Scradam Reads Tarot Vol. 2: Career and Finances for Y.P.

Mr. Scradam crafted the Scrad-Collage Tarot deck based on the design of the popular Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Here is the second recorded reading of the deck using the Celtic Cross configuration. Scradam's friend Y.P. asked for a reading. No specific question was asked. The reading was focused on the general realm of career and finances in Y.P.'s life. If anyone has more experience than Scradam in reading and interpreting the Tarot, he welcomes suggestions and feedback.

Rider-Waite / Scrad-Collage Tarot Comparison: The Devil

I modeled the Scrad-Collage tarot deck after the tradition of the Rider-Waite tarot deck, which was my introduction to the world of tarot. I am aware that there are different traditions and variations, but I am also aware of AE Waite's scholarly approach to researching the symbols inherent in the tarot. I want this to be an academic endeavor, my own approach to understanding tarot, human archetypes, and the use of symbolism in story telling. I thought Waite's school of thought was a great place to start. In the same breath I will once again mention my source for much of my information, the great website "Biddy Tarot". 

The first card placed during my first reading with the Scrad-Collage tarot deck was The Devil. My loose, collage-based interpretation of the Rider-Waite imagery shows a couple, man and woman, flanking the devil that looms above them. They are bound to him like a person bound to their vices, which may not be completely apparent in my card, honestly. Still, I thought it was fun to layer my imagery over my own drawing of a goblin-faced guy projecting out mental energy. In some way this represents, for me, that the devil is an imagined concept. The devil is a dark manifestation of human nature, rather than a physical being. I pulled the devil face from a pack of collectible trading cards, and the people are from a Nightmare on Elm Street trading card .(You might recognize the mom on the left. She was a drunk in the movie! Perfect right?)