Arcana series | Cupid's Bow by Shena Tarie
The Story of
The Lovers, Strength & The Fool
Exolore the classic stoires of The Lovers, Strength, and The Fool through mythology, symbolism, and shared reflection. Rather than definitions or predictions, this story invites participants to encounter tarot as a living language—where meaning is shaped through story, perception, and lived experience.
A Tale As Old As Time
Tarot cannot be fully taught through words alone.
Its symbols live through myth, image, culture, language, and—most importantly—the lived experience of the person encountering them. Meaning is not fixed; it is shaped by perception.
Cupid’s Bow explores this truth through story. Beginning with the myth of Cupid’s bow, whose aim was impossible to ignore once released, we follow a symbolic story of choice, presence, and movement into the unknown.
DIVE INTO THE THEMES OF
The Lovers
We begin with The Lovers, not as romance, but as choice. The Lovers represent the aim of the bow: where desire, values, and alignment converge. Through shared reflection, we explore how choice is formed—and what it asks of us.
Strength
Next, we enter Strength, the capacity to remain present with intensity without becoming violent toward it—or toward ourselves. Strength teaches restraint, courage, and inner steadiness. Reflection and conversation invite participants to meet power without force.
The fool
We close with The Fool, often misunderstood as recklessness or naïveté. Here, The Fool becomes movement: the willingness to step forward without certainty, carrying trust rather than guarantees.
About the author
Meet Shena Tarie
Shena Tarie creates curated storytelling experiences rooted in archetype, symbolism, and lived human experience. Her work uses tarot not as a tool for prediction, but as a narrative framework for exploring the patterns people live inside and the choices they make within them.
With more than twenty years of experience working with tarot, Shena approaches the cards as a language of meaning rather than belief. She engages tarot in the same way one might approach literature, mythology, or psychology, as a symbolic system that reflects how individuals navigate change, power, desire, responsibility, and becoming. What interests her most is not what a card is said to mean, but how its story reveals itself in real life.
Her background bridges both analytical and intuitive disciplines, shaping a teaching style that is grounded, accessible, and reflective. Rather than offering answers or prescriptions, Shena creates space for recognition. Moments where something quietly resonates, unsettles, or clarifies without force. This is where learning moves beyond information and into embodiment.
Through Arcana: A Storytelling Series, she hosts evenings that feel more like conversations than performances. Each gathering is intentionally paced, thoughtfully sequenced, and designed to stand on its own. Guests are invited to listen, reflect, and engage in a way that feels natural, without pressure to share or perform.
At the heart of her work is symbolic and relational literacy, the ability to recognize meaning as it moves through story. When people learn to see archetypes clearly, they begin to notice them everywhere, in books, films, relationships, and their own lives. That recognition subtly changes how choices are made.
Shena is also a member of the Rhythm & Resonance Collective and co-founder of Scarlet Thread Society, where she collaborates with her partner Sam to create experiences centered on connection, curiosity, and depth. Together, they design gatherings that are intentional, well held, and respectful of the inner lives of the people who attend.