In today's episode we explore the Page of Swords and Spies from the Iliad.

The Page of Swords is a honest, brave, and loyal individual, who acts quickly and love intellectual challenges. We attribute this card with the ISTP personality type https://www.16personalities.com/istp-personality.

We then look at two stories from the Trojan War epic. The first involves Dolon, a Trojan warrior; the second is about the Trojan horse and the one who made it possible, Sinon.

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In today's episode we complete the swords story with the Ten of Swords and the Battle of Teutoburg, whereby three Roman legions were completely annihilated.

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In this week's episode we explore the Nine of Swords and Phobos the God of fear. The Nine of Swords talks about anxiety, fear, insomnia, and depression.

How the tarot can answer yes or no questions: http://lunarcafe.com/yes-or-no-tarot/. But we suggest using a pendulum for a yes or no question and we talk about how to use them.

Phobos is a minor god and the personification of fear. He is the twin brother of Deimos (god of Terror) and the child of Aphrodite and Ares.

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In today's show we explore the Eight of Swords and the Battle of Actium.

The Eight of Swords speaks to a difficult situation where you feel trapped and blinded, but you have a way out you just need to find the way.

The Battle of Actium was the final war in the Roman Republic between Octavian and Marcus Agrippa vs. Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Whereby, Antony is the victim and Cleopatra helps to bring aid and clarity to the situation.

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In this week's episode we explore the Seven of Swords and Trickster Gods and Goddesses, and other fun stories.

The Seven of Swords is about trickery, thievery, and indecision.

Most pantheons have a trickster god like Hermes, Prometheus, and Loki. Today we examine Autolycus and Laverna, as well as some Spartan fables.

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In today's episode we explore the Six of Swords and the Orestia trilogy.

The Six of Swords is about the process of retreating from hardships by balancing intuition with intellect.

The Orestia is a trilogy exploring the fate of the House of Atreus. Specifically we look at the character of Orestes and his challenges and growth.

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On today's episode we explore the Five of Swords and the story of Pelops' Chariot race.

The Five of Swords is about tricksters and battle and three different approaches to a fight.

Pelops is a "hero" who challenges an opponent to a chariot race in order to win the hand of a princess.

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In today's episode we explore the Four of Swords and the Funeral Games of Patroclus.

The Four of Swords is the calm in the Swords suit. Some struggle is behind you but more is coming, so now is the time to rest and regain your focus.

The Funeral Games of Patroclus takes place in Book 23 of the Iliad. Some of the contests include chariot racing, spear throwing, wrestling, and a foot race.

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In today's episode we explore the Three of Swords and the Betrayal of Oenone by Paris.

The Three of Swords is about betrayal and overcoming pain, and the necessity of pain in reaching our goals.

The Buddhist first noble truth of Dukkha: Life is suffering.

Aristotle: “Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain.”

The Algea: were the personified spirits or daimones of pain and suffering, grief, sorrow, and distress. The three Algea were: Lype, personification of pain, grief and distress; Ania, personification of distress, sorrow, and boredom; and Achus, personification of anguish.

Ovid's Heroides 5: Oenone to Paris. Oenone is Paris' first wife, and in this love letter to him she expresses her grief and anguish after being left for a mortal women.

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In today's show we examine the Two of Swords and the Siege of Masada.

The Swords suit is definitely about conflict and that begins right away in the Two.

We then explore the Siege of Masada and the difficult choice one must make when presented with conflict.

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