Tarot post mark 6.

[harpbeat]

I believe enough time has passed since my last set of Tarot readings. Would anyone like one today?

[A deck is on the table in front of her.]

Simply focus on your question while shuffling the deck, and inform me of your question when you return the deck to me. Then I can read your fortune.

[Any game, any character will be read with a real shuffling of a real Tarot deck!]

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[harpbeat]

[Eater deals seven cards.] My, you do have an interesting life ahead of you, don't you? Five Major Arcana. Well, let's begin.

Your past is represented by the Five of Swords. Acting in your own self-interest. This card can stand for looking out for your own needs, experiencing conflict and discord with others, or sacrificing integrity and believing that 'the ends justify the means'.

Your present, the Moon. Illusion and confusion. You are entering a situation where you will not have a complete picture of what is going on. In this situation, it is easy to lose sight of what it is you're meant to be doing. But, the Moon can also help you come up with ideas that are out of the ordinary.

You are helped by the Chariot. You are focused on your goals - you cannot be distracted by others getting in your way. You are self-confident and like to come out on top.

You are hurt by Death. Death stands for forces that cannot be changed - as always when I read this card, I remind you that it does not usually mean physical death. There are other events and occurrences that you cannot fight against, no matter how much you try.

The others around you are shown by Temperance. A card of moderation, good health, and joining together to achieve synthesis.

Your actions should reflect the Ten of Swords. When negative events happen to you, and they will happen to you, if you can't change them it is often tempting to bemoan your fate as a victim of unstoppable forces. The Ten of Swords reminds you that that mentality is unhealthy and will solve nothing.

Your results: the Hanged Man. The Hanged Man stands for letting go and sacrificing, reversing your priorities.

You are a man who has strong desires and work towards achieving your goals - but even with hard work and force of will, some things will prevent you from gaining everything you'd like. When that happens, it is important that instead of lingering on what you can't have, or struggling futilely past the point where it is clear you won't succeed, you learn to give up and move on.

[itsasteamroller]

... [He opens his mouth to say something, seems to think better of it, then stays silent for awhile, thinking about all this. He can't exactly fault her because, well, she's not wrong. At all. Most, if not all of this is absolutely correct and he knows it, or at least the things about his personality all. It's not as if he isn't self-aware of it or anything... But.

Hmm.

Let's see. Thrown into a new, obscured situation, that makes sense. Chariot makes sense. Death...unfortunately makes sense. Temperance...he pauses there and his hand goes to his shoulder, where Jonathan's birthmark is. Could...Jojo be coming back? Is that why it goes to the Ten of Swords, and then...

His hand starts white knuckling...should he really just give up this time? Is that what this is saying, just save yourself the trouble because Jojo's going to be there anyway?]

...Hm hm. Hahahaha. Ahh. [Just...calm down, Dio. Maybe he's just reading too much into it. To fill in the silence, he points to the last card.] Rather depressing at the end, isn't it?

[harpbeat]

[If the laughter is disturbing, it doesn't show from her friendly expression.]

It depends on how you look at things - the lesson of the Hanged Man. Sir, there are many, many goals in this world that one can pursue. If you focus too much on ones that are unattainable, you lose sight of what you could gain. The Hanged Man chooses to surrender in order to succeed in other respects.

[itsasteamroller]

...Fair enough. My main point is the assumption that there's such a thing as "unattainable" goals in the first place. It seems a little defeatist.

[harpbeat]

[She holds up a finger.]

Let us say, just for example, that there is someone you hate. I myself have such a group of people. Now, you could surely spend your energy trying to take vengeance on these people for slights against you, and I would hardly call you wrong for doing so - but in time you may realize that there is no way to seriously harm these people while safely remaining in your position of health and happiness.

In that case, do you continue trying to take revenge and jeopardize your freedom or your life, or do you prioritize your own well-being? There is a reason the phrase 'or die trying' is so popular, but the Hanged Man urges against that kind of thinking.

This is, of course, an extreme example. I live a violent kind of life, so it came to mind first.