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- From: dburgdor@cwis.unomaha.edu (Darryl Burgdorf)
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- Subject: Re: Tarot Card Meanings
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- Date: 15 Nov 92 15:44:56 GMT
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- Re: Your request for a "list" of the meanings of the various cards in the
- Tarot deck ....
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- The first and most obvious problem with that request is that the Tarot cards
- do not have set "meanings". Their location within the layout can influence
- how they're interpreted, as can, in fact, the specific layout you use.
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- My suggestion would depend on your purpose. If you're truly interested in
- learning the Tarot, find a good reference book or two. They're not all
- that difficult to locate. If you're just interested in playing, perhaps
- wanting to create a silly "fortune telling" program that no one is going to
- take seriously anyway, then don't bother trying for "realism". Better yet,
- drop the whole idea.
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- Darryl
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