As November begins reminding me of another year nearing completion, I often give this this month a “over my shoulder ” look. It’s a time to reflect, look at the…
In Tarot, the Star is always trotted out as one of the most beautiful cards. Then why, when I see it, doesn’t it make me happy? It could be that the Star is cautioning me that though I will be happy – it’ll be a while and this somehow dampens my happiness. We all need instant gratification. It’s usually super to see the Star coming up for what a romantic partner thinks of you, but that too kind of irritates because inevitably the ones who always think the Star of you are the ones who also keep you at a distance. Like you’re up on some lofty pedestal or something.
In Tarot Saturn is represented by Death. The Fool on his journey sees, rising with the sun, a skeleton in black armor mounted on a white horse. He recognizes it as Death. As it stops before him, he humbly asks, “Have I died?” He feels, in fact, rather empty and desolate. And the Skeleton answers, “Yes, in a way. You sacrificed your old world, your old self. Both are gone, dead.” The Fool reflects on that, “How sad.” Death acknowledges this with a nod. “Yes, but it is the only way to be reborn. A new Sun is rising, and it is, for you, a time of great transformation.”