Tarot Decode: The Fall of Babylon and the Collapse of Illusion By Alchemist Iris Chapman Few cards in the Major Arcana inspire as much immediate, visceral fear as The Tower. Jagged lightning strikes the summit. The rigid stone structure shatters. The false crown is violently displaced, recalling Christ’s vision in Luke 10:18: “I saw Satan […]
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Tarot Decode: The Breaking of Chains and the Restoration of the Kingdom By Alchemist Iris Chapman Revelation Chapters 16 and 17 are traditionally interpreted through a single, terrifying lens: divine judgment. The bowls of wrath are poured out, the great city of Babylon falls, the beast’s kingdom collapses, the earth trembles, and the old cosmic […]
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Tarot Decode: The Pause Before the Scales By Alchemist Iris Chapman At first glance, Revelation Chapter 15 is easily interpreted as a terrifying narrative of final judgment. The imagery appears exceptionally severe: seven angels, seven golden bowls, plagues, unadulterated wrath, and a temple completely filled with smoke. Yet, beneath this intense apocalyptic surface lies a […]
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Tarot Decode: The Mountain, the Harvest, and the Turning of the Wheel By Alchemist Iris Chapman Revelation Chapter 14 feels distinct. The frantic, pressing pace of the previous chapters suddenly shifts. The beast has already been exposed, the dragon confronted, the witnesses have finished their testimony, and the child has been safely born. The foundations […]
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