Theory thread: Tarot or Cartomancy, Playing cards and Hangman are just for fun. Or are they? |
 Jan 13 2007, 02:09 AM
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Madame Pince's House Elf  Posts: 4,607 Joined: 5:46pm January 28, 2005 Location: In HP Book Club 4, awaiting the HBP film's release   |
TAROT Playing cards have provided Harry and friends hours of enjoyment, in endless games of Exploding Snap, or even Ron's castle of cards in Philosopher's Stone. But cards, in particular tarot cards, can be used in divination also. Ever since Professor Trelawney was depicted, reading cards in Harry Potter and the Half- blood Prince the subject of tarot cards has been relevant to the story and the outcome of the Harry Potter series. Two particular cards, the Lightning-struck tower (Card 16) and the Hanged man (Card 12 ) have been noted so far. The hanged man, in particular, which in older decks was also called the traitor card, connects with Little Hangleton, the pub there called the Hanged Man, a popular word game called Hangman and Snape's Levicorpus spell. Here are some links to help unravel the tarot mystery. 1.Leaky Lounge links: Any tarot-readers here. Card 16, the lightning struck tower - Obscurus Trelawney's card predictions.! A dark young man, possibly troubled - Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century The Lightning-Struck Tower, Hmm check this out - (Princely Nook originally). The potion & the lightning struck tower...,Some info on the card, and a question! - (Princely Nook originally). Trelawney's predictions; talent for telling the future other than the two prophecies-Unfogging Deathly Hallows 2.Hangman and playing cards: The Hangman game -Unfogging Deathly Hallows Harry Potter and the game of Poker!, Harry needs all the luck he can get - Obscurus Books Exploding snap and self-shuffling cards - HP-Lexicon Related links: History of magic- How did Tom Riddle find the COS History of magic –Snape's worst memory part 2, the discussion continues Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century – Sybill Trelawney, can she have a little respect please? Great Wizarding events – Troubled Trelawney, is there more to her predictions? Scribbulus essays: 1. Tarot in particular A tarot reading of Deathly Hallows - Chloe Squibbulus Four founders and the magician card – Erin Dolmage 2. Divination in general Divination: Muggle magic – TulaighMore01 3. Professor Trelawney Sybil Trelawney and the art of divination - Zarathustra HP Lexicon readers' chapter guides: 1.Lightning-struck tower HBP. ch. 27 2.Seer overheard HBP ch. 25 3.House of Gaunt HBP. ch. 10 4.The Riddle house. GOF. Ch. 1 5.HP Lexicon (Pensieve) tarot artwork discussion What are tarot playing cards? Wikipedia links: http<a href="http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot"" target="_blank">://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot</a> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictorial_Key_to_the_Tarot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_(Tarot_card) Major arcana numerically: 0. The Fool ; 1. The Magician ; 2. The High Priestess ; 3. The Empress ; 4. The Emperor ; 5. The Hierophant ; 6. The Lovers ; 7. The Chariot ; 8. Strength ; 9. The Hermit ; 10. Wheel of Fortune ; 11.Justice ; 12. The Hanged Man ; 13. Death ; 14. Temperance ;15. The Devil ; 16. The Tower ; 17. The Star ; 18. The Moon ; 19. The Sun ; 20. Judgement ; 21. The World . Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanged_Man" Further information (hanged man): Aeclectic tarot site Thank you to Dreamteam and others for helping me compile these links. This post has been edited by WaggaWaggaWerewolf: Mar 10 2007, 05:40 AM --------------------  Check out the Beedle the Bard Book Club |
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