Cycle: A Seeker's View of Tarot
by Peter Denvid Wright

The following two sonnets are from the Major Arcana section of Cycle.

Sonnet XIII: Card 9, The Hermit The Hermit stands by himself with his light As he searches tirelessly on his quest. What he seeks will not be in plain sight But is buried deep within his own breast. The torch may keep him warm while on his hunt But does not help him find what he will seek. To find truth, he must his own soul confront And, as well, his own self he must critique. When he knows himself, the truth he will find; For truth changes from me to you to all, And what is truth only within my mind Will, to you, be but a meaningless scrawl.  The time has come to seek an inner light  Which, with self-knowledge, will grow ever bright.

Sonnet XIX: Card 15, The Devil There is no Devil, except in our soul. In our minds we create a private hell Which is nothing other than the black hole Made from secrets we think too dark to tell. The devil is ours to manipulate And knowing that, we can leave his dark reign, Looking to new growth we can celebrate— And grow past the Devil's joy at our pain. We each make and control our own devils And, in turn, give them control of our soul. We say they drag us to baser levels Forgetting we tell them to play that role.   The Devil is created in our mind,   And we have the power to leave him behind.

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