Literature Clues: IIII the Emperor

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 27 May 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

DarkElectric	27 May 2003
How about a distinct clue from a somewhat obscure literary source? Well, it isn't all that obscure, being probably his most well known work. But it isn't at the top of the best seller list right now :) "Do you have courage, O my brothers? Are you brave? Not courage before witnesses, but the courage of hermits, and eagles, which is no longer watched, even by a god. Cold souls, mules,the blind and the drunken I do not call brave. Brave is he who knows fear, but CONQUERS fear, who sees the abyss, but with PRIDE. Who sees the abyss, but with the eyes of an eagle,who grasps the abyss with the talons of an eagle- that man has courage." ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus spoke Zarathustra, part 4~ Now, which card would have the kind of "Tude" it would take to deliver a speech like that?

ihcoyc	27 May 2003
Re: Nietzsche. My first guess would be "The Chariot." But then, that might be a bit too easy. I'll go with 9 of Wands.

Dark Eyes	27 May 2003
I have the fool in mind, He is both brave and daring, and sometimes does the unthinkable causing others to turn a blind eye, or just turn away ! :)

DarkElectric	27 May 2003
Good guesses, but not quite the one I had in mind!

Dark Eyes	27 May 2003
Perhaps the Devil ?

allibee	28 May 2003
7 Wands ... the lone wolf? A.

Trogon	28 May 2003
Well... this thread started up while I was out sick... but I'll jump in now and give it a try... "Courage" makes me think of Knights. Your Nietzsche verse immediately made me think of; The Knight of Swords

Moongold	28 May 2003
The Hermit? He shows courage that no-one sees :) .....Grasps the abyss without an audience...

DarkElectric	28 May 2003
Oh dear, none of the above have guessed the card I had in mind.. Additional clue: "The Sun never sets on the British _ _ _ _ _ _."

allibee	28 May 2003
British Empire... The Emperor? Always thought of him as a bit of a cold hearted megalomanic me'self, LOL A.

DarkElectric	28 May 2003
Yes, it is the Emperor. I don't think of him that way, although he can be sometimes. I see him as very courageous, a leader and motivational force.

allibee	28 May 2003
OKey Dokey, I'm off to find a horrid clue to fry your brains with now, but at the same time having you kicking yourselves, LOL... I wish, hehehe A.

DarkElectric	28 May 2003
Yah! What's all that about consideration for the newbies! HAH! You can't fry my brain, it's toast already!!!! WHEEEEEEEE!

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