thorhammer
Hey, mate Still following on with your posts, though not adding much. It's mostly internal, I've got to say. But I did want to point out something here:
I don't think that the Moon in the Thoth is disgusting image-wise; Crowley's discussion of it is, though, as intimated by ravenest and similia above, this could be hype to build the anticipation for the initiation depicted. Not that it isn't a huge thing, but Crowley is trying to summarise the preparation for and lead up to the ritual, I think. He's telling a scary story, complete with sounds, sights, tastes, smells and touch. Master-storyteller, I think
\m/ Kat
One of the modern decks that have revised this with an extreme feminist take also has a high disgust factor, for some (not me, I must add). It's Thoth-based (ish), too . . . The Wheel of Change. How's that for turning the tables?rachelcat said:While I can understand the symbols of a waning moon and menstruation as the ending of a situation without the potential being fulfilled, this still needs a feminist revision!!! And many “new” decks have done just that. <snip> But the disgust factor still seems a bit high here.
I don't think that the Moon in the Thoth is disgusting image-wise; Crowley's discussion of it is, though, as intimated by ravenest and similia above, this could be hype to build the anticipation for the initiation depicted. Not that it isn't a huge thing, but Crowley is trying to summarise the preparation for and lead up to the ritual, I think. He's telling a scary story, complete with sounds, sights, tastes, smells and touch. Master-storyteller, I think
\m/ Kat