Literature clue (11 May 04) - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 11 May 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

mercenary30	11 May 2004
The old man just appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. The Boarderman was watching for him, sitting well back within the concealing shadows of a spreading hardwood high on a hillside overlooking the whole of the Streleheim, and the trails leading out of it, everything clearly visible in the light of a full moon for at least ten miles, and he still didn’t see him. It was unnerving and vaguely embarrassing, and the fact that it happened this way every time didn’t make it any more palatable. How did the old man do it? The Boarderman had spent almost the whole of his life in this country, kept alive by his wits and experience. He saw things that others did not even know were there. He could read the movements of animals from their passage through tall grass. He could tell you how far ahead of him they were and how fast they were traveling. But he could not spy out the old man on the clearest night and the broadest plain, even when he knew to look for him. The First King of Shannara – by Terry Brooks This clue lends itself to both the meaning and kinda to the picture. What card am I?

ncefafn	11 May 2004
Well, to get it out of the way . . . the Hermit?

OakDragon	11 May 2004
And to get the other one out of the way... The Magician?

gloria	11 May 2004
Hi mercenary...it sounds like the old man is symbolic of Death.

mercenary30	11 May 2004
Good it was not too easy...... Sorry but none of those answers are the ones I was thinking of. But they were good ideas! The old man is not the focus......

ncefafn	11 May 2004
Okay, 3 of Wands, for the guy keeping the lookout.

OakDragon	11 May 2004
Queen of pentacles?

mercenary30	11 May 2004
No to the Three of Wands or Queen of Pentacles. hehe.. Three of Wands was a good one. :)

MattDouglas	11 May 2004
Five of Cups! He looking for something he can't find, but there are two full cups right next to him. BTW- I like the Shanarra series, glad to see a quote form it.

mercenary30	11 May 2004
Getting warmer, but sorry MattDouglas that is not it either.

jmd	11 May 2004
Moon?

gloria	12 May 2004
7/Cups?

Dark Eyes	12 May 2004
Probably a very wild card guess... but what about the 6 of swords?.....:|

mercenary30	12 May 2004
Sorry, but none of those cards are the one I was thinking of either. If you listen to the tone of the Boarderman, like it was yourself, what do you feel? How would you see the Boarderman if you were the listener?

jmd	12 May 2004
King of Coins.

gloria	12 May 2004
His concealment in the shadows....his not wanting to be seen...and yet having a clear view of all that goes on. Could it be 7/Swords?

mercenary30	12 May 2004
Those two cards are not the one I was thinking of either. No matter how good he is, it just never seems good enough, at least to himself......

gloria	12 May 2004
How about 10/Wands? I always associate this card with not being able to see the wood for the trees.

Phoenix Rising	12 May 2004
4 of cups

mercenary30	12 May 2004
Phoenix Rising YOU GOT IT!!! He sits there in his head, rattling off of the things he is good at, (the three cups in front of him) and the only thing he can think of is that none of it is good enough and the elusive fourth cup is denied him. (as the old man teases him with it) Little does the Boarderman realize that the old man is a Druid and is using magic....hehehehe Thanks all for playing. I had fun with that one! Your next Phoenix Rising!!!

gloria	12 May 2004
Congratulations Pheonix!!

Phoenix Rising	12 May 2004
Yep. I knew I got it that time. Will think of one shortly folks

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