Originally I planed to reveal the mysteries of the "Temple of the Secrets" on Fridays... but not everything in life turns out as planed.
In the journey of the fool, in which the 22 major arcana of the Tarot are compared to the "chapters" of a human life, this becomes particularly clear in the card commonly known as "the hanged man". I always found the card really weird and also a little scary. Although it does not represent immediate danger or a catastrophe as some further down the road...
Nevertheless, I gave it a different name, which would better represent its meaning in my way of looking at the deck as a cycle of life: "XII - Die Prüfung". I have tried really hard to find an accurate translation into English, but it doesn't seem so easy after all and I welcome your suggestions. It means a sort of test, but also evaluation with a touch of ordeal...
In the sequence of the 22 trump cards, we are just passed the middle. A point in life, that is often associated with midlife crisis. After we just made peace with ourselves in "the Force" we are now faced with yet another challenge.
Whereas in the last card, the colors represented intensity and passion, the grayish blues and pale skin tone point towards melancholy and stagnation.
For the first time in our journey through life, we are confronted with a situation, we cannot actively resolve. We become aware of our own finiteness and take a deep long look at our life so far. We review the things we have done and ask ourselves, whether we have always set the right course. With all the evaluation and thinking, it comes to a kind of standstill.
Life, represented by the ankh in the center is turned upside down and a bit abraded around the edges. It seems like we are stuck and helpless in this situation.
Now it's time to rethink. By expanding our horizon and with this change of our thought patterns, we can turn around and continue the journey. Sometimes it is also necessary to make a sacrifice. Sometimes, we hold on to something that we believe is absolutely necessary for our life. In reality, it only keeps us trapped in this crisis and if we manage to let go, the weight shifts, you can turn around and go on...
I'm sure @erh.germany and @abigail-dantes would be able to give much more in depth information on the psychological aspects of this card. They both wrote some really fascinating posts about psychology and if you find the subject interesting, you should definitely take a look at their blogs!
To find out your Personal TAROT Card, just add day, month and year of your date of Birth:
dd + mm + jjjj = xxxx.
Now add the four digits of the resulting number:
x + x + x + x = nn
If the resulting number is greater than 22 please add n + n again.
Any result equal to or smaller than 22 is your personal number with 22 representing 0
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The Temple of the Secrets total size of artwork is 15ft by 45ft, unfinished
It was part of the museum I ran for twenty years.
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