12. The Hanged Man represents spiritual growth and acceptance.
The immediate implication of the Hanged Man is that it would be a negative
card, but the picture shows the opposite. Instead of someone suffering,
we see someone willingly accepting a difficult situation and growing from
it. Also, this card may indicate someone with clairvoyance.
Suburu is a character from Clamp's earlier series Tokyo Babylon.
He's
an omnyouji, a spirit medium, one of the most powerful in Japan despite
his young age. He's rather shy and naive, as opposed to his psychotically
cheerful twin sister Hokuto. They're both very strange dressers. Both are
attracted to Seishiro, the local veterinarian. For Suburu, Seishiro is
the person he loves most. (Spoiler Alert: Highlight the following
blank space to read, but don't say i didn't warn you)
At the end of Tokyo Babylon, Hokuto is
murdered by Sakurazuka Seishiro, so by the time of X, Suburu's love
for Seishiro has changed to a desire for revenge.( /End
Spoiler)
By X, Suburu has gotten older, but is still haunted by the events
concluding Tokyo Babylon. Subaru is a Dragon of Heaven and due to
similar experiences, becomes a close friend of Kamui's.
"Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me."
-- Emily Dickinson
13. Death represents change and renewal. It doesn't signify
a literal death so much as a symbolic one, that of transformation.
Seishiro is the other character from Tokyo Babylon.
Not
just the friendly neigborhood veteranarian, he's secretly the descendant
of a family of assassins. In X, he seems very cold and emotionless, but
from what i've seen of Tokyo Babylon, he was (at that point, anyway)
capable of appearing very cheerful and loving. If you notice in the above
picture, Seishiro has a glass eye, which is the result of protecting Suburu
from a knife-wielding madwoman.
Want to learn more about Tarot? Try visiting
Learning the Tarot:
An Online Course -- maintained by Joan Bunning. It's a very helpful
lesson by lesson site. Especially recommended.
Facade.com --
have your tarot cards read for you online. And you can choose from a variety
of differently illustrated decks.
Reiko Shimizu's
Fantasy Tarot Deck -- another deck illustrated by a Japanese manga
artist. Beautiful artwork.
U.S.
Games Systems -- most Tarot decks can be ordered from this
company, if you'd like your own deck. (This doesn't include any of the
Japanese manga tarot decks, unfortunately.)
Hello, Tarot --
the cutest tarot deck in existence.
Also, the book, Mastering the Tarot by Eden Gray was a valuable resource in interpreting the cards on this page. Among the books i have on the Tarot, i've found this to be the most helpful and coherently well-written. If you would like to buy this book, you can purchase it from Amazon via my bookstore.
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Disclaimer: The purpose of this page is not to infringe on Clamp's copyrights (which is just sort of an unfortunate by product), but to provide information to fans who may be having a hard time finding information on this particular aspect of X. Go buy the tankoubon if you're intererested; it will definitely be worth your while.
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