The Spiritual Roots of the Tarot by Russell A. Sturgess

Author:Russell A. Sturgess
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Tarot/Personal Growth
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2020-08-13T00:00:00+00:00

Option 2: Midlife Crisis

This option is for those Fools who still have plenty of energy. They go back and reengage the Magician’s world of illusion via the bull in The World card. Given that the Wheel is turning in a clockwise motion, a Fool still possessing the inclination and the energy will have another go at doing power, wealth, love, and fame, but this time doing it differently. Typical of a midlife crisis, these Fools walk away from their old life. Where they reside, what they drive, and whom they are in relationship with are typical of the jetsam. Possessing wealth makes this more possible, but their resources are substantially drained having made such a significant change.

One of the first things to change is their appearance. They go to a lot of effort to improve their looks, which might include a nip and tuck, a personal trainer, a new hairstyle, and new fashion. They move to a trendier suburb and purchase the latest mode in home furnishings. They replace their car with a new, sportier model, and their partner with a younger, sportier model. Once again, they have reinforced their belief in the reality of the world of illusion, the Magician’s world. They still haven’t worked out that the choice to focus on power, wealth, love, and fame also includes justice, time, and chance. The impact is that instead of it taking twenty or more years for them to get around the Magician’s route as it did the first time around, they do it in five years or less. Justice, time, and chance are more potent this time around. If the Fools run out of money and energy, then they end up with the rest of the population trying to maintain the status quo.

It’s hard to believe that there are people who go back a third and fourth time, and in the majority of cases, if old age, death, and reputation don’t stop them, the lack of money will. In spite of all they have been through, these Fools continue to maintain the belief that the Magician’s world of illusion is real, just that now they are too exhausted and too poor to do anything about it. Lifestyle diseases including obesity, stroke, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer are the primary symptoms of this option. In terms of mental health this option typically results in depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders. All of these are the result of poor lifestyle, which in the majority of cases are the consequences of balancing the priority of power, wealth, love, and fame with the stress caused by justice, time, and fortune. If the Fool continues to buy in to the illusion, premature death is imminent.

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