Morning Glories #11

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I had fun with the Tarot bit why not do it again with MG

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In the last issue I talked about Jade's issue being a connection to the Hangman tarot card.  There are two possible cards to talk about in this issue.  The easier of the two is the Devil card, simple explanation is temptations.  Ike gets tempted by sinful things.  The harder to explain of the two possible cared is Judgement (or some spelling has it Judgment).  Judgement is the card before the world and the world summed up is completion.  If Ike is at the stage of "Judgement" then he must "Decision"  which may lead to his "Salvation". This could be a "New beginning" with "Hope" for "Redemption".  I quoted words because those are some words associated with the Judgement card.  Another words associations are:

• Judgment ----- Rebirth ----- Inner Calling ----- Absolution

• Restart ----- Accepting past mistakes/actions ----- Release

• Forgiveness ----- End of repression ----- Reconciliation ----- Renewal

The end of the issue suggests to me that it is now up to Ike to find judement on a person sentenced to "death".  Death in the Tarot normally suggests "Change" and that is what will happen,  if Ike kills, things change.  So his "Judgement" will lead to "Release".  No matter the choice Ike is now looking at his past Mistakes and/or actions and needs to accept them.
 
I love what Nick Spencer is doing with Morning Glories, it might be the most regular "popular" monthly I can review where I can explore these metaphysical phenomenon.  If Nick Spencer is not a familiar with the Tarot I would be shocked, because I have a feeling he is like me and uses the deck to stir creativity. 
 
I hope this review helped.
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- Silkcuts 

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I like the idea about the Judgement card for Ike. Out of everyone, decisions play a bigger role for him. His choices may affect what happens later on in Morning Glories, and could possibly lead to the decision of whether or not he lives or dies.
 
Great review!

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@Duo_forbidden: Thanks mate.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Because of my creative writing I have been playing with my tarot decks more often as meditation, so the archetypes tend to me in my head.

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In depth review on the Tarot, too, gotta check this issue out! I love the series so far...

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@Cervantes: Thanks for the compliment and the recommendation.  Did you check out the review for the other issues or the one I did for the first trade?

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Interesting review based on the tarot. Have you ever read Thomas Pynchon, Silkcuts? He's my favorite author and I think you'd enjoy him if you haven't read him already. He works the tarot into many of his books.

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@Jekylhyde14: no I have not checked him out, I really should.  Yeah, the last two MG stories I used the Tarot to explain what I saw in the issue.

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