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It appears the Ender of Olde is returning.

He was merely testing the waters with that post and in his exchange with you, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security; the derisive demeanor and superior attitude we know (and secretly long for) will only intensify as the week progresses as he takes steps to reclaim his former glory. I predict a call out top post before the month is over, Dear God I only pray I am not one of his targets. He will attempt to effect a seismic shift on BOTF; to turn our attention away from the Democratic nomination and back onto our collective selves.

Take cover, Dear Readers.

Body Position: The Emporer

This archetypal ruler is responsible for the positive working out of affairs of a society or community, which are directly proportional to his well being and happiness.

The more enlightenment and cosmic perspective this energy brings, the better life is for all.The emporer archetype masters the world of matter and physical manifestation. When you apply this card to your situation, acknowledge your potentials for mastery.Reinforce a sense of sovereignty within yourself, despite any self-limiting beliefs, habits or appearances to the contrary.

It's clear that you were raised by strong people who taught you the proper use of power.

The card in the Body position points to influences from your personal history, your genetic heritage, roots and background.

The Emperor in this position suggests that early in life you were cultivated by a mentor or teacher whose aura of command challenged you to develop your own strength and authority. This enlightened role model lives in your memory and continues to guide you. You have the intrinsic intelligence and wisdom to know what right action is and how to use it because appropriate values were carefully demonstrated to you.

Review what was passed on to you and determine what your teacher or inner ally would suggest at times like these. It's no accident that you have this archetype built into your personal foundation

Mind Position: Seven of Swords

The Seven of this suit typically refers to mental preparedness, acquired through the use of imagination, including the rehearsing and visualizing of desired results. This card represents the positive mental habits of a natural winner. The image most often associated with this card is that of a canny warrior who has infiltrated into the enemy camp on the eve of a fateful battle, checking out their preparations and stealing their swords. Such a move is guaranteed to demoralize the enemy and undermine their performance in the upcoming confrontation.

Putting it in modern terms, one who draws this card needs to work smarter, not harder. Think long and deep, study all the angles and put yourself in the shoes of your competition. As a result, you will have such a thorough grasp of the whole situation that there will be no surprises -- and no excuses for anything but success. Skillful preparation justifies the optimism of the natural winner

Through self-discipline you have honed new skills of observation and perception; now you know how to come out on top.

With the Seven of Swords in this position, you have cultivated the attitudes, habits and disposition of a winner. You have trained yourself to instinctively notice the opportunity, positive potential or advantage in a situation.

Although this may not be a characteristic you originally possessed, you have disciplined yourself in such a way that you naturally seek out the openings in your life. You have learned to look past all the obstacles and setbacks you encounter as if they were already conquered.

Spirit Position Four of Coins

This suit represents something supportive that is available to you -- whether it be health, some kind of talent, a material or financial resource.

A Four in this suit has been used to express the paradoxical aspect of material security -- the two-edged sword of having been well supported and protected. It sounds completely idyllic until one investigates the real demands that prosperity places upon people -- the pressure of big decisions, responsibilities toward dependants or employees, and even tougher decisions in times of insecurity.

An immature person thrust into such a position would lack the perspective to sensibly assess risks and rewards, would be vulnerable to bad advice or surprise developments, and could even put the livelihoods of loyal assistants at risk. This card also can refer to the subtler dependencies that comfort encourages, allowing laxness and self-indulgence to quietly degrade one's reserve of will.

The character this card represents needs to move slowly and deliberately if change is required, as the consequences will affect more than just her or himself.

Before you assume the mantle of a new generation, do some background investigation and focus on the big picture.
Perhaps what was the domain of your elders or superiors is going to fall on your shoulders.

Whether you feel ready for it or not, whether you consider yourself disciplined enough or not, your mentors, guides and teachers are now passing the tools and responsibility on to you. This is a great opportunity for you if you behave sensibly. Study everything, find out what's already happening at every level of the enterprise and don't make any unnecessary moves until you have the big picture in focus. It is important that you do your homework so you can step into your maturity at this time of transition.

In the English-school decks, we see the image of a person who is stuck in his or her misunderstanding of how the material plane works. He's afraid to let go of his four measly coins, because he doesn't know he has to give in order to get. When looked at this way, this is the card of "poverty consciousness

King of Swords in the Body position

Helped by inspiration from the past, use a higher insight to separate truth from illusion, enthusiasm from intent.
The King of Swords in this position suggests that in your past you have known a person whose wisdom was honed by overcoming challenges with honesty and insight. Remember what this teacher, mentor or role model stood for and adopt that stance.

Let this model of wisdom, equality and clear analysis help you discriminate between reality and all the stories people use in defense of their egos. This person's inspiration is a superb source of inner guidance and courage. Meditating on his or her influence will help give your present life meaning and focus.

Two of Wands in the Mind position

The Two of Wands in this position indicates a need to stop and get your bearings. Your path has seemed erratic and unclear, necessitating new choices every few steps. Make no moves that will produce permanent consequences until you have worked your way through this period of confusion, insecurity and lack of clarity.

Uncertainty will pass and you will see the bigger picture again. If you are patient and sincere, the right path will be revealed to you.

The Two in this suit, often portrayed as crossed wands, imply a deadlock due to energies working at cross-purposes. This could refer to an internal split -- perhaps a duel between optimistic and pessimistic parts of your psyche, for example -- or some situation where you feel "damned if you do, damned if you don't." This could be a standoff with another person or rubbing up against limitations that are currently imposed upon you.

This card points to the possibility of creeping self-doubt -- the kind that arises in a situation where one has bitten off more than one can chew. Give yourself a moment to take in the full implications of your situation. Find your bearings again before launching back into action. Deal with real concerns now -- before they become regrets!

Three of Coins in the Spirit position

When the Three of Coins falls in this position, you are being rewarded and acknowledged for faithful pursuit of your special talents, skills, and gifts. Your work, which will be remembered as visionary, represents the universal principles of beauty and truth. Your inspiration comes not just from your own passion and heartfelt instincts, but is also channeled from a higher source

The Three is traditionally the card of genius. Here we usually see a master craftsman conferring with his masons on the installation of a beautiful stained-glass window in the cathedral. This designer is often likened to Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo, a multi-talented visionary who has no peers in talent or productivity.

The masterwork is being proudly showcased for future generations, as an object of personal and collective pride. On some cards, the genius is portrayed at his studio, alone and burning the midnight oil, in a creative ferment -- driven to draw, paint, invent, or whatever work genius wants to bring into creation. As a subtext to the rewards of genius are the days and weeks of intense concentration it takes to solve the problems that great works entail.

Note to help your understanding: The Spirit position represents insight and overview -- a non-attached, objective, expansive point of view on the meaning of your life. This includes the broader perspective and influence of your conscience, Guardian Angel, inner wisdom.

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King of Cups in the Body position

The card in the Body position points to influences from your personal history, your genetic heritage, roots and background

This card reversed is bitterly holding some grudge or inner hatred--witholding his natural propensity for forgiveness and blessing. This creates an emotional vacuum around him and deprives him of serenity.

His prodigious powers of empathy and compassion are wasted in favor of rehashing the past and feeling sorry for himself. Dispel the storm clouds, admit the hurt, forgive and embrace. Let the sunshine of peace and benevolance back in the picture.

The self-support you have learned truly blesses you for a lifetime. This is a good time to bring those memories into sharper focus and re-acquaint yourself with the inner, wise, nurturing resources you carry within

Six of Cups in the Mind position

The Six of Cups symbolizes nostalgia and its power, illustrating two sides of your nature. When you look back at the past, your emotions soften; you feel tender, open and sentimental. When you look to the future, you know your will must harden; you need to be more powerful, directing the flow rather than following.

In the past, you were younger and lighter. Issues were also less complex and confusing. You were not empowered in the way you are now, however. The present is full of fresh potential while the past is two-dimensional, a snapshot of times gone by. It's fine to enjoy nostalgia and sentimentality, but when you have finished refreshing yourself in the waters of memory, come back to the present with energy for the future, where your scope is so much broader

You can finally close accounts with emotional undertow that has been part of your life. You can revisit wounded places calmly, without the fear that your will be drawn back in.

There is no lingering emotional residue or entranced nostalgia. You have finally digested those past experiences. They can now be put to rest.

The World in the Spirit position

When the World appears in this position, you are positioned to do something beneficial for future souls to enjoy. It may be that you invent a new technology, create an original literary or cultural work or awaken a new art form that stirs the souls of humanity. You are being singled out to affect the evolution of human consciousness.

If the Hermetic axiom is "Know Thyself", this image represents what becomes known when the true nature of Self is followed to creative freedom and its ultimate realization.

The Empress in the Body position

A model of unwavering generosity and love provides you a source of strength and wisdom

The Empress provides us with nourishment and security, sometimes delighting us with flowers and fruit.

She has tremondous power to correct her heedless children. Violent emotions triggered by ignorant and foolish humans. If you feel like being corrective, you are probably justified, but set limits on how punitive you allow yourself to be. You don't want to go to far and destroy all you have taken so much delight in.

Temperance in the Mind position

With Temperance in this position, you are ready to take responsibility for getting well, no matter what it takes. The quest for health could be on a physical, emotional or mental level, or it may have to do with paying off "karmic dues."

The work is to clear up past dysfunction and address entangled emotions. The process will purge the toxic waste of unfinished business that disables you. When you are ready, mix your powerful medicine. This is the right time to start healing yourself.

Metals must undergo extremes of temperature, folding and pounding, but the end product is infinitely superior to impure ore mined from the earth. In this image, the soul volunteers the ego for a cleansing and healing experience which may turn the personality inside-out, but which brings out the gold hidden within the heart.

Three of Cups in the Spirit position

When the Three of Cups comes up in this position, you are being blessed with a period of relaxation and comfortable expansion. You are enjoying effortless growth that comes from feeling secure and natural. You know yourself to be a wanted child in a benign universe. Your ego, subconscious body-mind and spiritual self are harmonizing in a warm embrace.

All this is evolving within an almost effortless moment of awakening. Your total being agrees: "I am loved and give love in return. A lot of things work out well for me. I'm so grateful and I love to share it." What a wonderful awareness!

The Three of this suit is often entitled Consent, or simply Yes. This card resonates with a spirit of agreement, mutual support, encouragement and teamwork.

Often pictured as three women celebrating their connectedness in a dance with lifted cups, it could also be called "sisterhood," a real mutual admiration society. It points to all the benefits of harmonious relationship.

Note: Interesting that all your cards were feminine.

off Washington Square Park. This was, like, forty years ago. I was looking for something on Tarot, which some people I knew thought was tres cool. Besides, The Waste Land and all that.

The single small room had no shelves, no counter, no cash register. Just books stacked from floor almost to ceiling, along all the walls. There was an older guy with a beard, wearing and overcoat and a scarf.

"This is a bookstore?" I blurted.

"You're a customer?" he queried.

"You got anything on Tarot?"

"In which language?"

"English."

"I could order it."

"I'm just in town for the weekend."

"How badly do you want to know about Tarot?"

"It's not that important."

"In that case, I'd try Brentano's." He turned away dismissively.

It was one of the most important lessons of my life.

While shuffling, you're supposed to reverse some of the cards. At the end of the reading, do you turn all the cards right-side-up again, or do you leave them reversed in the deck?

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