firemaiden
Margarete Petersen Study Group Proposal -- with or without the deck!
My dear Friends,
We have talked about a study group before. I have just forged ahead and started posting cards, without a proposal thread. I think this is an important deck that makes an important contribution to Tarot, yet I am not sure in which ways yet.
So lets see, I propose that we post one thread per card, at a pace of about two per week, or so. I have been pulling a card at random, like a daily card, sometimes with a question. I would love the posts to lead to discussion, of course! I propose that anyone who wishes may begin a thread for a new card at anytime.
Here are the ways in which I like to examine the cards, and I hope that you will participate in this, yet of course you may have other ways to explore as well:
As the entire deck is on line for viewing at La Palma GALERIE these threads need not be limited to those who actually own the deck! Of couse, proselytiser that I am at heart, I hope that eventually many will buy this deck!
My dear Friends,
We have talked about a study group before. I have just forged ahead and started posting cards, without a proposal thread. I think this is an important deck that makes an important contribution to Tarot, yet I am not sure in which ways yet.
So lets see, I propose that we post one thread per card, at a pace of about two per week, or so. I have been pulling a card at random, like a daily card, sometimes with a question. I would love the posts to lead to discussion, of course! I propose that anyone who wishes may begin a thread for a new card at anytime.
Here are the ways in which I like to examine the cards, and I hope that you will participate in this, yet of course you may have other ways to explore as well:
- Card description: since each card is rather abstract, yet reveals much upon close examination, I enjoy to put as much into words of what I see as possible. I would love to see what you see in the card, and if you can see what the others see in the card. The more people we have looking at the cards and pondering the details, the better. I believe there is much beneath the surface in each case.
- Interpretation: before reading MP's text, I enjoy looking to see what meaning can be derived just from her image, and trying to put that into words.
- Translation: I enjoy translating MP's text. I will be delighted to see other German/English speakers collaborating with me in this task *firemaiden wipes sweat from brow*
- Commentary: I think it will be valuable to explore the ideas in the MP text; so often they are poetic, and bring up concepts, philosophies, which deserve to be fully explored. It will also be useful to examine how MP's meanings for the card include and/or transform the tradition. (My observation is that she is very mindful of the tradition).
- Link to the Image: technically this requires going first to the grid view of all the cards, then clicking on the appropriate card in the grid, then clicking on that card to enlarge it, then selecting that url to paste in the post. (It doesn't work if you select the url any other way)
As the entire deck is on line for viewing at La Palma GALERIE these threads need not be limited to those who actually own the deck! Of couse, proselytiser that I am at heart, I hope that eventually many will buy this deck!