tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post5557565027755251237..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Oracular anomalies (Tarot Blog Hop)Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-52153114858977889912018-06-15T03:18:09.491-06:002018-06-15T03:18:09.491-06:00The 22 Hebrew letters and the tarot are the same e...The 22 Hebrew letters and the tarot are the same entity, just different aspects and branches of the same universal tree of life.<br /><br /><br />Mayethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684404490392327202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-16827191478104787502015-02-11T21:18:31.900-07:002015-02-11T21:18:31.900-07:00Excellent perspective, Morgan.
What Chloe (Inner ...Excellent perspective, Morgan.<br /><br />What Chloe (Inner Whispers) said. Indeed, us talking with ourselves. All these correspondences in different contexts (22 Hebrew letters, 22 Major Arcana cards) are just we humans playing with symbols of various sorts. I figure if an aspect of the esoteric systems (kabbalah, astrology, etc.) seems to add value to your tarot life/readings, then go for it. If not, then that's cool, too.<br /><br />I take a relatively simple approach, but I do like to add astrology now and then. I will leave the Kabbalah to the Jewish tradition, however. I find it taxes my brain too much to remember all the path associations with the cards. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-17490884925301241302015-02-08T09:48:53.316-07:002015-02-08T09:48:53.316-07:00I love this reminder of the way we humans are mean...I love this reminder of the way we humans are meaning-making creatures. There is no inherent meaning to any of these systems, and yet we get so much from them through how we use them. As you say, us talking with ourselves :)Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-13608288992092484372015-02-04T11:12:37.196-07:002015-02-04T11:12:37.196-07:00When I was first learning the Golden Dawn qabalist...When I was first learning the Golden Dawn qabalistic associations of the cards and leading my Tarot Geeks through that material, I had one participant who repeatedly called the associations specious. Yes, I told her, they are. C. de M. assigned aleph to the World and went backwards--the only remnant of this is Crowley's Heh for the Star. Levi started with the Magician as aleph. I learned this system first, as my initial experience was with Oswald Wirth. When I picked up Paul Foster Case's book, I was ready to throw it against the wall--it didn't make any sense! Everything was off! But eventually I learned that system too and since it actually is the most common system, that's the one I use exclusively now. It is specious. But what's fascinating is how by agreeing to use a particular random structure, and playing within the rules of the game, we can get so much depth of information and insight. Thanks for talking about this anomalous system!Joy Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825797072941870791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-84798686449495962015-02-04T09:44:16.907-07:002015-02-04T09:44:16.907-07:00Thanks for the post! I am truly curious about how ...Thanks for the post! I am truly curious about how there is so much unknown about how the human mind works, and this example of symbolism "coincidence" is just fascinating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830576874768324866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-58281469525602347472015-02-03T07:32:19.689-07:002015-02-03T07:32:19.689-07:00I enjoyed reading about your method. I am fascinat...I enjoyed reading about your method. I am fascinated with The Tree of Life. Your practice and explanation was interesting and thoughtful. Thank you. :)Giulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989156551509792283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-36012948956109857632015-02-03T01:26:41.671-07:002015-02-03T01:26:41.671-07:00I've never understood why people find it neces...I've never understood why people find it necessary to add all these additional systems and attributes onto Tarot. It always feels like banging a square peg into a round hole just because you don't appreciate the bits around the hole sufficiently.Aniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978191634506926045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-79086109615707230332015-02-02T16:34:29.504-07:002015-02-02T16:34:29.504-07:00I love your first paragraph, as I must admit, as s...I love your first paragraph, as I must admit, as soon as I posted up the topic, my brain went through that exact chain of thought and I thought oh poop! I've not even asked a question...<br /><br />I'm very happy you crafted an answer.It was a most interesting read. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-46467176625971288642015-02-02T15:15:01.245-07:002015-02-02T15:15:01.245-07:00I see that; almost as if the attributions provide ...I see that; almost as if the attributions provide a frame of reference, as words create language.Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.com