Tarot was savage today...😂 so many symbolic hits. I asked about the weird energy around me, and it turns out one person from my life is negatively affecting me. Somehow it always finds a way to creatively and symbolicly get to my intuition and answer my questions... The spread was loud and clear today:
Queen of Swords(Reversed) - egoistical female gender person in my life, not honest with their words and intentions.
7 of Wands — card of spiritual boundaries
9 of Swords — anxiety and weird energy surfacing
8 of Cups — it’s time to step away emotionally
The Justice — choose differently or face the consequences
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Inspired by @azialehale‘s tarot post, I dug through some tarot books that I have and also did a little astrological research, since there is a lot of astrological symbolism in the tarot. Levi is a Capricorn; his sign is associated with The Devil card (temptation, being bound to the world of material things, facing fears), and Mikasa is an Aquarius, which is associated with The Star (health, hope, inspiration). The Devil and The Star are interesting because they can alter the aspect of The Moon card when they appear together in a reading: The Devil makes The Moon negative, but The Star and The Lovers (the other card associated with Rivamika) make it positive.
But the real interesting thing is when you pair the cards associated with Rivamika’s astrological signs and the cards associated with the ruling planets of those astrological signs: For Levi, Capricorn/The Devil is paired with The World/Saturn. For Mikasa, Aquarius/The Star is paired with The Fool/Neptune. The Fool and The World are the first and last cards of the Major Arcana (the trump cards of the tarot, as opposed to the suit cards of Wands, Pentacles, Swords, and Cups) and describe the beginning and ending of the journey to spiritual enlightenment. Each card in the Major Arcana represents a step of the Fool’s journey, culminating in the triumphant completion of The World.
They are literally Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, innocence and experience. The Fool is not stupid, merely naive and untried, and can also represent a choice being offered: to stay or to go on this life-altering journey. (Perhaps a choice between a certain childhood friend-turned-dove (crying) and a certain former Captain.) The World has seen it all, has internalized and accepted the lessons to be learned, and has overcome all obstacles standing in his way.
This is just scratching the surface; there are some incredible similarities to both Rivamika canon and fanon in the sources I researched, though I only focused on interpretations of The Moon and The Lovers cards. I transcribed a bunch of stuff from my tarot books about the cards and some astrological websites regarding the Capricorn/Aquarius pairing, and I hope to make a larger post with excerpts and analysis (possibly including The Fool and The World cards as well) when I have time.
One of the tarot books in my collection has a little chart that pairs up astrological signs with the court cards (page/princess, prince, queen, and king of each suit), so I figured I'd look up what the corresponding court cards for Capricorn and Aquarius are.
Guys, it's wild.
Capricorn (Levi) corresponds to the Queen of Pentacles - "A dark woman with black eyes, intelligent and thoughtful, lavish with her wealth." (From A Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Gray.)
Aquarius (Mikasa) corresponds to the King of Swords - "A dark man with military or civilian authority." (Same source. The full entry for the King of Swords specifies that he is a mature man!)
Excerpts from A Complete Guide to the Tarot and my thoughts below:
The Queen of Pentacles (associated with Capricorn, Levi's sign)
Here is the Queen of Fertility seated on the throne with goat head arms, ripe fruit, and a Cupid at the back. She is surrounded by green fields, and the rabbit of fertility sits at her side nearby. A bower of red roses above her signifies desire. She sits quietly contemplating the pentacle she holds in her lap.
Choose this card to represent a woman with black hair and eyes.
Divinatory meaning: This is a woman who is the Earth Mother, generous with her gifts. She is rich but charitable, a truly noble soul. A creator on the physical plane.
Other meetings are opulence; security. Trust of those around one. At times melancholy or moody. Good use of practical talents.
Reversed: mistrust, suspicion. Duties neglected. Dependence on others. Changeable. Fearful of failure.
The corresponding card to Levi's sign is a woman with dark hair and eyes who inspires feelings of trust and security, who is a maternal figure with symbolism relating to the earth, who is sad at times (perhaps even gloomy), and who may have issues with dependence on others. (I'm pretty sure there's official art out there with bunny Mikasa, maybe relating to the chibi cartoons or SNK Junior High, but I can't find it.) I also see this as an idealized version of Mikasa, who has been able to achieve her dream of a loving family of her own.
One of my other books describes the Queen of Pentacles as someone who is gracious, wise, quiet, kind, unassuming, practical, nurturing, and generous. She has a big heart and is liberal with her time, emotions, and resources.
Although we didn't get to see too much of Mikasa's friendships outside EMA in the manga, it's clear that she is beloved by her comrades and that she has formed deep friendships with them. Although Mikasa frequently hides her emotions and is forced to act swiftly and brutally, she is also very sensitive and loving and wishes for a quiet domestic life.
The books might as well have said, "The corresponding card for Levi's sign is the Mikasa Ackerman card."
The King of Swords (associated with Aquarius, Mikasa's sign)
A stern-looking king is seated on the throne of judgment. Behind him as a pillar (or tapestry) with a butterfly design, signifying the soul. (Swords are the symbol of the soul.) Behind him also we have the storm clouds and cypress trees that have appeared in each of the court cards of the swords. He represents law and order, the power of life and death.
Choose this card for a mature man with dark hair and eyes.
Divinatory meaning: this is a man who may be a lawyer, a judge, a general, or a governor. He gives wise counsel, is firm in enmity as well as in friendship. A man of many ideas, thoughts, and designs.
This card may also mean power, strength, authority, or military intelligence. A lawsuit is in the offing.
Reversed: distrustful, suspicious. Also harsh and malicious. Plotting, barbarity, power for disruption, are revealed.
A lawyer, judge, general, or governor, you say? Maybe... a Captain?
I mean, if this isn't Levi, who is? Stern-looking, symbolic trees, a dark-haired mature man who possesses authority, power, strength, and military intelligence? He can also be harsh to people, and his actions earlier in Clash of the Titans and Uprising arcs (torturing someone, being involved with the coup) certainly qualify as barbarity and plotting.
One of my other books says "The King possesses integrity, stature, and the power to make and keep justice." Brutal. 💀💀💀
