*The title will make sense by the end…
After my son was born I started using playing cards
as bookmarks because they aren’t as easy for little fingers to pull out from inside the
pages. This lead to a new
obsession of buying interesting decks when I find them. I found a deck of tarot
cards and added them to the collection, but the first time I used one it struck
me that maybe I was playing with something I shouldn’t be. I am not a superstitious person, but I
also like to leave well enough alone.
In the end, I decided to use the cards (I always blindly pick a card
from any deck I use) and took note of which card I used with which book to see
if anything funky came out of it.
Nothing of note physically happened but as I compared the cards descriptions
to the stories they were used in I found some interesting connections (In bold), or possibly just coincidental ones. Casino Royale is my favorite.
I have no idea about the upright or not business, so I will
leave the information for both.
The Year of the Gadfly
- Queen of Cups
Upright - A happy card which indicates balance and harmony,
also symbolizes high achievements made possible by the use of imagination
(Author Jennifer Miller). A woman who is highly imaginative and
artistically gifted, affectionate and romantic in outlook, and creates an other
worldly atmosphere around herself.
A woman who lacks common sense, but is highly intuitive and
sometimes psychic and dreamy (Iris). Atmospheres, other people and events
can easily influence her.
Ill Dignified or Reversed - Fecklessness. A woman who cannot be trusted someone
who is a dreamer, unreliable and cannot be depended upon. She is swift to change her opinions
without reason or good cause. A
woman who is perverse and can be given to hysteria. She may even lead others to destruction in pursuit of
some idle fantasy (Hazel).
Zone One - VII of
Cups
Upright - A need to reflect upon choices (Everyone).
Sometimes too many choices and opportunities are presented, which need
careful consideration if a grave error of judgement is to be avoided. May refer to a variety of choices of
people for example marriage and other partners. The inquirer is faced with
several choices one of exceptional promise but great perception is needed for
this to be seen. This card may
also indicate mystical experience of an inspiring kind (MS after).
Ill Dignified or Reversed - Reliance upon false hopes. Inaction causing the loss of
opportunity. A fear of success
(MS Before). Self-delusion and indecision.
A Casual Vacancy -
VI of Swords
**All of it works!
Upright - Gradual change, movement or travel away form
difficulty or imminent danger. The
solution of current problems. Long
journeys and passage from pain.
Obstacles that are overcome.
Ill Dignified or Reversed - Developments that are
unexpected, temporary relief from difficulties, need for continuing effort and
strength. Once one obstacle is
surmounted another presents itself.
Casino Royale - X of
Wands
Upright - Conduct that is honourable (Bond). Great
good fortune that is now a burden due to it's demanding nature and demands on
time. Diseconomies of scale in
business, a successful pastime that can no longer be administered by its
creator. Lack of social
life due to the demands of a project, job or overtime (Bond).
Ill Dignified or Reversed - A concerted effort to spoil the
pleasures and affairs of others because of jealousy. Treachery (Not telling! – Read the book). An
inability to delegate in a job, leading to unnecessary stress. Lies and deceit used to upset others.
House of Leaves -
Queen of Swords
Upright - A complex, courageous, intelligent woman, who
may well have suffered some deep sorrow or loss (Karen). She is
concerned with attention to accuracy and detail and can skillfully balance
opposing factions to meet her own needs.
She has attained inner wisdom and a sense of truth. The cards is one for women who have overcome
adversity especially at the hands of men, to obtain a state of grace. The
ability of women.
Ill Dignified or Reversed - Sorrow for the sake of
sorrow. A card of wrongdoing as a
reply to adverse circumstances. A
deceitful, sly, intolerant and narrow minded woman, expert in the use of half
truths and quiet slander. A
formidable enemy due to her subtlety and sharp intellect.
Interesting, non?
Love that I picked two queens and no kings. Anyway, I also read a book:
“Ah, children, who want to know what poems mean. They don’t
mean. They express.” Truth
60.12 The White Devil
In most ghost stories the ghost is more of a metaphor than
anything else, but what we have here is an honest to goodness ghost. And he is
pissed. And he brings rats. And it is creepy. That is all.
