I began this project in 2004 at the age of 43. Unbeknownst to me at the time, it was the end of a 22-year Major Aracana cycle in the Tarot. For me, it was the year of the World card.
I turned 44 the following year, which I learned was the year of the Fool card, and that’s when everything with my project got kicked into full gear. It was the beginning of a whole new adventure for me.
Many years would pass before I would discover this. Once I realized this it felt like a higher calling of some kind.
And so my story unfolded before me…
2005/2006 – age 44-45 = 0-Fool – Madonna And Chris
2006/2006 – age 45-46 = 1-Magician – Madonna And Chris
2007/2008 – age 46-47 = 2-High Priestess – Madonna And Chris
2008/2009 – age 47-48 = 3-Empress – Madonna And Chris
2009/2010 – age 48-49 = 4-Emperor – Madonna And Chris and 72 Days of God
2010/2011 – age 49-50 = 5-Hierophant – 72 Days of God, A Wandering Magi, and Unconditional Love (Being of Service)
2011/2012 – age 50-51 = 6-Lovers – 72 Days of Angels
2012/2013 – age 51-52 = 7-Chariot – 72 Days of Angels
2013/2014 – age 52-53 = 8-Strength – 72 Days of Angels
2014/2015 – age 53-54 = 9-Hermit – The Transfiguration of Christ and Blood Moon Tetrad
2015/2016 – age 54-55 = 10-Wheel o Fortune – Blood Moon Tetrad – 7 Years, 7 Months, 7 Days
2016/2017 – age 55-56 = 11-Justice – Blood Moon Tetrad – 7 Years, 7 Months, 7 Days
2017/2018 – age 56-57 = 12-Hanged Man – 7 Years, 7 Months, 7 Days
2018/2019 – age 57-58 = 13-Death – 8 Years, 8 Minutes, 8 Seconds and Revelations-Blood
2019/2020 – age 58-59 = 14-Temperance – Revelations-Blood and 12 Years 345 Days
2020/2021 – age 59-60 = 15-Devil – 12 Years 345 Days
2021/2022 – age 60-61 = 16-Tower – 12 Years 345 Days
2022/2023 – age 61-62 = 17-Star – 12 Years 345 Days
2023/2024 – age 62-63 = 18-Moon – Afterward 21 Days Later
I still had three years to go to complete the Journey of the Fool and the 22-year Major Arcana Tarot/Tree of Life cycle.
All of this inspired a compilation of dance videos that I had made of myself dancing to Madonna’s music over the years. I titled it “The Unapologetic Bitch and Bastard Dance Compilation Remix.” Click on the following image to watch the video. (I intentionally edited out my face in most of the videos. I had a very specific reason for doing that.)
With three years to go, I couldn’t help but wonder what the rest of my journey would bring.