Tarot Card
How it is structured
You can begin with figures, objects, colors, gestures, and relationships between planes. Afterward, observe which elements repeat or contrast with another card. Identifying the deck's model helps prevent describing an illustration that does not correspond to the present card.
Useful distinctions
A visual description and an interpretation fulfill distinct functions. Seeing a separated figure does not prove that someone is going to abandon you. The reading can explore withdrawal, distance, or searching according to the context, keeping open the difference between image and fact.
A practical example
In the image of The Hermit, the lamp allows describing limited light within a broad environment. A possible association is paying attention to the next step. By uniting it with The Chariot, that attention can relate to direction, without turning the scene into an order.
Bring it into your reading
What detail can you describe clearly before assigning it a meaning?