CARD OF THE DAY: March 23, 2022

 

Il Diavolo (The Devil)

Cani Tarot

by Osvaldo Menegazzi

March 23, 2022: Yeah, sometimes we've got to deal with scary Tarot.

The Majors-only Cani Tarot gives us this big bad dog resting high on its stone pedestal surrounded by a wall of flames, billowing toxic smoke, a chain barrier, and the three lethal-looking "teeth" of his trident. At the moment, he himself doesn't look particularly scary, but...

"Don't get any closer!"

In other images of Tarot's Devil you might find a couple of humans who seem already hypnotized into their captor's power, too distracted to free themselves although the chains around their necks are ridiculously loose. But Osvaldo Menegazzi's Il Diavolo is just sitting up there all by himself as if to say, "You'd be a fool--or The Fool--to get anywhere near me. Fuck around and find out!"

Okay, okay! Thanks for that warning. We'll back off.

So, for today, sharpen your attention to details and be more cautious and skeptical. Maybe don't take that impulsive lunge this time. At least examine things carefully before you agree to them. Consider the long-term implications or consequences. Pick apart the smooth, seductive rhetoric. Read the fine print. If not, you'll wake up one day and realize you're trapped.

Trapped, burned, bitten, gassed, speared by that trident.

Just turn and walk away if things don't seem right. Your gut ain't lying to ya, and Menegazzi's Il Diavolo is giving you a fair chance to save yourself.

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CARD OF THE DAY: December 13, 2021

 

La Torre (The Tower)

from Cani Tarot

by Osvaldo Menegazzi

 

December 13, 2021: La Torre (The Tower): a little something for the doglovers from Osvaldo Menegazzi's Cani Tarot!

Cani (Italian for dogs) is a 22-card deck (Major Arcana only) featuring a variety of breeds for its central figures. Finely rendered in black print on heavy, un-laminated, cream-colored card stock, it was a precious collector's item. I have never used Cani Tarot for readings. But since I have featured cats (and other animals) in previous Cards of the Day, it's time to give these dogs their turn on the stage.

So, here is the oh-so-startling La Torre! What's it going to be? Breakdown? Breakthrough? Or some combination of the two?

More importantly, someone please rescue that poor beagle!

It's time to get Doggie outta there, whatever it takes. What it takes might be quite drastic. Nevertheless, survival will require fast action.

For compare-and-contrast, here's the Universal Waite's Card XVI with its well-known Pamela Colman Smith image:

 

 

Unlike this classic Tower card--done deal, babe; this is out of your hands--La Torre, as I see it, issues a fair warning and introduces the hint of time and the possibility of rescue, snatching something valuable from impending disaster. A reversed Pamela Colman Smith Tower would do the same, now that I think of it.

La Torre gives you some time to save the pooch, though not a lot of time, and it's going to require quick thinking and, possibly, some heroics on your part. I so hope you are a fan of action movies!

So now, who or what is it you need to grab and rescue?