Contemplative Tarot

Kat Black has produced a couple of truly beautiful tarot decks. Her latest, a musical deck, Tarot of the Troubador takes a creative and original approach by pairing each card with a song.

It’s a distinctive system, and one that invites a different kind of engagement with the cards. While the musical layer didn’t immediately resonate with me, I’m curious to spend more time with it, and I encourage you to explore her work directly. It’s a thoughtful and visually striking deck.

Here is how this spread reads when interpreted through the lens of the Eilat Tarot:
Living inside a change that has already occurred, while understanding catches up.

1. The Root: your past, foundation, or current subconscious energy.
Nun - Death (Scorpio) Smell 
The Path Between Connection and Persistence
What passes through change. What remains.

2. The Path: your present challenge, action, or immediate focus.
Nine - Night of the Mind (Connection יְסוֹד)
Rest denied from within. Troubling thoughts brought honestly to prayer.
(Tribe of Zebulun, Gemini, month of Sivan)

3. The Destiny: Your outcome, future trajectory, or the lesson to learn.
Kaf - The Empress (Venus) Life and Death
The Path Between Persistence and Overflowing Love
Life in passing. What continues.

This is the kind of clarity the Eilat Tarot is designed to offer: reading not for prediction, but for the structure of experience.