Dear Everybody,
I appreciate all the emails checking up on me and the progress for the work so I thought it'd be easiest to respond by update. I have not forsaken you! It's just writing a book is much more involved and difficult than I anticipated. Although each card contains traditional meanings those among us who are experienced are already familiar with, the themes and connections I've made require extra attentiveness. So there has been a bit more research involved for each card.
I know I know, I made the card right? I should already know. Not exactly. Much of the symbolism throughout the art process came intuitively, and although the visual connections are spot on, I want to make sure any information I use is correct. There's a lot of different references to animal symbolism, cultural practices, and astronomy. I can't go making up stuff now, lol. So pleaseee continue to bare with me a little longer as I push through this final phase. It's honestly the toughest one so far, but I'd do a disservice to you and this deck if I didn't put in just as much if not more effort than the artwork required.
Thank you so much for your continued patience! I will release an official shipping date once I submit the finished guidebook to my manufacturer. <3
Just as a preview, I've included two (unedited) excerpts from the book:
![4 of Staffs](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/016/601/050/d2d87c42e54da347564311e3620bec54_original.jpg?w=639&fit=max&v=1494358640&auto=format&q=92&s=ffd6452dac8d7319cc6280cb9c53a8a0)
![](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/016/601/033/d888c8ab2689388202ef5aef51af9f97_original.png?w=639&fit=max&v=1494358596&auto=format&lossless=true&s=7b28fc1e449e71508ea2d9b44b50632b)
![9 of Gourds](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/016/601/211/47b84ef1aa3554976e8cb83600b9a4bd_original.jpg?w=639&fit=max&v=1494359229&auto=format&q=92&s=f77cc572b60a4ff2908ee5a1a72183c2)
![](https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/016/601/223/b75990e4519b0c53bab0bf14f3221b61_original.png?w=639&fit=max&v=1494359259&auto=format&lossless=true&s=fc5238f70545c71031c53f70fac0afc4)