Thought I'd start a new topic for this as to preserve the continuity of The Magician arcana thread.
quote:Originally posted by kegboy:
Im not saying anyone is...but could those of you who are just quoting from books give is the source name.
Busted!!!!!!! (Well, sorta')
Actually, I wanted to mention this so I'm glad you bring this up. The information that I am posting was compiled by me several years ago when I undertook an experiment where I spent twenty-two weeks learning and experiencing the major arcana--each week was one of the cards (...and the hilarious antics ensued).
The information is from my own notebook, and was culled from several sources. Books I was using at the time include:
The Tarot Workbook--Emily Peach
The Magician's Dictionary--E.E. Rehmus
The Book of Thoth--Aleister Crowley
Sexual Key to the Tarot--Theodor Laurence
By Jove!--Michael Macrone
It's Greek to Me--Michael Macrone
ANGELTECH--Antero Ali
The Black Arts--Richard Cavendish
The Mystical Qabalah--Dion Fortune
Zolar's Book of Ancient and Forbidden Wisdom--Zolar
There may have been a couple others, but I do not recall...
Some of the content of my notebook has been omitted for reasons of length of posts, and (projected and assumed) interest of other 'lithers. My meditations/reflections on the symbology of the Rider-Waite major arcana has also been excluded ('cause not everyone uses that deck).
If people prefer, I can skip all the info (which is mostly from the source material), and merely post "metaphysical musings," which are strictly my own thoughts, reflections, what have you. However, in the interest of a "total barbelith tarot system," I figured I would include the rest (so those of us who know very little about the tarot have some background about it, and from that they can form their own interpretations). As well, the info provides a backdrop for our interpretations (again, this seems like it would assist those who have little knowledge of the major arcana).
Well, what do y'all figure: do you want only my reflections, or should I continue to post the rest?!?  |
Most definitly post the rest. Ive been working for a few years on my own tarot deck..and Ive yet to get the first card finished..Im using photography, computers and the like to create it..so its a case of getting the right people to pose and the right corespondences in the cards..its frustrating and exhuberating at the same time..so the more information I can gleam from anybody's postings the better. Im hoping to get it finished before I die of old age. Or to comeback and posses the body of some schmuck and make him/her finish it.