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The Shame Machine of Should and Must

The Shame Machine of Should and Must

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Janet Boyer
Dec 15, 2024
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Many think the big, bad asshole of Tarot is The Devil—but what if it's The Hierophant that pushes most people into the shadowy world of ol’ Slew Foot?

Think about it: The Hierophant (who’s not really a guy, but an archetypal pattern) is the jerk who spews shoulds and musts out of his holier-than-thou pie-hole—telling us who we should venerate, what we mu…

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