Rosanne
I was reading a book about Goddesses and Tarot and came across this statement-
"of the twenty one cards of the Major Arcana, the first seven are associated with the physical level of existence, the second seven with the life of the soul, and the third seven with the spirit."
The writer then goes on to say the Empress (3) is the representer of the first seven, The Hanged Man(12 1+2=3) represents the second seven, and is the perfect representation of the soul. The World (21 2+1=3) covers the last seven. What I cannot decipher is why the Hanged Man is in her terms the mediator (representing the soul), between the physical world and the spirit?.
We are born into the material world (well of course! ) and through the Hanged Man fulfill our destiny on Earth. This sounds to me to be the Christian viewpoint of 'through sacrifice we obtain heaven'
I tend to think of the three groupings with the Fool outside of these groups, as the following -The Physical World and what we can be (1st seven) the consequences of our Humanity (2nd Seven) and thirdly the Outcome (3rd seven). I feel somewhat puzzled this 'mediator' between the groups and why? Can any one enlighten me ? ~Rosanne
"of the twenty one cards of the Major Arcana, the first seven are associated with the physical level of existence, the second seven with the life of the soul, and the third seven with the spirit."
The writer then goes on to say the Empress (3) is the representer of the first seven, The Hanged Man(12 1+2=3) represents the second seven, and is the perfect representation of the soul. The World (21 2+1=3) covers the last seven. What I cannot decipher is why the Hanged Man is in her terms the mediator (representing the soul), between the physical world and the spirit?.
We are born into the material world (well of course! ) and through the Hanged Man fulfill our destiny on Earth. This sounds to me to be the Christian viewpoint of 'through sacrifice we obtain heaven'
I tend to think of the three groupings with the Fool outside of these groups, as the following -The Physical World and what we can be (1st seven) the consequences of our Humanity (2nd Seven) and thirdly the Outcome (3rd seven). I feel somewhat puzzled this 'mediator' between the groups and why? Can any one enlighten me ? ~Rosanne