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tarot4fun
29-01-2009, 08:10
Round #2 ... What historical event am I thinking about?
Mystery History: A game of historic events.
Welcome to this tarot game where you must guess an historic event. It can be a one day happening or a longer event. It can be an invention that changed history, or a discovery that made it.
Rules:
1 tarot card minimum. You may add oracles or another divination method if you feel like, but you must provide your interpretation of a tarot card. Interpret dates, cultures, persons, characteristics involved, etc
The host of the current game must be sure that the chosen historic event is universal, so it can be guessed by anybody, having in mind that members of Aeclectic come from different countries all around the World.
The host must provide feedback about the posts, like we do in "mystery person" and "use your powers for good".
The participant who wins will host the next game.
If in 5 days no one has guessed it correctly, the host of the game can determinate from the participants the closest guess to have a winner and a new game.
And the most important rule... Have fun!!!!!!!!!The second game begins NOW! :D
...pulling three cards from the herbal deck...
Temperance-Queen wands-Page wands
On the faces of these cards are two women and one child
the herb shepherds purse on the page card brings to mind lost sheep....... perhaps a lost or kidnapped child...or which mother may claim guardianship....hmmm
The page denotes movement...lol, i can't get kidnapping out of my head.
tarot4fun
29-01-2009, 08:37
Hi Albedo~ :)...pulling three cards from the herbal deck...
Temperance-Queen wands-Page wands
On the faces of these cards are two women and one child
the herb shepherds purse on the page card brings to mind lost sheep....... perhaps a lost or kidnapped child...or which mother may claim guardianship....hmmm
The page denotes movement...lol, i can't get kidnapping out of my head.The image you described with the faces is interesting.
You have picked up on some of the feelings~
No kidnapping.
EarthFaery
29-01-2009, 09:21
Devil/Fool
Well, the first thing I notice is dark to bright light and emerging new and different. Does this have something to do with caring for the body? Like the stomach up to the chest, hunger, cold, or maybe an illness. The Devil~looks like something had to come to a stop, people had to stay away or wait a bit, held back for some reason. They may have been trapped with no way out but I think this is because someone or something is holding them back, not by their choice. I don't feel warm and fuzzy here! I feel anger and frustration, and fear, this could have been due to someone elses carelessness.
Queen of Wands and Pents/6 of swords
There were women involved or effected a lot, they're friends or at least friendly, they might share a certian bond. It looks like they are looking back at something to check on it, fearful and worried.
Thanks for the new game T4F :)
tarot4fun
29-01-2009, 09:33
Devil/Fool
Well, the first thing I notice is dark to bright light and emerging new and different. Does this have something to do with caring for the body? Like the stomach up to the chest, hunger, cold, or maybe an illness. The Devil~looks like something had to come to a stop, people had to stay away or wait a bit, held back for some reason. They may have been trapped with no way out but I think this is because someone or something is holding them back, not by their choice. I don't feel warm and fuzzy here! I feel anger and frustration, and fear, this could have been due to someone elses carelessness. Everything you say is SO appropriate for the event/situation except~
Not really due to human carelessness.
Queen of Wands and Pents/6 of swords
There were women involved or effected a lot, they're friends or at least friendly, they might share a certian bond. It looks like they are looking back at something to check on it, fearful and worried.This all makes a great deal of sense as well.
Thanks for the new game T4F :) You are welcome! This is a very good read! :D
W:bugeyed:W
You all are as blistering fast at this game as you are with the Mystery Person!
Someone should start a list for all the "used" events to go in... like what's being done for the Mystery Person. I'll link to it in the Games Index.
:love: Sheri
franniee
29-01-2009, 11:01
OK I am going to use a brand NEW deck - Paulina - let's give it a spin. :D
Mystery event.
Queen of Cups - ships? a queen - columbus and the Nina Pinta and SAnta maria?
5 of cups.... Queen Isabella was a tough one... could still fit.
Ace of wands - new adventure! There is this huge owl.... knowledge and chance, courage and a little magic and luck.
Base: 2 of pentacles.... he is balancing himself on his unicorn while he is juggling 2 pents.....and galloping through the surf....
These cards are beautiful but very busy!! I am still sticking with Columbus.... or an explorer.
:heart:
tarot4fun
29-01-2009, 12:10
Thanks for playing Franniee~ :DOK I am going to use a brand NEW deck - Paulina - let's give it a spin. :D
Mystery event.
Queen of Cups - ships? a queen - columbus and the Nina Pinta and SAnta maria?There were ships in this area.
Ace of wands - new adventure! There is this huge owl.... knowledge and chance, courage and a little magic and luck.The owl would have been significant to the people here.
Magic tied into some to the religious beliefs.
Courage was needed.
Base: 2 of pentacles.... he is balancing himself on his unicorn while he is juggling 2 pents.....and galloping through the surf.... ”galloping through the surf” -there were horses and surf.
Also this could depict the feeling of the event.
These cards are beautiful but very busy!! I am still sticking with Columbus.... or an explorer.
:heart: The word ‘busy’ has been used as part of the description of this event.
Interesting comments! I will come back to this one~ ;)
Three more cards from the herbal deck...
Empress- 6 wands- 10 wands
Here I see jealousy or a need to conform...the Empress, young, attractive, has a duty or guilt placed on her...she should be like others (6 wands) ....the 6 and 10 are portrayed by men, possibly with an envy of what the Empress is capable of....or fear?
Now I have an idea but I really don't see the 10 wands in play except for the man on it....perhaps a burden of duty to cleanse his town of witches...so I will guess...
The Salem Witch Trials?
EarthFaery
29-01-2009, 21:05
I'll go with the sinking of the Titanic
WW
You all are as blistering fast at this game as you are with the Mystery Person!
Someone should start a list for all the "used" events to go in... like what's being done for the Mystery Person. I'll link to it in the Games Index.
Sheri
Great idea! Thanks Sheri :)
celticnoodle
29-01-2009, 21:51
History Mystery #2. Using the Q&E deck.
2swords, 2cups, 4swords rx
seems like in this history mystery, someone (or some group) had a major decision to make regarding their beliefs. not necessarily spiritual beliefs though. next to the 2 of cups it would seem that the 'two' were trying to work together. a compromise of some sort between them. I'm thinking two countries. the 4 swords rx indicates that a time of unrest.
again I can't help but to think of either a war between two countries or a major upset between two groups-such as voting rights for women in the US, that sort of thing.
will go and read everyone else first to see if I'm close or way off. :)
tigerlily
29-01-2009, 22:25
RWS deck
Magician Rx
Page of Swords Rx
10 of Discs (yes, yes, I know, Pentacles! :D) Rx
Wow, that'S a tough one! 10oD Rx: Many people were affected negatively; since it's earth element, either financially or physically. Loss experienced on a great scale, like a national trauma.
PoS Rx, the hill he stands on looked like a wave at first glance. I feel regret, looking back with sadness. Feeling exiled. His pose mimicks that of the woman in the 10oD. It seems he is looking to that woman in particular.
Don't really know what to make of the MAgician Rx, so drew a clarifier card:
9 of Discs - someone on the forum mentioned seeing her as a "kept woman", that was the first thing that flashed up with this card. Women seem to be the focus of the event somehow.
Sorry, my intuition has taken its day off :(
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 00:18
Albedo, I realized that I forgot to tell you in your earlier reading~
Movement is a key word.Three more cards from the herbal deck...
Empress- 6 wands- 10 wands
Here I see jealousy or a need to conform...the Empress, young, attractive, has a duty or guilt placed on her...she should be like others (6 wands) ....the 6 and 10 are portrayed by men, possibly with an envy of what the Empress is capable of....or fear?
Now I have an idea but I really don't see the 10 wands in play except for the man on it....perhaps a burden of duty to cleanse his town of witches...so I will guess...
The Salem Witch Trials?Not any of this, but you have brought up an appropriate image, just not witches~
Cleanse is an interesting word, but I don’t think it will help you guess the event.
Keep up the good work, you are picking up on images and feelings! :)
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 00:22
I'll go with the sinking of the TitanicGood guess, but not this~
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 00:41
Hi Celt~ :)History Mystery #2. Using the Q&E deck.
2swords, 2cups, 4swords rx
seems like in this history mystery, someone (or some group) had a major decision to make regarding their beliefs. not necessarily spiritual beliefs though. next to the 2 of cups it would seem that the 'two' were trying to work together. a compromise of some sort between them. I'm thinking two countries. the 4 swords rx indicates that a time of unrest.
again I can't help but to think of either a war between two countries or a major upset between two groups-such as voting rights for women in the US, that sort of thing.
will go and read everyone else first to see if I'm close or way off. :)Interesting- 'beliefs' could be decisions; there were two ways of thinking during the event.
There were two countries, wars and compromise; this has nothing to do with the event, but does give a hint to the location~ ;)
‘Unrest’ is good on several levels!
Not war or anything about rights and such.
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 00:57
RWS deck
Magician Rx
Page of Swords Rx
10 of Discs (yes, yes, I know, Pentacles! :D) Rx
Wow, that'S a tough one! 10oD Rx: Many people were affected negatively; since it's earth element, either financially or physically. Loss experienced on a great scale, like a national trauma.This is spot on!!! Excellent!
All correct- except the event was local, not national.
PoS Rx, the hill he stands on looked like a wave at first glance. I feel regret, looking back with sadness. Feeling exiled. His pose mimicks that of the woman in the 10oD. It seems he is looking to that woman in particular.All so appropriate. Your description of the hill, the feelings, Excellent!
Don't really know what to make of the MAgician Rx, so drew a clarifier card:
9 of Discs - someone on the forum mentioned seeing her as a "kept woman", that was the first thing that flashed up with this card. Women seem to be the focus of the event somehow.
Sorry, my intuition has taken its day off :( Hmmm, everyone is picking up on women~
There would have been kept women, and well kept wives, also some influential and independent women.
Most excellent read TigerLily! :D
NorthernTigress
30-01-2009, 04:34
OOO! A new game. Let's see what the Gilded has to say
Who/What: Five of Wands / The Lovers
Where/When: Four of Wands / Death
Why/How: King of Wands / Temperance
Wow. All wands and majors. Something extremely important, that involved action.
The Five of Wands combined with the Lovers makes me think of a conflict between former allies. Or maybe the Lovers were the source of the conflict?
Four of Wands combined with Death: this took place at a time of change, after a period of long stability.
The King of Wands combined with Temperance. This event happened because a leader could not find balance or compromise.
I'm almost tempted to draw extra cards on this one, but I think that would just muddle me up further.
I'm going to wait for further input before guessing.
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 05:15
OOO! A new game. Let's see what the Gilded has to say
Who/What: Five of Wands / The Lovers
Where/When: Four of Wands / Death
Why/How: King of Wands / Temperance
Wow. All wands and majors. Something extremely important, that involved action.Wands and Majors- Very Relevant! ;)
The Five of Wands combined with the Lovers makes me think of a conflict between former allies. Or maybe the Lovers were the source of the conflict?This event does not involve allies or conflicts.
Four of Wands combined with Death: this took place at a time of change, after a period of long stability.EXCELLENT cards for this event.
And you are right, there was a period of re-stabilization, recouping so to speak, before the event.
The King of Wands combined with Temperance. This event happened because a leader could not find balance or compromise.Not really- the event was not the result of a leader’s actions.
I'm almost tempted to draw extra cards on this one, but I think that would just muddle me up further.
I'm going to wait for further input before guessing. Thanks for playing~ Keep ‘em coming! :)
tigerlily
30-01-2009, 06:36
Okay, this wouldn't leave me alone, so I drew some more cards and I have the crazy idea that it's the great famine in ireland, leading to the emigration of many many Irish to the states. Here's how:
Who acted: Justice Rx / 5 of Wands
Irish population and English rulers didn't get along too well...
What action: 2 of Wands / Fool Rx
Looking westward, taking a leap
Who was affected: 10 of Cups Rx/ Moon Rx
The community, the families, especially the older generation (Moon = ancestors) that was left behind
What was the effect of the action: Lady of Wands / the World
boldly going to the New World
I'm using the Anraths Tarot, which is basically the RWS with additional female courts - Ladies are the female Knights, MAidens female Pages, making 86 cards)
I'm probably way off, but boy, is this fun!
TL
tarot4fun
30-01-2009, 07:40
Okay, this wouldn't leave me alone, so I drew some more cards and I have the crazy idea that it's the great famine in ireland, leading to the emigration of many many Irish to the states. Here's how:
Who acted: Justice Rx / 5 of Wands
Irish population and English rulers didn't get along too well...Not that event.
What action: 2 of Wands / Fool Rx
Looking westward, taking a leapI think that those who left the area would have in a westward direction.
The Fool is an interesting card. A foolish decision was made in ignorance.
Who was affected: 10 of Cups Rx/ Moon Rx
The community, the families, especially the older generation (Moon = ancestors) that was left behindThis is all a description of the aftermath of the event, all ages. GOOD!
What was the effect of the action: Lady of Wands / the World
boldly going to the New World
I'm using the Anraths Tarot, which is basically the RWS with additional female courts - Ladies are the female Knights, MAidens female Pages, making 86 cards)
I'm probably way off, but boy, is this fun!
TLThe New World was yet to be 'discovered'.
So this would be a female knight? These two cards sort of make an image of the event.
Keep ‘em coming TigerLily! :D
tigerlily
30-01-2009, 19:53
Pfff... I exhausted my psychic powers ;)
ok, Justice Rx and 5 of Wands could have the general meaning of : injustice led to social unrest...
I'll wait what others' cards will show.
TL
EarthFaery
30-01-2009, 22:26
I think your on to something Tigerlily, thought you had it right!
What that big plague...the great plague...the black plague
something like that...
tigerlily
31-01-2009, 00:44
The great famine in Ireland.... but tarot4fun said it wasn't that event.
SMV saw something along the lines of black plague, I think ... which is similar to the Famine
tarot4fun
31-01-2009, 01:52
Pfff... I exhausted my psychic powers ;)
ok, Justice Rx and 5 of Wands could have the general meaning of : injustice led to social unrest...
I'll wait what others' cards will show.
TLNothing about injustice or social unrest.
tarot4fun
31-01-2009, 01:55
I think your on to something Tigerlily, thought you had it right!
What that big plague...the great plague...the black plague
something like that...Good guess, but not the black plague.
Like the black plague, our mystery event just happened. No human caused it.
tarot4fun
31-01-2009, 02:00
SMV and TigerLily~ you guys were spot on with your first readings!
From your first reading Devil/Fool
Well, the first thing I notice is dark to bright light and emerging new and different. Does this have something to do with caring for the body? Like the stomach up to the chest, hunger, cold, or maybe an illness. The Devil~looks like something had to come to a stop, people had to stay away or wait a bit, held back for some reason. They may have been trapped with no way out but I think this is because someone or something is holding them back, not by their choice. I don't feel warm and fuzzy here! I feel anger and frustration, and fear, .... This is all SO Good!
clue~ "trapped"
EarthFaery
31-01-2009, 08:08
:laugh: I'm having mental block, I'll try and loosen it up with Budweiser
I just can't get it~thinking trapped now
There was one thing bothering me and I didn't want to say, and still don't
I just can't shake that Devil card, is fire important to this event? Like in people? The thought turns my stomach, I'm such a wimp!
lol, famine and the black plague, I didn't make myself clear, I was thinking something tragic and widespread like both were
tarot4fun
31-01-2009, 09:08
:laugh: I'm having mental block, I'll try and loosen it up with Budweiser
I just can't get it~thinking trapped now:bugeyed: Share and share alike Ollie~ :P
There was one thing bothering me and I didn't want to say, and still don't
I just can't shake that Devil card, is fire important to this event? Like in people? The thought turns my stomach, I'm such a wimp!YES~ you are not a wimp!
lol, famine and the black plague, I didn't make myself clear, I was thinking something tragic and widespread like both were It was VERY tragic; and widespread in a localized area.
NorthernTigress
31-01-2009, 16:15
clue~ "trapped"
Okay, I took the eight of swords out of my Gilded to represent being "trapped". Then I added three more cards with the request "Tell me more".
I got the Five of wands (again) this time reversed
the Lovers (again) this time reversed
the Page of Swords, also reversed
What did I miss the last time regarding the 5 of Wands and the Lovers? Let me think...
The five of wands reversed represents a lack of cooperation, things going wrong in groups. Was this a natural disaster than grew out of control because there was no plan to combat it?
The Lovers are waist-deep in water, with the woman seeming to reach out toward the sun/planet above them. The reversal makes it look kind of queer, as if the golden sphere is a fire, and the water can't reach it. The water is also red, which makes it even stranger.
The Page of Swords is holding his too-large sword and looking nervous, like he's afraid he's going to stab himself in the foot. Once again, this gives me a sense of being unprepared, of a lack of planning.
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Is it the Great Fire of London, 1666?
tarot4fun
01-02-2009, 02:15
Okay, I took the eight of swords out of my Gilded to represent being "trapped". Then I added three more cards with the request "Tell me more".
I got the Five of wands (again) this time reversed
the Lovers (again) this time reversed
the Page of Swords, also reversed
What did I miss the last time regarding the 5 of Wands and the Lovers? Let me think...
The five of wands reversed represents a lack of cooperation, things going wrong in groups. Was this a natural disaster than grew out of control because there was no plan to combat it?YES, this was a natural disaster.
The Lovers are waist-deep in water, with the woman seeming to reach out toward the sun/planet above them. The reversal makes it look kind of queer, as if the golden sphere is a fire, and the water can't reach it. The water is also red, which makes it even stranger.This image is so correct. “The Lovers are waist-deep in water“… "The water is also red" …
The Page of Swords is holding his too-large sword and looking nervous, like he's afraid he's going to stab himself in the foot. Once again, this gives me a sense of being unprepared, of a lack of planning.Yes, the people were unprepared. They should have been nervous and afraid …
Is it the Great Fire of London, 1666? GOOD guess NorthernTigress, but not this.
celticnoodle
01-02-2009, 03:27
how about the tsunami that recently happened in ??? I cannot recall the country, I want to say Thailand, but I don't think that is correct. tho, I do know Thailand has them. I think it was in Indonesia.
tarot4fun
01-02-2009, 03:44
Not the tsunami~
Not a flood~
Clue~ this is an accurate description~...dark to bright light and emerging...
celticnoodle
01-02-2009, 06:14
well, not sure--but was it earthquake?
tarot4fun
01-02-2009, 06:33
well, not sure--but was it earthquake?Some years prior to the event there had been a terrible earthquake.
Hmmm. I am usually not good at this sort of thing, but can't resist playing :D
Hierophant
Knight of Swords
Temperance
8 of Coins
Hanged Man
Ace of Wands
We have people going into the area on a "mission" or taking action. Despite the previous events, there is a push as the area is supportive of prosperity at home... like providing resources and such. The damage and loss of life could not be avoided as no one during this time expected such a thing (despite the history of the place) -- especially of such magnitude. There was great sacrifice among the people subjected to the event... lives given in saving of other lives. Unconventional actions taken to save lives.
There were a couple of events that I was thinking this could be based on the cards, but I am going with the one that I keep coming back to.
The eruption of Krakatoa?
:love: Sheri
tarot4fun
01-02-2009, 07:37
Hi Sheri! :D Thanks for joining in the fun!Hmmm. I am usually not good at this sort of thing, but can't resist playing :D
Hierophant
Knight of Swords
Temperance
8 of Coins
Hanged Man
Ace of Wands
We have people going into the area on a "mission" or taking action. Despite the previous events, there is a push as the area is supportive of prosperity at home... like providing resources and such. The damage and loss of life could not be avoided as no one during this time expected such a thing (despite the history of the place) -- especially of such magnitude. There was great sacrifice among the people subjected to the event... lives given in saving of other lives. Unconventional actions taken to save lives.
There were a couple of events that I was thinking this could be based on the cards, but I am going with the one that I keep coming back to.
The eruption of Krakatoa?
:love: SheriThese are spot on~
"The damage and loss of life could not be avoided as no one during this time expected such a thing"
"especially of such magnitude"
"There was great sacrifice among the people subjected to the event"
Not Krakatoa, but almost~ ;)
blackairplane
01-02-2009, 09:15
King of Pents/ Tower/ The Empress.
A rich powerful city, with powerful citizens, vanished.
Pompeii?
tarot4fun
01-02-2009, 09:47
King of Pents/ Tower/ The Empress.
A rich powerful city, with powerful citizens, vanished.
Pompeii?WINNER! :D
Pompeii ~ The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79
So sad, but so interesting~
Thank you for playing everyone~
:heart:
blackairplane
01-02-2009, 09:51
I just got back from a business trip and Celt said I should check out this game. It is BIG fun. I visited Pompeii a more than a year ago, and the tower card reminded me of drawings I saw of it and the fireballs raining down in the night, and the people trapped. Am I suppossed to do the next game because I won?
I will think of something good tonight.
celticnoodle
01-02-2009, 10:25
yep, BA--your turn to host now. :)
Congrats and welcome home!
you must've used the ugly deck, right?
blackairplane
01-02-2009, 10:34
Nope, the Ugly is at work. I used the mini RWS that lives in my handbag in case of emergency.
My historical event is up and running.Give it a try....
Great new game!
WINNER! :D
Pompeii ~ The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79
So sad, but so interesting~
Thank you for playing everyone~
:heart:
That was the other guess I was toying with! :D There were so many things in common, and not enough clarity in my reading to tell which one it was.
Way to go, blackairplane!!!
:love: Sheri