Alternative ideas for the Minor Arcana?

[The Suckling]

Here are some of my ideas. Bear in mind the deck I want to make completely transcends all culture and time.

Wands
Candles
Cigars
Forks
Arrows
Fire Crackers

Cups
Spoons
Actual Hearts
Baby Bottles
Tears
Eggs

Swords
Feathers
Pinwheels
Scissors
Knives
Insect Wings

Pentacles
Plates
Tiles
Blocks
Beans
Bones

[Twilight Garden]

I think the "kitchen witch" idea could be cute using the forks, spoons, knives and plates or something along those lines... hee hee But when making a deck you have to put a lot of thought into the symbolism behind the art. Like, in your mind how do you see the forks and wands going together? I'm not disagreeing with the choice, just curious. :)

[The Suckling]

Well, I think forks are an obvious phallic symbol, which makes them perfect for wands. If you were to group the Forks, Spoons, knives and plates, don't you think they'd be the best correspondent? I do :)

I know some of my choices are better that others, but I think most of them are pretty good and will work well for my deck. Do you have any alternative objects?

[Twilight Garden]

Originally posted by The Suckling
Well, I think forks are an obvious phallic symbol, which makes them perfect for wands. If you were to group the Forks, Spoons, knives and plates, don't you think they'd be the best correspondent? I do :)Definitely. I think it's a neat idea. You could totally run with something revolved around the kitchen. The cooking and preparing, serving, dining, the cleaning afterwards... all aspects of it. That to me is how any "theme" tarot works.

You have alot of other neat ideas, too. I just focused on one by accident. ;)

[GDA]

I've read somewhere that wands represent the transformation of thoughts into actions. When I think of this, I would suggest pens being a possibility (not a typo: PENS :))

Since swords can represent letting one's emotions get the better of them (in a bad way)- I think needles or thorns could be possibilities.

Cups can represent joy and merriment -- I may be way off but maybe pipes (snoking pipes) which can represent joining together and making a pact.

Pentacles usually represent money in the books I've looked at, but I think they can just be stars.

Anyway, just a few random thoughts.

GDA

[tarotbear]

In the 'Alice in Wonderland' tarot they used Peppermills for Wands, Oysters for the Pentacles, Flamingoes for the Swords, and Mad Hatter hats for the Cups.

Can't read a damn thing with that deck!

[Flaire-FireStar]

:lol: That sounds like an interesting deck, Tarotbear.. I'll have to check it out. ;)

[Silver Venus]

I think all your ideas are so great!
..I just dont have any of my own :crazy:
Maybe cos Im such a tradionallist and cant switch of the norm..