Alright, so today I was messing around with this crossword, you know, the usual kind with the black and white squares. And there’s this clue that totally stumped me: “tarot card division.” I’m staring at it, scratching my head, thinking, “What the heck does that even mean?” I’ve played around with tarot cards before, but “division”? That didn’t ring any bells.
So, first thing I did was grab my own tarot deck. I figured maybe if I looked at the cards, something would jump out at me. I spread them out on the table, looking at all the different images, the Major Arcana, the Minor Arcana, all of it. I’m flipping through them, hoping for some kind of divine intervention or something, but nothing. Still clueless.
Next, I thought, “Okay, maybe it’s about how the cards are split up in a reading?” You know, like past, present, future, or mind, body, spirit. So I tried doing a couple of quick readings, just pulling a few cards and seeing if any of the spreads had names that might fit. I did a basic three-card spread, then I tried a Celtic Cross, even though that’s way more cards than the crossword clue had spaces for. Still, nothing seemed to fit. It was kind of fun to do a few readings, though I got some cards that had me thinking.
Then I started thinking about the structure of the deck itself. There are the Major Arcana, those big, symbolic cards like The Fool and The Lovers. And then there are the Minor Arcana, which are split into four suits: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. “Maybe it’s one of those,” I thought. So I counted the letters. Nope, none of those fit the number of spaces in the crossword puzzle. I was starting to get a little frustrated at this point, I won’t lie. I was thinking what if it was not even about the actual cards or even the deck or game, but about the general concept. But still no clue.
Thinking outside the box
At this point, I figured I needed a new angle. So I started looking up stuff about tarot cards online. I was reading about their history, their meanings, how they’re used, that kind of thing. I even found some forums where people were talking about tarot, hoping someone might have mentioned something about divisions. I got totally sidetracked reading some interesting stuff about the origins of tarot and different ways people interpret the cards. Kind of a rabbit hole, but hey, I learned some cool stuff.
Then finally, I thought about the context, what is this clue in any way related to? What is the big picture? Then I realized it has to be related to card games, as crossword puzzles are usually about words and their meanings in different contexts. So I looked up card games and their divisions, and bingo! Finally, I had it. I got it.
Finally got it
So after all that, I finally figured it out. The answer wasn’t about tarot cards at all, at least not directly. It was about card games in general. Turns out, a division in a card game is a SUIT! And it fit perfectly in the crossword. It was a real “aha!” moment, let me tell you. It was a good reminder that sometimes the answer is simpler than you think, and sometimes it is right under your nose. And also, that sometimes you gotta look at things from a different angle.
Anyway, that’s my little adventure with the crossword clue. I ended up learning a bunch about tarot cards along the way, which was pretty cool, even though the answer was something totally different. It’s funny how these things work out sometimes, you know? You start in one place and end up somewhere completely unexpected.
