Curiouser and curiouser!

[aberrantangels]

I took the tests I mentioned last time, and they say I'm Hope/Greed, which would make my card the King of Coins: "Your faith in a better future ably equips you to build for it, and even when you fail you can start over with good cheer. With some luck and discernment, you can accumulate great wealth and power, and that is when you must choose. Will you spend what you have in pursuit of that brighter future? Or will you decide the bright future has arrived?"

Doesn't really sound like me, not with the same "Oh very yes" click the Hermit did. [Added 9.45 PM: The Hermit, for the record, is Trump IX.] Does sound like one of the cards I might pick for max_a_mercer, though. So take it with a grain of salt. Or just take it honestly, which I'm not sure I did.

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[camwyn]

Hm. This sounds rather like fun. How do I do this?

[aberrantangels]

If you want to take the test as it appears in the Ordo Dracul covenant book, go here for your quality (Virtue) and here for your temptation (Vice), tell me what the results are, and I'll tell you what your Fate Card is. If you want to take the test in the version I wrote up that enhances its Ultima-esque nature, let me know and I'll mail it to you.

[camwyn]

Hnh. Virtue is Charity (with Temperance and Hope each in second place). Vice is Lust, with Pride, Greed, Sloth and Envy all coming in tied for second.

Let's have a look at that Ultima one, just out of curiosity.

[aberrantangels]

It's on its way. Charity and Lust would be the Queen of Coins: "You are by nature inclined to give much and take much. Your instinct is towards generosity, but you expect and sometimes demand love, adoration or simply a gesture of respect in return. At your best, you are a mover, a driving force who accomplishes much and helps others accomplish. At worst, you're a slattern, drawing everyone you meet into tangles of morbid desire." (If this be correct, I've obviously never seen you at your worst. ^_^ )

[camwyn]

Huh. I dunno about the slattern part. Usually at my worst I get snotty and cranky and start shouting a lot and being childish.

[aberrantangels]

Maybe it's a single-line error. Charity and Pride would add you to the Hanged Man club, but Charity and Greed equals the Emperor, as mentioned for last_master: "For every hundred people who claim that they are gathering funds for their righteous cause, there is one person who is genuinely doing so. You can be that person. When you labor to improve the lot of yourself and others, you are at your strongest. When you are conflicted between helping others and your own comfort or security, you are at your weakest."

[aberrantangels]

Oh yeah, and the Temperance column is within one {line} of Charity. Let's see... Temperance and Pride would be Trump XIV, the Temperance card, which the home-game version of the test mistakenly gave to me: "You have labored much for your purity, and for that you are rightly admired. But do not take too much comfort in the adoration of others, for often a zeal for purity masks an urge to possess and defile. At your finest, purity itself is its own reward and that cloaks you in glory. At your worst, a longing for glory leads you to sully and cheapen yourself to your lessers."

Temperance and Lust would be Trump XVII, the Star: "Your distance makes others doubt your commitment, but they do not comprehend how the banked fire can blaze hot in an instant. You have a rare understanding of the depth of your own passion, and that gives you respect for it. Others glut themselves insensate and, in doing so, cheapen their pleasures. Through reticence and judgment, you savor your delights more profoundly than they ever can."

Temperance and Greed would be the Seven of Cups: "Gathering is your joy. Draw together that which delights you and lock it away, storing it for a time of need or simply because its safety gives you pleasure. It may be best for you to keep your collection secret, whatever it is; let others befriend you for the other fruits of your moderation, but your most precious treasures should be hid from envying eyes."

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

I come up Foritude / Gluttony, for what that's worth.

When I tried to learn Tarot, I leaned towards Cups; at the time I still had hair, so the Page of Cups was my card. I need to replace my Tarot book (and, come to that, my Tarot deck!), but what's your impression?

[aberrantangels]

I come up Foritude / Gluttony, for what that's worth.

What it's worth is Trump 0, The Fool: "The Fool persists in his folly until he becomes wise -- or until it leads him to his ultimate doom. Whichever fate lies in store, your great strength lies in persistence and relentlessness, whether it leads you to defend your beliefs or sacrifice them to follow your pleasures. The Fool cannot compromise, which is why so much progress is made by the foolish."

When I tried to learn Tarot, I leaned towards Cups; at the time I still had hair, so the Page of Cups was my card.

I'm still a dark-haired male, albeit no longer young, so I've probably graduated from Page, to King, of Pentacles. I don't have much of an impression of conventional Tarot, say sorry (I have a copy of the Mage: The Ascension Tarot, but have never done any serious readings with it).