The Major Arcana are the first twenty-two named cards within a tarot pack, known as the anchors of any tarot reading, with each card carrying a special meaning. As a whole, it is traditionally referred to as the Fool’s Journey, which is symbolic of one’s life experiences and voyage to self-discovery.
Matchmaker matchmaker make me a match. Help me match an Australian women’s life story with each of the Major Arcana cards.
The Fool – Minnie Berrington – Opal Miner
The Magician – Professor Fiona Woods
High Priestess – Barangaroo
The Empress – Catherine Helen Spence
The Emperor – Simone Young
The Hierophant – Sister Mary McKillop
Lovers – Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal)
The Chariot – Fanny Finch
Strength – Robyn Davidson
The Hermit – Terri Ridgway – Girl Robinson Crusoe
The Wheel of Fortune – The Eulo Queen
Justice – Christine Nixon – Former Chief Commissioner of Police
The Hanged Man – Charmaine Clift
Death – Helen Callanan
Temperance – Marie E Kirk
The Devil – Ann Hamilton-Byrne
The Tower – Rosemary Batty
The Star – Fay Catherine Howe
The Moon – Joan Lindsay
The Sun – Lane Beachley
Judgement – Corby and Chamberlain – Trial by Media
The World – The Turbo Charged Matilda’s Football Team
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