The Neonate Tarot

The Neonate is the newborn’s first 28 days, and in this time, the neonate comes into the world and begins to see first in black and white and then is drawn to the intensity of colours, particularly red.  The neonate lives by intuition and is always close to death.  These first 28 days represent their ability to survive in this world.  The neonate fights for life each day and becomes stronger.  These cards are the journey of life, the 22 Major Arcana are each part of that journey. In this Age of Aquarius, this time of change, we now enter a global community that needs a new direction, and the Neonate is a symbol of the birth of this new time.  The neonate also symbolises all of us as we navigate this strange world.

 

From the Creator

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These first ten cards of the Neonate were created, or should I say, born from the small idea that the baby heads would look ethereal and beautific in these images.  They could represent each part of life, with the right symbolism and photography.  The black and white is what the world the neonate sees, and makes these images more powerful with the contrast of light and dark.  Created in a small light box, swathed in black, the neonate evolved through each image and became itself.