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As Elentir alluded to the Youth of Swords, I think that's a good choice for our next card:
You can see a scan of the card here:
http://www.tarotgarden.com/library/images/gayswordsyouth.gif
I somehow like this card, too, though the presence of such a modern thing as computers in a deck might startle some. I think they are a good modern substitute for swords: they can be used for having fun, like in some show-fights or competitions, for solving problems like the famous Gordian knot (versus getting information from the web) and of course for more questionable tasks like killing people vs. playing games where you do just that virtually.
I like to think of the Youth as doing some kind of research, curious as he is, maybe drifting from one topic to the next, losing himself in the boundless www . Maybe discussing Tarot with someone, at Aeclectic, who knows? But he looks more like a young guy in his school uniform, doing research for some kind of homework.
Anyway, I think it is a viable modern interpretation of the Page of Swords. But I count on you for some disagreement that will lead to a lively discussion
Elentir said:
Are computers a common theme in the suit of swords, or is it just this one and that other one I mentioned (I forget which card it is)?
You can see a scan of the card here:
http://www.tarotgarden.com/library/images/gayswordsyouth.gif
I somehow like this card, too, though the presence of such a modern thing as computers in a deck might startle some. I think they are a good modern substitute for swords: they can be used for having fun, like in some show-fights or competitions, for solving problems like the famous Gordian knot (versus getting information from the web) and of course for more questionable tasks like killing people vs. playing games where you do just that virtually.
I like to think of the Youth as doing some kind of research, curious as he is, maybe drifting from one topic to the next, losing himself in the boundless www . Maybe discussing Tarot with someone, at Aeclectic, who knows? But he looks more like a young guy in his school uniform, doing research for some kind of homework.
Anyway, I think it is a viable modern interpretation of the Page of Swords. But I count on you for some disagreement that will lead to a lively discussion