Michael Sternbach
I look at this topic this way: The Tarot cards (Majors and Minors alike) illustrate the archetypes. An archetype, as Jung emphasized has no particular form, rather like the outline for a quartz crystal, based on which an unlimited number of crystals grow, not two of them being exactly the same. In a sense, the archetype is the sum total of all its potential expressions.
If we consider set theory, we could say that equivalent cards in different decks are different subsets of the set of traits that represents the totality of the archetype. Obviously, these subsets widely overlap, albeit not completely. In other words, different variations of a card provide slightly diverging angles from which we see the archetype, emphasizing one aspect or another.
I think by consulting the Tarot cards, we tap into archetypal energies which exist as patterns in psychoid space. A card will resonate with its underlying pattern simply due to its attribution with a certain number, element etc. I drew this conclusion when I saw the equivalent cards showing up repeatedly regarding a certain topic, no matter which deck I used.
So I suggest that you study different decks, trying to understand their common underlying archetypes. This is not so much recommended for the beginner though, which may find this confusing.
Since I'm on a train and it's arriving now, I will talk about this more later.
If we consider set theory, we could say that equivalent cards in different decks are different subsets of the set of traits that represents the totality of the archetype. Obviously, these subsets widely overlap, albeit not completely. In other words, different variations of a card provide slightly diverging angles from which we see the archetype, emphasizing one aspect or another.
I think by consulting the Tarot cards, we tap into archetypal energies which exist as patterns in psychoid space. A card will resonate with its underlying pattern simply due to its attribution with a certain number, element etc. I drew this conclusion when I saw the equivalent cards showing up repeatedly regarding a certain topic, no matter which deck I used.
So I suggest that you study different decks, trying to understand their common underlying archetypes. This is not so much recommended for the beginner though, which may find this confusing.
Since I'm on a train and it's arriving now, I will talk about this more later.