... Wisdom teaches tolerance but ...
Today while I was prepping for writing this up, I realised that one of the major battles I have been having since really coming into my own sense of self is that Tarot has become fluffy.
Not the art of it but the decks, authors just seem to push out these really fluffy decks as if we're going to become offended by some of them, I can name three major cards and several minor cards that could instantly evoke offence but the thing is that they are apart of Tarot History.
They were developed during a major upheaval in world history, the word arcane means record of ancient knowledge, so not only do the Tarot depict events through history but they are a record of the changes our world has been through.
Wisdom teaches tolerance but today, my wisdom is teaching me to take a very large kipper, dip it in water and then attach the words "Stop It" ...
This is where my Hermit card comes out, wise enough to know when to say nothing, but old enough not to care and say it anyway. I find that there is no balance of late, well not where I am from anyway, many of the decks I have seen are fluffy, let me hold you hand and tell you everything is going to be fine...
Whereas the true tarot decks tend to be more, You've frelled up, it's one big messy pile of poo-doo and you're gonna have to clear it up, but here are the things you are going to need to make sure it's cleaned up properly.