The Dancers Tarot Update - The Chariot

[Moti]

Dear friends & fellow photographers,

I want to share with you some of my progress on "The Dancers Tarot",
the Kickstarter project I'm working on. I've got a finished draft
version of the Chariot card for you to see here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600727120/the-dancers-tarot/posts/72265

I've already raised $2300, but I've still got a ways to go to make my
goal of $6500. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing system: I only get the
money that has been pledged if I reach my entire funding goal by June
5th. That's only a month away! At this rate, I need another 130 people
to pledge an average of $35 each. Can you be one of those people?
Backers (at any level) get rewards; for $50 you get a copy of the
completed deck!

You can read all about project here and help out:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/600727120/the-dancers-tarot

The Chariot, chosen at random by my pregnant model was so ideal for
where she is, and simultaneously perfect for this project's
trajectory. Through the process of creating the card in photoshop, I
keep deepening my understanding of its meaning. I was at first a
skeptic of whether the card was right for a pregnant woman to
represent. I've only ever seen pregnant woman portray the World card
(aka: The Universe) or the Empress.

Knowing where you are going and being determined to get there is part
of the clear symbolism of the Chariot. Part of the deeper meaning that
came through to me as I created the image, is the balance between
control and surrender. So important in birthing a baby... or a
project! Letting go and letting the horses/baby direct, even as one
attempts to hold the reins.

There's also something about protection vs. vulnerability that
pervades this image: A naked belly, yet the fetus so protected by the
mother; the protective shell of the manmade chariot cart, yet the
rawness of the horse's energy.

Intuition guides from within. Really, the mother is the vehicle for
this new soul to start its journey and he/she already has direction.
All one must do is TRUST. Coincidentally, the Models tattoo says
"trust." So I'm trusting that whatever happens next in this adventure
will be perfect! I hope to start another image by my next update.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/600727120/the-dancers-tarot

In Gratitude,
Moti Zemelman