The Electronic Republican Tarot Deck

The Electronic Republican Tarot Deck
by Mariann G. Wizard
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Getting Started
Thank you for ordering the Electronic Republican Tarot Deck! This file contains the deck, and complete instructions for making your cards, which
are designed to accompany The Pictorial Key to the Republican Tarot.. You can make a Handsome Box* to hold your cards. An instructional
booklet for using the Tarot Cards may be produced*, that will also fit in the Box. Or, you may choose to simply use and enjoy the cards in their
electronic format!
To print this "Getting Started" guide, print page 1-2 only of this file.
Making your deck of 80 Tarot cards (including title card and Bonus Joker!) is an "Arts & Crafts" project that is pretty simple, and doesn't require
any fancy supplies or equipment.* It does require patience and care! If you have a fifth grader around, they can probably help! Remember, if your
first attempt doesn't turn out as well as you'd like, try again; the Electronic Republican Tarot Deck is yours to keep and use for yourself, as long as
you like!
Supplies for the Cards: You will need 10 sheets of 8.5 x 11 inch white card stock suitable for your color printer; more if you wish to print a test page.
The cards are in full color, so start with plenty of ink or toner! If you can find coated gloss cardstock (about 100 lb). at a paper supplier in your
area, and have it cut to size, this is the best way to go! I got beautiful results with a nearly-empty ink jet cartridge, on what I'd thought of as a "test
sheet" – wow! I can't speak yet for the relative durability of this stock, but the cards look and feel good right from the printer.
It is easier and less expensive to buy ready cut "index card" stock (95 lbs. or better), or photo paper (printing the card back [page 3] on the
non-coated side); however, you may need more ink to print on either of these papers, and plain cardstock, especially, will need reinforcement.
You may prolong the life of such cards by laminating them, but this will give a very slippery finish; also, laminated cards won't fit into the
box provided. In that case, the box design may be printed onto full-page white label paper and applied to a suitably-sized box.
Plain Cards (http://www.plaincards.com/Shop/shopdisplaycategories.asp) offers a spray-on plastic finish for ink-jet printed cards. One
can is said to be enough for two regular playing card decks, so ought to be plenty for one 80-card Tarot deck. I have a sample can I'm trying, but
can't say how long the coated cards will last in ordinary use. The finish feels good. NOTE: I have no connection with this company except as a
customer, so please check it out for yourself if you're interested. Warning: this is a volatile aerosol spray with numerous safety precautions and is
surely bad for the environment; definitely NOT for children or people with respiratory problems!
When you've made your paper decision,
1. Print page 3 only of this file onto one side of all 10 sheets of cardstock/photo paper. This will be the cards' back. Allow ink to dry
thoroughly before proceeding with Step Two.
2. Re-insert the printed pages into your printer so that the reverse sides will be printed. Print pages 4 – 13 of this file. (For a test sheet, print
any one of these pages.) Again, allow the ink to dry thoroughly before proceeding with Step Three.
3. Using a home or office paper cutter, or scissors if you prefer, remove ½ inch margin around all 10 pages.
4. Again using a paper cutter or scissors, separate the 80 cards. You may round off the corners if you wish.
While this may not be the best way possible to print playing cards, for a topical, speculative deck such as The Republican Tarot, I hope you will
agree it works! And if it is true that a deck, over time, comes to know its Reader, how much more shall yours know its Maker? Depending on your
printer, ink, paper stock used, and the amount of use your cards get, they may need to be occasionally replaced. Keep this file on your computer,
but please remember that you bought it for yourself; this is a copyrighted, registered work and all other rights are reserved.
To print the Box, you'll need 2 more sheets of heavy cardstock. Print page 14, following directions for cutting, folding, and gluing the box. Two
sheets of 95 lb. cardstock ("index card"), glued together after just one is printed, allowed to dry, then cut out together, make a very satisfactory
box. I've used the plastic spray discussed above to good effect on a box as well as the cards themselves; just be sure to sign your personal box in
the space provided before sealing it with plastic!
For the Introduction, print pages 15 – 18 onto plain paper (white or pastel). See page 20 for full directions. Fold, staple and cut as indicated. This
Introduction, while no substitute for The Pictorial Key to the Republican Tarot, may aid the novice practitioner when the book is unavailable.
If you don't want to actually make the cards, box, and booklet, you may still want to print out the Introduction to the
Republican Tarot as a handy reference. If so, simply print pages 21 – 24 of this file on plain paper.
See full information on page 20 for printing two Bonus Postcards with art from The Republican Tarot, and from my other work, and/or a second
Bonus Joker!
Thanks very much for downloading The Electronic Republican Tarot – I hope that you'll find these cards amusing and, perhaps, educational; and
with the utmost sincerity I desire that Fortune visit you with abundance, peace, and joy! If you have any comments about this work, or any
problems with assembly, please let me hear from you -- visit my website, or my storefront at Lulu.com, to e-mail me.
* see photo of project below.
Mariann G. Wizard
Austin, TX 5 Oct, 2007
http://awizardslife.com
http://stores.lulu.com/mgwizard
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Don't yet have your copy of The
Pictorial Key to the Republican Tarot?
Double the fun of the Electronic Republican
Tarot Deck with this 232-page satiric spoof
of the characters, charlatans, and chickenhawks of modern Republicanism!
Order your copy Today from Lulu.com,
Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and other
online booksellers, or ask your local
bookstore to order it for you!
History – humor – and Major Party Fun
for the upcoming political folly season!
I The Magician (Rush Limbaugh). Self-confidence.
Willpower. Skill. Initiative. Technology. Reversed:
Craft, guile, trickery. The mouth is quicker than the
mind. Propaganda all is phony. From The Pictorial
Key to the Republican Tarot, © 2007, Mariann G.
Wizard. All rights reserved. Available at Lulu.com
Print page 20 on the back of page 19
to enhance your Bonus Postcards
with text and graphics at left.
Assembly Instructions for the
This process takes time & care, but
you can do it! Print p. 15 on plain,
8.5 x 11 paper. Ignore warnings
about printer margins! Print p. 16 on
the back of p. 15. The "cover", with
the Joker, should be on the reverse
of "About the Republican Tarot".
Print p. 17, & p. 18 on the back of it,
so that " Suite of Bushes" is on the
back of Trumps XVIII-- 0.
"Wise & whimsical & whizzing through eras &
landscapes at SIXTY, Wizard & Stormcloud took me
for a scenic ride into deep places I recognized but
never quite saw as they show, singing as we go."
-- "Latenight Liz" Helenchild
Put p. 18 face down on a flat work
surface, so that "Suite of Bushes" on
p. 17 is at bottom left. Place p. 15
facing up squarely on top, with the
Joker at top right. Using the orange
dots in the vertical center of p. 18 as
a guide, fold both sheets in half
with p. 15 inside & p. 18 outside.
Make folds crisp & straight!
Open the fold you just made, &,
using the green dots in the vertical
side columns of p. 15 as guides, fold
opposite (backwards) to the first
fold. Both sheets will now form the
shape of the letter "M", or "W", or a
tiny accordion with two pleats!
Press all folds together. Carefully
trim excess margins from the outer
"pages".
SIXTY ©2007 M.G. Wizard; available at Lulu.com
Re-print page 3 on the back of page
19 to make a second Bonus Joker
and Republican Tarot title card!
With the "cover" of your booklet
facing you, front cover at top, and,
upside down at bottom, the back
page, with a small elephant and the
words, "Wizard Design", etc, fold
Introduction to the
Republican Tarot
the book in half (down and to the
back), using the solid blue line as a
guide. This fold is thick, press it as
flat as possible. With sharp scissors
or an x-Acto, cut carefully through
all thicknesses of paper along this
fold. You can partially unfold the
booklet to make the cut, as long as
you re-fold it in the right order! At
the left-hand edge of the front
cover, staple the bottom, center, and
top of the booklet through all
thicknesses.
Look at the right-hand edge of your
Tarot booklet. There are two rows
of orange dots along two folds; cut
through all thicknesses of paper at
each fold to free the inner pages of
your booklet. Look through it to be
sure it's in the right order and no
type has been cut off, printed
upside-down, or stapled over!
Use wide, clear packing tape as a
spine reinforcer, taping from back
to front, covering the staples on
both sides.
Congratulations! You have just
made your own Republican Tarot
booklet to accompany your cards!
© 2007 Mariann G. Wizard
all rights reserved
Introduction to The
Republican Tarot
Mariann G. Wizard
©2007, all rights reserved
published by Lulu.com
About the Republican Tarot
I am indebted to The Pictorial Key to the
Tarot, the classic tarot reader by Arthur
Edward Waite, and its companion RiderWaite Tarot deck, for the recognition
which makes satire possible. Waite's
archetypes continually amazed me once I
conceived the nutty idea of a Republican
Tarot. Meanings he ascribed to Pamela
Colman-Smith's 78 lavish picture cards in
1910 fairly leapt off his pages to crack my
jokes! Let me be clear that my intention in
devising this work is entirely mercantile
and farcical, and it should absolutely be
used for entertainment purposes only, as
should any work of "fortune-telling"!
Waite attempted, in his work, to steer
frivolous "fortune seekers" to more
profound paths of self-discovery and
inner realization. I, on the other hand,
would be happy to steer frivolous
political groupies to rewarding careers in
food service, but welcome the most
frivolously apolitical "Inquirer" to this
scavenger hunt of US history, rumor, and
current affairs, where the prizes are a few
wicked laughs, and, I hope, modest
insight into political games of sleight-ofhand. I offer the consolation, to those
who seek more tangible rewards, that
perfectly satisfactory "fortunes" may be
"read" (and, I hope, made), using the
Republican Tarot!
Magick is not unlike politics, though it
seldom works in accord with it in daily
life. Let us not fall prey to the delusion
that simply because a thing may be
untrue, it has no other, e.g., amusement,
value. After long dealing with dubious
dignitaries and sham solemnities, it is
always refreshing to meet with that
which is openly silly! So it is with the
Republican Tarot!
What are Republicans? Where and when
did they originate? Is it possible to see
into the future by examining Republican
positions and leaders of the past and
present? Not all answers are given
within; yet even the most obscure
references may be followed by those who
but apply themselves to observing what I
have here portrayed, in many instances,
as the Circus of Political Life. What is the
source of the circus' ongoing appeal, on
every continent, from generation to
generation? I believe it is the same which
is exerted by the tarot itself, and it is this:
there is never just one thing going on.
In an effort to induce you to purchase the
companion volume to this Deck, if you
have carelessly not already done so, I
shall discuss here only briefly the 22
Trumps Major which are the core of the
tarot, and the 56 cards of the four suits,
which I have called "suites", echoing a
more corporate feel, and the kind of deal
everyone likes. These suites, or "Minor
Arcana", are the Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts
and Spades of modern games, variously
represented in many decks. Waite used
Wands, Pentacles, Cups, and Swords.
Kaplan's Tarot of the Witches substitutes
Batons for Wands/Clubs and Coins for
Pentacles/Diamonds. I follow Kaplan as
regards Coins, cold cash being a timeless
prerequisite for political success. Wands/
Batons/Clubs are Bushes. Cups/Hearts
have been intelligently re-designed into
Pineapples. The classic Swords/Spades
has a more modern image as Arms.
Bushes are the suite of free enterprise
and growth; of humble persons: oil-field
trash, poor students, failed businessmen
and undercover agents. Associated with
the element of Fire ("After a forest fire,
salvage what is left!") Pineapples
symbolize love and joy and allude to
deep feelings and secrets. A "pineapple"
is also a grenade. Associated with the
element of Juice ("He has a lot of Juice on
the Hill."); the suite of the modern
imperialist, the multi-national operator
and the humane manager. Arms
cover force, authority, including moral or
intellectual; and activity for good or ill;
the suite of civic leaders, Masons,
insurance salesmen, warriors. Associated
with Air ("He blows a lot of hot air.") Coins
relate to material and financial matters,
the suite of merchants, entrepreneurs,
and adventurers. Associated with Earth,
as in dirt and mud-slinging.
"Kings" here are "Players" and "Queens"
are "Ladies"; terms taken directly from
the collective semi-consciousness of the
hoi-polloi. "Knights" are "Knaves", and still
have a fondness for tarts! The "Pages", or
"Valets", of other Tarots are my "Varlets".
Each suite also has ten numbered cards,
each uniquely illustrated. The symbolism
of these resides in their rank and the suite
to which they belong, so that even the
smaller cards have a particular meaning.
The origin of the word tarot, like that of
the cards themselves, remains obscure
despite a wealth of commentators.
Gypsies may have carried tarot cards
from India to Europe in the 15th century;
or Alexander's elephants may have
carried them across the Alps. Some trace
tarot to secret Hebrew texts from before
the time of Christ, or Beatles' lyrics
played backwards before the time of the
Walrus. Adaptable to the currents of
every century's current events, today's
tarot decks are based upon women's
spirituality, Native American lore, trolls,
Arthurian legend, Oriental philosophies;
and every "New Age" fad from Angels to
Zoroastrianism. But, this is no New Age
deck – we are going back to the Dark
Ages with the Republican Tarot!
As to obtaining a "reading" of the cards
accompanying this small booklet, I shall
present but two of many methods which
may be practiced, without repeating
what has been said by others on washing
one's hands before and after using the
cards; of making one's mind blank during
the process, and of shuffling the cards
without dropping them.
Regardless of methodology, the skill of
the practitioner may lie not so much in
patterns but in patter; and owe less to
otherworldly revelation than to empathy.
Thus may the Tarot reader resemble the
successful public official, who is able to
convince a plurality of voters that he or
she has their best interests at heart; even
if unarticulated. As the best leaders
empower their constituents, so the best
readers empower clients to discover the
roots of discomfort or disorder in their
own lives, and to chart their own paths to
change. The Seeker who contemplates
these words may grasp why I have
concerned myself with the subject, even
at the risk of writing about predictions
from playing cards, or opinion polls.
IX The Hermit (Abraham Lincoln).
Circumspection. Treason, corruption.
Reversed: Recession. Concealment.
Obscurity. The setting of policy.
The Major Arcana:
Suggested Divinatory Meanings
I The Magician (Rush Limbaugh). Selfconfidence. Will meets skill. Initiative.
Capability. Technology. Reversed: Craft,
guile, trickery. The mouth is quicker than
the mind. Propaganda all is phony.
II The High Priestess (Betty Ford).
Wisdom. Recovery. Serenity. Learning.
Common sense. Woman in Her Aspect as
Co-Dependent. Reversed: Demanding.
Hidden emotion, coldness. Addiction.
Impatience. Selfishness.
III The Empress (Nancy Reagan). Action.
Marriage; family values. Power behind
the throne. Woman in Her Aspect as
Mommy. Reversed: Tears, feminine wiles.
Controversial advice". Spendthrift. Nag.
IV The Emperor (Ronald Reagan).
Worldly power. Wealth. Stability.
Authority. Family values. Endurance.
Popularity. Reversed: Insular, shallow.
Lies. Stagnation. "Reaganomics".
V The Duffer (Gerald Ford). A pardon or
reprieve. Good advice. Good lie.
Inspiration. Alliance. Reversed: Inactivity.
Timidity. Captivity. Clumsy, awkward.
Lack of conviction. Unrealistic beliefs.
VI The Lover (David & Julie Nixon
Eisenhower). Young love. Beauty.
Harmony. Unanimity. Revenge of the
nerds. Reversed: Temptation. Overoptimism. Cluelessness.
VII The Chariot (Charlton Heston). War.
Vengeance. Difficulty, trouble. Outside
powers. Turmoil. Indecision. Reversed:
Victory. Possible voyage.
VIII Justice (Martha Mitchell). Equity,
fairness. Harmony. Virtue. Virginity. Just
rewards. Woman in Her Aspect as
Shrew. Reversed: Self-satisfaction; selfjustification. Airing dirty laundry.
X The Electoral Process. Fortune. Luck.
A change. Fate. Culmination. Heads you
win. Reversed: Tails you lose.
XI Strength (Politically-Correct Femi-Nazis
vs. Angry White Males). Defiance. Zeal.
Physical strength. Determination,
courage. Reversed: Mind over matter.
Affirmative action. Elvis sightings. UFOs,
alien abductions. Misdirection.
XII Th- H-ng-d M-n (John Q. Public).
Sacrifice. Renunciation. Surrender.
Suspension. Comatose. Reversed:
Indecision, stalled project. Readjustment.
Outside factors are strong. Buy a vowel!
XIII Death (Richard Nixon). Change.
Surprise event. Perfectly clear. The end.
Reversed: Rebirth. Deep influence.
XIV Time (Henry Kissinger).
Appeasement, management, moderation.
Sleight of hand, obfuscation. Recycled
policies. Reversed: Disunion. Conflicting
interests. Self-justification.
XV The Devil ("Billary"– Bill & Hillary
Clinton). Evil incarnate. Corrupt power.
Gays in the military; federal abortion
mills. Running shorts in public. Reversed:
Downfall. Dependency. Waffling. She
speaks with forked tongue.
XVI The Watergate. Disruption.
Adversity. Calamity. Shock and awe.
Bankruptcy. Reversed: Events left behind.
Survival of the fittest. New directions.
XVII The Star (Multinational
Corporations). Hope. Satisfaction.
Manifest Destiny. Golden parachute.
Reversed: Easily influenced. Pollution.
Pillaged retirement funds. Selling
heritage for a dubious future.
XVIII The Moon (Bob Packwood).
Scandal. Error. Disillusion. Bad influence.
Insincere. Selfishness. Reversed: Caution.
Don't blame the booze!
XIX The Sun (Newt Gingrich). Triumph.
Happiness. Warmth. Devotion. True
believer. Reversed: Burn-out, melt-down.
Over-exposure. No shame. Blinded by
one's own light. Family embarrassment.
XX The Supreme Court. Determination.
Decision. Adjustment. Opportunity.
Reversed: Atonement. Repentance.
Apology. Swinging pendulum.
XXI The World (Republican Victory).
Completion. Success. Control of
Congress. Positive in any position.
0 The Fool (Ross Perot). Thoughtless.
Extravagant. Undisciplined. Careless. A
few bricks shy of a load. Reversed: New
beginning. Adventure, excitement. Edgy.
Seven, Homeland Security. Success,
advantage. Courage. Negotiation, trade
wars. Surmountable obstacles. It furthers
one to cross the great water. Reversed:
Embarrassment, anxiety. Terrorists in
flight school. Consternation, corruption.
A warning against indecision.
Six, Christian Right. Victory. Advance.
School prayer. Ignoring the beam in one's
own eye to point out the mote in one's
neighbors. Reversed: Apprehension, fear.
Illusion. Pearly Gates open to the Enemy.
Five, War on Drugs. Competition. Sham
warfare. Struggle, labor. Search for riches
and fortune. Reversed: Competition
stifled. Trickery. Litigious disputes.
Four, Offshore Banking. Harvest. Rest.
Peace and prosperity. New money.
Reversed: The meaning is unaltered. Or,
Loss of tranquility; tarnished paradise.
The Minor Arcana
The Suite of Bushes.
Player, George H.W. Bush. Unexpected
heritage. Dynasty. Devotion. Reversed:
Dogma. Careerism. Secrets revealed.
Lady, Barbara Bush. Amiable. Charming.
Worthy. Reversed: Terrible taste in men.
Knave, George W. Bush. Change of
residence, emigration. Rapid departure.
Reversed: Quixotic. Rupture, discord.
Varlets, Jeb & Neil Bush. Messenger, spy.
Family traits. Reversed: Bad news. Ten,
Middle-Class Tax Burden. Oppression.
Lies. If a lawsuit is
involved, loss. Reversed: Treachery. "No
new taxes." Some losses will occur.
Nine, Oliver North. Confrontation.
Opposition. Reversed: Adversity,
calamity. Snafu.
Eight, Salvage Logging. Swiftness.
Activity towards a legislative end. Hasty
decisions. Arrows of love. Reversed:
Dispute. Harassment. Domestic quarrels.
Tree-hugging protesters.
Three, Political Action Committees.
Business. Discovery. Help from a
merchant. Practical assistance. Reversed:
The end of trouble and disappointment.
Or, ulterior motives. Beware of help
offered! Campaign finance limits.
Two, Heritage Foundation. Maturity,
success. Domination. Boredom. Reversed:
Surprise, wonder, shock and awe.
Ace, Paternalism. Birth, family, origins.
Money, inheritance, destiny. Youthful
escapade. Reversed: Decadence. Rootless.
Cloudy outlook. Empire of shadows.
The Suite of Pineapples
Player, Robert Dole. Business or law.
Seniority. Lofty expectations. Reversed:
Arrogance. Artistic, inflexible. Loss.
Reach exceeding grasp.
Lady, Elizabeth Dole. Good, fair woman.
Admired. Virtue. Nurturance. Healing.
Applied intellect. Reversed: Not to be
trusted. Uppity wimmin.
Knave, Patrick Buchanan. Dream,
imagination. Arrival, invitation.
Challenge. Control of the platform.
Reversed: Trickery, artifice, demagoguery.
Opportunism. Sly, cunning person.
Varlet, Log Cabin Republicans. A
studious young person working for a
goal. Reflected glamour. Meditation.
Application to business. Reversed: Poor
taste, deception. Deviation. Transsexual
marriage; who's on first?
Ten, Family Values. Perfect love and
friendship between and man and a
woman. Reversed: Indignation, domestic
violence, family quarrel, child abuse.
Nine, Ann Coulter. Abundance.
Complacency. Advantage. Blondes have
more fun. Reversed: Imperfections,
mistakes. False freedom. Hubris.
Eight, Term Limits. Desertion of past
joys, worries. A matter once thought
important is of small consequence, once
you get into office yourself. Shyness,
modesty. Reversed: Great joy. Feast;
victory party, open bar.
Seven, Resolutions Committee. Dreams,
whims. Wishful thinking. Illusion.
Nothing permanent. Reversed: Will,
determination. Goal almost reached.
Six, Sonny Bono. The past. Reversed: The
future. Renewal. Plans that may fail.
Male pattern baldness.
Five, Dan Quayle. Loss. Inheritance, but
not as hoped. Imperfect. Meaningless
friendship. The Vice Presidency. Reversed:
News, alliance, affinity. Return of an old
friend. Mt. Potatoe Head.
Four, Warren Harding. Weariness,
discontent, aversion. Virgin martinis. No
consolation in material gain. Reversed:
New relations. An old friend's daughter?
Three, End of Prohibition. Happy
ending. Healing, mending. Reversed:
Excess physical enjoyment.
Overabundance. Girls gone wild.
Two, Hayes-Tilden Compromise. Love,
friendship, interdependent opposites.
Union. Passion. Mutual satisfaction.
Reversed: The same. Or, troubled
relationship, divorce, secession, sell-out,
hostile take-over. Deal with Devil.
Ace, Imperialism. Joy, contentment.
Wealth, abundance. Dominion. Sexuality;
fertility. Reversed: Unexpected loss.
Hurricane season. Erosion. Sterility.
Mutation, instability, revolution.
Reversed: Disquiet, opposition, treachery.
Unordered package. The unforeseen.
Seven, The Media. New plans, that may
fail. Hope, wish, attempt. Confidential.
Alleged. Reversed: Advice, instruction.
Denial, contradiction. Unnamed sources,
unattributed remarks. Plagiarism, lies.
Six, Theodore Roosevelt. Voyage. Win
over difficulties. Reversed: Stalemate.
Press coverage. Unwanted proposal, OR,
"big stick". OR, a leaky vessel.
Five, James Meredith. Destruction.
Degradation. Dishonor. Reversed: The
same. Also, seduction, weakness. Burial.
Suite of Arms
Player, Colin Powell. Intellectual force.
Power of life and death. Professional,
analytical. Military intelligence. Reversed:
Pursuing a matter too far. Aggression.
Or, above the fray; a sword unblooded.
Lady, Condoleezza Rice. Quick witted.
Reserved. Unimpressed by opulence.
Reversed: Bigotry. Possible sadness.
Loneliness. Loss.
Knave, Clarence Thomas. Skill. Dash.
Chutzpah. Gallantry, compliments.
Reversed: Enmity, anger. Rudeness.
Recklessness. Extravagance. Dispute over
a woman. Impulsive; conceited.
Varlet, Joseph McCarthy. Vigilance,
alertness; awareness, insomnia. Reversed:
Paranoia. Blackmail.
Ten, Iraq Wars. Pain. Affliction. Tears.
Torturing POWs. Refugees. Collateral
damage. Deniable post-war syndromes.
Reversed: Profit, success, regional
prestige, curried favor (impermanent).
Nine, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner. A
quarrel. Disappointment. Anxiety over a
loved one. Miscarriage of justice.
Reversed: Imprisonment, suspicion,
reasonable doubt, shame.
Eight, Roe v. Wade. Division. Calamity.
Bad news. Criticism. Weakness. Fatality.
Four, Dwight Eisenhower. Rest.
Replenishment. Retreat. Retirement.
Reversed: Wise administration,
circumspection, precaution, testament.
Desire to recover what is lost.
Three, Patriotic Sacrifice. Absence.
Sorrow. Removal. Names on a black wall.
Reversed: Alienation, confusion,
distraction. Surplus labor. Homeless
veterans; shoddy medical care. Shame.
Two, Balanced Budget. Stalemate.
Offsetting forces. Cutting programs
blindly. Reduced government. Harmony.
Firmness. Reversed: Government pork.
Earmarks. Falsehood, disloyalty. A risky
proposal. Bequeathing debt to our
grandchildren.
Ace, State Power. Easy solution. Power,
triumph. Racial matters. Reversed: Swords
and successes are two-edged: the same
events lead to disaster as to victory.
Suite of Coins
Player, Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich.
Business, math skill. Experienced.
Decisive. Obedient daughter. Reversed:
Vice. Weak, unstable, tacky, contrary,
greedy, mean. Any means to an end.
Lady, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller.
Opulence, generosity, security, liberty.
Reversed: Suspense, mistrust, suspicion.
Knave, Ulysses S. Grant. Maturity.
Persistence. Attrition. Serviceability,
responsibility, rectitude. Methodical.
Reversed: Idle, stagnant. Careless.
Fermented spirits. Lack of direction.
Unimaginative. Discouragement.
Varlet, Thomas Jefferson. Study,
scholarship. Good opinion. News, or a
messenger. Reversed: Prodigal, liberal,
dissipated. Unrealistic. Failure to face
facts. Illogical. Bad news.
Ten, Golden Years. Security. Gain. Sun
City. Family decision. Pension. Reversed:
Warehousing elderly. End of nursing
home standards. Loss, robbery, a fatality.
Nine, Kay Bailey Hutchison. Prudence,
safety, success. Plenty. Love of nature.
Reversed: Roguery. Bad faith, voided.
project. Possible loss of valued friend or
possession, e.g., Endangered Species Act.
Eight, Free Enterprise/American Labor.
Trade schools. Apprenticeship.
Productivity, assembly line. Skill with
hands. Effort. Reversed: Thwarted
ambition. Make-work. Featherbedding.
Lack of innovation. Hypocrisy, flattery,
intrigue. Quotas. If the Querent is a
woman, the Glass Ceiling.
Seven, Federal Reserve Bank. Ingenuity.
Growth. Harvest. Money, business,
barter. Reversed: Imprudent action. Loss.
Unwise investment. Warning against
lending money to pornographers, arms
dealers, drug kingpins, shiftless relatives.
Six, Welfare System. Private generosity
to worthy poor. Charity. Gain. Reversed:
Desire, envy, illusion. Bad debts.
Enabling dysfunctional behavior.
Five, Medicare/Medicaid. Material
troubles. Disability, illness, poverty.
Reversed: Disorder, ruin, waste. Fallacy.
Or, reversing a bad trend.
Four, Social Security. Keeping what one
has. Entitlements. Miserly. Reversed:.
Suspense, delay, opposition. Spendthrift.
Three, Public Education. Marketplace of
ideas. Mastery. Glory. Reward. Reversed:
Mediocre, petty. Money problems. Public
rejection. Voted off the island. Falling
achievement scores and standards.
4. What is beneath him (the root of the
situation).
5. What is behind him (the immediate past).
6. What is before him (the immediate future).
7. Himself (the Seeker's position in the matter).
8. His house (the Seeker's position beyond the
matter).
9. His hopes and fears.
10. What will be (the outcome of the matter).
Two, Opinion Polls. Gaiety. Popularity.
Recreation. News or message in writing.
Reversed: Forced gaiety. Computer
simulations; virtual reality; focus groups.
Set-backs. Margin of error.
Tarot expert Stuart Kaplan says,
"[A]fter you spread the tarot pack
you will know what the cards say to
you." Read 'em and weep!
Ace, Capitalism. Contentment. Quick
intelligence. Gold. Valuable items.
Tribute. Class distinction. Reversed: Evil
intelligence. The evil of great wealth.
Prosperity without happiness.
Corruption. Unrealistic expectations.
The Joker, Richard Cheney . Adaptable to
the changing situation.
The Politics As Life Method
("Triple Cross")
Instructions for
Laying Out the Cards
The Celtic Cross Method
The Candidate (Significator)
1. Who owns him?
2. Who opposes him?
3. Who knows him?
4. Who owes him?
5. Who backs him?
6. Who fronts him?
7. What is his advertising budget?
8. Who does he own?
9. Where is he at?
10. Where is he going? (the
outcome of the matter)
Lay out the cards in the order specified.
The Inquirer (Significator; how the Seeker
sees him/herself).
1. What covers him (the current situation).
2. What crosses him (opposing forces).
3. What crowns him (the best outcome of the
situation).
The cards are dealt in the order and pattern
shown.
The Republican Party
& Secret Tradition
Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy
Adams died on the 4th of July, 1826, the 50th
anniversary of the signing of the Declaration
of independence, while Calvin Coolidge was
born on that date in 1923.
James A. Garfield was the first ambidextrous
President.
Theodore Roosevelt wrote over 40 books
about history, politics, and adventure. He was
the first President to ride in an automobile, fly
in an airplane, and go down in a submarine.
Herbert Hoover, the first President born west
of the Mississippi River, developed a rich
gold mine in while in his 20s, and was a
multimillionaire in his 30s. A few days after he
was sworn in as President, the stock market
crashed, bringing in the Great Depression
Between leaving the Army and becoming
President in 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was
President of Columbia University. He was the
first President to hold a pilot's license.
Abraham Lincoln went to Congress in 1846.;
John F, Kennedy in 1946. Lincoln became
President in 1860; Kennedy, in 1960. Both were
deeply involved with civil rights. Both lost
sons while living in the White House. Both
were shot on Friday. John Wilkes Booth, who
killed Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey
Oswald, in the official version of Kennedy's
death a "lone assassin", was born in 1939. Both
were known by three names, in each case
comprised of 15 letters. Lincoln was shot in a
theater called "Ford"; Kennedy, in a car called
"Lincoln", made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a
theater; Booth hid in a warehouse. Kennedy
was shot from a warehouse; Oswald hid in a
theater. Both Booth and Oswald were killed
before trial. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were
succeeded by men named Johnson. A week
before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe,
Maryland. A week before Kennedy was shot,
he was with Marilyn Monroe!
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