{
"name": "Swamp Tarot",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "Sophie",
"source": "https://sophieren.com/swamp-tarot/",
"repo": "https://github.com/sophiejren/sophiesswap",
"license": "MIT",
"description": "15 archetypes from the bog. A small public-domain oracle deck — drop it into any app that needs a daily card, a decision aid, or a quiet 'I'm stuck, give me a metaphor' button. Each card has a number, a name, a one-line meaning, a paragraph reading, and an inline SVG illustration so the whole deck stays self-contained.",
"schema": {
"card": {
"number": "Roman numeral string (I, II, ... XV)",
"key": "short kebab-case id, stable across versions",
"name": "uppercase display name",
"meaning": "single-line motto",
"reading": "one paragraph of guidance, in second person",
"svg": "self-contained SVG string, 100x100 viewBox, transparent background"
}
},
"usage": {
"fetch": "const deck = await fetch('https://sophieren.com/swamp-tarot/deck.json').then(r => r.json());",
"random": "const card = deck.cards[Math.floor(Math.random() * deck.cards.length)];",
"daily": "const d = new Date(); const seed = d.getFullYear()*1000 + d.getMonth()*40 + d.getDate(); const card = deck.cards[seed % deck.cards.length];",
"by_key": "const card = deck.cards.find(c => c.key === 'heron');"
},
"cards": [
{
"number": "I",
"key": "heron",
"name": "THE HERON",
"meaning": "patience that catches",
"reading": "You are not slow. You are waiting for the fish that the louder ones never see.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "II",
"key": "bog",
"name": "THE BOG",
"meaning": "the work is heavy on purpose",
"reading": "Stuck is not the failure. The pull is the muscle. Walk slower, lift higher.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "III",
"key": "lure",
"name": "THE LURE",
"meaning": "bait wears the face of fortune",
"reading": "The thing that shines may be a hook. Ask who is pulling, not just what glitters.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "IV",
"key": "mirror",
"name": "THE MIRROR",
"meaning": "still water sees you",
"reading": "You came for an answer; you found a face. Look anyway. The face was the answer.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "V",
"key": "frog-king",
"name": "FROG KING",
"meaning": "claim it",
"reading": "The throne is a leaf. The crown is a sound. Take both. No one is coming to crown you.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "VI",
"key": "lily",
"name": "THE LILY",
"meaning": "the offering that floats",
"reading": "Give without proof. The lily has no agenda and still everything orbits it.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "VII",
"key": "fog",
"name": "THE FOG",
"meaning": "you cannot see; that is the answer",
"reading": "Stop deciding. The fog will lift in its own hour. Until then, breathe shallow and stand still.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "VIII",
"key": "croak",
"name": "THE CROAK",
"meaning": "say the thing",
"reading": "The swamp is listening. The frog who calls finds the frog who answers. Silence finds only silence.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "IX",
"key": "tide",
"name": "THE TIDE",
"meaning": "the next you is on the way",
"reading": "Something is coming. Do not name it yet. Open the door wider — that is your only job.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "X",
"key": "moss",
"name": "THE MOSS",
"meaning": "slow growth is growth",
"reading": "One millimeter a year is a kingdom by the time anyone notices. Keep going.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "XI",
"key": "reed",
"name": "THE REED",
"meaning": "bend, hollow, sing",
"reading": "What broke you is what makes you sound. Stop refusing the wind; start being the flute.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "XII",
"key": "snake",
"name": "THE SNAKE",
"meaning": "cunning is not cruelty",
"reading": "Take the long way. The shortcut bites. You are allowed to be patient and clever at once.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "XIII",
"key": "lantern",
"name": "THE LANTERN",
"meaning": "a small light, repeated",
"reading": "Be the firefly. One blink will not light the swamp. A hundred thousand of them do.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "XIV",
"key": "dragonfly",
"name": "THE DRAGONFLY",
"meaning": "transformation",
"reading": "The version of you that flies is not the version that crawled. Stop apologizing for the molt.",
"svg": ""
},
{
"number": "XV",
"key": "stump",
"name": "THE STUMP",
"meaning": "what was felled became home",
"reading": "The thing you mourn is now a habitat. Loss did not end the story; it changed the renters.",
"svg": ""
}
]
}