“Aristotelian” Shadow Work (And A Tarot Spread)

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Jack Chanek

I spend a disproportionate amount of time on this blog talking about the Major Arcana. This is, perhaps, unsurprising–the Majors represent the big, shiny, sexy themes of human existence, so they make for great blogging material–but it’s also a bit of a pity. After all, the Minors constitute 72% of the Tarot deck. There’s a lot of good material in there that merits discussion.

In my previous post on shadow work, I casually mentioned that I think the false and unhelpful dichotomy of “light” and “dark” should be replaced by a model of shadow work based on the four elements (and, by extension, the four suits of the Minor Arcana). Each of the four elements represents a fundamental aspect of the human psyche, and a successful person needs to have qualities belonging to all of the elements. If someone has a ton of Air/Swords in their life but is…

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Like so many people, I am a paradox. I am a politically conservative vegetarian. I am from a Christian background, and still tend to like those values, but am a metaphysical astrologer trained in science who has an interest in the magic of ancient Egypt and a weird belief that some piece of our essence can live on a server. I live in Texas, but like chatting with my international Wordpress pals the best. I learn by teaching. Technically, I am a "Leo," but I am very, very Aquarian with a dose of Scorpio. I bitterly complain about Algol (and Algol personaliites), yet it is the one star that defines me most (other than Regulus). (Which, oddly, makes me an Algol personality.) I am a reclusive lover of peace and quiet who has the Ascendant in the Via Combusta (the most conflict ridden part of the zodiac). I am an incredibly private person with a blog with over 800 followers and 50 to 150 regular daily visitors. I could go on, but I think you get the picture.