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“mono”, Tarot, & the Art of Self-Reflection
A melancholy and reflective album, it was largely made up of songs that he began writing throughout 2016, a period of time that most ARMYs know was extremely difficult for the members of BTS. RM in particular has spoken quite openly about the heavy depression he experienced that year and still struggles with to this day.
JACK IN THE BOX BIRTH CHART ANALYSIS
On July 15th, we’re getting Hobi’s new album Jack In The Box - and it promises to be both fascinating and darkly brilliant. This is a look at the astrology of JITB, and what it says about Hobi’s artistry as well as the themes we might see in this album.
Artist Feature — Anaïs C.
What led you to BTS?
I first heard about BTS when they released Boy With Luv. I was listening to Halsey a lot back then, but I didn’t really pay attention to Bangtan. To be honest, I remember telling a friend while watching an old YouTube rewind "I don't get why kpop is such a big thing. No one's talking about it around me, I don't recognise myself in their music. This is loud," or something like that. I was listening to a lot of rap back then and I think it just didn't suit my taste.
FIVE OF CUPS
After sitting in the uncertain and liminal in the Four of Cups, we move onto the Five of Cups to process whatever came up. This card seems to be perceived as a “negative” or dreaded one, as its themes are around grieving. Who wants to draw a card that confronts you with loss?
But the thing is, haven’t we all been grieving these past two years? For many of us, we’ve carried around grief constantly, long before the pandemic.
![THE HIGH PRIESTESS – I’m [my] filter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61536362ef59082d4b0c9687/1642709671265-IV6BIJOINCPY42XOPW0J/1.png)
THE HIGH PRIESTESS – I’m [my] filter
Number two in the tarot’s major arcana, the High Priestess – also called by many the High Priestexx, to reflect the card’s openness to any & all gender identities – is (for me) absolutely an energy that Park Jimin embodies in his work, persona, & way(s) of showing up / being in the world. My advice as a “professional”* tarot reader – if you want to think about the High Priestess in the context of embodiment, and especially as a card that challenges binary oppositions – is ✨simply✨ to do yourself the favor of watching Jimin’s performance of Filter.
Artist Feature — Kat Jackson
What led you to BTS?
Visuals. The music videos, styling, color palettes, photoshoots, comeback concepts- anything visually related that they put out always had me floored. It all made sense later when I found out that Bang PD majored in Aesthetics. My niece Tanya (@bybrittany) showed me their American Hustle Life episodes and I think that's really when I started to pay attention. I fully identified as ARMY after watching them live and in person during their Jimmy Kimmel appearance. That was when I learned the fan chant 🤪.
Artist Feature — Reana
What led you to BTS? In 2017, my friend who was into K-pop kept mentioning a song called “Blood, Sweat and Tears.” Apparently it had gone viral and was displayed on many TV music channels so I went home and listened to it. It was my first time listening to BTS and without realizing I had already been hooked! So then obviously I went into research-mode and then long story short I became a huge fan. Over the years, I realized that BTS has been a huge inspiration for me. Most of the art I create is inspired by them, their lyrics, and the things they say, even their fashion sense.
A Collective Tarot Reading for the Week Starting November 27th
Hi ARMY! What a week it’s been. By which I mean of course that BTS are in LA, and have been on some very hot behaviour since arriving in the City of Angels.
Hobi and maknae line went to see Harry Styles in concert and we got to see them vibing, drinking, singing along and enjoying themselves in a way that was just really special. Then, they attended the AMAs, where they performed (twice!) in front of a live audience for the first time in two years. Not only did they win 3 awards including Artist of the Year, it looked like they had a great time in the audience, my personal favourite part of which was their dancing during New Edition and New Kids On The Block’s joint performance. Compared to their debut 4 years ago at the AMAs, BTS are there this time as confident, mature artists who can navigate and have established their power in American spaces, but are still unapologetically themselves (see Jinkook on stage during their AOTY acceptance speech).
Poppin’ Poppin’ (woah!) Our Way Into Sagittarius Season
Welcome to Sagittarius season, dear ARMYs! We’re moving out of the shadowy, transitional realm of Scorpio and into the season of inspiration and restlessness. Much like our resident Sag Kim Seokjin, Sagittarius energy is quick-witted, adaptable, and optimistic. It moves more quickly than the other signs and urges us to push forward with a belief in the possibilities before us and a thirst for adventure and knowledge. Basically now is the time to be your biggest, baddest, most ridiculous self and trust that the world will respond in kind.
Tarot Reader Feature — Anna Grindrod-Feeny
It should really be no surprise to anyone that I eventually got into BTS. I’m a sucker for deep lyrics and catchy melodies, I think pop is a highly underrated genre, and I grew up listening to a number of bands from around the world who sang in languages other than English.
THE FOOL — leap like a bunny
The first word of the story of the Major Arcana, the 0 of the tarot, the promise of a shiny new beginning -- for many, the fool is a card that embodies (and invites us to embody) the clear & direct energy of initiation. In the often-cited /Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom/, Rachel Pollack describes the Fool as "not [being] fixed like the other cards," as the pure vibe in which "no difference exists between possibility and reality," as the mere concept that "every moment is a new starting point" (Pollack 16), and, like, yes to all that.
“mono”, Tarot, & the Art of Self-Reflection
Hello, ARMY! Today marks the 3 year anniversary of RM’s second mixtape, mono. A melancholy and reflective album, it was largely made up of songs that he began writing throughout 2016, a period of time that most ARMYs know was extremely difficult for the members of BTS. RM in particular has spoken quite openly about the heavy depression he experienced that year and still struggles with to this day.
Welcome to BTS Tarot Project!
Hello ARMY! Regardless of how you made it here, we would like to say thank you for taking an interest in our project :). You might be wondering, what is the BTS Tarot Project? If you have made it to this page on purpose — Congratulations ARMY, you've found us!