Sophie
catdoc said:I probably do have a rather strong "left brain", analysis being the basis for my approach to most pursuits. However, I find that I learn by pattern recognition rather than memorization , so that "right brain" must be getting in on the action as well. For me Joan Bunning provided a well organized presentation of the structure, the "system" of the Tarot if you will. Based upon this framework I was then able to broaden my study of the Tarot, which continues to this day.
That's what is important, in the end - not how you got there!
But I think I might have overstated the "left-brain" appeal of Bunning. It think it's there - but there is some right-brain dimension to it - you mentioned one which I would see as a hybrid - what she does is knit "left-brain" and "right-brain" characteristics together (pattern recognition/association but within a structure). One thing she does which I found useful is her grouping of reinforcing or opposing cards, which pulls us away from concentrating on one card only - that method, though again suffering from a certain lack of flexibility (to my taste) nevertheless is useful in teaching how to weave cards together in a reading: and if we take it further and relax into that method, we can extend it, and start seeing correspondences in a more fluid and intuitive way.