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Cards like ‘The Fool’ and ‘The Devil’ carry their own stories for tarot readers, just as comic book fans know what ideas and values their favorite characters symbolize. By comparing Major Arcana cards to icons of the DC universe, it is possible to develop a base understanding of the tarot journey and discover just where traces of the tarot play out in modern comics.
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The Magician is a card of creativity, showmanship, and confidence. It can also represent transformation, both outward and within. As one of DC’s most talented magicians, Zatanna channels the spirit of this card in full. She’s a natural showman, confident in her craft, and able to use magic in a positive light for those around her. By speaking words backward, Zatanna can transform the physical world. Her faith in her own abilities is what makes her spells as effective as they are. Fortunately, Zatanna uses her magic for good. The reverse of The Magician is a message of confusion, ill intent, and disruptive communication. Skills go to waste when they are used negatively and fail to bloom to their full potential when clouded by a lack of confidence. If we cannot trust in ourselves, we cannot transform the world positively.

Article here.

Illustrates the main idea behind this community: engaging with and learning through various canons, by applying them to the Tarot (or other cartomancy systems). So this was a neat article to find!