GR translation: crowning his hopes

[Corbeau Castrum]

This refers to Blicero's tarot reading, specifically the 5th position in the Celtic Cross spread ("this is what crowns you"), i.e. possibilities or hopes or where you want to go.

Here is a link to a podcast episode discussing all the elements of Blicero's tarot: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/slow-learners/id1712289025?i=1000642623988.



On Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 15:04, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 
> V749.9-12, P763.41-764.3 The King of Cups, crowning his hopes, is the
> fair intellectual-king. If you’re wondering where he’s gone, look among the
> successful academics, the Presidential advisers, the token intellectuals
> who sit on boards of directors. He is almost surely there. Look high, not
> low.
> 
> What does "crowning his hopes" mean here?
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