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DARK FOLIO PRESS
Monsters, Myth, Magic


The Manticore
From The Beastiary! The Manticore of myth: A lion- like gigantic beast with a human face, three rows of teeth, blue eyes complete with a Scorpio tail, armed with deadly barbs that can fly like arrows against it’s enemies. The platform she stands on is carved with the various names she’s known by: MANTICORE - MARTICHORS - ANTHROPOPHAGON - THE MANEATER She roars, showing off her teeth. Within the lower medallions of an ornate frame is Hall on one side and Oats on the other -
S.R. Laing
Jul 121 min read


The Calf Of The Deep
The Calf of the Deep appears as something long hidden surfacing. The mirrored pool becomes the place where awareness encounters itself through reflection. The wonder is not so much what is being reflected but the experience of awareness, meeting itself.
Like the creature gazing into the well, this card reminds us that the unknown is often looking back at us with the same curiosity we bring to it.
S.R. Laing
Jun 262 min read


THE CYCLOPS AS ARCHITECT
Here the Cyclops is a custodian of a forgotten civilization. The monuments have fallen into ruin, yet he continues to walk the ancient paths beneath Orion and the turning heavens, tending his flock and keeping the old measures.
His singular eye is a symbol of perception and focus, to remind us that every enduring work begins by observing the world as it truly is.
S.R. Laing
Jun 264 min read


The Oracle of the Harpies: Finding the Pearl Hidden Within the Wound
What happens when a wound remains unresolved, when a story is interrupted, when something precious has been lost and cannot simply be restored by conventional means? A Different Kind of Oracle TRY IT OUT ❤️ Click to Enter The Oracle The Harpies of Greek myth are remembered as winged monsters who snatched away food, carried off the guilty, and appeared wherever disorder and violation occurred. In the oldest stories, the Harpies are also forces of revelation. They disturb what
S.R. Laing
Jun 123 min read


Codex Tritonis - Forensic Mythology
Sample of Codex Tritonis and the Hidden History of Medusa, the Gorgons and Athena herself.
S.R. Laing
Apr 231 min read


Finding Bigfoot by Moonlight
I started by chasing Sasquatch across the Pacific Northwest in Tableau, and ended up tracking the moon.
S.R. Laing
Feb 253 min read
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