{"id":5299,"date":"2026-06-28T00:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=5299"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:11:48","slug":"nine-of-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=5299","title":{"rendered":"Nine of Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Perhaps because I staged-managed Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit<\/em> at college, I find certain forms of spiritualism interesting. When I saw that the Morgan Library was offering tarot card readings I jumped. I almost didn\u2019t make it because there was space for only twelve people and I was the twelfth in line.<\/p>\n

Before my reading I checked out the exhibit, Tarot!<\/em> Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions. <\/em>I know very little about tarot but many of the designs are beautiful and the attendees, many in highly original outfits, made for great people- watching.<\/p>\n

Tarot originated in Renaissance Italy but wasn\u2019t associated with the occult for many centuries.. On display in the exhibit\u2019s first gallery are the Visconti-Sforza Tarot cards, the most famous surviving Renaissance deck.\u00a0 (J.P. Morgan was a tarot fan who acquired\u00a0 thirty-five rare cards from this deck.)\"\"<\/p>\n

The second gallery deals with twentieth century mystics and works by artists including Niki de Saint Phalle, Betye Saar, and Chris Ofili.<\/p>\n

I got my ticket at five PM but my reading wasn\u2019t until seven thirty (which turned into eight pm as sessions were running late.) In between I had a very late lunch of a delicious turkey salad at the caf\u00e9; read and went to the exhibit.<\/p>\n

The reader, Rhonda Alin, (www.rhondaalin.com<\/a>) was a<\/p>\n

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Rhonda Alin, Tarot reader<\/p><\/div>\n

charming woman who gets booked for parties and events. She began by asking me if I wanted a \u2018general\u2019 reading or preferred to focus on a specific. I chose a specific which I won\u2019t go into.<\/p>\n

Rhonda began by shuffling the cards many times, cutting them and shuffling some more. She cut the deck into three equal parts and began her reading.<\/p>\n

The outcome was sort of positive but left many avenues open which I suspect is true of other quasi-occult practices like horoscope reading or plain old fortune telling. Years ago I had my palm read by a fortune teller in India; I told him absolutely nothing about myself and was amazed when he told me many specifics about my life.<\/p>\n

The Morgan reading was fun. Will what I learned influence any behaviors? Will the outcomes suggested really happen? I haven\u2019t the faintest idea. I do know that this turkey salad is quite different than the Morgan\u2019s which included paper-thin watermelon radishes, goat cheese and a sprinkle of some ingredient I couldn\u2019t identify. This also assumes you have leftover turkey which might be true right after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Turkey Salad<\/strong> (Go right ahead and use chicken)<\/p>\n

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Turkey Salad a la Morgan<\/p><\/div>\n

4 cups chopped leftover turkey<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup mayonnaise<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard<\/p>\n

1 Tablespoon lemon juice<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons sugar\u00a0 (personally I\u2019d omit this)<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup finely diced celery<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup sliced scallions<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill<\/p>\n

Combine all in a bowl. Mix together well. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.<\/p>\n

Read your horoscope if you like.\u00a0 Read Blithe Spirit or find it on YouTube\u2014it\u2019s dated but charming. Unhappy with your home d\u00e9cor? Engage a feng shui expert. \u00a0If you want to get truly entangled with tarot, look it up in Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the Nine of Cups is known as the “Wish Card” in tarot. It represents emotional fulfillment, satisfaction, and abundance. It didn\u2019t turn up in my reading.<\/p>\n

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