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Melvis 
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Join Date: 06 Aug 2001
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78 DW: F.A.Q's
This thread is for those who are curious about the "78 DW" posts in the Talking Tarot forum, and the study group they relate to. "78 DW" refers to "78 Degrees of Wisdom", a book by Rachel Pollack that is a classic study of tarot. The threads that refer to it in this forum are part of an informal study group that we've started. I'll include comments from Jewel and myself below, which were taken from the "78 Degrees of Wisdom" thread, and which illustrate the specifics of this group nicely. Quote:
Please post any questions you have about the 78 DW Study Group here. Otherwise, feel free to join the group on any Chapter's thread! Peace, Melvis |
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Talisman
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Melvis, What a splendid job you have done in putting this idea together! Since "78 D.W." is one of my favorite Tarot books for many reasons, I have been following these threads with great interest. You can bet that while I may not contribute, I will be a faithful reader. Thanks, Melvis. You, too, Jewel. And othes. Talisman
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Melvis
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Current Threads for 78 DW
I thought I'd list the current (and upcoming) threads for the 78 DW Study Group. 78DW: Four-Card Layout (0,1,2,21) Chap. 1 Lay out The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, and The World in a diamond pattern and see how they relate to the 'journey' of the Major Arcana as a whole. 78DW: Overview of Majors (3 rows of 7) Chap. 2 lead by arizonagirl This short chapter explains how Rachel P. will group the Majors in 78DW as she discusses them. I - VII in the top row, L to R; VIII - XIV in the middle row; XV - XXI in the bottom row (Fool is in its own 'Row' floating above top row). POSTING ON OR AROUND FEB. 21 78DW: Fool, Magician, and High Priestess -- Chap. 3 In-depth explanations of each card with historical perspective and symbol explanation. Will be highlighting some of R.P.'s ideas and asking how you think they relate to the deck you're working with. That's all so far! I'll modify this reply as we cover more chapters and create more posts! Peace, Melvis |
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Jewel
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Melvis thanks again for keeping this study group going. I really appreciate it! I am looking forward to our future work in this study group. I am learning a lot from reading others' posts. Love & Light,
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Temperance413
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I just got this book a few weeks ago and now I know why. It is wonderful, and now I have the group to read it with. Thanks so much for the study. Now I have to catch up!! Marie |
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05-03-2002
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Pollux
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^ BUMP UP ^
I bumped this thread up, to see if other people would join the group. I started reading the book this summer, and have not finished it yet, but I thought I would first check the Study Groups before finishing the Minors (read almost nothing) and the Spreads (read after the Majors, almost finished). Is there someone else willing to keep the Study Group going? Someone who would post and go through the book along with me? THANX
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Trogon
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Pollux, Melvis, Jewel, et al; I just picked this book up last night! I thought I'd check for threads on it before I posted on it and lo and behold, Pollux had just bumped it to the top of the forum! How's that for FATE? (After dinner my wife said she wanted to go browse at the bead shop downtown, I thought - "while she's doing that, I'll walk down to the new-age shop & look at Tarot decks & books". The 78DW book was the first one I picked up and after I came back to it the third time, I figured that must be the one I needed.  )It will probably take me a while to get caught up, but I'm on my way. Trogon
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Pollux
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Join Date: 22 Aug 2001
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Threads I found so far...
I have been searching the section and so far I found threads related to the following chapters: ============================== PART ONE: THE MAJOR ARCANA Chap 1 - The Four Card Pattern Layout Chap 2 - The Overview Chap 3 - The Opening Trumps: Symbols and Archetypes Chap 4 - The Worldly Sequence PART TWO: THE MINOR ARCANA Introduction =============================== Are there any other threads I could not spot? I see there are no threads going from the Chap 5 to the Minors - "Turning Inward", "The Greatest Journey" - and I wonder whether they were lost during the moving to the new server or the bumping among the different sections of the boards, or they were never started. Anway I am glad! I have finished already the parts for the Study Group!
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