Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about these here Egyptian Tarot cards. Folks say they got all this fancy meanin’ and history, but I just see pictures, ya know? Still, people get all worked up about ’em, so I guess there’s somethin’ to it.
Now, some smarty-pants folks say the Egyptians didn’t even make these cards. They say it was them Italians way back when. Says they got it from the Arabs and Turks, whoever they are. But look at them pictures! Pyramids and them funny-lookin’ people with the bird heads. That’s Egyptian stuff, ain’t it? Anyway, who cares who made ’em? They’re here now, and that’s all that matters.
Let’s talk about some of them cards. There’s this one called the Wheel of Fortune. Looks like a big ol’ wheel, you know, like the one on the back of my grandpappy’s tractor. It means good luck, they say. Success and all that. Sometimes it means you got too much stuff, which I don’t understand. How can you have too much? More is better, that’s what I always say. But then they go and say if the card is upside down, it means even more stuff! See? Confusin’!
- Wheel of Fortune: Means good luck, success, and sometimes too much stuff.
- If it’s upside down, means even more stuff, go figure.
Then there’s this fella called The Fool. Now, I know a few fools in my time, and they ain’t nothin’ special. But this card, they say it’s the most important one. Got the number zero, which ain’t even a number if you ask me. They say it means you can do anythin’, like you ain’t tied down to nothin’. The picture shows some young fella walkin’ off a cliff, like a dang fool! He’s got a dog and a bag, maybe he’s runnin’ away from home. Kids these days, always runnin’ off.
Ancient Egyptian tarot cards are s’posed to have all this powerful meanin’. They say the pictures show you stuff about Egyptian life and what they believed in. I don’t know about all that. I see a picture of a cat, I think, “Oh, there’s a cat.” But these folks, they see a cat and think it means the sun god is gonna give you a good harvest or somethin’. It’s all a bit much for me.
People say you can unlock the mysteries of these cards. Egyptian Tarot card list they call it, like it’s some kinda grocery list. But there’s so many of them! It is a whole deck full of pictures! Each one got its own meanin’. Some mean good things, some mean bad things. It’s like life, I guess. Ups and downs, good times and bad. But if you ask me, most of it’s just plain luck.
The Egyptian Tarot deck is pretty much the same as other decks, they say. But with them Egyptian pictures, of course. They got all the same suits and them big cards like the Wheel and the Fool. But I reckon it’s them Egyptian pictures that get people all excited. Makes ’em feel like they’re connectin’ to somethin’ old and powerful.
I had a neighbor once, old Mrs. Higgins, she was big into these cards. Used to read ’em for folks, tell ’em their future and all that. Most of it was hogwash, if you ask me. But people loved it. They’d pay her good money to tell ’em what the cards said. She always had a cup of tea brewin’ and a cat on her lap. Said the cat helped her see the cards better. Crazy old woman, but she meant well.
So, there ya have it. That’s about all I know about these Egyptian Tarot cards. They’re pretty, I guess. And maybe they do mean somethin’. But I wouldn’t bet the farm on it. Life’s too short to be worryin’ about what some pictures on a card are tryin’ to tell ya. Just live your life, be good to folks, and maybe you’ll get lucky. And if you don’t, well, that’s just the way the wheel turns, ain’t it?
And another thing, they got all different kinds of decks. Some look real fancy, all shiny and gold. Some look old and worn, like they been dug up outta the ground. But they all got the same idea, I reckon. Tryin’ to tell you somethin’ about yourself or what’s gonna happen. But I say, you make your own future. Don’t let no cards tell you what to do.
Egyptian tarot cards’ symbolism is strong, they say. Reflectin’ old Egyptian ideas and such. But, like I said, a cat is a cat and a bird is a bird. I don’t need a card to tell me that. But hey, if it makes people happy, more power to ’em. Just don’t come cryin’ to me when the cards don’t give you what you want.
Anyway, that’s my two cents on them there Egyptian Tarot cards. Take it or leave it, I don’t care much either way.
