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Good morning again. In this particular episode of tarot Talks with Edith Mary, we are going to be doing the Death Card today. The Death Card never ever ever means death of the physical body, though it can. I've never seen it in the years that I have been reading tarot. It does, however, mean that death is a part of our existence every single day. We die, we're one day closer to death every day.

Our skin cells die, our hair cells die. We transform and change because we are a different person today than we were yesterday. And tomorrow we're going to be an even different person, simply because the experiences we go through change us and we transform because of it. So change is a two-way street. You can change your mind frequently and hopefully you do change it towards a higher purpose, but you don't have to.

Transformation, however, is one direction and one direction only. You can transform yourself from that chrysalis into a beautiful butterfly or you can go the other way. If you want to transform yourself into a really nasty, horrible human being, you can. The choice is yours. I would, however, recommend transforming yourself in a more higher spiritual way.

We transform ourselves in many, many different ways. We get married, we have children, we change careers, we go back to school. All of those things are transformative. When something happens to us and forces our growth is something that is transformative. You should choose it because it's easier when you do choose.

Wildfires are very destructive, but what comes out of the wildfire is new growth. Some pine trees cannot seed until they're broke open, the pine cones are broken open by fire. So even in the destruction, there is beauty, there is new growth, and that is the way it happens with our lives as well. Anytime there is something that appears to be destructive, there is always something new and beautiful being created in the process. So never be afraid of what appears to be destruction or what appears to be doom and gloom. It isn't. It is simply making way for the better new things in your life.

So if death appears in a reading, major changes are afloat for the client.

These are life-changing events. Like we've already talked about, getting a job, getting married, getting engaged, getting, well, hopefully you got engaged before you got married, but you know, hey, who am I to say?

It's kind of like a soul shaking kind of change that's coming.

When you see the death card and particularly when you see the death card and the tower card together, there's a real danger of something destructive happening. When you see those two cards together, I would make sure you've got the fire department on speed dial so that you are prepared when the house burns down. It is that kind of dramatic thing happening.

but it doesn't have to be like that, that destructive and that emotionally traumatizing. You can make it a lot easier by realizing it is a phase, it is a thing, and you can move forward and you can heal and you can become that new person you were meant to be. Now, on a softer note, it doesn't have to be that dramatic. It can be as dramatic or as less dramatic as
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In this episode of Tarot Talks, Edith Mary explores the multifaceted meanings of The Hanged Man card in tarot. She discusses its symbolism, the importance of perspective shifts, and the journey of self-realization it encourages. The conversation delves into the shadow aspects of the card, including self-betrayal and the need for forgiveness, ultimately guiding listeners towards personal growth and understanding in their lives and relationships.

takeaways

• The Hanged Man symbolizes self-realization and perspective shifts.
• It encourages looking at life from different angles.
• Patience and self-love are essential in relationships.
• The shadow side involves refusing to see the truth.
• Forgiveness is a personal journey, not for others.
• Understanding long-term implications of decisions is crucial.
• Self-betrayal can stem from ignorance or selfishness.
• The card invites reflection on personal motivations.
• Context from surrounding cards is important in readings.
• Live recordings may have natural pauses, which are part of the process.

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The number 11 in most decks of the Tarot is the Justice card. Justice is normally seated in between two pillars. They're no longer black and white. They're all gray.

This card has to do with compassion, truth, honesty, and balance. Balance in all things. We need balance in all things specifically because if you're unbalanced, you're not thinking correctly, you're not acting correctly.

The gray pillars also indicate that we are seeing all of the nuances of a situation or have the possibility to see all of the nuances of a situation because you don't always know all of the details.

And so we sometimes are a little quick to justice or quick to judge when we don't really have all of the facts and we're speaking from a place of ignorance of the facts. So the Justice Card is also a warning to make sure you have all of your knowledge before you make a decision, which is a compassionate way of doing things.

Compassion lies between conviction and punishment. is neutral. Compassion is neutral because you can understand the pain from both sides. You can understand the hurt or the joy from both sides. But you're neutral with your own life and you're neutral with other people.

in your listening, in your day-to-day relationships, in your work relationships, you can remain neutral and understanding while still loving them.

In most decks, Justice is not blindfolded, but she is showing compassion with her Justice, weighing our hearts and intentions against a set of universal truths. Justice sees beyond the personal agendas, beyond revenge, beyond the action to act out, beyond the emotion that can be present.

As in, Justice likes to stay neutral, understanding both sides, not taking sides, just being neutral and listening. It's an opportunity when you see the Justice card come up to step back and observe without participating. Don't step into the drama that's being presented. Don't step into other people's arguments.

You're not the judge, not the jury, you are the observer, the listener, the compassionate neutrality that most situations call for, especially if there are arguments or personal agendas going on.

The Sword of Justice is a double-edged sword and it cuts both ways. Honesty is much the same. The truth will set you free, but if stated with nastiness, the truth is meant to hurt rather than to heal. So no compassion is being used in a situation like that. The Justice Card always wants to state things from compassion and not emotion.

The Justice card also deals with the mundane world, legal matters, signing of contracts, illegal paperwork, all matters dealing with truth, honesty, and legality, which is very cut and dry, which is why Justice is a double-edged sword.

If the justice card is in a shadow position, you may feel that life is unfair, that people are against you, situations are not going your way, people are making decisions for you. You may feel personally under attack.

If you get to respond during this feeling of being personally attacked, is usually, not usually, but it's always from a place of pain. If you take a step back and go, this isn't about me, this is about the other person, and understand it from that point of view of their pain, you've stepped into compassion.

So it is always good that anytime that there is a two-sided conversation that is not going well, step back and listen with compassion and when it's time to speak, speak neutrally without blame and without shame. questions to consider when you are working with the Justice Card is, am I doing the right thing?

Has karma ever come back to bite me in the butt? And if so, how? And how did I participate in that? We always participate

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