Comparative Tarot

Description: This is one of the more amusing (to me, at least) cards in this deck. The Protagonist (the woman featured throughout the deck) is standing with her male companion behind a car. The car has evidently broken down, because there's a tow truck parked in front of it, ready to back up and hook onto the frame of the vehicle. The Protagonist and her companion are talking to a man in a suit and tie who holds what looks like a file folder. He's gesturing either towards the car or the tow truck, and she's offering him money, both cash and coins. Perhaps it's all they could scrape up. It's unclear whether the suited man is connected with the tow truck or not, because the truck clearly has a driver in it behind the wheel. All this while, robed pagans are directing their wands over the car, apparently in an attempt to repair it magically.

My impression: The immediate feeling I have from this is "overkill." Okay, your car has broken down. What have you done? Called both a tow truck AND the members of your coven. Maybe it would have been better to let your coven members have a whack at it, and then resort to the tow truck if (when) that didn't work. And who is this guy in the suit? I've never seen a tow-truck employee or owner dressed in a suit and tie before. Why are they offering him money? Is he some kindly stranger who stopped, and they want a lift from him? Too much is going on at once, and no one, it seems, is thinking clearly. Pick one solution and then stick to it.

LWB: "The Fire Suit . . . refers to much of the spiritual challenge in the life of today's modern pagan or Wiccan. It is a challenge to find and identify oneself without labeling, to be certain of one's ethics and standards, and to solidify and understand one's beliefs and values in life." And about nines: "Much as three is a number of a completed cycle, nine is an indication of a theme of much completion and change. Like karma, which is at the core of the pagan and Wiccan spiritual path, we have learnt the lessons we needed to learn from the experiences and situations around us, and have conquered our demons. Success follows."

Second thoughts: Hmm, I don't see success in this situation. However, viewed in a more positive light, perhaps the message is to use every resource at your disposal to solve your problems.

Atalantaix