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Published: 2013-09-06 14:29:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 3003; Favourites: 85; Downloads: 0
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Description The Last Judgment, the Christian Day of Reckoning when the dead rise, the seas boil, blood pours from the sky, and other things in the Book of Revelations. It was a popular subject for Art and the Tarot was no exception. What it really is about though, is an end to the world as we know it, a change in the face of everything. Interestingly, an 18th century deck designer by the name of Etteilla divorced this card from its religious roots and called his version of this card simply Chaos.

As a literal end of things, this card also represents outcomes, resolutions, and final determinations. Reversed it indicates hesitation and delay.
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codex37 [2014-06-27 01:17:13 +0000 UTC]

In just about every other MLP Tarot deck I've seen, Discord is played as The Devil card, which is no longer applicable considering all the character development he has had. This is a unique take on him and I love the history you provide on the card. I never would have learned Etteilla if you hadn't mentioned him.   

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janeesper In reply to codex37 [2014-06-30 21:55:57 +0000 UTC]

even from the beginning, Discord was clearly a trickster god and never truly evil. i've always thought of it as a mistake to cast him as the Devil (just as i always thought it shallow and self-gratifying to cast Derpy as the Fool).

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