Today I’m starting a new feature on Tarot Notes in which I share four versions of a particular Major Arcana card, and write a poem that takes us through all four versions. I hope you enjoy!
To simplify the process for myself, I am going to go in alphabetic order by deck. In this post, representing The Fool, we have the Ancestral Path Tarot by Julie Cuccia-Watts (US Games); Tarot of the Animal Lords by Angelo Giannini (Lo Scarabeo); The Animal Wisdom Tarot by Dawn Brunke, illustrated by Ola Liola (Cico Books); and The Animal-Wise Tarot by Ted Andrews (Dragonhawk Publishing).
The Fool
by Zanna Starr
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| Ancestral Path Tarot (US Games) |
Who will read the cards for me
On this sweet September day?
The psychic one,
The caring one
The one who starts with Nothing
And searches for Everything.
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| Animal Lords Tarot (Lo Scarabeo) |
Will she, like the Badger,
Set out on a journey with me?
Leading the way? Following?
Quiet yet fierce.
Digging,
Always digging…
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| Animal Wisdom Tarot (Cico Books) |
Or will she, like the Coyote,
Trick me into straying too close
To the edge,
And in doing so,
Show me courage and wisdom?
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| Animal-Wise Tarot (Dragonhawk Publishing) |
Wisdom or Folly?
Or a peculiar, clever, deceptive
Blend of both?
I enjoyed the poem and the cards ^_^
ReplyDeleteThank you, Helen!
DeleteThe Ancestral Path was the second deck I ever got - love it! And this is a great idea for a series, shall eagerly await the next one :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chloë! I think it will be fun.
DeleteLovely poem, Zanna! And interesting to have two Coyotes ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kerry! I think some of the other animal decks I own use the coyote for The Magician so you may see him again in this series.
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