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The Brokeback Tarot Deck-Include Name of Card in Subject Line
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: oilgun on December 17, 2007, 11:46:28 am ---I agree with your suggestions for the emperor, empress and Priestess.
But I really think The World should be Brokeback Mountain.
As for Death what do you think of the Eviscerated Sheep? It's such a wonderful foreshadowing image.
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Death doesn't necessarily mean death. It usually means great changes. The end of one thing and the beginning of another. I thought instantly of the postcards because it began Ennis and Jack's relationship anew and it ended it as well.
Brokeback Mountain as The World is very good. It can symbolize THEIR world. But I chose Cassie, because Brokeback Mountain was too insular, too small. Remember, Jack's words - "All we got is Brokeback Mountain, that's all we got..." (emphasis mine). Brokeback Mountain was too small a place for Jack. He wanted a life outside of Brokeback with Ennis. So to me, Cassie represented the world, because she does represent marriage, new beginnings, opportunities, children, movement in society - IOW all that the world has to offer.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 18, 2007, 07:07:40 pm ---I'm trying to bring myself up to speed on this by reading, and what I'm reading is that the cards signifiy aspects and their opposites, but it is not necessarily postiive and negative. For instance, Death could mean, well, death, or it could mean harvest.
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You are right, not all reverse meanings are negative. I didn't mean to imply that, my wording was bad. But all the same, they can be negative, but not necessarily.
Daniel:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 19, 2007, 09:33:29 pm ---Death doesn't necessarily mean death. It usually means great changes. The end of one thing and the beginning of another. I thought instantly of the postcards because it began Ennis and Jack's relationship anew and it ended it as well.
Brokeback Mountain as The World is very good. It can symbolize THEIR world. But I chose Cassie, because Brokeback Mountain was too insular, too small. Remember, Jack's words - "All we got is Brokeback Mountain, that's all we got..." (emphasis mine). Brokeback Mountain was too small a place for Jack. He wanted a life outside of Brokeback with Ennis. So to me, Cassie represented the world, because she does represent marriage, new beginnings, opportunities, children, movement in society - IOW all that the world has to offer.
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For XXI - The World, I chose.... the window
Meryl:
I love all the different ideas about what symbols suit what card. Just this one topic is like a mini-Open Forum. 8)
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Daniel on December 20, 2007, 01:30:23 am ---For XXI - The World, I chose.... the window
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Good one.
Cassie by a window?
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