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The Brokeback Tarot Deck-Include Name of Card in Subject Line
Front-Ranger:
Tarot Basics says some very interesting things about The Devil.
In addition to the unique gifts that each person brings to the world, we also bring characteristics that don't fit into the norm, and thus remain in the dark. But when The Devil card is drawn, the taboo is lifted and these characteristics are out in the open. The Devil can represent a vampire, or a heavy burden that has made life intolerable. Thus, you can now shed this shadow because you realise your true nature. The Devil also represents The Orphan, the part of you that you have ignored despite the fact that you secretly long to acknowledge it. Whenever you bring light into darkness, the vampire disintegrates into dust and the orphan gains form and color.
Marina:
Just a couple of thoughts off the top of my head -
The Death Card - the last Postcard stamped with "Deceased"
Temperance/Art - Ennis' night fire viewed by Jack from a distance - that beautiful scene in the film and the one so beautifully described by Annie Proulx in the short story as - "Jack, in his dark camp, saw Ennis as night fire, a red spark on the huge black mass of mountain." This is one of my favorite lines fromt he story, and I always see it as when the "transformation" began, at least for Jack, when he may have first become aware of his feelings for Ennis.
These are literal, but can represent the figurative too. :)
Front-Ranger:
Those are great ideas, passions! What do you think about the Bikers for THE DEVIL??
Marina:
Wow, great idea - I forgot about The Bikers! Where there are two of them, it's especially good if it's a dual natured type card? Ennis gave them what-for too, didn't he? ;)
Front-Ranger:
Janice sees Aguirre as THE DEVIL and I can see that too.
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