Tag: Emperor

Demons, Emperors & Rebels

I’ve made choices about the responsibilities I accept. Once accepted, it’s damned hard to put them down. This may be why I’m disinclined to …

This card makes me a bit uncomfortable. It’s a very different interpretation of this Major Arcana, isn’t it. that Eagle flying in makes me think of Prometheus’s punishment. Then the Rebel himself with his rainbow hair and rainbow cloak…or is that some feathered serpent? At his feet there is a chain with broken links. He could get up if he wanted to. Continue reading “Demons, Emperors & Rebels”

The Tarot Nose

First note is masculine. I mean I smelled M-A-N when I popped the cap on this sample. Not stinky, just-did-150-reps-smell-me man, but earthy, working, honest man.

The Builder by Esscentual Alchemy

The Builder. The Emperor. He who is in charge of a lot of stuff. This is the fourth Major Arcana (or third if you follow the idea that the Fool is neither first nor last.)

Sweating ManFirst note is masculine. I mean I smelled M-A-N when I popped the cap on this sample. Not stinky, just-did-150-reps-smell-me man, but Continue reading “The Tarot Nose”

Musing on the Fool’s Journey: The Fool Meets the Empress and the Emperor

The Fool (Rider Waite Smith)

If you are just joining the Fool in his travels through the Major Arcana, you might like to start with this Fool Meets The Magician And The High Priestess.

Our Fool danced along the path–his little white dog beside him. He liked to turn his head this way and that. He did this as much to see how the trees changed when he changed his perspective as to hear the merry jingle of the bells in his hat.

“Where are you going, Fool?” Continue reading “Musing on the Fool’s Journey: The Fool Meets the Empress and the Emperor”