Silicon
Valley Tarot -
Lovers
Created & Illustrated by
Thomas Scoville
Published by Steve Jackson Games, 1998
ISBN: 1-55634-362-0Description:
The background is a solid purple. Near the top is a green
ticker tape showing stock prices. Below that is a graph with a red
line running upward. In front the graph are two hands holding full
champaign glasses in a toast. That's it.
Quoting from the LWB:
"Patners, toast their success against a field of royal purple.
Princes today - but for how long? Charts and tickers sound the
cheers of the marketplace and the enthusiasm of investment
brokers."
"Success, hard work, diligence, industry."
"Reversed: Instability, unproven worth, irrational exuberance."
My thoughts on the card:
Other than the two people whose hands we see and the implied
choice of when to sell the stock, this card has nothing to do with
the Lovers cards of other decks. This card is about making the big
time and cashing in. As the text from the LWB imply, they are at
the top of the Wheel of Fortune, and who knows what tomorrow will
bring. There is a card in the Osho Zen Tarot which expresses the
same situation, called Success. On the Osho Zen card a man is
riding through a tickertape parade on a tiger which is walking
across the world. A more universal image that that of the IPO
card.
Since I feel that in the Silicon Valley Tarot monatary wealth
is a metaphor for riches in any area of life, including spiritual,
this card can then be of one reaching their goal or dream. Enjoy
it while you can.
Tom
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