Moongold
A few people from time to time have spoken about their interest in a study group for Clive Barrett’s Ancient Egyptian Tarot but we have never got anything off the ground.
I thought I might kick it off by posting this thread and suggesting we get going. There is a long tradition of Egyptian Tarot decks and some of you might be interested in reading through this link http://www.meta-religion.com/Esoterism/Tarot/a_history_of_egyptian_tarot_deck.htm And this link: http://www.egyptianmyths.net/section-deities.htm is an on-line dictionary of Egyptian mythology which is useful from time to time.
Nowhere on the net could I find a complete set of scans for this deck so I have photographed all of the major arcana and we can perhaps use those to illustrate our discussions.
I suggest it might be good to begin with the major arcana. Have all of you got the companion book to the deck? It is almost essential reading.
I have found this deck to be incredibly accurate – more so than any other Tarot. I have often wondered why this is so. I have a particular interest in Isis and in Egyptian mythology, although far from expert on both.
I might leave this first post here today and see what reaction it draws and then do a search for the last two threads about the possibility of a study group and PM all those people who said they were interested.
Some of you might have wonderful ideas about how a study group could be conducted. It could be through a study of each of the cards. The Isis –Osiris myth runs through the Ancient Egyptian so it would be interesting perhaps to speak about this and other stories related to it. Clive Barrett uses elements and astrological signs as well and these also could be part of the discussions around meaning.
Not only could we discuss the iconography of each card but also individual experiences of interpretation. You might have many more ideas.
So hopefully people will flock to the call
Moongold
INDEX TO THE STUDY GROUP THREADS
0 Fool
II High Priestess
III Empress
V Hierophant
VI Lovers
VII Chariot
VIII Strength
IX Hermit
XII Hanged Man
XIII Death
XVI Tower
XIX Sun
I thought I might kick it off by posting this thread and suggesting we get going. There is a long tradition of Egyptian Tarot decks and some of you might be interested in reading through this link http://www.meta-religion.com/Esoterism/Tarot/a_history_of_egyptian_tarot_deck.htm And this link: http://www.egyptianmyths.net/section-deities.htm is an on-line dictionary of Egyptian mythology which is useful from time to time.
Nowhere on the net could I find a complete set of scans for this deck so I have photographed all of the major arcana and we can perhaps use those to illustrate our discussions.
I suggest it might be good to begin with the major arcana. Have all of you got the companion book to the deck? It is almost essential reading.
I have found this deck to be incredibly accurate – more so than any other Tarot. I have often wondered why this is so. I have a particular interest in Isis and in Egyptian mythology, although far from expert on both.
I might leave this first post here today and see what reaction it draws and then do a search for the last two threads about the possibility of a study group and PM all those people who said they were interested.
Some of you might have wonderful ideas about how a study group could be conducted. It could be through a study of each of the cards. The Isis –Osiris myth runs through the Ancient Egyptian so it would be interesting perhaps to speak about this and other stories related to it. Clive Barrett uses elements and astrological signs as well and these also could be part of the discussions around meaning.
Not only could we discuss the iconography of each card but also individual experiences of interpretation. You might have many more ideas.
So hopefully people will flock to the call
Moongold
INDEX TO THE STUDY GROUP THREADS
0 Fool
II High Priestess
III Empress
V Hierophant
VI Lovers
VII Chariot
VIII Strength
IX Hermit
XII Hanged Man
XIII Death
XVI Tower
XIX Sun