A change of tone

[Richter]

Cool, I'll have to catch you on IRC for more redundant questions about overall idea for this.

If not, have fun.

[LMNO]

This is an interesting idea.

I'd suggest someone in the SSOOKN - Mangrove would be my first choice.

If it's just the Major Arcana, that shouldn't be too hard, provided you establish your set range to go looking for connections.

[East Coast Hustle]

I am (obviously) completely unqualified to help with this, being both completely unfamiliar with tarot AND the most cynical bastard I know, but I eagerly await the finished product.

[Cainad (dec.)]

How serious are we talking about with the Tarot and Major Arcana here? Does the second result on a Google search count as a legitimate source?

Because if it does, then I think your work is cut out for you in at least a few cases. I've added emphasis for bits that sound especially Discordian/BIP-ish.

The Fool is the most complex and most contradictory of all the Tarot cards.

The number zero is usually associated with this card. In fact this is simply a shorthand for saying that The Fool has no number. He is outside of such systems: "I am not a number, I am a free man". As such this card can be considered to fall at the beginning of the major Arcana, or at the end, or anywhere in between.

The Fool represents naivety and childlike innocence - yet the Fool is wise.

He carries only what possessions he really needs, having thrown off the rest of the materialistic baggage that we carry. He journeys through life, tasting everything it has to offer then letting it go and moving on.

In many Tarot decks The Fool is illustrated as being about to step off a cliff. Is this symbolic of dangerous, impulsive risk-taking? Or does it indicate one who simply refuses to be held back by the problems life throws in our path.

Whether the Fool represents opportunity or danger one thing is clear: this world needs more fools.

The Magician (Magus) is a card of power. Power over the elements, power over others - or the ultimate power, power over oneself.

This is card One - and "1" is also "I".

The Magician, also known as Magus, represents those aspects of the personality traditionally considered "masculine". He is in control. He knows how things work, he can analyse them in detail. He takes action and makes things happen.

This is a forceful, dynamic Tarot card, yet one that operates through the power of Will rather than brute force. If knowledge is power then the Magician represents the application of knowledge. The Magician creates his desired reality.

When this card appears in a Tarot spread it indicates the attainment of goals through the application of knowledge and Will. If badly aspected in a spread, this card can represent abuse of power. It can indicate manipulation of others, trickery and deception.

The Magician can be both sage and conjuror.

The Hermit is a lone figure, walking through the darkness carrying the light. The light can be a great burden but is also a great gift.

The Hermit is a quiet, contemplative card. While others rush around and shout, he sits quietly alone and thinks. He goes deep within to reach wisdom.

The Hermit is a careful planner, never rushing into anything. Yet when he does act he does so all the more effectively, applying the results of his contemplation to overcome previously insurmountable obstacles. He knows the outcome of the game before making the first move.

If well aspected in a Tarot reading, this card can indicate contemplation leading to new wisdom and inner strength. It can also indicate obtaining wise counsel from such a person.

If badly aspected this card can indicate excessive isolation and withdrawl, refusal to cooperate or be involved with others.

If you can see no way out then look inwards.

The Moon is one of the most complex Tarot cards. It represents the inner depths of the psyche, the powers of intuition and illusion.

The word "lunatic" is appropriate here. This is the card of the madman, the drug addict and the creative genius. Of the tortured soul.

The card shows a dark landscape illuminated only by the clear, white light of the Moon - light which is itself a reflection and hence illusion. Scorpions and wolves await the unwary traveller attempting to pass between the forbidding towers.

Yet this is also a landscape of great power, there is much to be learned here; if one can survive the perils and cope with the contradictions inherent therein.

Truth is falsehood. Reality is illusion. Nothing is real.

When the Moon appears in a Tarot spread it often represents emotional challenges, inner turmoil and psychic disturbance. There can be a lack of clarity in dealing with the mundane world, an excess of dreaming. Whether or not these experiences can be worked through and harnessed depends on the querent.

There is a budding morrow in the midnight.

Despite its fearsome appearance, The Devil is a card of weakness. It is one of the few cards in the Tarot deck that almost always has negative connotations when it occurs in a reading.

The card shows two slaves chained to the Devil. Yet they are there from choice, the chains are of their own making. Negative emotions, hate, jealousy, authoritarianism - all these character flaws bring one to the feet of the Devil.

Is the Devil himself merely a creation of willing slaves?

The true sadness is that some people come to accept and even revel in their position as slaves to their negative tendancies. They take on a "victim mentality" or, worse, seek in turn to control the lives of others.

Yet they could escape any time - if they only had the Will.

When the Devil appears in a Tarot spread it can represent lack of achievement through negative thoughts. It suggests character flaws such as greed, bitterness and authoritarianism. All these things can ultimately destroy a person. The rest of the Tarot spread will determine whether or not the querent will overcome their problems or continue blindly on.

Your cage is unlocked - are you brave enough to leave?

Dang, with interpretations like these, working the entire major arcana into a Discordian and/or TFYS,S! context shouldn't be too terribly difficult.

[Cait M. R.]

I didn't know that site existed. I think I might be able to write this all myself. Applicants still welcome, 'course.

[Cainad (dec.)]

Since tarot interpretations are so loose and generally up for grabs, it wouldn't be too hard to simply create a Discordian Major Arcana.

[Cait M. R.]

Sure, but that's not my goal. I'll just be straightforward: this isn't going to be Discordian. I don't like Discordianism. I like the sentiment behind it, and I'm doing this with that in mind.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

How can you not like Discordianism, when it's what you make of it?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Well, I guess you can just make something you don't like of it. Never mind, stupid question.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Sure, but that's not my goal. I'll just be straightforward: this isn't going to be Discordian. I don't like Discordianism.

Who the hell does?  It's positively fucking wretched.

[Cainad (dec.)]

Worst religion ever.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Worst religion ever.

Hater.

[LMNO]

Sure, but that's not my goal. I'll just be straightforward: this isn't going to be Discordian. I don't like Discordianism. I like the sentiment behind it, and I'm doing this with that in mind.

So, let me get this straight: You posted this request on a Discordian board, related it to BIP and TFYS, asked for a Discordian to help you out, but you don't want it to be Discordian.


Yeah...

[P3nT4gR4m]

You forgot - wants to invent the emo-tarot/qblh 

[AFK]

I don't get it.