Topic: Trump Cards

Peter Mark Adams describes the unique characteristics of the Sola Busca deck, noting its departure from traditional Tarot structures and its complete lack of Christian symbolism. The deck was created by a Renaissance master engraver but lacks a clear provenance for 300 years of its 500-year existence. Adams spent three years decoding its multi-layered symbolism, which includes provocative imagery such as decapitations and infants over fire pits.

The hosts analyze the "Economist" magazine's Trump tarot cards, identifying Trump with the "Lion-Serpent" Gnostic deity Yaldabaoth. Joseph points out Saturnian and alchemical symbolism in Trump’s public image and architecture, comparing the potential for a "unification of opposites" to the symbolic aftermath of the September 11 attacks.