When the
world looks over your shoulder,
what does it see?
what does it see?
If you’re looking over my
shoulder right now, shame on you! Haven’t you anything better to do? I have –
I’m supposed to write a blog about politics and how the Tarot foretells all.
However, I’ve pulled the
Lovers, the Pope and the Moon.
The way things have been
going in the headlines, I feel the Lovers represents
"50 Shades of Grey"; the Pope
might be the synod vote on
women bishops; and the Moon represents the
bankers.
Nonetheless, I have a
feeling they don’t.
The Lovers is more about contracts and commitment than lust or love.
The Pope is a symbol of doing the right thing, then religion in general.
And the Moon has everything hidden from sight; all undercurrents and mystery.
I still think the main
stories of the week are in there – but maybe the order was initially wrong.
I feel the undercurrents of the Moon pulling the banking industry further into the ‘mire’. It’s not all in the light yet. There is too much about the bank scandal still shaded from us. The Moon does like to keep her secrets. She has to be seen to do the right thing (Pope) and honour her contract with the public (Lovers)
The
Lovers’ contract has been broken between the synod and all women clergy. Ms
Mitre has been shelved until November. (No “Bishop of Dibley” yet!) But the
church is not yet off the hook. The Lovers can represent a split –like a
divorce– or a reconciliation. If the synod votes for women bishops (Pope) then
they’ll be upholding their contract with all females in the faith. However, if
not, then the men of god will have cloaked themselves in the Moon’s shadow of
concealment – hiding from the light of day and the women that call out for an
end to injustice and prejudice; and for women bishops.
That
only leave the Pope. (And, how ever much I’d love to link this to E. L. James’
raunchy read, I know what it really connects to.) With all the furore about Bob
Diamond and Barclays, the Coalition’s despicable attack on welfare has been
overshadowed and concealed (Moon). This is clear breaking of a social contract
(Lovers) with the British public and the under classes in general. This is a
blatant disregard for society’s welfare rights. An attack on student fees, the
unemployed, the under employed, child poverty, the elderly, and the sick have
put the Tory led-government on the wrong side of humanitarianism. They are
dividing the nation into the haves and the have-nots (as back in the bad old
days of Thatcherism). The Coalition has to do the right thing, or suffer a fall
from grace and a period in the political wilderness.
Pulling
an additional card, Strength , reminds
me that Mr Clegg has to stand up to Mr Cameron, or all will be lost for is party
to get back in any time soon. If he doesn’t (Pope), then the British public will
loose total faith in his abilities (Lovers) and perceive him to be have lied
(Moon) about policies to get in power. In short he will let is party down, the
voters down, and his hard fought views down; only to have a tiny piece of the
political pie. Come on, Mr Clegg, have the strength of character to uphold your
views…
Hope to see you back here next Tuesday for another dose of the Politics of Tarot...
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