Folchi
chose Marilyn Monroe to portray this court card. Marilyn grew up in a
series of foster homes as a result of having no father and a mentally
unstable mother. She managed to marry three different times in her
short life and endured two miscarriages. The media either portrayed her
as a sex symbol or an ill-tempered, demanding star. Yet Marilyn had a
compassionate, private side that the public rarely knew about. For
instance, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald attributes much of her success to
Monroe. Marilyn used her influence to get Ella a gig at a very popular
nightclub, telling the owner she would sit at a front table every
night. With her presence there and Ella's amazing vocals, the press
went crazy, and Fitzgerald's career was off to a roaring start. In her
last interview, Monroe pleaded with the reporter to use the following
quote: "What I really want to
say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship.
Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers.
Please don’t make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe." If I want others to think of me as kind and loving, I need to live this way instead of just extolling the virtues of such a life.
From the Post Psychedelic Cyberpunk deck this morning comes "The Maze:"
From the Post Psychedelic Cyberpunk deck this morning comes "The Maze:"
There
are times I wish I had such a visual aid for my life. There would be a
red star proclaiming, "You are HERE," and a purple line showing how to
navigate all the twists and turns (and avoid the dead ends) to get to my
goal. But then I look back on my life, and remember all the unexpected
adventures I've had so far from those twists and turns, and all the
wonderful people I've met. While there are some things I might like to
change - such as any pain or sadness I caused - maybe having a Google
map of my life wouldn't be such a great idea after all...
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