Category: Symbolism

  • Karma: The Idiot’s Crutch

    I won’t make friends with this post. I’ve been waiting to post this after the COP list argument so that I’m not just writing this in anger. I don’t even know if I can frame this in a coherent way, but I feel the need to try. The Western idea of Karma is for the…

  • The Dog in the Deck

    Ah yes, the dog in tarot. The dog is a symbol of loyalty, justice, intuition, protection, guidance, the hunt, and reliability. For most folks seeing a dog evokes feelings of childhood, happiness the a great urge to pet the animal. For the rest, a dog evokes a feeling great screaming fear. Generally the dogs of…