Category Archives: Life Lessons Tarot (Major Arcana)

The Tarot Of Shane Koyczan’s Anti-Bullying Love Poem ‘To This Day’

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A Canadian poet by the name of Shane Koyczan posted an animated spoken poem called ‘To This Day’ to YouTube a week or so ago which has gone viral. It deals with the profound and lasting impact bullying at school can have on the individual. This is an issue which has impacted my immediate family in a profound way over the last couple of years and is close to my heart. I’m going to examine the Tarot of the poem which you can find on my Facebook page or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE1Y2vGVcxw.

Knight Swords

Knight Of Swords: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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The Chariot: The Horse Riding Card

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The Chariot

It’s kind of obvious isn’t it? That The Chariot would be associated with riding a horse. I mean, take a look at the picture. A man is being pulled along in a chariot. Yair, sure, he’s being pulled by two sphinxes instead of two horses but same diff. Sphinxes, horses, tomaetoes, tomartoes.

I’m not a big horse rider myself but I went for a trail ride this afternoon in preparation for a longer trip I’m planning to do up in the mountains later this year. And what I noticed as I was riding was how it was a constant battle of wills between me and the horse. He kept shaking his head, trying to loosen my hold, and I kept reining him in, pulling him back under my command.

And that’s how The Chariot experience feels. You are trying to gain control of a situation through pure strength of will. Whether it’s you versus a horse or versus your parents (this card equates to the late teen years) or you in the workplace or you in a new relationship.

Can you think of any other examples?

Judgement: The Tarot Of Homosexuality

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Judgement

Wow. I feel like I’ve bitten off a big topic today. But as The Fool would say, ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway.’ I usually try to steer clear of controversy but the Judgement card always brings out the heaviest subjects to deal with. And if this blog is to fulfill its mission to discuss all aspects of Tarot then occasionally I’m gonna have to stick my neck out. Gulp.

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The World: For When Life Feels Joyful!

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Well here’s a news flash that got my heart dancing. Forget about politics and shit…

A gigantic herd of dolphins has been spotted off the San Diego coastline. The phenomenon called a ‘super pod’ is about seven miles long and five miles wide. Which is a little bit mind blowing for someone like moi. I get excited when I see one dolphin in the wild let alone 100,000. It’s like Dolphin Convention 2013 out there. Apparently the super pod is is a rare but noted event which takes place at sporadic intervals for no apparent reason. Dolphin experts have just been shaking their heads with embarrassment when asked to please explain this behaviour.

You can view footage of the super pod taken from a tourist boat on my Facebook page or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZbA421hIhs. The boat captain said he’s never seen anything like it. To quote: ‘They were coming from all directions, you could see them from as far as the eye could see. I’ve seen a lot of stuff out here. But this is the biggest I’ve ever seen, ever.’ When an old sea dog is gob-smacked it stands to reason that the rest of us should stand up and pay attention. Something truly miraculous has occurred. And when you watch the footage I’m sure you’ll agree. There’s something incredibly joyful about watching dolphins at play. Puts me in mind of this Tarot card…

The World

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The Tarot Of Translation

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I’m currently working on an Italian translation of a brochure for my sister (hmmm, should be doing it right now in fact.) Years ago I lived in Italy for awhile and when I returned home I taught the language for ten years. Stretching my Italian thinking skills again has got me contemplating the Tarot of Translation. What cards in the Tarot deck might represent this act?

The first that comes to mind is this one…

2 Wands

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The Sun: Growing Into The Person You Always Should Have Been!

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The Sun

‘Growing Into The Person You Always Should Have Been’ is the title of a newspaper article I read today in the local rag written by one of my favourite social commentators, a woman by the name of Wendy Tuohy.

In the article she explains this is a direct quote from David Bowie of all people, the once-upon-a-time glam rock god who has morphed into a content homebody. Continue reading →

Gotye Remixed: The Hanged Man & Page Of Swords Reversed

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GotyeThe video link I’m giving you today is a YouTube parody of the Gotye song that’s been a worldwide hit. Instead of singing ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ the Gotye character in the clip sings ‘Some Study That I Used To Know.’ His point being that he learnt lots of stuff at school he’s now forgotten. As he says, ‘Why did I have to learn this stuff? It has never come in handy, never used it for nothing.’

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