San Francisco Superior Court
Lee Heidhues 2.14.2025
There are sometimes amusing moments in the most stuffy and deadly serious courtroom environment.
Only in a 21st century San Francisco courtroom. A Hitchcockian tale of suspense.
“Are you an expert on tarot cards?”
That was the question posed to a witness who testified about black cats and the Tarot in a San Francisco courtroom on Valentine’s Day.
The courtroom was vexed and intrigued by the testimony that a Black Cat Tarot Card could be used as a tool of harassment.
So was the blogger who did some research. He learned something about the black cat and its influence in the centuries old Tarot card.
Will the Black Cat Tarot Card devour its enemies? Will its caretaker be burned at the stake for witchcraft? Has 15th century justice landed in the courtroom? Stay tuned for the next encounter.
The Queen of Wands is a court card in the Minor Arcana set of the tarot.
The black cat at her feet shows that luck favors her, as black cats are viewed as bringers of good or bad luck.
The nature of cats may also show that she has tamed her darker impulses yet understands and follows her own instincts, thus representing her self-aware and independent nature. Black cats are also commonly associated with occultism and the dark arts, suggesting intuitive understanding of the world.
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games.[1] In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.
Its keywords include: attractive, wholehearted, energetic, cheerful, and self-assured.
The sign of Leo is strongly associated with this card due to the lions adorning her throne, as well as the lion pendant clasping her cape. She is holding a sunflower, which may represent a fertile and joyous life, but may also further suggest a connection to Leo. In their bud stage, sunflowers face and track the sun in its motion across the sky, a behavior called heliotropism. The sun in astrology is considered to be the ruling planet of the sign of Leo.
Top photo: The black cat devours the flagpole of St. Joan of Arc. She was born on January 6, 1412. She was charged as a relapsed heretic and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431 in Rouen, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
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