AbstractConcept
I can only imagine the "weirdness (for lack of a better word) of discovering from a spiritual entity being channelled through you that Tzadi is not the Star. particulalry if you were intimate with the Tarot in its earlier form.
AbstractConcept said:Well, opinions do vary, but I think it's great decoder of Thothy goodness. Certainly much better than the other Thoth related books, which are nothing more than "this card means this" books, don't go into the esoteric symbolism at all.
Might I suggest that you take a look through a few of the threads related to this subject. The Star / Emperor swap has been debated quite a few times here. A simple search within the Thoth forum will bring up the appropriate threads.Fronterance said:I just have to laugh now because this is very confusing. Apparently, Crowley COULD NOT MAKE UP HIS MIND about The Emperor and The Star!
Why would the real secrets (whatever that's meant to mean) of the Tarot be revealed in a beginners book on Qabalah? In the Chicken Qabalah, DuQuette is merely trying to introduce the system to novices in a painless way.Fronterance said:What I noticed about Chicken Qaballah, for instance, was that he didn't tell the real secrets of the tarot, but instead concentrated on the sleeping princess fairy tale metaphor. That's nice, but it hardly scratches the surface.
Here is one such thread.Aeon418 said:Might I suggest that you take a look through a few of the threads related to this subject. The Star / Emperor swap has been debated quite a few times here. A simple search within the Thoth forum will bring up the appropriate threads.
Try this: If you put the letters of the alphabet with the cardsAeon418 said:People often seem to think that Crowley had evrything worked out regarding the New Aeon right from the word go. But this isn't the case at all. Crowley's diaries reveal that he is trying to work things out and experiment with new ideas. Crowley was a pioneer in unknown spiritual territory.