Literature Clue (10th April) - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 10 Apr 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

gloria	10 Apr 2004
There are many fish in the ocean that swim and swirl, but it's the oyster that turns water into Pearl; Ideas numerous, as many drops as the ocean can hold, but it's the person who can turn ideas into gold. Which card am I? :)

Kiama	10 Apr 2004
Page of Swords? The Earthy part of Air: putting ideas to work... Kiama

Minderwiz	10 Apr 2004
That's a good guess Kiama - so seeing I can't have it I'll go boring and go for the 8 of Pentacles - hard work required to make pearls and gold :)

ncefafn	10 Apr 2004
Temperance, for alchemy

gloria	10 Apr 2004
All good answers....but not the one. I see no-one's gone for the obvious then. :laugh:

Minderwiz	10 Apr 2004
Well if we go for gold and entepreneurship King of Wands

gloria	10 Apr 2004
Sorry Minderwiz but no...it ain't the one.

Minderwiz	10 Apr 2004
Ace of Swords - the power of ideas beginnings of success

OakDragon	10 Apr 2004
The Magician?

Minderwiz	10 Apr 2004
Well that would have been my next guess - but I think you could well be right Oak Dragon

tmgrl2	10 Apr 2004
Oak Dragon said it first...I thought Magician .... terri

ncefafn	10 Apr 2004
Just in case OakDragon's wrong . . . King of Cups? Kim

gloria	10 Apr 2004
I always had the Magician in mind when I read these few lines, which was why I didn't choose this particular card, thinking it would be too obvious. Again I have been proven wrong. You've come up with some good guesses, but still not the one.

ncefafn	10 Apr 2004
I've got it! The Happy Squirrel! :laugh:

gloria	10 Apr 2004
Just to add.....in a funny kind of way Kiama was very close. :)

tmgrl2	10 Apr 2004
Page of Cups! He has the fish!

CreativeFire	10 Apr 2004
My guess is the Knight of Pentacles - I know he is slow and steady but the bit about the oyster makes the pearl, which is done very slowly over time ... CreativeFire

jmd	10 Apr 2004
Suggested cards thus far: I Magician XIIII Temperance King Wands Page Cups King Cups Knight Coins Ace Swords Page Swords If it's none of the ones above, how about the King of Swords

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
I'll go for the Seven of Pentacles - it needs perseverance to make pearls and indeed to turn ideas into gold

gloria	11 Apr 2004
CreativeFire, I really like the idea of Knight/Pents slowness associated with making of pearl...I wish I had thought of that. None of you have guessed so far. Remember the clue I gave about Kiama being closest in a way.

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
Hmmm - Kiama said the Earthy part of Air and putting ideas to work - I can think of several that could fit that, but you said 'in a funny sort of way' and I'm not good at 'twisting logic' :) However I'll have a go for the Star - sense of direction, special talents,higher knowledge, personal development - on the hope that the 'gold' is not material but spiritual

jmd	11 Apr 2004
Page of Coins?

Kiama	11 Apr 2004
Hmmm... I'll go with my second guess: 3 of Coins... Somebody putting their ideas to work and slowly watching them take form. Kiama

gloria	11 Apr 2004
[quote]Originally posted by Minderwiz [b]Hmmm - Kiama said the Earthy part of Air and putting ideas to work - I can think of several that could fit that, but you said 'in a funny sort of way' and I'm not good at 'twisting logic' [/b[/quote] It doesn't take that much twisting Minderwiz......and I'm afraid this isn't spiritual wealth involved here. Really good answers but still not the one I have in mind. A few more for the list here jmd. :)

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
Eight of Pentacles? Now that is hard work (not so sure about the ideas though :(

gloria	11 Apr 2004
That’s not very element...ary is it my dear Minderwiz? (Sorry about that M but it was a clue.)

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
Moon?

gloria	11 Apr 2004
Going way off beam now....:)

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
I think I'm having a five of cups day :( Not a clue so I'll have one more totally silly guess and then take a 4 of Swords The Empress - creative, fecund, material goodies, succesful results of hard work and begins with 'M' (well phonetically :) )

gloria	11 Apr 2004
If you twist Kiama's elements around in her very first guess you should be home and dry. :)

gloria	11 Apr 2004
Hope Kiama doesn't mind having her elements twisted!!!

tmgrl2	11 Apr 2004
[quote]Originally posted by jmd [b]Suggested cards thus far: I Magician XIIII Temperance King Wands Page Cups King Cups Knight Coins Ace Swords Page Swords King of Swords and to add since jmd posted.... 7 Pents Star Page Cups 3 Coins 8 Pents Moon 4 Swords ....and I will add 6 Pents...since we are twisting around Air and Earth.... t2 hope I dind't forget anyone...just jump right in if I did!

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
The Air of Earth then: Kinght of Pentacles

gloria	11 Apr 2004
Sorry tmgrl...not 6/pents. The elements of the card I chose are Air of Earth....but that isn't Knight/Pents as far as I am aware. Sorry Minderwiz but this card has already been ruled out.

Kiama	11 Apr 2004
King of Pentacles then? (I'm twisting elements around, and I know some see Kings as Air...) Kiama

gloria	11 Apr 2004
Looking back on Minderwiz's last post I'm wondering if he meant to say King of Pents. I should have given him the benefit of the doubt on that. I'd like to hear from him before I go any further.

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
No, I don't win. I went for the Knight of Pentacles on the basis that under the system I use it is the Air of Earth (From A. T. Mann) However, firstly I missed Knight of Coins in the guess list and indeed had ruled out Air of Earth as a guess up to Gloria's big hint Kiama wins - because she at least took notice of the guesses that had already been made.

gloria	11 Apr 2004
Thanks Minderwiz. My fault entirely for not taking into account other's systems, and I do apologise. Yes Kiama the King/Pents it is. This guy is a shrewd cookie……he is the one able to turn ideas into money! (Air of Earth) The King with the Midas touch! And now....over to you. :)

Minderwiz	11 Apr 2004
No probs Gloria, Strangely the Page of Swords is the Earth of Air in the System I use (from A. T. Mann) so I never bothered to recheck what had gone before. Well done Kiama, I look forward to your clue :)

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