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Johnathon Haney's avatar

Two things:

1) A quote from Agatha Christie captures the vibe of this reading: "One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is every bit as disastrous as to lose one."

2) The Tower and Ten Of Wands definitely feels like Putin's going down. And it's a mirror image for the USSR's collapse in 1991. Everything Putin has been attempting to avoid. Irony is far from dead.

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Krisan Evenson's avatar

Yes, I thought immediately of the 1989-1991 period.

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Johnathon Haney's avatar

The parallels are uncanny, yes?

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Bree's avatar

Re-reading this again in the light of Ukraine's magical tactical drone warfare and Putin's escalating paranoia of his inner circle, I am floored. Broom, I am so grateful for your lens into the history we are living through, and creating.

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teri Gray's avatar

Did those bodies leave the tower through the windows?

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Johnathon Haney's avatar

Heh...think I saw what you did there. My answer: once the fall starts, what's the difference?

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teri Gray's avatar

Political comment on Putin’s fave disposal method.

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Johnathon Haney's avatar

I figured.

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Rayna's avatar

Thank you ❤️

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SPI Maker's avatar

Who does your illustration at the top of the piece?

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The Broom Closet Briefing's avatar

I use an AI to do that.

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SPI Maker's avatar

That was in the back of my mind as I posted the question. Seems to work well in this instance.

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The Broom Closet Briefing's avatar

Yeah I ask it to match the aesthetics/style of the cards I am using. I am not artist type, if I ever create my own tarot deck, I will probably use AI in some capacity to fuse the images I want for my cards!

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