I read and resteemed this fascinating post yesterday where a dream representing dualities was described. I felt inspired to pull out all of the cards in the Tarot deck that have to with dualities and contemplate.
From top to bottom, left to right: Temperance, Sun, High Priestess, The Lovers, Chariot, Justice, 2 of Wands, 2 of Cups, 2 of Swords and 2 of Pentacles.
"Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled." -- The Kybalion.
Tree of Life with the traditional Tarot card placements.
(Found on Pinterest)
The Tarot is a description of the Tree of Life. Here are some Tarot contemplation questions: (I will not give away answers, although may drop a few hints in the comment section):
The majority of the Major Arcana that has duality as a theme correspond to paths on the tree of life that connect to the Tiphereth: High Priestess, The Lovers, Justice, Temperance, and Justice. Why would that be? What is it about the nature of the Sun (that corresponds to Tiphareth) that is unifying and divisive in nature?
Which card as presented in the Deviant Moon deck here do you connect with the most? Is it a different in another deck?
How would you design a better Chariot card to better embody the principle of reconciling opposing forces?
The designer of the Deviant Moon deck (as well as the Rider-Waite) portrayed the 2's in the suits to be 'equal' in relation to each other in all o the suits except pentacles, where an hierarchy is implied. Why is this? What does that suggest about the nature of dualities on the different levels of reality?
