LWB Surprises!

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 01 Sep 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

tmgrl2	01 Sep 2004
Umbrae, please close your ears and eyes, since I know you may not have access to all of those LWB's for your decks. }) In general, after I read through the LWB that comes with a deck, I move forward and occasionally refer to it. What I have come to notice as I explore various decks in this, my beginning stages of Tarot study, is that, occasionally, I am pleasantly surprised by at least part of what I read for a particular card. For example, I always look first at the meanings for Three of Swords Ten of Swords Five of Pentacles These are a few of the ones that I usually find are too "negative" or similar in interpretation for me. I'm not saying that I disagree with some of the aspects of distress some cards can present. I just want a broader prospective: So...the other day, as I read through the LWB for the Bruegel Tarot, which gives all of the meanings in the form of Proverbs, I found a couple of gems: (Please dont' take this to mean I love the WHOLE LWB...I am just finding little treasures here and there and asking you to share some you may have found). Bruegel: Quote: Three of Swords: (Pain) Great pain is silent. (Those who truly suffer don't tell anyone how much they suffer.) Five of Pentacles: Courage. Loss. Those who wear armor hang the harness bell on the cat. (Those who must fight leave silly things at home). Morgan-Greer Tarot: Quote: Three of Swords: Sorrow, delay and disappointment. One who chooses power over emotion. (Like the last part) Quote: Five of Pentacles: Spiritual warmth comforts those suffering financial or physical hardships. Join in if you have any you would like to share. terri

tmgrl2	01 Sep 2004
tmgrl's LWB images from Bruegel and Morgan-Greer...

tmgrl2	01 Sep 2004
Bruegel Five of Pentacles:

tmgrl2	01 Sep 2004
Morgan-Greer

tmgrl2	01 Sep 2004
Morgan-Greer:

Flavio	01 Sep 2004
I own the Bosch and like the Bruegel, the LWB descriptions (and cards) are very different from the RWS concepts, the new approach is fresh causing surprise :) in the Bosch LWB card meanings are traditional proverbsm, maybe also for the Bruegel. Loved the 5 of Pentacles from the Morgan Greer!

Centaur	01 Sep 2004
I do not tend to refer to the LWB with any particular deck. Infact, there are some of my decks that I have never looked at the accompanying LWB. But... There have been some exceptions... I do like the Bosch LWB. And the Fournier LWB is also fairly useful. The Secret Tarot LWB is also very interesting; it includes the story of the land of Secrets, which I found to be quite helpful when using this deck. :)

Shalott	01 Sep 2004
I'm not anti-book, but I hardly ever use the LWBs per se...so I may be missing out on stuff! Thanks for sharing! Also, love yer signature line!

Fulgour	02 Sep 2004
S.L.MacGregor Mathers wrote a little book, before he went completely off the deep end with the Golden Dawn crowd. I think he gleaned most of his divinatory meanings from sources such as Levi (who mostly borrowed from his Granny). But, of the 5 of Pentacles he wrote: "Lover or Mistress, Love, Sweetness, Affection, Pure and Chaste Love. Reversed: Disgraceful Love, Imprudence, License, Profligacy."

tmgrl2	02 Sep 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Fulgour S.L.MacGregor Mathers wrote a little book, before he went completely off the deep end with the Golden Dawn crowd. I think he gleaned most of his divinatory meanings from sources such as Levi (who mostly borrowed from his Granny). But, of the 5 of Pentacles he wrote: "Lover or Mistress, Love, Sweetness, Affection, Pure and Chaste Love. Reversed: Disgraceful Love, Imprudence, License, Profligacy." That's the kind of "mining" I was looking for, Fulgour. I don't "use" the LWBs. I first look at certain cards. I always read them through, then I put most of them in a group together. I just think that some of them have some "gems" of difference within the meanings and was curious if anyone found any "gems" they liked. I like "power over emotion" for 3 Swords and I always like to see "spiritual comfort" as part of 5 Pents. Thank you for sharing this one. terri

Fulgour	02 Sep 2004
The Tarot by S. L. MacGregor Mathers published 1888 Its Occult Significance, Use in Fortune-Telling... Etc. and here, the page with "MEANINGS OF THE CARDS" The original volume was illustrated with standard Marseille images.

tmgrl2	02 Sep 2004
Thanks, Fulgour.... Printed this out...always like some additional information to have on hand! terri I liked getting the game rules....I just got Flornoy's print-out on that as well, as part of my order of the Dodal and Noblet decks.

Fulgour	14 Sep 2004
I got the Tarot Balbi a week or so ago, and all there is in the world is the fold up lwb ~ and this deck is complex! Funny thing is, it's just nice to have ~ the cards "speak."

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