Literature Clue-April 17th - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 17 Apr 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Pook	17 Apr 2004
I am pretty much a novice with all things Tarot, so hopefully everyone reading this and playing can follow my reasoning :) "I lay down in the dark and sang to myself the hymns of the Great Mother. She was no Goddess to me, however. Not Diana of Ephesus with her rows and rows of milk filled breasts, or the terrible Cybele, or even the gentle Demeter, whose mourning for Persephone in the land of the dead had inspired the sacred mysteries of Eleusis. She was the strong good earth that I smelled through the small barred windows of this place, the wind that carried with it the damp and the sweetness of the dark green forest. She was the meadow flowers and the blooming grass, the water I heard now and then gushing as if from some mountain spring. She was all the things that I still had in this rude little wooden room where everything else had been taken from me. And I knew only what all men know, that the cycle of winter and spring and all growing things has within itself some sublime truth that restores without myth or language." ~Marius from 'The Vampire Lestat' by Anne Rice Good luck to all!

ncefafn	17 Apr 2004
Wow, that's a tough one. I'll go with the obvious, to get it out of the way: The World? Kim

Pook	17 Apr 2004
Ooooo.....good guess. I didn't even think of that one for this clue, but it does make sense. Sorry, though. Try again :)

hyatt	17 Apr 2004
What a great clue from such a wonderful book! I think I will just have to make a random guess....what about the four of swords?

miss_apples	17 Apr 2004
The Empress?

OakDragon	17 Apr 2004
Queen of Pentacles?

Pook	17 Apr 2004
No, not the four of swords....... The Empress was my second choice, but I had to go with another card...... And not the queen of pentacles either.... You are all on the right track...keep trying!

ncefafn	17 Apr 2004
I'll try Judgement, for the sense of re-birth. Kim

TemperanceAngel	17 Apr 2004
Temperance? XTAX

tmgrl2	17 Apr 2004
The Hermit

Pook	17 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by TemperanceAngel Temperance? XTAX Who would have thought that TemperanceAngel would guess the Temperance card and get it right?!? Good Job! I am so glad that my clue made sense to someone besides me! lol Your turn, Angel. (Just curious..what does XTAX mean?) "She was all the things I still had in this rude little wooden room where everything else had been taken from me."--seeing the good things through the bad that has befallen you. "And I knew then what all men know, that the cycle of winter and spring and all growing things has within itself some sublime truth that restores without myth or language."--Temperance shows the ability to harmonize the conscious with subconscious. Time changes and renews and brings with it understanding.

TemperanceAngel	17 Apr 2004
I never win, YAY!!!!! There is some strange irony in it, don't you think MoonDreameR?? Great name, by the way! So now I will sound a bit silly, but I want to make sure I get it right. I can choose any literary quote that I want? Right? kissTemperanceAngelkiss

Pook	17 Apr 2004
Yup. Anything your little heart desires!

TemperanceAngel	17 Apr 2004
Thanks for your help! I shall return with my quote..... XTAX

tmgrl2	17 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by TemperanceAngel I never win, YAY!!!!! There is some strange irony in it, don't you think MoonDreameR?? Great name, by the way! So now I will sound a bit silly, but I want to make sure I get it right. I can choose any literary quote that I want? Right? kissTemperanceAngelkiss I wondered what your signature meant, too! love it! terri

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