Tarot cards for my kitty lovers. Each one has a stitch count of 71x121 and is stitched on 36ct Cornsilk Linen from Weeks using threads from DMC

Here is our latest installment in my Cat Tarot Card Series. This cute kitty needs to be careful or he will walk right off the edge of the cliff. His sole companion, a little white puppy, will follow him wherever he goes. Stitched on 36ct Corn Silk linen from Weeks Dye works using DMC threads

The Lovers Tarot Card:

The Lovers card shows a naked man and woman standing beneath the angel, Raphael, whose name means ‘God heals’ and represents both physical and emotional healing. The angel blesses the man and woman and reminds them of their union with the Divine.

The couple stands in a beautiful, fertile landscape, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. Behind the woman stands a tall apple tree, with a snake winding its way up the trunk. The serpent and apple tree represent the temptation of sensual pleasures that may take one’s focus away from the Divine. Behind the man is a tree of flames, which represent passion, the primary concern of the man. The twelve flames suggest the twelve zodiac signs, the symbol of time and eternity. The man looks to the woman, who watches the angel, showing the path of the conscious to the subconscious to the super-conscious, or from physical desire to emotional needs to spiritual concerns.

The volcanic mountain in the background is rather phallic and represents the eruption of passion that happens when man and woman meet in full frontal nudity.