What card am I? (literature clues)- Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 03 Nov 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Nevada	03 Nov 2003
Here it is. I found it more quickly than I anticipated. I hope this isn't too ambiguous. It spoke very loudly of a particular card, to me. I will give you one hint--it's NOT Judgement. "Every year the aspiring photographer brought a stack of his best prints to an old, honored photographer, seeking his judgment. Every year the old man studied the prints and painstakingly ordered them into two piles, bad and good. Every year the old man moved a certain landscape print into the bad stack. At length he turned to the young man: 'You submit this same landscape every year, and every year I put it on the bad stack. Why do you like it so much?' The young photographer said, 'Because I had to climb a mountain to get it.'" --from THE WRITING LIFE by Annie Dillard Good Luck! :D Nevada34

skytwig	03 Nov 2003
The Hermit

gloria	03 Nov 2003
Eight/Discs? His print being a labour of love? G.

Nevada	03 Nov 2003
Nope. Not the Hermit. Not the 8 of Disks. Both are great answers, and I can see how you came to them. They're just not quite what I'm looking for. Nevada

Nevada	03 Nov 2003
I'll give you another hint. Read between the lines and focus on the younger photographer. What have you learned about him? Nevada

Diana	03 Nov 2003
This is really really hard! I am jumping from card to card here. He's stubborn, and knows what he wants. And doesn't hesitate to climb mountains to get it. Strength?

Nevada	03 Nov 2003
Diana, you are absolutely right. While the Hermit can have to do with getting answers or advice from a teacher, in this case the younger photographer was ignoring the answer, at least about that one photo. He kept bringing it back. The 8 of Disks has to do with perseverance, hard work, dedication and the fruits of one's labors. But it doesn't quite encompass everything we see in this young man--his willingness to climb a mountain for a picture, for one. That's not just hard work. It's risky, even dangerous. The Strength card (VIII in RWS, but known as XI Lust in Thoth) is about passion, taking risks, believing so strongly in what you're doing that you don't necessarily listen to advice. It's about reaching through your fears for what you desire. The younger photographer exhibits this in a few different ways. He's willing to take risks for his art. He believes in himself enough to stand up to his critic. He's doggedly persistent. The passage I quoted was actually an illustration for writers about being able to let go of pieces that don't work, or don't measure up, in spite of the time and effort you may have invested in them or your feelings of attachment to them. But the young photographer's persistence in showing this one particular landscape to his mentor over and over again makes me want to sneak a look at the picture. It was important to him, because it signified how far he was willing to go to pursue his dreams. It's a sign of his passion, courage and strength. No matter how bad the picture is, he's learned a lot from it. Over to you, Diana. Nevada

Kiama	05 Nov 2003
I split these posts from the original thread posted by Diana, for ease of reference. Blessings, Kiama

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