Tarot comes out of the shadows and into the suburbs to bring comfort

[emad]

Tarot comes out of the shadows and into the suburbs to bring comfort in an uncertain age
By Terry Kirby Chief Reporter
09 October 2004

The Independent

In the mysterious world of tarot, all is not as it seems - the Death card is about transformation and the infamous Hanged Man simply represents a need for re-evaluation. But, whatever people learn from their tarot, one thing is clear: at a time of global uncertainty, growing numbers are turning to it for enlightenment.Twenty years ago, tarot cards could only be bought from specialist shops, where they were surrounded with a certain ritual and mystique.

Today, cards can be bought in the high street from Waterstone's, WH Smith's and online from Amazon, while New Age and spiritual centres around the country offer tarot readings. tarot parties, like Tupperware but without the plastic, are now common in the suburbs.

This weekend, the first British conference of tarot experts opens in London, designed to exchange ideas and explore different aspects of tarot, such as its links with astrology and kabbala, the Jewish mystical system, and the role of women in its symbolism.

The organiser, Kim Arnold, a professional reader, said: "Although it is very difficult to quantify, tarot is becoming more and more popular. It's coming out of the shadows and we want to take some of the hocus-pocus out of it.''

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My own Morgan-Greer deck continually throws up the 10 of Swords and Justice for Bush and Blair

[Cerridwen]

1. Wow, thanks for this post.

For those maybe not so in the know, yep, includes moi.

Please explain the 10 of swords and Justice interpretations. If you don't mind.

Thank you.

:hi:

[emad]

2. Well, it ain't that good for Junior and Poodle, kinda cataclysmic

and terminal I'd say.

Ten of swords means finito, goodbye, au revoir, the end. Nothing reversible about it, do not resusitate, re-incarnate or pass "go".

Justice: the eternal Lord of Karma weilding the sword of equanimity. A glyph for the astrological sign of Libra whose month is NOW.

Taken together I would say the message is pretty clear: it's over for Poodle and Poodlemaster.

[Cerridwen]

3. That's what I thought.

Thanks for the Libra reference; that'd be my Sun sign, Cap ascendant, I forget my Moon right now.

Luxury lover, meet pragmatist.

I'm not too conflicted

/twitch /twitch

Thank you.

[emad]

4. Serendipity! Sun Cap, Libra rising......

moon in the 5th conjunct venus....sun in the fourth conjunct mercury.....

must make sense I suppose?

Like your luxury lover meet pragmatist, glad it's not the other way round!

[gpandas]

5. tarot=mumbo jumbo

[Cerridwen]

6. "Man created the supernatural

to dignify his own limitations"

Author unknown but I'd love to find it.

[On the Road]

7. I Love the Tarot

This is what I consider the best tarot site on the web:

http://www.learntarot.com/

I generally do the Celtic Cross, and have always found something striking and fascinating in the results. It forces you to look at your life through a different lens.

[On the Road]

8. Justice and the Ten of Swords

are pretty heavy cards for this situation. Very interesting and a bad omen for Bush.