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The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: The Devil

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The Seekers arrive at a point where the path splits. Both choices look about the same, but one has a curtain of gold suspended across it. Before they can make a decision about which way to go a man appears. He is dressed in fabulous festival garb. He has obviously spent a lot of money at the vendor’s booths. The Devil: Ah, seekers. My favorite people. And you obviously have a decision to make. And I’m here to help you make it. Let’s be up front about this. Survival is the name of the game—if you don’t stay alive, you don’t reach enlightenment right? To survive, you have to eat and you have to have a roof over your head and so you need…….money. Now to get that money you need to have a job. And to get a good job that you like doing and that pays enough to feed you and put a roof over your head you need an education or training.… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: Temperance

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Greetings seekers! You have come far. You have befriended and tamed the beast within you. You have studied hard and learned the ways of the Multiverse. You have sacrificed yourself; fearlessly opening your mind and heart to the divine, so that you might understand its purpose for you. You have died many deaths and come to know your true self. Your conscious and not-conscious minds are learning to speak to each other. With this knowledge comes power and assurance. Life is nearly effortless. Tasks which used to be difficult or impossible are now simple. More often than not you find yourself in just the right place at just the right time to accomplish your goals. Yes, you have come far, but don’t stop here. The path to enlightenment lies ahead.  

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: Death

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Death: And so we meet at last. Prepare to die. As seekers on the path to higher knowledge you must die many small deaths. On this path you have become and will become many different people: a child, a teen, a doctor, a husband, a mother, a grandfather, a sage. And you will have many beliefs and attitudes: the skeptic, the victim, the bold one, the griever, the mystic.  Each of these personas is but a step to becoming who you really are. When each of these masks no longer serves you, it must die to make room for the next, leaving only its memory and the things it taught you. Letting go of these self-perceptions and beliefs and allowing me to cut them away can be painful and terrifying, but it is most necessary if you wish to evolve as a human being. And when your physical body ceases to function and no longer serves you, I am the one who cuts away your… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016:The Hanged Man

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As the seekers approach, the hanged man’s eyes snap open. Hanged man: I have come to understand that the Multiverse is more complex and vast than I am able to comprehend; and that the knowledge I seek is not to be found in the physical, mental, or emotional realms. I must set myself apart from everyday life, still my body, mind, and emotions, and seek the realm of spirit. I have faith that the Multiverse has a plan for me and that, in time, it will help me to understand it. And so I wait, with a quiet mind and open heart, for the touch of the divine. Hanged man’s eyes close.

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: Justice

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Justice: Without me, your life would be chaos. Nothing would balance. Cause would have no predictable effect. No action would have a logical and predictable reaction. Your life would be meaningless because everything you did would have no discernible meaning. From your limited point of view, this isn’t always obvious, but rest assured that I am the force that resides not only at the center of the major arcana, but also at the center of the Multiverse. If you don’t believe me, look at your life. Every good thing and every bad thing in your life is a fair and just result of a choice you made. This is my law—it’s called karma. Sometimes it’s instant and sometimes it takes lifetimes. I challenge you to look at your life honestly: If everything is going smoothly and you are happy, congratulations! You have made some good decisions, either in this life or one before. If there are problems, look back along the chain of events that… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: The Wheel of Fortune

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The Wheel turns slowly to the music of  “O Fortuna” from The Carmina Burana. I am the wheel, the cycles within cycles within cycles within cycles that bring birth, death, and rebirth to every being, event, and eon of the Multiverse. I am the cycle of the revolving Earth which brings day then night then day, The cycle of the Moon from dark to full and back to dark. The cycle of the earth around the Sun from spring to summer to fall to winter and back to spring. These cycles control and limit your world, and you ignore them at your own peril. But I have countless other not so obvious turns. Study and intuition will reveal some of them and allow you to use them to your advantage, but many will remain mysteries, beyond your knowledge and control. These hidden cycles twist and turn within the others and bring you both good fortune and bad. I am the Wheel. I make you and… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: The Hermit

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Hermit: Ah, more seekers. And I suppose you’re seeking enlightenment too? (holds lantern so he/she can get a better look at the group. Hopefully they will answer in the affirmative.) Hermit: (nods sagely) Thought so. That’s what everyone seems to be looking for once they start looking. But the thing everyone usually ignores is that to find enlightenment, you must first enlighten yourself. (holds lantern in front of his/her face) Use that light to take a good, honest look at yourself. And if you are truly honest you will find that your body, mind, and spirit need work—usually quite a bit of work. To begin working with the spiritual realms,  you must first work on the physical realm. Turn your body and your home into a fitting temple for spirit. Find a discipline that will strengthen your body and sharpen your reflexes and practice, practice, practice. Feed your mind with study. If you are seeking enlightenment from the Multiverse, you must understand the Multiverse; and… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: Strength

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As the seekers walk down the Path to Higher Knowledge on the second day they notice signs that say “Beware”, “I’d turn back if I were you.”, and at last “Too late!” With a roar a terrible monster jumps out at them. Strength: I am the beast that lurks deep inside each and every one of you. I am all the anger, lust, and fear that churns and burns just out of the reach of your conscious mind, but just close enough so you know I’m there. Poke me and I lunge out and wreak havoc. I may just embarrass you, or I may ruin your life. If you try to suppress me I’ll torture your body with disease and your mind with terrible visions, phobias, and delusions. I’m definitely not loveable, and I’m the last thing you’d want to take out to dinner. But the only way to tame me is to have the courage and strength to love me and let me out… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: The Chariot

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Charioteer: Yeah, I know. It looks pretty bad. There’s no way to steer this bike (points to handle bars) or make it move (holds up wheel) But actually, it’s not as bad as it looks. I have almost everything I need to make this bike work beautifully. And you have almost everything you need to make your life work beautifully—if you’ve been paying attention and learned the lessons of the first six major arcana. Have you figured out your sexual identity and how to function in the sexually charged social structure of your culture? Do you have a relationship with spirit that feeds your soul? Have learned a marketable skill from a good teacher? And have you learned that when you are making a decision, sometimes logic isn’t all you need? Sometimes you need to trust your heart and follow those wild, inexplicable hunches. If so, you’re all set—except for one thing. And if you aren’t able to do this one thing you will fail.… Read More »

The Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana: SunFest 2016: The Lovers

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A Man and a Woman stand at two intersecting paths. Woman: (addressing the seekers) We’re trying to decide if we should get married. Man: She doesn’t think I really love her even though I tell her all the time. Woman: Yes, you keep telling me that, but it doesn’t feel like you love me as much as I love you. Man: So what can I do to convince you I love you? Woman: If I told you and you did it, then I still wouldn’t know if you really loved me or if you were just doing it because I told you to. Man: You see, it’s impossible! (Turns back to woman, who is now looking up) I love you, I love you, I love you! I give you roses, I take you out to nice restaurants. What else can I do? We are totally compatible. We, both like camping and hiking and murder mysteries and Thai food. We both have good jobs and can… Read More »