








Thisbookisthemostsuccinctsummaryof the“Forget”Tarotdeck(“Quên”in Vietnamese).Designedandself-publishedby myselfattheendof2021,“Forget”was originallydrawnbymeforanoldfriend,asa gifttohelpherreleasethetensionscoming fromherpastsorrows.
Beforegettingstarted,Iwouldliketo acknowledgewithmostgratitude,the companionshipofwriterThuyVuthroughout theprocessofcreatinganddeveloping “Forget”.
“Forget”isthe6thtarotdeckintheseriesof 7thathavebeencompleted.Thisdeckis currentlyavailablein19exclusivewooden boxes,soldandwarmlysupportedbythe VietnameseandThaicommunities.
AspecialwordofgratitudetoPhuong,ChiVo andfriendsforincredibleinspirationand friendship.AndIthankEmilyfortranslating thisbookduringtherush.ThankMikefor beautifulcoverbook.Again,Iamgratefulto everyone.
“Forget”TarotdecktellsthestoryofVy,on herwaytofindthebrokenmemoriesofher andherlostlover.Afterthedayheleft,the pastunnamedsecretsofthemtogetherhave beenpreyedonhermindeverseen.Vyfinally findsVu-afreelancefortunetellerinHanoi. Vusaysthatthebestwaytoconnectand learnabouthiddenstoriesandsecretsabout thelostlover,isbyconnectingwithhissoul. Todoso,theyhavetopreparetwodecksof cards,drawnintheirstyles,andcombine themonaspecialday.Vu’sdeckrepresents importantmilestonesinaperson’slife,asan objectivehoroscopesystemthatheowns.The otheroneisdrawnbyVy,basedontheplaces thatsheandherloverusedtogo.
Bycombining“Almost”(“Dần”inVietnamese)aVu’starotdeck,and“Forget”-aVy’starot deck;the“AlmostForget”tarotspread,creating on20February2022,willopenthedoorof connection.Fromthere,Vywillknowthetruth abouthisdisappearance.
Heoncetoldmethathefellinlovewiththeplaceshewentthrough:the gentlenessofHanoi,thenoisinessofSaigon,thecharmofDaNang,andthe rusticationofDalat. Butdeepinthoseeyes,Iknowthatisjustfullofsuspicion.Hewasn'ttalking abouttheplacesbutthelovers,asadestinationonhislonelymap.Idon'tget it.It'slikepeopleoftencomparecitieswherethey'vestayedin.Lipservice,in mylanguage.KindofliketryingtoproveHanoiandSaigon,ChiangMaiand Bangkok,NhaTrangandDalat,areworthliving,enoughtoholdhimback. HeoncementionedmissingthedreamyDalat,wantingtobeimmersedinthe seaoftheloveofSaigonandrollinginsomewherefaraway.Intheend,who doeshelove?Hanoi,SaigonorDalat?Oracertaingirlthathasn'tbeen mentionedonhislonelymap?
The5cardsrespectivelyindicates5 elements:Earth,Water,Fire,Airand Soul.Theyallhavethesamemeaning withthesekeywords:
1.Thebeginning,thejourney rekindling,theintention. 2.Thevoluntary,thewillingnesstotry somethingnew. 3.Thestrongbeliefinlove.
IoncetoldhimthatIhadtraveledtomanyplacesintheworld,tosilentlyspendmyyouth.Iused toloveamodernTokyo,andatraditionalHaiPhongprovince.IrememberedtheFrenchkissin NewZealand,alsoatranquilVinhprovince. ButthereisonethingthatIalwaysknow,mytrueloveforthatperson,despiteofneglectingit.Or justremindinghimasaplaceonthemap,closeenoughtofeelbutfarenoughtosee. Intheend,doeshewanttostaybymyside,tobecomethefinaldestination,tomakemestop wanderingaround?Idon'twanttogoanywhereelse.Idon'twanttomissHaiPhong,Idon'twant tobeimmersedintheseaofloveinBangkokorsomewherefaraway.
Thedayhedied,hismotherdidn’tsayanything.NomatterhowmuchIsuffer,Isurelycan'tbe grievedasmuchasher.ShereturnedtoNamDinh,livedtherefortherestofherlife,anddidnot socializewithanyone.Shewenttochurcheveryweek,onlytalkedtotheFatherandprayedfor others.Withher,therewasnothingbutpain,brokenmemories,repressedlove,andbest-kept secrets.
“ItonlytakesasecondtofallinlovewithDalat...”-Thethinghejustsaidmademewince. “Whatdoesshehavethatmakespeoplebeingsopassionateabout?”-Isaidtomyself. UntilIsawDalathummingbythepinehill,runningthroughthewind,drenchingintheclear morningdew;Ihavebelievedthereissuchabeautifulgirl.Thegirlprobablyeasilymakepeople fallinlove.Butloveatfirstsightisadifficultthingtoexplain.ThefirsttimeImethim,Ididn’t feelenjoyable.Still,I'velovedhimatthefirstsight.Ican’texplainmyfeelinginwords,Ijustknow he’stheonlyoneIwanttostaywith,theoneaccompanymeinthefuture.It’sdifferentfromthe wayhelooksatDalat:wantingtopossessasatrophy.IfI'mnotDalat,canyoustillstaywithme, Hanoi?
NewZealand,2015
ThetwothingshelikesthemostwhencelebratingLunarNewYear,arehavingsnacksandcraft beer.Evenifourtimezoneissixhoursapartfromhome’s.Weareinternationalstudents,studying abroadtogetherinNewZealand,experiencingmanystoriesinthisforeigncountry.Traditionally, westayuplate,cooksomesimpleVietnamesedishes,justtomakeitfeellikehome.But,it’snot easytofindthoserareVietnamesesignatureingredientsinhere.NoChungCake,nopeach blossoms,noscentofagarwood.Justthetwoofusgoingtochurchtopray,takingsome commemorativephotostogether.Still,Iknowwearenotalone,evenwhenwearefarawayfroma placecalled“home”.“Atleastyou'restillhere”,Ithink.Simply,youaremyHanoi,representing theremainedhomelandandthebest-keptmemories.
MySELFtellsmystorywhenIwasstillasketchofan unrealisland,lookingforwardtogettingridofthat name.AnhVuisnotarealplace.Ittalksabout himselfbeingtrappedinhisowninnerself,difficultto escape.Andifyouwanttobefreefromthat,youhave tofindawayandhelpyourselftobefree.AnhVu meansabirdperchedonthecaptain'sshoulder.Anh VuIslandisaplacethatshowsthebarriersand prejudicesineachperson'ssoulandvictory,whichcan onlybeachievedbyus.
1.PageofWandsinQuyNhon,Vietnam.
ThePageofWandsshowsayoungmanwhostandsin themiddleofthebarren,desolatesanddunesinQuy Nhon.Heissoenergizedbyhisideasthatthereisa bigbayinfrontofhim.Heisconfident,optimistic,has hisownambitionsandalwayslivestothefullest. Moreover,hecontributeshiscreativebeliefsabout thefast-paced,suspiciousworld.
2.KnightofWandsinDaknong,Vietnam.
TheKnightofWandsindicatesadeterminedyoung manwhoisreadytodoanything.Hecrossesthe barrenmountainsinDaknong,runsdowntothesea. Althoughhetravelsalongwaybyhimself,hedoesnot hesitatetoachievehisgoal.Heisimpulsiveand short-temperedandcanfindfunthingstodono matterwhereheis.Butdeepdowninhisheart,he stillhasanenthusiasticheartthatdarestothink, daretoact.
3.QueenOfWandsinBangkok,Thailand.
TheQueenofWandsindicatesawomanwhois beautiful,talented,courageousandindividualistic.A sensitivewomanwithgoodlooks,justdoeswhatever shewants.SheisinBangkok,Thailand-afamous, flashycity,andfullofambition.Thisaccentuatesher personalityevenmore.
4.KingofWandsinNinhbinh,Vietnam.
TheKingofWandsdepictsamanwhohidinthe magnificenceofnatureinNinhBinh,Vietnam.The KingofWandsisanaturalbornleaderofpeople,The robeisbrightandredresemblingaflame,whilethe crownisshapedlikeafire.Heisproud,passionate, honestandhealsohasvisionandleadershiptalent. TheKingofWandswilldowhateverittakesto overcomeanyobstaclesthatstandinhisway.
1.PageofCupsinPhuket,Thailand:
ThePageofCupsshowsayoungwomanwholivesina bustlingPhuketsea.Shewearsaclassiclongdress, holdsagoldencupinherhands.Sheonlywishesfor simplethings,butitturnsoutthatshefindsthatthe worldaroundherisgraduallybecomingmoreand moredifferent.Unexpectednews,unexpected emotions,orunexpectedinspirationareallthingsof whatcouldbeinthefuture.Itallcomesfromher innerchild.
2.KnightofCupsinHuahin,Thailand. TheKnightofCupsisthemostfeminineamongstall theKnightcards.Itdepictsayoungartistholdinga glasswalksslowlybythesilentseashoreinHuahin, Thailand.Heisnotinahurry,butheenjoysthegentle soundofthesea,calmandpeacefulwaves.Inallhis actions,heisthemostemotional,romanticand poetic.Moreover,heisapersonwithabeautifulsoul wholovesromantic,femininethings.
3.QueenofCupsinVungtau,Vietnam.
TheQueenofCupsdepictsthepresenceofGodinthe beautifulsea-VungTau,VietNam.Thisprovesthat sheisareligiousperson.Shehasakindand extremelyemotionalheart.Furthermore,shelives completelywithherloveandshetreatseveryone gently.Hermindisunconsciousandserene.The QueenofCupsnormallythinkswithherheart,instead ofhermind,soshealwayssolvesallproblemswitha positiveattitude.
4.KingofCupsinHoangsaIslands,Vietnam. TheKingofCupsisinHoangSaislands,whichisin theeastseaofVietnam.Theimageofafishanda shiprepresentsthepassageoftimerespectively.The KingofCupsshowsanyfearbuthealwayskeepscalm andpatience.Hehaslearnedtodealwiththemina balancedmannerandheknowshowtokeephismost privateemotions.
1,PageofSwordsinBaoloc,Vietnam
ThePageofSwordsdepictsayoungmanwandering aroundthepinehillinBaoLoc,LamDong.Atfirst glance,hecanbeseenascalmandgentle,butheis not.Heispracticingswordsmanshipandresting.Heis ayoungmanfullofenergyandhehasmanyideals. Fromthat,heisalwaysreadytochaseafterhis dreamswithyouthfulenthusiasm.Thisrepresents peoplewithpurpose,feelinginspired,andmotivated totakeonanythinglifebrings.
TheKnightofSwordsshowsayoungknightinGiaLai, Vietnam,whichisalandofpeaceandtranquility. Oncetheknightsetsforthtowardshisgoals,thereis nothingthatcanstophim.Hedoesn’tfearandhe doesn’tcareaboutanyupcomingchallenges.Allhe caresaboutarehisworkandhisdesires.
3.QueenofswordsinHalong,Vietnam.
TheQueenofSwordsdepictsawomansittinghighon thethrone.Althougharoundheraretheswordsand majesticmountainsofHaLong,sheisstillthecentral character.Shecanbeviewedasamodelofselfsufficiency,independenceandintelligence.Behindher arethegreenmountainsofHaLongBayrepresenting wisdom,maturity,experience.Sheisanextremely determinedpersonandalwayssteadfastwithallher choices.
4.KingofswordinMelaka,Malaysia
TheKingofSwordsshowsakingwhositsonhis throneinMaleka,Malaysia.Malekaisamixedplace withmanyforeigncultures.HeTheKingofSwords radiatesintellectualpower,clearthinking,and authority.Heunderstandsthecomplexityandthe culturalinterferenceofthisplace.Moreover,heisa strictleaderwithawisewayofruling.
PageofPentaclesinCondaoIsland, Vietnam 1.
ThePageofPentaclesshowsayounggirlholding moneyonConDaoisland,VietNam.Shewas completelynewtothissacredandmajesticisland. Sheisalwaysprogressiveandconstantlystrivesfora brightfuture,materialpossessions,career,and physicalhealth.Inotherwords,sheisalwayssomeone whohasthewilltoachievehergoalsnomatterwhere sheis.
2.KnightofPentaclesinPharang,Vietnam PhanRang,ChamTowersisalwaysoneoftheunique relicsinVietnam.Itisn'tnewanditisn'tmechanical either,justlikethecharacterofTheKnightof Pentacles.Heputallhisdreamsinpentacles.The cardsymbolizesamanwhoisloyal,consistent,and dedicatedtohisowntask,nomatterhowmuchthe yearchanges.
TheQueenofPentaclesdepictsawomanwhoplays manyroles,fromcooking,takingcareofherchildren orearningafullincome.Sheisbeautiful,talented, andintelligent.Furthermore,TheQueenofPentacles isatalentedleaderandalwaysthinkscarefullybefore doing.Taipeihasaccentuatedhermodernand traditionalbeauty.
4.KingofPentaclesinHàGiang,Việtnam.
TheKingofPentaclesissittingonathronethatis adornedwithbeautiful,richnature.Inthevillageof flowersbloominginspring.AroundthevillageinHa Giang,flowersbloombusilytowelcomethearrivalof spring.Heissatisfiedwithhisprosperityandhis abundantkingdom.Heisnaturallyresponsibleand reliableandheiswillingtosharehisachievements withhiscitizens.