*Spoiler alerts :: Kill Bill; Steven Universe. Experience a Thought Contemplation. Meditation. Renunciation. Surrender. Listening is required. The Hanged Man says, Knowledge isn’t free, it requires a sacrifice. The Hanged Man knows your time is a gift. But even more, he calls upon pain for gains. The symbol behind the Hanged Man, his holy halo, […]
Law and Order What is justice? “It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was founded by one of the Roman kings, and god Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented according to the fashion of that age by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place
*Spoiler alert :: Romeo and Juliet; The Lottery; Change is the only constant Que sera, sera. Whatever will be will be. / The Future’s not ours, you see. This, to me, is a wild card. The universe is as the universe does card. The Wheel of Fortune is the gods gambling with your life. In
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*Spoiler alert :: Inside Out; Game of Thrones; Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. Father Time Isolation. Stillness. Solitude. The Hermit holds a lantern with a star trapped inside of it. The Star is of course the Hermit’s deep insight into the nature of the self. He knows what’s really important. In other decks it’s an hourglass
*Spoiler alerts :: Brave; Frozen; Dangerous Liaisons; Game of Thrones; Kill Bill. Beauty and Her Beast The damsel. But not the victim. More like radical softness. Strength is the oxymoronic story of the weak but beautiful prey beguiling the mighty predator into submission. “In many ways, the inner structure of the Beauty and the Beast
War Waging and winning. The Chariot was the tank of the Bronze Age. Novel. Unbeatable. This card is about triumph in war and the power of conflict. Over others, over the self. The Chariot is the triumph of the will. He is war incarnate. “First the charioteer of the human soul drives a pair, and
* Spoiler alerts: Harry Potter. Madness “Love is merely a madness,” quoth the bard. “Sweetbitter,” Sappho had written. Marguerite Duras calls it a sudden lapse in the logic of the universe. Because it’s an obsessive desire for what is missing. “The shame, amorality, and loss of control of the erotic love encounter make it akin
*Spoiler alert :: The Lion King. Tradition The Hierophant is the living embodiment of God. According to Waite, he is “the great truth revealer.” His hand gesture reveals the divine glory of the Lord that’s “in plain sight all around us.” He’s the Emperor’s right hand man. His triregnum represents three different levels of papal
*Spoiler alert :: Steven Universe. The All Father The Emperor is practical. He’s wise. He’s a cold hearted bastard. He’s a war god. The All Father. Thrives on blood sacrifice. All fists and discipline. He’ll fight you for a hill of beans, and he’ll probably win. He’ll then defend that hill of beans to the
*Spoiler alert :: Steven Universe. The Great Mother Goddess The wild feminine. Whereas the High Priestess’s magic is buttoned up, the Empress lets it all hang out. Her tones are warm and inviting, versus cold and austere. She is an afternoon delight and mother to us all. At number three, she is the embodiment of daddy,