wedding bells?
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 25 Aug 2001, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| daisy |
25 Aug 2001 |
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does anyone know how marriage vows would show up in a reading? I'm very curious to know; in one book the Hieroph and the Lovers together are supposed to symbolize that, but it seems to simplistic.
Any ideas?
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| Talisman |
25 Aug 2001 |
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Daisy,
Wouldn't you think that a nice, straight forward question would have a nice simple answer?
But, alas, a moment's thought suggests endless questions and complexity.
Thing is, you always come to a fork in the road. Are you going to turn left, or right?
Perhaps I'm wrong. We'll see what folks say.
Talisman
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| nexyjo |
25 Aug 2001 |
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daisy (26 Aug, 2001 03:08):
does anyone know how marriage vows would show up in a reading? I'm very curious to know; in one book the Hieroph and the Lovers together are supposed to symbolize that, but it seems to simplistic.
Any ideas?
not offhand, but i'd hope i'll recogize it when i see it...
luv and light,
nexy
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| MeeWah |
25 Aug 2001 |
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Possibly 2-Cups, 4-Wands, Ace-Wands, Ace-Cups as well as the combination of Majors you mentioned. Though the minors referred to may stand alone, surrounding cards need to be addressed in relation to the card(s) in question since those cards have other meanings that differ according to the particular reading.
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| truthsayer |
25 Aug 2001 |
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a card that makes me think of marriage or relationships going well is the 10 of cups.
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| Kiama |
26 Aug 2001 |
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This I found funny, when I read a book on Tarot once : The author said that the Debil was about bondage and being tied down, so it was actually a good omen for marriage! I'm not so sure though... It may indicate great sex ;p but I'm not sure marriage could be classed under the Devil's interpretations!
Kiama
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| Rhiannon |
27 Aug 2001 |
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Kiama,
Well, that depends on the marriage now doesn't it???? :D
Rhiannon :)
P.S. I see the 4 of wands as indicating a happy marriage. I just love the huppah (sp?) in that card.
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| la_dama_de_noche |
27 Aug 2001 |
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Daisy
the suggestion I can give you is what follows:
according to the symbolism of Kabbalah, which informs the whole Deck, the image of the Universal Balance is the symbol of the equilibrium based on the perfect couple... the perfect union between man and woman as written in the Song of Songs.
Card number VIII, JUSTICE, where the focus is actually on the balance as the instrument of the Blind Angel is, thus, the card which announces the wedding bells, especially if accompanied by number XVII, LE TOULE, The Source in the original Tarot de Marseille, where Venus herself announces true love.
I hope I've been useful.
La Dama de Noche
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| Kiama |
28 Aug 2001 |
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Rhiannon: I agree about the 4 of Wands, and usually it is the only card in the deck which I would take to mean marriage, esp. a happy one...
Kiama
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The wedding bells? thread was originally posted on 25 Aug 2001 in the Using Tarot Cards board, and is now archived in the Forum Library. Read the active threads in Using Tarot Cards, or read more archived threads.
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