MGoTarot is a fun predictive tool that I started after the Covid season to see if the cards were more interesting than the football. Thus began one of the great runs of Michigan football. The tarot card readings turned out to be amazingly accurate and insightful in revealing the outcomes and energies of each game. 

The approach is a standard 3 card spread showing elements of the past, the present, and the future outcome. Each card tells a story and together they form a larger story based on their positions. I do the reading within 24 hours of the game for accuracy. The method is to shuffle the cards while singing the Victors. I then lay out all the cards face down in a line and select 3 with my eyes closed using my off hand. This process helps to double randomize the deck so I am not selecting the same cards repeatedly like a poorly shuffled deck of Uno. I like to use the Salvador Dali Deck because it puts a chaotic-modernist/art-history twist on the traditional 78 card Rider-Waite Deck. Plus the cards have an oil-paint smell that is totally groovy.

Looking back on this season, the Magician Card fits this team the best. He is a force of will with perfect preparation, intentions, and timing. All season long we have watched Michigan force their will upon all opponents to the point where the Big Ten had to employ some creative means of slowing down these Wolverines. The Magician does not rely upon tricks or stolen signs, he can manifest victory from within himself. In removing Harbaugh what still remains is the talent, team work, and resilience that make up this collection of indivisible individuals that function as an amazing team. Like the number on the card, they are one. Bet.

Remember the Hanged Man? You should. This is the fourth time he has shown up this season. This is one of the biggest games in Michigan football history and we have to take the field with one arm tied behind our back because of the digital scouting taboo. The Michigan Collective is anxious going into The Game. They should be well practiced in the devotion and faith necessary to overcome these moments. Ohio State still looms big and no matter how great the last two years have been, it is hard to forget the last two decades. MGK10 had some insights when we saw the Hanged Man last week going into Maryland: 

Went down the rabbit hole with the hanged man to look a little deeper for fun; lots of layers.  In this Dali deck he hangs in a swampy forest.  Spooky, but he looks calm and has the feel of a martyred figure and the leg posture gives away who it is: number 4.  He lets himself be hanged for what he believes in.  The vine next to him, an escape an arm length away, he makes no move to reach for it.  The hanged man has to do with paradoxes; winning by sacrifice, moving forward by standing still.

The Hebrew letter Lamed in the upper left corner of the card means to learn, but the learning implied is not merely intellectual.  To revolutionize one's life, it is not with the mind but with the heart.  Change comes through the heart.   Lamed is the only letter in the Hebrew alphabet that stands taller than all the others.  It is the 12th letter of the alphabet.

Regarding the number 12, it can be viewed as a 1 and 2 as well as 12. 12 represents Justice, 1 the Magician and 2 the High Priestess.  The Magician = Will, the High Priestess = Wisdom.  Together they teach the hanged man how to deal with unknown situations.

This team has been dealing with unknown situations all year and has answered masterfully. Whether we are referring to the suspension of Coach 4 or possibly a slow start, smile to yourself knowing we can handle the upheaval this 12th card brings. And what is 12 squared? It is Team 144.

For the outcome we are faced with the duality of the 2 of Wands. It is a combination of masculine and feminine energies, and an ability to plan and accomplish 2 things at once. But what does that tell us about the actual outcome? Sometimes I get readings that extend beyond the field of play. Could the duality refer to Sherrone Moore having to be both head coach and offensive coordinator? This does highlight the shift in his decision making within the coaching power structure. As offensive coordinator, he used to make calls for his boss. But now that he is first among equals, there would have to be extra weight to the decision to roll the dice and place your defensive colleagues in a bad position. It is reassuring that the cards have faith in his ability to juggle both positions with grace and wisdom. But what of The Game?

DECIDER CARD: Boom! The 3 of Wands, the next card in the deck! In Tarot, the Wands symbolize our zeal and passion. It makes sense these cards come out for the Buckeyes. We last saw the Michigan Merchant for the same exact game a year ago at Ohio State. This card is the good fortune of your ship safely returning from Maryland. The Butterflies of Change have rewarded the fortitude of this team. Even without Harbaugh, they all carry the flame of his enthusiasm within. The Nekkid Lady is symbolic of our deepest desire, beating Ohio. The card worked well last year. So let us make it a full repeat. Look for Michigan to win 45-23 and it will be another big game for Donovan Edwards.