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Happy Tarot Tuesday! This week, we’re into the Major Arcana, starting with the first six cards… The Major Arcana represents the Fool’s Journey, which I often consider a contrast to Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey. The traditional hero’s journey tends to be more masculine-focused and rather too linear, with its emphasis on leaving home and later returning to it (I’m essentializing a lot here). What I love about the Fool’s Journey, in comparison, is that it honors the fact that we are always both at the end of one journey and starting another. Life is a series of beginnings and endings, not a linear thing. Like writers, we are always wrapping up one story and always starting a new one, always searching for new horizons and always returning home. The Fool’s Journey likewise emphasizes the metaphysical journeys we all go on—we might not leave our literal homes, but we can journey into the unconscious, the creative realm, and the dreamworld and be transformed. The first six cards outline how the Fool begins the journey with openness and trust, stepping into the unknown without a map. As the Magician, they awaken to their own power and ability to create. Through the High Priestess, they learn to listen inward and trust their intuition. With the Empress, they experience growth, connection, and the nourishment of life itself. The Emperor brings structure, discipline, boundaries, and a sense of how to build something lasting. Finally, the Hierophant asks them to question their beliefs and define what is truly sacred. ✨ Enjoy—and may your conversations with the cards be fruitful and illuminating! ✨ ✨ ✨ ✨
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