LanceALott
10-11-2002, 02:24 PM
Tarot Trumps 13 DEATH
Personally, I believe all magic is BS; but I think the Tarot Death card has some kind of meaning to the DC Sniper. So not having any knowledge about Tarot, I checked out a couple of books from the library to see if there is any clue as to what is in the mind of the assassin. One of those books is “Tarot for Beginners” by P. Scott Hollander, eighth printing, 1998, Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1-56718-363-8.
Here is some of what Hollander has to say about Trumps 13: DEATH:
“Represents Abrupt change; and end to things as they are or were…”
“…Meaning: Death symbolizes a complete severance with the past, the ending of your life as it was. It can be interpreted as giving up old ideas, and old ways of acting. It can also be interpreted as a complete change in your life or lifestyle, a crossing from one mode of existence to another. It also represents the end of close associations, either because you move on or others do.
“Death’s sickle symbolizes reaping; you have sown your seed, it has grown to this point, and now it is time for the harvest. You take what you have learned and move on to the next (and, if you’ve learned what you should, higher) stage of existence.
“In any case, there is an actual death here, but with it the beginning of a new life. The Death card allegorizes the end of the person you were, but this is not something to fear. It’s something you’ve earned; in fact, it is something you’ve worked for. The end of who and what you were because of the sacrifices you’ve made (Arcanaum Twelve) and all you’ve learned until now. From here you go on to a life completely different from anything you’ve known before, or can even imagine.
…In the Reading: Upright (or positive): Sudden change; an ending to things as they were. Mortality; inevitability. A situation or event that cannot be avoided. May mean actual death, your own or that of someone close to you, or sudden collapse of your plans. Failure.
“Reversed (or Negative): Destruction, loss, failure of plans. Apathy, loss of hope or faith Changes for the worse (thought not necessarily fatal).
“A major change is about to happen in your life. Whatever it is, good or bad, it cannot be avoided. Note that while this card represents a positive transformation in the stages of spiritual enlightenment, in a reading, it is a very unfavorable card.
“If this card represents the querent (first card delt), you are facing a complete break with your old life, and there is little or nothing you can do to stop it. Be sure to interpret the other cards in your reading carefully to determine exactly what that change is…” (Lance: Anybody know if any more cards have been delt?)
Another book, “How to Perform a Psychic Reading,” ISBN 0-9669165-0-6BY James Gregory, 1999, says: “Traditional meaning—the card of Death signifies an abrupt change. Variations” The Death card will probably never actually mean death in the literal sense. It means a transition of a large scale—Transformation, Liberation, Renewal, Getting Free, An Ending.”
Lance: “probably never mean death in the literal sense.” The card was found at the scene where the kid was shot, and that kid did not die. I wonder if that is significant? Is this guy a good enough shot that he deliberately did not kill this kid, only wounded him?
Anyone else have any ideas about the meaning of the Death card, what it meant to the sniper?
Personally, I believe all magic is BS; but I think the Tarot Death card has some kind of meaning to the DC Sniper. So not having any knowledge about Tarot, I checked out a couple of books from the library to see if there is any clue as to what is in the mind of the assassin. One of those books is “Tarot for Beginners” by P. Scott Hollander, eighth printing, 1998, Llewellyn Publications ISBN 1-56718-363-8.
Here is some of what Hollander has to say about Trumps 13: DEATH:
“Represents Abrupt change; and end to things as they are or were…”
“…Meaning: Death symbolizes a complete severance with the past, the ending of your life as it was. It can be interpreted as giving up old ideas, and old ways of acting. It can also be interpreted as a complete change in your life or lifestyle, a crossing from one mode of existence to another. It also represents the end of close associations, either because you move on or others do.
“Death’s sickle symbolizes reaping; you have sown your seed, it has grown to this point, and now it is time for the harvest. You take what you have learned and move on to the next (and, if you’ve learned what you should, higher) stage of existence.
“In any case, there is an actual death here, but with it the beginning of a new life. The Death card allegorizes the end of the person you were, but this is not something to fear. It’s something you’ve earned; in fact, it is something you’ve worked for. The end of who and what you were because of the sacrifices you’ve made (Arcanaum Twelve) and all you’ve learned until now. From here you go on to a life completely different from anything you’ve known before, or can even imagine.
…In the Reading: Upright (or positive): Sudden change; an ending to things as they were. Mortality; inevitability. A situation or event that cannot be avoided. May mean actual death, your own or that of someone close to you, or sudden collapse of your plans. Failure.
“Reversed (or Negative): Destruction, loss, failure of plans. Apathy, loss of hope or faith Changes for the worse (thought not necessarily fatal).
“A major change is about to happen in your life. Whatever it is, good or bad, it cannot be avoided. Note that while this card represents a positive transformation in the stages of spiritual enlightenment, in a reading, it is a very unfavorable card.
“If this card represents the querent (first card delt), you are facing a complete break with your old life, and there is little or nothing you can do to stop it. Be sure to interpret the other cards in your reading carefully to determine exactly what that change is…” (Lance: Anybody know if any more cards have been delt?)
Another book, “How to Perform a Psychic Reading,” ISBN 0-9669165-0-6BY James Gregory, 1999, says: “Traditional meaning—the card of Death signifies an abrupt change. Variations” The Death card will probably never actually mean death in the literal sense. It means a transition of a large scale—Transformation, Liberation, Renewal, Getting Free, An Ending.”
Lance: “probably never mean death in the literal sense.” The card was found at the scene where the kid was shot, and that kid did not die. I wonder if that is significant? Is this guy a good enough shot that he deliberately did not kill this kid, only wounded him?
Anyone else have any ideas about the meaning of the Death card, what it meant to the sniper?