20 - JUDGEMENT(Elpis & Pandora)"In A General Context, The Judgement Tarot Card Can Indicate That You

20 - JUDGEMENT (Elpis & Pandora) "In a general context, the Judgement Tarot card can indicate that you and/or someone you care about are being judged too harshly by others. It can also indicate that you are judging people harshly or making snap judgements yourself. Alternatively, Judgement can also be an indication that you have achieved a level of clarity and composure that allows you to calmly evaluate yourself and your choices in order to make positive decisions. You have come through your past karmic lessons with increased self-awareness and you are allowing healing to take place so you can move forward in a positive direction. If you have a big decision to make when this Major Arcana card appears, use the karmic lessons you have learnt from the past to help you make the right choice.  Judgement upright can represent a legal matter or court case being resolved. If you have acted honourably and told the truth, this matter should be resolved in your favour. If you have been dishonest, don’t expect things to go your way. You need to clear your conscience and try to make amends for your misdeeds. This Major Arcana card can also signify being separated from someone you love by an ocean or sea. You can expect to be reunited with them soon when it appears. It can also indicate homesickness." "In a general context, the Judgement Tarot card reversed can signify that you are allowing fear and self-doubt to hold you back from making the decisions necessary to move forward in a positive direction. Now is the time to take action. If you delay you may lose the opportunities available to you. Alternately, this Major Arcana card in a reversed position can be a sign that you may be refusing to learn the karmic lessons of the past. Or you may be reproaching yourself for past mistakes so much that you are unable to see the lessons to be learned from those mistakes. Judgement reversed can also be a sign that you are taking your focus off your own shortcomings by being overly critical of others or engaging in malicious gossip. This will only lead you to trouble, try to put the focus back on fixing the issues in your own life rather than judging other people for their mistakes. It can also indicate that others are being overly judgemental or critical of you or blaming you for something that wasn’t your fault. Don’t let those people influence your decisions, rise above the drama and focus on doing what you want to do. Judgement reversed can also indicate that a legal matter or court case will be resolved but in an unjust or unfair manner." - TheTarotGuide.com

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This was the sixth card in my tarot card project lineup, and just by looking at it, you can tell I was being crushed under the stress of the deadline which is a shame because I really did like the idea of it x-x

Elpis and Pandora are two ocs I made for an original Persona story idea I had, and in short, their deal is that they were created by the goddess of divine order to debate over whether humanity deserves redemption, or damnation. Shenanigans ensue and Pandora ends up winning the debate and is awarded the persona Nike, and thus proceeds to herald the events that kickstart the problems plaguing the story.

As for Elpis, being the loser of the debate, the god of divine order makes the move to destroy them, however, they are rescued at the last second by the Velvet Room and becomes the Attendant to the Wildcard who will be embarking on the journey to tackle Pandora's shenanigans. Throughout their journey, Elpis will be learning about humans and what makes them so nuanced so that when the day comes for them to face Pandora again, they will be ready.

I was thinking about why Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond is so hated.

The obvious answer is because of the horrible things she did.

But the other diamonds did horrible things too…worse things even.

Pink abandoned Spinel, which is wrong, but Spinel was planning to kill every living thing on Earth to spite the son of a person who was no longer even alive. Yet, no one talks about what a monster Spinel is.

So many Steven Universe characters have hurt people, but we forgive them and are happy to see them redeemed.

So why not Rose?

Then, it hit me: because Rose’s redemption arc is told to us in reverse.

The first time we see Rose is toward the end of her life when she is pregnant with Steven. We see her appreciation for life and how full of love she is for Greg and her future child. She’s willingly sacrificing herself to bring a new life into the world.

But then, we start learning who Rose used to be, all her mistakes, all the people she hurt.

The loving mother in Steven’s video becomes a distant memory.

For those of you who hate Rose, imagine her backstory unfolded a little differently for us.

We’re introduced to Pink Diamond: she’s spoiled, bratty, immature, irresponsible, and inconsiderate.

She throws temper tantrums when she doesn’t get her way.

Not exactly an endearing character, right?

But one day, her tantrum injure Pink Pearl, her best friend. From that day on, she keeps everything to herself. Now we see her dealing with a consequence of her bad behavior.

Then we see how she’s abused by the other diamonds. We start to sympathize with her.

We see her try to save Earth. We see her trying to do the right thing for once.

But it backfires horribly.

She spends the rest of her life trying to fix it, but she can’t.

She meets Greg. Here is where Rose has the most emotional growth as a character. She learns what is truly means to be a “real person.”

Finally, she grows such an appreciation for human life, that she decides to sacrifice her form to bring her son into the world.

The reason Rose is so much more controversial than other characters who have done problematic things is because her story is told in reverse, her redemption comes across as a fall from grace.

But there are plenty of characters who have a fall from grace who are still not as controversial as Rose. The reason why many people are less sympathetic to Rose is because we never see how Rose reacts to her mistakes. We never get much insight into how Rose feels about herself and the things she’s done. We get small hints:

For everyone who hates Rose, I get why. But I think we need to remember who she became instead of who she was.

8 - STRENGTH (C.A.S.T.O.R.)

"The Strength Tarot card is the Major Arcana card of inner strength. It represents mastering raw emotions in order to bring calm to yourself or a situation. It is similar to the Chariot in that it represents overcoming challenges. However, the Strength card usually refers to inner challenges. Overcoming the obstacles we face in relation to our own doubts, fears and anxieties. In a general context, this card indicates that you are learning to master your fears and anxieties, to be courageous and daring. You have all the skills you need to be successful, the focus now is to conquer your inner worries and believe in yourself. Take the time you need to master your emotions, be patient and compassionate with yourself and you will find new confidence in yourself and your abilities. Strength, as well as being representative of taming your emotions, can also represent taming someone else’s wild ways. This is not done by trying to dominate the other person but by gentle coaxing, positive reinforcement, encouragement and compassion." "When the Strength Tarot card appears reversed in your Tarot reading, it indicates that you are not tapping into the inner strength you have. It does not indicate a lack of strength so much as it indicates that you are letting fear, anxiety or low self-esteem paralyse you. Now more than ever you need to summon your inner resolve and self-belief to pull you out of your current situation. You have the strength you need to get over your obstacles. You have simply lost touch with it and that disconnection is leaving you feeling weak, vulnerable and lacking confidence. Focus on the positive, stay away from people who make you feel inadequate and spend time with people who build you up."

-TheTarotGuide.com

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For my senior year high school art project, I only had to make a minimum of 7 artworks so you can bet your bottom dollars that I skipped a bunch. Chronologically, this one was the fifth card I made, and since I was approaching the dreaded due date, I think you can tell that I skimped on some details due to the stress, yet somehow, it ended up as one of my favourites XDD

The character in this card is a FNAF oc of mine, and back then, they're story is that they're an animatronic built by Vanny (I created this oc for an original FNAF location before SB was released) to kidnap children and bring them to a secret lab or work area that she has in this amusement park she works at, but after Castor kidnaps and accidentally kills the park owner's son, Vanny ends up high-tailing it out of there and locking away Castor in the lab. Somehow (I don't know how yet), they end up gaining a consciousness and with the help of the ghosts of Vanny's victims, they decide to go after her and get revenge, or something, lmao.

9 - THE HERMIT ("Nyx Zacarias") "The Hermit Tarot card in an upright position generally indicates that you are entering a period of soul searching, self-reflection and spiritual enlightenment. You may find that you need time alone to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, to remove yourself from the daily grind in order to discover your true spiritual self, contemplate your existence, your direction in life or your values. The Hermit can also indicate isolating yourself or withdrawing into oneself in order to recover from a difficult situation. This Major Arcana trump card can suggest that you may be going through an anti-social phase where you just don’t want to interact with people as much as you normally would. The Hermit is wise, mature and knowledgeable and may be an indication of someone seeking the services of a counsellor or psychiatrist. This is a time to focus on yourself and meet your own needs." "The Hermit Tarot card reversed suggests that you have withdrawn too much from the world or are becoming too reclusive. Solitude might have been necessary or good for you at one point but The Hermit reversed is telling you that it is time to come back to the world and the people around you. Taking time for soul-searching and self-reflection can be a great thing in moderation but too much can be damaging. At some point, you do need to draw a line under things and move forward, this Major Arcana card in reversed position indicates that now is that time. It can also indicate that you may be feeling shy or apprehensive about being in social situations. Don’t be afraid to get back out there. Alternatively, The Hermit in reversed can indicate that you are avoiding self-reflection completely as you are afraid of what you’ll discover if you look inside yourself. It can be an indicator of becoming too fixated with someone or something or too rigid and restricted in your views." -TheTarotGuide.com —————————————————————————————————

I believe this was either the third or fourth card I made chonologically. Although Nyx's design was probably my least favourite (mainly because I had to make it all up on the spot XPP), the background of this card is one of my favourites just because of all the things I was able to draw! Fun fact, all the plushies you see in the image are plushies I actually own in real life ^-^

If I could go back and redo Nyx' design, I think I definitely would have put them in some kind of nightgown with one of those cute robes like what the protagonist of the Polar Express wore, and maybe a pair of cute slippers or socks as well :))

The connections between the meaning of the card and the character I used is a little loose, but basically, Nyx is one of my Identity V ocs who, in their backstory, used to be a kid named Shukria before shenanigans happen and, like a Steven Universe unfusion, splits and becomes two entities named Nyx and Erebus, with Nyx representing the heart and Erebus representing logic, or something.  In order to protect themselves as a whole, Erebus seals Nyx away in an alternate plane of existence called 'Lethe's Realm' in order to ensure that they as a whole could never be emotionally hurt ever again... and stuff... at least until Nyx gets invited to the manor lmao. Nyx and Erebus' character song would be 'Hello my Old Heart' by The Oh Hellos.

Here's another thing I made for a school assignment, but unlike the tarot which were for high school, this one was a university project X)) The premise of the assignment was to make a one-page comic with no dialogue.

It's kind of Third Life SMP fanart, but not really. I guess it's more of my own twist of the end of Scott's episode 7. Basically, what happens here is that after Jimmy died, Scar and Grian accompanied Scott to his funeral and argue on whether Scott will stay in the fight against Dogwarts or not, but turns out they don't have to worry about that, because now that Jimmy's been killed in the fight, Scott's more determined than ever to avenge him.

Originally, I had the idea of colouring this after I turned in this version of the comic to my uni, but considering the way I lined it to incorporate the translucence of Scott's cloak, I don't really feel like it anymore XPP Scott's design was one made based on pictures of Elven wedding attires I found on Pinterest. Scar and Grian's (lol Grammarly wants me to correct it to 'Grain's') designs are by Pitruli on Tumblr (pitruli.tumblr.com/post/682436…) (tho I did tweak it a bit for simplification and because I wanted Grian to be an avian and Scar a vex uwu) But yeah, for what is technically my first finished comic made in the span of a week, I'm pretty proud of it ^u^

Sadly, because I don't have the drawing saved on my computer anymore, I had to save my comic from deviantart and now it's all pixelated x-x

So here's the link to the comic on Insta since it's much clearer XDD

Gog I would love to see a fic of this :uu

uhhhhh idfk. personas your omori

(the story and their specific roles change in each game, but their arcanas always stay the same)