you We become Changing pearls to half moons ~ To create, to combine, to play. A Magician stands at a table, surrounded by loose, unfurling flowers. An array of tools, cubes, and half moons are spread out before them. They look back, remembering something. In their hand is a yellow pearl. They…

Strength

When we see you We release Opening pain to the wind. To open, to resist, to express. A woman holds a lion’s jaw under a yellow sky. She wears floral string across her head and a white gown that descends to the floor.  The lion looks up, licking her wrist, teeth gnarled.  Her expression is…