Knight of swords

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 04 Jun 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

piebald	04 Jun 2004
Can anyone tell me please, why there are two knights sitting on one horse in the Mythic Tarot deck?

cleung	04 Jun 2004
Hi piebald, I don't have an answer until tonight.... :P Btw, do you have the black book that comes with it? or the tarot workbook for the mythic tarot deck? I have them both but I don't usually use them, just because I found myself having so much hard time remembering the stories. Anyways, i will look it up for you tonight...

piebald	04 Jun 2004
I brought the cards in a sealed box but there was no booklet with them. I have just got by so far on information fround on the internet.

Middy1452	04 Jun 2004
Hi - I think its because this card represents Gemini

Chronata	04 Jun 2004
Indeed. The Mythic Knight of Swords represents the myth of the Dioscuri...twins Castor and Polydeuces, who are stars found in the constellation Gemini. Castor was the mortal twin, and Polydeuces was the divine one. They were born from Eggs...as thier father was Zeus, in the form of a swan. I remember that Castor is also twins with Clytemnestra...but I can't remember the whole myth... If you want, just send me a PM and I'll give you the account that is in both the Mythic book and the workbook.

cleung	04 Jun 2004
Yup, they are the Dioscuri, the Warrior Twins, who were called Castor and Polydeuces. Their mother was Leda. The story basically goes like this.... Zeus tried to pursued her but she refused, so Zeus transformed into a swan and raped her while she was already pregnant by her husband King Tyndareos.... so resulted in two child, Castor was mortal and Polydeuces divine. ... the rest of the story is pretty long.. anyways.. here is the card meaning according to the black book I have... "The Dioscuri are images of an abrupt and mercurial energy, the capacity of th human mind to be sudenly inspired or taken over by a new idea which throws the old order into chaos and leaves changes in its wake. The duality of the heavenly Twins suggests a duality or duplicity in this realm of the mind, because often these sudden new ideas which break in upon our humdrum lives either inaugurate conflick or are themselves ambivalent and full of conflict. The pugnacity and callousness of the Dioscuri also tell us something about the quality of mental energy described by the Knight of Swords: It takes no account of human feeling, and is often the cause of relationships being disrupted or seered because the individual is suddenly possessed by an idea which demands his or her hurting another...." Hope this help

piebald	05 Jun 2004
Thank you all for the replies. Have been to my local library to try and find an easy to read book on Greek Mythology, but no luck today.

cleung	05 Jun 2004
Check this site with all the old mystic tarot "book only" for sell"... price can be as low as 0.98 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0671618636//104-0597032-5237505?condition=all hope this help

Sulis	05 Jun 2004
Skysilver has a Mythic Tarot Workbook for trade in the tarot trading forum. Love Sulis xx

hedgecub	07 Jun 2004
I notice you're in the UK, in which case the following two links might be helpful: http://www.speakingtree.co.uk/ carries the Mythic Tarot Workbook for £5. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/offer-listing/-/0671658425/used/ref=sdp_usedb/026-8905386-2082054 has it starting at £3.25.

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