http://tarot-table-talk.com/2007/08/14/episode-2-of-the-tarot-table-talk-podcast/ Reflections on the cards. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:56:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://tarot-table-talk.com/2007/08/14/episode-2-of-the-tarot-table-talk-podcast/#comment-93 Carole Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:24:26 +0000 http://tarot-table-talk.com/2007/08/14/episode-2-of-the-tarot-table-talk-podcast/#comment-93 I'm not usually a fan of the Emperor either, and my best impression of him comes when I identify him with King Arthur, a man of strengths and flaws. Through this exercise, I found pictures forming in my head of a contemporary Emperor type guy going through his backpack and locker, eating and talking at his dining room table, flossing in front of the bathroom mirror. I got a strange sense of how my stereotypical notion of the Emperor could morph into a more fluid idea of a regal but human character. Still powerful, but having to work at it. I now see in him a vigilance that comes from vulnerability and experience, something I would like to feel myself when I have a difficult job to do, or when I feel threatened. I liked this exercise, it really gave me new insights, and while I don't exactly feel an affinity for him, I can say that I would like to cultivate in myself the Emperor's determination to stay grounded and to keep my territory in order. I’m not usually a fan of the Emperor either, and my best impression of him comes when I identify him with King Arthur, a man of strengths and flaws. Through this exercise, I found pictures forming in my head of a contemporary Emperor type guy going through his backpack and locker, eating and talking at his dining room table, flossing in front of the bathroom mirror. I got a strange sense of how my stereotypical notion of the Emperor could morph into a more fluid idea of a regal but human character. Still powerful, but having to work at it. I now see in him a vigilance that comes from vulnerability and experience, something I would like to feel myself when I have a difficult job to do, or when I feel threatened. I liked this exercise, it really gave me new insights, and while I don’t exactly feel an affinity for him, I can say that I would like to cultivate in myself the Emperor’s determination to stay grounded and to keep my territory in order.

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