Some time ago, the lovely Digital Dame introduced me to the Bohemian Gothic Tarot. An act that I’m eternally grateful for as this deck has inspired,and continues to inspire dozens of rich story ideas. But despite the fact that I’ve also used it for divination with very good results, I haven’t truly studied it. Deciding it was time to change that, I took out the deck and wondered about the fun ways I could get more intuned with it.
Favorite card? Too many. This deck is a whirl of rich colors and imagery.
The card that says, “me”. That is what i shall discern first, I decided. My significator, if you will.
The Strength card?
While the black-winged demoness atop the lion appeals to the part of me which embraces the wild, animal side in all of us, I couldn’t say that was me me.
The Queen of Swords?
isn’t she as cool as the Norse hell? But as much as I love learning, and hopefully accumulating wisdom, I couldn’t say I was her, either.
I continued through the deck. All along having a feeling who it would be, for it was her face which had first drawn me in.
What did i see? A woman full of lust and life. Gazing with delight at the moon. Full of dreams. Water symbolized by the cup and by the blood wine. Yet the red velvet dress speaks of fire; so while this woman is touched by the moon, she does not get lost in reverie. She has the passion, strength, and fortitude to make things happen.
That my astrological self is made of fire and water may come as little surprise.
I opened the booklet that came with the deck.
7 of Cups: “Daydreams- both realistic and fantastical. Hopes, ambitions, possibilities- some feasible, others not.
Shadow meaning: “self-aggrandisement. Lunacy- becoming moonstruck and delusional.”
– Which card, may I ask, is *you* ? And does your significator stay the same through different decks, or are you inexplicably drawn to a certain card in a certain deck?
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