Zephyros
I believe taht we were typing at the same time, before your edit. And i was not in dispute with you.
I apologise, I misunderstood you.
I believe taht we were typing at the same time, before your edit. And i was not in dispute with you.
However, I wonder how many of those 55 would insist that the true purpose of Tarot is divination. Also, there may have been some who voted 'No' just because they fervently do not want there to be a Hebrew connection. There is no reason to assume that all 55 'No' votes came from people who are historically savvy regarding Tarot.I am heartened by the fact that the vast majority of respondents - 55 out of 70 -answered a definite "No" to this question.
However, I wonder how many of those 55 would insist that the true purpose of Tarot is divination. Also, there may have been some who voted 'No' just because they fervently do not want there to be a Hebrew connection. There is no reason to assume that all 55 'No' votes came from people who are historically savvy regarding Tarot.
Most people couldn't give you the details or explain why it is so, but their instinctive "yes" would be correct. This shows that education, filtering through or self-sought, is working.
If I understand you correctly, which I'm not sure I do, then I disagree.
Most people couldn't give you the details or explain why it is so, but their instinctive "yes" would be correct.
This shows that education, filtering through or self-sought, is working.
Tarot is a fairly small niche and in that niche the majority of users are fortune-tellers. Not to disparage anyone, but there it is. Very few people are actually interested in its roots, and are probably even unaware that Hebrew has anything to do with it in the first place. If anyone is aware, that means that they are either members of a community such as this, in which the GD and assorted things are mentioned fairly often, or they took the time to find out on their own.
Call me a mean old lady, and you would be right, but under those circumstances, I honestly think they should know better, and why not? Some people have vast theories about the subject and while I disagree with them, I do respect the lengths that they go to in order to prove them. Others who have no real opinion and simply "believe"... well... some people don't "believe" in climate change or say that recent cold weather refutes it, but that doesn't make their opinions valid, unless they go the "mystical" route of finding patterns in Creation, which is what I feel is what the study of the occult affords. But that doesn't mix with history.
Wow, I am just a mean, mean person, aren't I?
With the key being "from the beginning" I am 100% no.