Literary Clue, April 4
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 04 Apr 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| Ulfdis |
04 Apr 2005 |
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From Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, by Yamamoto Tsunemoto, translated by William Scott Wilson
Once a group of ten blind masseuses were traveling together in the mountains,and when they began to pass along the top of a precipice, they all became very cautious, their legs shook, and they were in general struck with terror. Just then the leading man stumbled and fell off the cliff. Those that were left all wailed, "Ahh, ahh! How piteous!"
But the masseuse who had fallen yelled up from below, "Don't be afraid. Although I fell, it was nothing. I am now rather at ease. Before falling I kept thinking 'What will I do if I fall?' and there was no end to my anxiety. But now I've settled down.* If the rest of you want to be at ease, fall quickly!"
*translator's note: There is an untranslatable pun on the word meaning, "settle (calm) down" written with Chinese characters meaning "fall" and "arrive".
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| Lady Mary |
04 Apr 2005 |
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The Tower?
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| MattDouglas |
04 Apr 2005 |
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The Fool.
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| peridot |
04 Apr 2005 |
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The Devil?
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| ElfantPup |
04 Apr 2005 |
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8 Swords?
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| ncefafn |
04 Apr 2005 |
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The World, because the masseuse was also a man. :laugh:
Kim
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| peridot |
04 Apr 2005 |
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Or Death??
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| Ulfdis |
04 Apr 2005 |
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No to all so far (LOL, ncefafn!)
We have:
The Tower
The Fool
The Devil
8 of Swords
The World
Death
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| ncefafn |
05 Apr 2005 |
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Okay, how about the 10 of Swords?
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| Ulfdis |
05 Apr 2005 |
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Kim, you got it!
I was thinking of the 10 of Swords as the end of a disaster or setback. Yes, you're behind where you were, but you're done worrying about it.
(And any quote from the Book of the Samurai would have to refer to a Sword :) )
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| ncefafn |
05 Apr 2005 |
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(And any quote from the Book of the Samurai would have to refer to a Sword :) )
:) I should've known! I'll take a look at my vast library of cheap, sordid fiction and try and pick out something at least remotely high-brow.
Best,
Kim
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