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measure of Kokoro's hopes and fears, addressed
Karen's antipathy to loosing Kokoro's educational investment. Karen
accepted these cards as confirming the context of Kokoro's inquiry.
The Magician, describing what Karen was experiencing,
illustrated the creator in the act of creation, and additionally
a shaman or shamanism. The Devil, positioned to indicate the
obstacles that crossed the Magician, adequately described Karen's
feeling of being chained to controlling obsessions. Together,
these cards defined the conflict for Karen.
The Hierophant, in position to indicate what was really
behind the surface situation, represented education in general,
and Kokoro's own inner sense of direction.
The Empress, positioned to express what was in plain sight,
puzzled Karen. The usual meaning of a mother figure didn't seem
to fit. The card depicted the knitting Sheep gliding along in a
little boat. Karen recalled the episode from _Through The Looking
Glass_. The Sheep was the proprietress of an odd shop with all
manner of curious things. When Alice became confused by the vast
array of wares, the Sheep's shop transformed.
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