Poetry of the Path

Tarot Haiku, 22 Major Triumph Reflections

Poetry of the Path is a meditation practice. To sit in meditation is to sit in Nature. Reflect on any one of the 22 Tarot Haiku and see what might be revealed to you.

The Fool 0

Fool’s appearance.
The journey begins,
Anew.

The Magician I

Spirit’s tools:
Fire, Water, Air, Earth.
Mastery within reach.

High Priestess II

Intuit the law.
Holding steady,
Yin / Yang

The Empress III

To the Glory,
And the Beauty,
Our Body, our Planet.

The Emperor IV

Vision’s responsibility.
With firm hand
Emperor rules.

Hierophant V

Teach what you know.
Intuition
From on High.

The Lovers VI

Unification of our love,
On up to
The Beloved.

The Chariot VII

Victorious are we,
In our vehicle
Of expression.

Strength VIII

Compassionate love
Taming the
Beastly nature.

Hermit IX

Lantern’s Light
Shining bright,
Illuminating the Tao.

Fortune’s Wheel X

Day into Night,
Time and Space.
The Karmic Spin.

Justice XI

Wielding universal
Truth, with
Scales in the balance.

Hanged Person XII

Illumination from above,
Surrender into Love/Wisdom,
Unconscious made Conscious.

Death XIII

Recycled return,
Release in Peace
In Transformation.

Temperance XIV

Pouring equilibrium
From Subconscious Cup
To Conscious Cup.

The Devil XV

Really?
Destructive obsession
Holds sway?

The Tower XVI

Illusions shattered!
Illumination Sparks
To the core.

The Star XVII

Infinite peace,
Pours Waters of Life.
Star of Hope.

The Moon XVIII

Imagination’s Mystery.
We crawl, we walk
The primal path.

The Sun XIX

Expansive Joy!
Hearts on Fire,
Our Central Spiritual Sun.

Judgment XX

The Note and Sound
Liberates ~
All Arise !

World XXI

Glorious power and Rhythm,
Dance our
Celestial Dance !

The 2009 U.S. Games’ Smith-Waite Tarot Centennial Edition Deck

Working with this classic deck, a collaboration between artist Pamela Colman Smith and author Arthur Edward Waite, is a delight and a pleasure which inspired Susy Olson’s Poetry of the Path Tarot Commentary. This deck for many years has been credited as “Waite-Rider” deck, which is the Author/Publisher, and not the artist.