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(Melvis will be back with Chapter 3.)
Ms. Pollack looks at the cards in the Major Arcana as a progression through life. Chapter 2 is an overview, and we will get into greater depth of the sequence in subsequent chapters.
To best participate in this discussion, get your deck (Rider Waite or favorite) and lay the cards out as Ms. Pollack describes.
The Fool, whose number is 0, is set apart to show us that he belongs everywhere and anywhere. Ms. Pollack divides the remaining cards into 3 groups of seven. These 3 rows of cards she calls the Areas of Experience.
The first line, The Worldly Sequence, represents consciousness, the outer concerns of life in society. This line concentrates on such matters as love, social authority, education, and describes the main concerns of society. This line begins with the Magician and ends with the Chariot. It describes a journey of personal growth.
The second line, Turning Inwards, represents subconscious, the search inward to find out
who we are. This line concentrates on the awareness of self, followed by a symbolic death and rebirth. This line begins with Strength and ends with Temperance. It is a journey of
self-knowledge.
The third line, The Great Journey, represents super-consciousness, a travel from darkness
into light. This line begins with the Devil and ends with the World. This is a journey of
enlightenment.
Examine the cards you’ve laid out before you. Tell us what you see. Do they fit with her approach? Do they not correspond? What do you see in the first and last cards of each line? What do they mean to you? Do the second cards in each sequence relate to each other? Do the third cards? What does the Wheel of Fortune in the exact middle mean to you?
Ms. Pollack looks at the cards in the Major Arcana as a progression through life. Chapter 2 is an overview, and we will get into greater depth of the sequence in subsequent chapters.
To best participate in this discussion, get your deck (Rider Waite or favorite) and lay the cards out as Ms. Pollack describes.
The Fool, whose number is 0, is set apart to show us that he belongs everywhere and anywhere. Ms. Pollack divides the remaining cards into 3 groups of seven. These 3 rows of cards she calls the Areas of Experience.
The first line, The Worldly Sequence, represents consciousness, the outer concerns of life in society. This line concentrates on such matters as love, social authority, education, and describes the main concerns of society. This line begins with the Magician and ends with the Chariot. It describes a journey of personal growth.
The second line, Turning Inwards, represents subconscious, the search inward to find out
who we are. This line concentrates on the awareness of self, followed by a symbolic death and rebirth. This line begins with Strength and ends with Temperance. It is a journey of
self-knowledge.
The third line, The Great Journey, represents super-consciousness, a travel from darkness
into light. This line begins with the Devil and ends with the World. This is a journey of
enlightenment.
Examine the cards you’ve laid out before you. Tell us what you see. Do they fit with her approach? Do they not correspond? What do you see in the first and last cards of each line? What do they mean to you? Do the second cards in each sequence relate to each other? Do the third cards? What does the Wheel of Fortune in the exact middle mean to you?