Cardinal air: speculation, madness, atmospheric strangeness.

Much of the transformation of the game from mundane to numinous is achieved through the intervention of a sudden moon in cosmic magenta which changes the landscape entirely.

Cardinal air: chaos magic, willpower, telepathy

The aerialist reminds us of the possibilities of this card, just as the telepathic lamb controlling the swords above her head: it is possible to wield mass, force, and energies that feel chaotic in the service of a singular goal.

Cardinal air: eye of the storm, altitude pressure, inner strength.

It depends on your mood as to how you might interpret the storm clouds.

Cardinal air: big mood, the mundane sublime, weird landscapes

Weird landscapes tell us so much about making the hidden aspects of life visible, and, about our interconnectedness with the natural world.

Cardinal air: Bonds, Promises, Endurance

This is the engine of storytelling – in any story, there is a winnowing of options, a set of choices that become a single choice. This is what makes the story resonate – we can feel the experience of the characters as they grapple with what we must, every day.

Cardinal air: zone rites, magic, intensity

What happens within the zone can be wild, magical, and sacred, so long as it is protected by the power of a safe container.

Cardinal air: curiosity, meandering, surprises.

The work exists because of you and your unique understanding of the world you are creating, so how could it ever disappear?

Cardinal air: mycelial networks, field notes, fungal categories

In The Museum of Atheism, each chapter begins with a description of the fungus that has taken over the town of Rosewood, where the action happens. These descriptions act as field notes about real and imagined fungal forms

Cardinal air: hoodwink, meditation, play.

This scene could be from a play or a photoshoot. The figure could be sitting for a portrait, or waiting for a lover to release them from a game.

Cardinal air: initiation, commitment, artistry.

Every artwork requires both sacrifice and desire.

Venus and the Moon.

Cardinal air: wild foxes, psychedelic spores, freezing air.

On Christmas night, a small girl is crowned at a pageant, before stumbling into the snowy darkness, alone, to meet her greatest fan

Cardinal air: signals in the dark, secrets coming to light

A creative block is so often about being in the liminal space where something new is waiting to emerge.

Cardinal air: lightning knowledge, shock of awareness, excitement, fear.

The restless prickle of adolescent longing led Izzy beyond the invisible boundaries of the forest, and into a drinking game that had bloody consequences.

Cardinal air: new ideas, pleasure, play, obsession

Scheele’s Green: the story of arsenic-laced wallpaper and the most gorgeous colour ever to exist.