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by Beth Owl's Daughter
In my most recent article, I explained how
a person's "tarot profile" has multiple layers,
and is not based on only one card. The profile can offer insight
into your soul's purpose and the personality traits you are
refining in this lifetime. Let's continue along the path we
are calling The Fool's Journey, which is a rich metaphor for
the journey of life's lessons, triumphs and challenges.
 We
have now reached the double-digit cards, which by nature will
automatically have a second card associated with them. For
instance, if your date of birth reduces to 10, it will also
reduce to 1. While the single digits seem to parallel the
stages of human growth and what we understand about psychological
development, the next cards in the journey reflect how we
are influenced by the turns and twists of fate that impact
us.
No card reflects this more clearly than
Card X (Roman Numeral ten), which is the Wheel of Fortune.
If your date of birth reduces to 10, you are a Wheel of Fortune
profile. And of course, 10 further reduces to 1, so the Wheel
of Fortune person is also under the influence of Roman numeral
I -- the Magician.
We've already discussed the Magician,
but what is the Wheel of Fortune about? As you might guess,
the person who has the Wheel of Fortune in his or her profile
is a risk-taker. If you are a Wheel person, you learn through
the process of change itself. You are always deeply aware
of the swirling influences that affect the projects and concerns
in your life, and you have the flexibility to move in harmony
with those energies. You are a person who knows deep in your
bones the law of "What goes around, comes around,"
and you trust this instinctively. Because of this sense of
flow and timing, you always seem to know exactly when to seize
an opportunity, which to others looks like extraordinary luck
-- or even the work of the Magician!
 It
has only been since Dec. 31, 1965 that people have been born
into the 10/1 profile, without also being in the 19/10/1 category,
which we will discuss next time. So there are few people yet
who have reached fame and fortune. However, singer Sarah McLachlan
is one. But 10/1 profile people are going to be known for
their ability to turn on a dime, changing course in their
lives, turning bad luck to fortune. This will be a group of
people to watch!
The next card along the Fool's Journey
is XI - Justice. [Please note that in some Tarot decks, the
Strength card and the Justice card may be reversed. That is,
some decks have Strength as card XI, and Justice is card VIII.
For the purpose of these articles, I am using the Rider-Waite
system]. In this profile, the person's date of birth reduces
first to eleven, then 2. This would be a combination of the
II, the High Priestess, and XI - Justice. The 11/2 profile
person is someone who is particularly aware of social systems,
and how our culture may or may not treat the individual fairly.
The 11/2 person intuitively knows how they affect others,
and is careful about the laws of karma, both in their own
actions and when evaluating the behavior of the people around
them. The 11/2 profile makes decisions based on the question,
"What is fair?"
Some of the famous 11/2's include Davy
Crockett, Lord Byron, A. A. Milne, and Dr. Benjamin Spock.
Card XII, The Hanged Man, is a card that
is often misunderstood. To the casual observer, the picture
on the card of the person dangling upside down may be disturbing,
portraying an unpleasant, even life-threatening situation.
But the Hanged Man is not about torture or torment. It is
about how one can turn life's challenges into the opportunity
for creativity, devotion and service.
If your date of birth reduces to 12,
it then reduces to 3, so you are a combination of the Hanged
Man and the luscious creative energy of the Empress (III)
that we discussed last year. This combination has a life purpose
about learning unconditional love, and giving birth to the
soul.
Are you a 12/3 that people accuse of
being a workaholic? What those critics don't realize is that
your work, art, or social cause is something that is so important
to you, it completely absorbs you. In most cases, you don't
have an unhealthy addiction to work. It is simply that you
become so immersed in what you are doing, you lose track of
the time. You are energized and passionate about the path
that you have chosen, sometimes to the exclusion of a more
"normal" life.
Famous 12/3 people include Charles Dickens,
Colette, Salvador Dali and Alfred Hitchcock.
Next comes one of the most controversial
cards in Tarot. The XIII card is Death. How many movies have
you seen where the fortune teller pulls the Death card and
disaster strikes? In truth, the Death card almost never means
physical death for anyone. It does, however, have to do with
understanding the profound cycles of the life force--how hope
dwells in loss, for loss is necessary for rebirth.
If your date of birth reduces first to
13, then 4, your profile is one that combines the strength
and authority of IV - The Emperor, with an "all or nothing"
attitude that comes from your deep awareness of the impermanence
of things. Your mission is one of transformation, and you
are a natural leader. You are the first to toss old rules
and habits that no longer serve the higher good, and you bring
passion and depth to everything you do.
Many people with the 13/4 profile make
their mark from turning their world upside down. They are
often responsible for revolutionary work that shakes the foundations
of their society. Some of them include Leonardo da Vinci,
Benjamin Franklin, Percy Shelley, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Haile
Selassie, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.
This segment of the Tarot journey has
focused on the turns and twists we face in our lives. These
turns are needed in order to shake up the old, bring in the
new, and spur our growth. Next time, we will look at even
more profound challenges and the openings they make for our
healing.
Beth Owl's Daughter has over 30 years
of experience reading the Tarot and is a member of the American
Tarot Association. She offers personal consultations in the
Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill region, and nationally, via
email or phone. You can contact her at (919) 620-7525, by
email at zen.rose@verizon.net or at her website at www.well.com/
~zenrose/tarot.
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