Prelude: Unshuffled Divination
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“Look deeper into my crystal ball” said the old woman with her warty hands pointing at me. “Oh, why yess… I see great things for you in the future”. She didn’t break eye contact for a second and reached into her robe and pulled out a deck of playing cards.
“Spades, Go-Fish, or Rumi?” I inquired sarcastically. She stopped and looked at me with a certain distain as if I was the weirdo in a purple robe, candles, eerie Spotify playlist of low thunder and howling winds. “What?” I asked.
She rolled her eyes and let out a soft “Ugh”, as if she had herd that joke a million times. She started shuffling the deck. I knew it was Tarot card because that’s what most mystics go towards in their first step into the occult and mysticism.
“What is your question, my dear child?” She asked with conviction. Her eyes deadlocked with mine. Little did I know, I was about to ask the question that would change my life for good.
But First…
My dear reader,
Allow me to explain what Tarots are if you’re unfamiliar. Tarot (tarocchi) was a mid-15 century Italian card game and fortune-telling or divination. The standard modern tarot deck is based on the Venetian or the Piedmontese tarot and consists of 78 cards divided into two groups: the major arcana, which has 22 cards, (or trumps), and the minor arcana, which has 56 cards.
These cards are allegorical illustrations provide insights into your life, emotions, and choices, offering guidance on personal growth, relationships, and decision-making.
And they can be read two ways, Reversed and Normal. Reading tarot cards involves understanding the 78-card deck, interpreting card symbolism, and using spreads to gain insight into questions or situations.
But I’m not going to tell you how to read them. Instead, we will embark on a journey that explains what each card means by referencing them in a story. Yes, true stories with a little bit of exaggeration and whimsy.
Tomorrow, you’ll read about the Fool and his quest to divinity. The stories I’ll share may induce feelings you never thought you had… question morals you didn’t know you broke… and make you reflect on your own life.
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Ric Forbes
Written by Ric Forbes with first-hand expertise. AI tools may be used for research and drafting assistance, but all content is reviewed, verified, and published by the author.
