Grigori
Aeon418 said:I don't want to sound like a kill-joy, but does anyone else think that the current exclusive focus on astrology is, or can be, a little misleading.
I agree with that absolutely. We are only looking at a small part of the story, and it will become less clear as we look at cards later in the suits. The early numbers the astrology fits more clearly I think, as we progess the "other things" seem to come into play more. I've been trying to choose examples that are the clearest astrologically, so we can get a foot in the door.
I don't mean to suggest that this is the be all and end all of the method, as it certainly isn't. I decided to pursue the topic in this way, as the symbols of astrology are a little more familar to people, and particularly regarding the minors, usually completely ignored. They also translate better into the pictures, so people using a RWS clone can still see the things we're talking about in their deck.
My opinion was this seems a good way to help beginners get into the information, and excited about it. One step at a time. And then when we're closer to talking the same language, we can really dive into the deep end, and will have left a great resource in our wakes. I do worry that this approah will hold the conversation back a bit, but hopefully this will be a long haul project and everything will have its time and place.
In the meantime but, this is just a couple of threads, and we have the whole section. Don't be shy to start something else