#arcana
Card after card I lay them down
As though a hand guides me.
The Empress and The Emperor look on,
Unamused while The Magician and The Fool regale them.
Meanwhile, The Lovers ride The Chariot
Hoping The High Priestess will grant them Strength.
The Hierophant looks to the future of The World
While The Hermit is forced to practice Temperance.
Judgement and Justice go hand in hand,
Some sent to The Tower, and some become The Hanged Man.
Another day begins with the rise of The Sun, but Death
The Moon, and The Star are the only constant.
Many are victims of The Wheel of Fortune,
Awaiting the day they meet The Devil.
Jan 22
Jan 22, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC
I was born in the house of light
Devoid of colours,
The walls screamed white.
At the centre, was a chandelier
And followed it, a small enclosure
Where my parents used to fight.
A dog was assigned to me very early
But as I grew, it started to wither.
It seemed like, I was fate's attorney
And yet I was treated just like a Figure.
I was to gatekeep a shrine of God
And yet I always questioned him.
Because the world I was representing
Sometimes, made me think less of him.
Whenever I came back from the shrine
My house was the same as old
I could never have a husband nor a kid
That's what the pact and the Hiero told.
Therefore I usually cried alone
Always wanting a Home,
Always wanting a Home.
Once i had to choose
Between honour and truth
I never cared for the former
But I had to answer,
that the kingdom would suit.
And hence I chose wrong
These intricacies of politics
Was never my strong
A wrong step brought me here, where fate stares without blinking
Its cold breath on my spine, reminding me this end is mine.
I rose to speak my sin, but my heart stopped at the threshold
Leaving me fallen, breathless, surrendered to someone else’s mercy.
Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM UTC
What was I to the world ?
I was nothing until my spells worked.
To whom I was beloved ?
None, Those who praised me
At the back they talked.
Even the rains bended to my will,
But the people averted their eyes.
The monsters were having their fill
Yet, I was getting fed with lies.
My performances were judged,
By the minds of illiterates.
My condolences were flunked
By the hearts of inconsiderates.
Oh! How I was questioned,
By the ones who aren't legitimate
They talked of peace to me !
While themselves holding the belligerent.
They took my love, as it was taxes,
I didn't bat an eye towards the masses.
When they pierced me with their lances,
It was humanity shattered like glasses.
I shall not destroy the fort
As that would be a light task
I shall cast a fire that burns every hut
Because that is what my heart might ask
And so, I conjured a rot,
A feces of their own.
Wore it hope like a coat,
And spells deprived of dawn.
It glimmered and valliantely fought,
For those who once stampede my lawn.
The disease had'eth done a lot,
But in a scheme of reprisal
it was just a pawn.
What am I to the world ?
A path of vengeance, Now I walked.
To whom am I beloved ?
Still None, as the one who resided
Is now gone in the dust
Dec 13, 2025
Dec 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC
It's not always letters
or riddles to decode.
It's not always earth-shattering
nor felt in your bones.
Dripping in secrecy,
mysteries undone,
that small spark of the unknown
is what makes love so fun.
I like the romance
and sometimes the games;
if we both give the effort,
our hearts should beat the same.
My love not always
loud as lightning–
it's knowing without proof,
a gentle rift in the veil,
my doorway to truth.
Behind the curtain
of my quiet,
the moon keeps every vow.
I don't need loud confessions–
I feel your thoughts somehow.
So let me love you in stillness,
where the world fades to mist,
where answers are not spoken,
rather sensed, even wished.
Shoulder resting on a pillar
here in my sacred space,
star-watching for a constellation that remembers the details of your face.
Dec 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM UTC
My dear one,
May you walk new paths optimistically when you are the Fool.
May you create your universe when you draw the Magician.
May you trust your intuition when you draw the High Priestess.
May you be grounded in family when you draw the Empress.
May you lead with authority when you draw the Emperor.
May you listen and learn when you draw the Hierophant.
May you open your heart to love when you draw the Lovers.
May you speed towards success when you draw the Chariot.
May you see the power you contain when you draw Strength.
May you sit back and reflect when you draw the Hermit.
May you recognize your karmic cycles when you draw the Wheel.
May you balance truth with wisdom when you draw Justice.
May you surrender yourself when you draw the Hanged Man.
May you transition smoothly when you draw Death and Rebirth.
May you balance your energies when you draw Temperance.
May you face your inner demons when you draw the Devil.
May you see the truth clearly when you draw the Tower.
May you wish for a better tomorrow when you draw the Star.
May you see into the depths of yourself when you draw the Moon.
May you ignite with joy and inspiration when you draw the Sun.
May you truly know your motivations when you draw Judgement.
May you be spiritually reborn when you reach the World.
Mar 7, 2025
Mar 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM UTC
Oh, to be the Fool. Awakening with naivety and positivity.
Oh, to see the Magician. Creating the world he wants to see.
Oh, to meet the High Priestess. Mastering her inner intuition.
Oh, to serve the Empress. Mothering all, including ourselves.
Oh, to serve the Emporer. Leading with our head and heart.
Oh, to study the Hierophant. Learning to change paradigms.
Oh, to kiss the Lovers. Choosing unity and new connections.
Oh, to ride the Chariot. Racing towards success and victory.
Oh, to have Strength. Letting compassion lead our way.
Oh, to rest with the Hermit. Reflecting in peaceful solitude.
Oh, to turn with the Wheel. Cycling up through lessons.
Oh, to face Justice. Balancing truth, wisdom, and karma.
Oh, to speak with the Hanged Man. Surrendering to fate.
Oh, to know Death and Rebirth. Transitioning into change.
Oh, to walk in Temperance. Balancing and blending energy.
Oh, to meet the Devil. Facing our inner demons and shadows.
Oh, to topple the Tower. Felling and rebuilding a sense of self.
Oh, to wish upon the Star. Asking and hoping for our healing.
Oh, to see the Moon. Sinking into murky shadows and dreams.
Oh, to feel the Sun. Radiating exuberance to those around us.
Oh, to face Judgement. Knowing our motives and inner truth.
Oh, to reach the World. Changed into better versions of ourselves.
Mar 7, 2025
Mar 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM UTC
Cosmic, earthbound avatar,
Mother, Crone and Maiden
Adam wasn’t half as pleased
When he met Eve in Eden
She is sacred geometry,
The nexus of womanhood
Birthing stars, and clay and silk,
White and red spring. Moontime blood
Abundant ******* branch out like trees
Over ripe, sweet and leaking fruit
Common as muck, she’s the web that’s spun
In every young girl, egg and shoot
She’s force with form, synthesis,
The mother phenomena,
Life is longing for itself
Each Earthly womb, Andromeda
Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022 at 10:36 AM UTC
Sentinel of dust.
Guard your resolutions quietly.
Calamity comes but to no avail.
Mar 13, 2019
Mar 13, 2019 at 8:16 PM UTC
Desolate sands, vacant blood.
Sunset bleeds into final night.
Mar 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019 at 1:31 PM UTC
The shadows grow pale.
The patient light of the moon,
Foreshadows despair.
Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019 at 1:04 PM UTC
Babylon rests, in sun-golden rays.
Fortuna smiles upon you.
Apr 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019 at 2:23 PM UTC
I am Emperor. I am Death.
All ye who challenge my reign over kingdom and kin
know not the true consequence of thy sins.
In flesh, I come bearing bountiful wealth and crown;
alas, in decay, I may claim nothing as my own.
Upon white steed I ride, demanding thy reverence,
for no mortal plea may earn my benevolence.
My castle is made of shattered coffins and bone.
The lives I take are etched upon my throne.
I am balance, bringer of law and order supreme,
yet my presence is sought only in screams.
"Our true end hath come!" my countrymen thunder,
"God, please save us! Death shall tear us asunder!"
Wherefore doth thou cry for a holy savior?
Wherefore doth I warrant such behavior?
I was thy maker, thy just and wise king,
I asked for no riches or engraved rings.
I am Emperor, I am Death, and in the very end,
the only true kingdom is made of dead men.
Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018 at 9:05 PM UTC
show me you love me
in a dream you can't
control, we collect crystals
and give each other tarot
readings - but i always
wonder what you are thinking,
laid out between judgement
and queens in my pink floral
bedsheets. not real, i'm
seeing it all the same.
Aug 7, 2017
Aug 7, 2017 at 6:29 PM UTC
Bright child of the Tarot, a new age awaits you –
but not through the mazes you’re wandering in.
Your gypsy desire and clairvoyant excursions
are setting your beautiful brain all a-spin.
The dog at the precipice barks out a warning:
the FOOL, the MAGICIAN and PRIESTESS are wrong
Pay no heed to their signs and the omens around you –
let faith be your shield when the DEVIL seems strong.
JUSTICE, as blind as the HERMIT is *****
has seen that our TOWER is stricken and doomed.
The SUN, MOON and STARS in their orbits bear witness
as LOVERS in ******* to DEATH are consumed…
Egypt can’t help you – the CHARIOT‘s stalled
While the TEMPERANCE angel was mixing the drinks.
The EMPRESS (a tedious feminist) preaches
an upside down future, the HANGED MAN thinks…
Though the WHEEL almost crushes you turning this way
And the staff of correction has battered you hard
I am sure you will make it, if only you pray
to the sovereign elector who holds every card
for a ray of redemption to light up your way.
Let the major arcana now bow and acknowledge
as JUDGMENT is sounded and shatters the sky
that righteous and just is the blessed Redeemer
who loves every lunatic card-addled dreamer
like you and like me. Therefore hear as I cry
that the WORLD in its fulness can’t harbor His love –
nor the heavens within nor without nor above…
May the HIEROPHANT‘s dynasty wither away
and the EMPEROR‘s scepter be broken to shards
as the breath of God’s Spirit comes into our world
to reveal the true STRENGTH of your house made of cards.
Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 at 9:50 PM UTC