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First, welcome Naomi, welcome mithros.
Nice way to see it. So if I understand correctly you have a second type of paths which correspond to the geomantic figures and the binary tetragrams.
What I do not understand is that you say your deck is based on the Thoth. I do not really see this connection. You have the hidden paths which are not mentioned (or even unknown) by Crowley. You have Strength instead of Crowleys Lust.
The only Thothy things I see directly is the tzaddi/emperor switch. And Art/Aeon/Universe. Further the balanced sexes in the court card. But does this suffice to make the deck "thothy"?
You said the following:
Nevertheless I have great respect for your work.
mithros said:Don't rely on snooty responses like the one ravenest has given you regarding hidden paths. These are NOT paths that someone has made up out of thin air but constitute all the paths which are implied but never shown in their entirety. There are exactly 16 such paths and there will always be 16 *hidden paths* to any tree presenting us with 10 sephiroth and 22 paths. It is called a *diamond* because of its shape and classes as a sutra according to its meditative virtue. There happen to be 16 binary tetragrams as well as 16 geomantic characters which is an important fact not covered in AC's work ANYWHERE in ANY of his written works. We have corrected that oversight along with many others in our own deck...a deck which builds on the best of occult tradition up to his time and is directly attuned to his expectations of serious occult students moving forward in time...m1thr0s
Nice way to see it. So if I understand correctly you have a second type of paths which correspond to the geomantic figures and the binary tetragrams.
What I do not understand is that you say your deck is based on the Thoth. I do not really see this connection. You have the hidden paths which are not mentioned (or even unknown) by Crowley. You have Strength instead of Crowleys Lust.
The only Thothy things I see directly is the tzaddi/emperor switch. And Art/Aeon/Universe. Further the balanced sexes in the court card. But does this suffice to make the deck "thothy"?
You said the following:
But with the same argumentation you could say that the deck is a golden dawn deck.Naomi Ningishzidda said:Associating anything with Aleister Crowley is one of the most toxic things you can do in retail, even in the metaphysical/occult communities. It wouldn't have been fair for us to distance ourselves from Crowley and his work, as it is quite filial to him and owes a great deal both to him and the people of The Golden Dawn he was inspired by. Just as Crowley was progressively building on the knowledge that had been gathered up until his time, m1thr0s and I built on the knowledge that had been gathered up until our time. His detractors in London are all dead now, and what is left is a document that has met with someone willing to pick up where he left off. This is how it has always been done, we are leaving messages for a future voice who may not even be born yet.
Nevertheless I have great respect for your work.