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Timers/Cups The traditional suit of Cups represents undercurrents of emotion and intuition. Our true desires and feelings about others come to light in the individual cards. I chose Timers to represent this suit in the Discworld tarot, the life timers of Death's realm. This has links with intuition (through the magical world) and with emotion and desire through the drives of life and death. It represents all those characters which are separate from the usual human experience in some way.
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Card Meaning: This card signifies a connection being made, whether a friend, a creative partnership or a romance. Agreement and harmony abound. Be aware of others not in this partnership, however - especially if it is a new love, try not to exclude others. If it is a romantic connection, it is well founded on mutual love and understanding. Kindred spirits. Card Scene: Mort's first meeting with Princess Keli.
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Card Meaning: Good fortune and success. A happy card. Friendship, love and support, a close-knit community or group. Reach out for help or give it to others. Joy and celebration, especially connected to family and pregnancy. Card Scene: The end of Mort, at Mort and Ysabell's wedding.
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Card Meaning: Excess of emotion, or lack of emotion. An unbalance. Happiness, but to the exclusion of others. This card signifies looking inward, either being self-absorbed or withdrawing from social life. Other people may be offering help - don't ignore it. Make the effort to connect with others. May indicate depression and solitary brooding. Card Scene: Death's situation in Reaper Man.
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Card Meaning: Loss and disappointment. This may indicate bereavement, the failure of plans or the breaking of a relationship. Try to accept the loss and do not let it blind you to the people, opportunities and dreams which you still have. Appreciate what you have and try to move on. Card Scene: Susan's realisation of the implications of Buddy's life and Music with Rocks In being intertwined in Soul Music.
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Card Meaning: This card refers to pleasant experinces in the past or the future. Happy memories, new friends, renewing friendships from childhood. Respite from cares and complications, a return to appreciation of simple pleasures. Card Scene: Susan recalling memories of Death and the Pale Horse in The Hogfather.
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Card Meaning: This card signifies vision. This can be in a positive way (ambition, planning for the future, happy dreams) or it can be negative (too much time spent daydreaming, plans without foundation). Realistically assess your plans. Focus your creativity, achieve what you want not by wishing but by more practical methods. Avoid laziness and over-emotion. Card Scene: Death's idealistic ideas of his role as the Hogfather.
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Card Meaning: This card is an indication that you need to leave old ways, break free and follow new paths. Perhaps this is prompted by a disappointment or simply by ways that are no longer relevant. Move on from the past, emotionally or physically. You may feel ready for a spiritual journey. Card Scene: Death making a new life for himself in Reaper Man.
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Card Meaning: This is a pleasant card, a sign of contentment and satisfaction. Peace and fulfilment of goals and physical satiation. This card may also indicate a wish coming true, but make sure you know what you are wishing for. A positive card. Card Scene: The coming together of all the Horsemen in Thief of Time.
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Card Meaning: Peace and happiness. Contentment not just physically but also through achievement of spiritual and emotional goals. Family is key. The time is right for peace and happiness to come about - count your blessings and rejoice in your perfect moment. Card Scene: Susan and Lobsang at the end of Thief of Time.
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Card Details: Lu Tze is a young-at-heart adult. He has an excellent grasp of situations around him and of the underlying things that are really important in life: reinforced socks, sweeping and growing mountains on trays. He is able to take the time to appreciate the smaller things in life whilst pursuing an artistic and spiritual path (often because he's swept it first). Card Reading: A card of thought and imagination, the Page represents light heartedness and childlike wonder. In a reading this card indicates the importance of the arts, of embracing your creative side, of thinking 'out of the box' in a problematic situation. This card also signifies children, either the arrival of children or the importance of a youthful attitude. Trust your instincts and take pleasure in the things around you.
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Card Details: Albert is moody, but with good reason: he only has a few days left to live. Luckily, he can put them on hold until he's run out of loo roll or lard. He also leads something of a double life, making him by nature shifty and mysterious under pressure. He does however have considerable power and experience which still colours how he sees himself. He can be cunning but under pressure remains loyal to Death, his master - whether out of faithfulness or self-interest. Card Reading: The Knight is an uncertain card. Usually representing someone who is powerful but subtle, hovering between using their abilities for good or evil. Prone to extremes of emotion and reason, of idealism and hard reality, you need to make sure that this person is not out of control and affecting your future adversely. Keep a healthy level of scepticism and keep your real emotions to yourself; be true to your moral code.
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Card Details: Susan is a practical person, practical and realistic to a fault, but she also can't deny the supernatural side of her heritage. Going beyond mere genetics, her disdain or exasperation with the demands of living outside normal human experience skews her character towards reliance upon science and mathematics - hard to maintain when a small skeletal rat is tapdancing on your textbooks and a raven is picking over the pickle jars for eyeballs. Card Reading: A practical person who nevertheless is open to visionary events or psychic experiences. Intuition and emotion balance out the fairness and adherence to facts which dominate this person's personality. This card signifies happiness if spirituality is tempered by a grounding in real life.
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Card Details: Lobsang and Jeremy, two personae that make up Time, together are a huge source of energy, of knowledge. When blended they show great skill and maturity, using the experience gained at their apprenticeships to temper Time's inexorable nature with human flexibility and compassion, and also a decidedly human flair for the dramatic. Card Reading: A multi-skilled person, an inspiring leader or manager. This person is a great mentor, bringing his innate and cultivated qualities of friendship, consideration and generosity. Knowledge of human nature, religion or arts is also important. This card indicates the value of staying calm under pressure, of getting to know the people around you and finding out what makes them tick. Maturity, diplomacy and reliability.
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Card Meaning: A card of abundance. This card indicates the start of all sorts of positive experiences and influences, from love (not necessarily romantic) to health and happiness. A positive card to draw, especially if your past has been bleak. Spiritual health, fertility and the home are also highlighted. Card Scene: The granting of extra Time to Death by Azrael at the end of Reaper Man.
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