Intro

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow have become one of the most famous outlaw couples in American history. Between 1932 and 1934, they traveled through several states with the Barrow Gang, committing robberies, car thefts and other crimes while repeatedly staying ahead of law enforcement.

But Bonnie and Clyde became more than criminals. Their photographs appeared in newspapers, stories about them spread, and eventually the two of them became tangled up in a much bigger legend: the young outlaw couple who chose each other and stayed together until the very end.

And that is where this reading begins.

We already know how their story ended. What interests me is what kept them together while it was happening. What did they find in each other? What did they give up to stay together? And at what point did loyalty become something neither one of them could—or would—walk away from?

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About This Reading

This reading was originally done as a Valentine’s Day bonus, although Bonnie and Clyde are certainly not anyone’s idea of a healthy Valentine’s Day love story.

I wasn’t interested in asking whether they loved each other. I wanted to know what bound them together and why that bond held even when the life they had chosen became increasingly dangerous.

As always, I’m reading the cards symbolically. I’m not claiming the cards can prove what Bonnie or Clyde thought, felt or intended.

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