This little part is just a snippet from Persona 3, focusing on the major arcanas.

Whether it is real or not, I dunno. So please, don't FLAME me.

Starting from 0, "The Fool", and 22, "The World". They tell a story in numerical order that is a metaphor of an individual's journey through life. Each major arcana represents a stage on that journey, an experience that the individual must incoporate to realize his oneness.

The first card, numbered 0, is "The Fool". It represents the beginning and suggests infinite possibilities.

The next card, The Magician, represents action and initiative, but also immaturity.

The Priestess represents contemplation and inner knowledge.

The Empress represents motherhood and the life it brings forth.

The Emperor is an opposing card. It represents fathering and relates to leadership and decision making skills.

The Hierophant represents formality and knowledge, and stands for religion.

The Lovers card represents choice. Here, the individual's consciousness has finally surfaced.

The Chariot represents victory for the individual, but only a momentary one.

The Justice represents the knowledge of what is right, and what is wrong.

The Hermit represents the individual's search for answers by looking inward, deep inside his heart.

The Fortune represents fate, and the opportunities that come with it.

The Strength represents both passion and self-control. It is depicted as power with reason.

The Hanged Man reflects the individual's inability to take action.

Spiritual death awaits the individual with the 13th card, which is aptly The Death. Death is considered a transitional card. The old ends, and the new begins.

Now let us continue along the path, following the transition.

The Temperance is the balancing of opposites. Opening his eyes to the world allows the individual to grow.

And as The Devil represents, he then faces temptation.

At The Tower, his values collapse on him. It seems as if he no longer has anything to believe in, but...

He then finds a glimmer of hope, represented by The Star; and he is suffused with a serene calm.

This bliss makes him vulnerable to the illusions of The Moon.

Fears arise, and he follows the dim path in his heart with trepidation...But he is rewarded with a bright future, represented by The Sun, which signifies true achievement.

The Judgement awaits the individual at the end of his journey, as he looks back on the path he has traveled.

The final card is The World, which represents the individual's full awareness of his place in the world.

That is the growth of an individual as explained by the tarot cards.

And this concludes the snippet of the life of someone, explained by the tarot cards.

I'm sucha sucker for Tarot cards and quotes from em. (:

There's another classical quote. Damn it. It's from the final boss of P3. <3

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The moment man devoured the fruit of knowledge, he sealed his fate. Entrusting his future to the cards, man clings to a dim hope. Yes, the arcana is the means by which all is revealed.

I - Attaining one's dream requires a stern will and unfailing determination.

II - The silent voice within one's heart whispers the most profound wisdom.

III - Celebrate life's grandeur...its brilliance...it magnificence...

IIII - Only courage in the face of doubt can lead one to the answer...

V - It is indeed a precious gift to understand the forces that guide oneself...

VI - There is both joy and wonder in coming to understand one another...

VII - One of life's greatest blessings is the freedom to pursue one's goals.

VIII - To find the one true path, one must seek guidance amidst uncertainty...

IX - It requires great courage to look at oneself honestly, and forge one's own path...

X - Alongside time exists fate, the bearer of cruelty.

XI - Only with strength can one endure suffering and torment.

XII - In the face of disaster lies opportunity for renewal.

XIII - Beyond the beaten path lies the absolute end. It matters not who you are... Death awaits you.

I totally love the last quote.

No matter who you are, in the end, you'll still face Death. There's no escape.

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