Llynn
Tarot Tree
I have been thinking about the Tarot Tree
I originally laid out my trimmed DruidCraft cards as shown in your post . It was intriguing, but just looking at the images without their numbers I felt that I had to rearrange them for the following brief reasons.
………….………………………………XXI…………………………………………..
…………………………………….VI…...XIV……………………………………...
.…………………………….XVII…..III…….XIII………………………………..
………………………..XIX…….IV…….XII…….XV…………………………..
……………………XX……VIII……..X……..II…...XVIII…………………….
……………….XI……IX……….I……....V…….VII……..XVI……………...
……………..……………………………0…………………………………………....
In the DC the World (XXI) is an androgyne, complete in her/him-self, and could represent unity.
The Maiden, Mother, Crone aspect of the Goddess is shown by the Star Maiden, the Lady (III), and Death (XIII).
I placed the Wheel (X) in the middle of the fifth row because she is drawing her own boundaries in life, deciding what is included and what is excluded in her sacred space. The Moon (XVIII) is at the end of the row because as we travel our own path towards the end it is essentially a lonely, scary route we have to take on our own through the ‘Gateway of Fear that leads to Rebirth’.
That left the Magician (I) as a person who takes control of their own life and follows their own path (IX) to become a balanced person (XI). The alternative is a person who receives instruction from outside, the High Priest (V), and pursues a path that may not be truly their own in this life (VII), and which may end disaster (XVI), or so it seems.
Thank you Kat for sharing the WoC’s arrangement of the Majors. It gave, and is giving me, food for thought in my unofficial IDS. It will be interesting to try out the WoC order for other decks when I’m allowed to do so .
~~Lynn
I have been thinking about the Tarot Tree
thorhammer said:Okay, here’s a rundown of the Tarot Tree, from Alexandra Genetti’s companion book to the Wheel of Change Tarot. I think (from my admittedly now rather skewed perspective ) that you could work with this layout with any deck. I look forward to hearing about others’ thoughts.
It’s laid out like . . . a tree! I’m going to place the cards using their traditional RWS numbers (Strength as VIII, Justice as XI) using Roman numerals to avoid it looking like a “spread”.
………….………………………………I………………………………………….....
…………………………………….VI…..XIV……………………………………...
.…………………………….XVII…XXI……XVIII………………………………..
………………………..XIX……..IV……XII…….XV…………………………..
……………………XX……VIII…….III……...II….XIII……………………….
………………..XI……IX………VII…….X……..V……XVI…………………..
……………..……………………………0…………………………………………....
As one follows the levels downwards, a progression of increasing applicability to everyday life becomes apparent. Where the upper cards are more archetypal (as we traditionally see the Majors), the lower cards are more obviously effective in teaching us about our everyday life.
I originally laid out my trimmed DruidCraft cards as shown in your post . It was intriguing, but just looking at the images without their numbers I felt that I had to rearrange them for the following brief reasons.
………….………………………………XXI…………………………………………..
…………………………………….VI…...XIV……………………………………...
.…………………………….XVII…..III…….XIII………………………………..
………………………..XIX…….IV…….XII…….XV…………………………..
……………………XX……VIII……..X……..II…...XVIII…………………….
……………….XI……IX……….I……....V…….VII……..XVI……………...
……………..……………………………0…………………………………………....
In the DC the World (XXI) is an androgyne, complete in her/him-self, and could represent unity.
The Maiden, Mother, Crone aspect of the Goddess is shown by the Star Maiden, the Lady (III), and Death (XIII).
I placed the Wheel (X) in the middle of the fifth row because she is drawing her own boundaries in life, deciding what is included and what is excluded in her sacred space. The Moon (XVIII) is at the end of the row because as we travel our own path towards the end it is essentially a lonely, scary route we have to take on our own through the ‘Gateway of Fear that leads to Rebirth’.
That left the Magician (I) as a person who takes control of their own life and follows their own path (IX) to become a balanced person (XI). The alternative is a person who receives instruction from outside, the High Priest (V), and pursues a path that may not be truly their own in this life (VII), and which may end disaster (XVI), or so it seems.
Thank you Kat for sharing the WoC’s arrangement of the Majors. It gave, and is giving me, food for thought in my unofficial IDS. It will be interesting to try out the WoC order for other decks when I’m allowed to do so .
~~Lynn