Marion said:
It may come down to that (possibly apocryphal) Jim Morrison line: "Hey man, everybody has to be somewhere."
Yep exactly. Th placement here was one of convenience within what was possible with the forum software. Solandia was able to put the subforum into Study Groups also, or RWS presumably, but given the close relationship to the Thoth subjects and the posters already active in this section I thought this would be a better location to start things up at. If the sub-fourm is unsuccessful then the contents are easily merged with the Thoth section, and if it is sucessful it can move somewhere else also. This is really a trial spot I s'pose.
The intent isn't to discuss any specific deck/s, but rather the tradition that the Thoth, RWS and GD decks are based on or share, starting with the GD. The idea of this new section was to remove the dependance on any individual deck or creator. Probably most of our conversations here will be similar to those already occuring in the Thoth section (hence they are neighbours) but without any need to relate the conversation specifically to the Thoth or Crowley (or for that matter similar discussion elsewhere on the RWS etc.). With that in mind virtually any deck is up for discussion, keeping in mind that what we're aiming to discuss is that which was made a part of the illustration in decks like the RWS, Thoth, GD, etc..
Ross G Caldwell said:
The GD influence cannot be overestimated - it is the single and unique source of Tarot enthusiasm in the English speaking world.
My goal in suggesting this new sub-forum was to have a place to explore this seperate from other systems, as I felt this wasn't happening previously on AT. When reading discussions elsewhere on the boards on the various traditions incorporated into the GD and tangent decks, it seemed they conversations were getting lost in comparisions to other schools of thought. It's my hope that this forum gives us a place to explore this one infulential school of thought on its own merits, good and bad.
Roseanne said:
So this is a forum for Occult Tarot?
Occult Tarot or something like that may be a better and less confusing name for the section. It was a name I just didn't think of, so didn't consider. In retorspect the word
Hermetic may have strayed into the conversation as we were also looking at how far away from pure Tarot the section could go, without stepping into subjects better suited to the Spirituality forum. Does anyone have any comments on the name or further suggestions generally? I don't know but assume it not difficult for Solandia to change things.
This section was a personal want of mine, and reflects something I was wanting from AT and not finding. As a beginner in the area I hoped it would be useful for other beginners, and give some more freedom to the resident experts on what was available to discuss. Given my lack of expertise, the choices I made might need quite some tweaking or complete revising. I'd really like suggestions on how that can be done to make the forum more helpful for everyone.