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| Hindpsych: Erstwhile Conjectures by the Sometime Augur of Yore |
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Today's question:
Did the Berlin Wall fall on November 9, 1989?*
With "hindpsych," the answer is "yes"! In our Tarot spread, the first card is "Justice." Notice that the judge holds a pair of scales. The scales symbolize the balance of opposing forces (the political ideologies of the "East" and the "West"). The scales are mirrored in the third card, "The Moon." Here we see two towers (the ruins of former guard towers along the wall) as well as two dogs howling together at the moon. The light shines through the open space between the towers. The center card, "The Lovers," promises a glorious new day of reunification. The bright light of the sun illuminates the joining of East and West (symbolized by a bride and groom). The cupid and officiator of ceremonies may symbolize Presidents Ronald Regan and Mikhail Gorbachev, though which is which is up for interpretation. In summary, the cards show justice being served, a formal union taking place, and howls of emotion. We can say with confidence that the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, and we can now move on.
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| * Historians must reconstruct the past out of hazy memory. "Once upon a time" requires "second sight." The "third eye" of intuition can break the "fourth wall" of conventional perspectives. Instead of "pleading the fifth," historians can take advantage of the "sixth sense" and be in "seventh heaven." All with the power of hindpsych, the "eighth wonder of the world." It has been said that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. Therein lies the importance of Tarot readings for antiquity. When we confirm what has already occurred, we break the shackles of the past, freeing ourselves to chart new courses into the future. |
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