Path: typhoon.sonic.net!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.tarot,alt.divination Subject: Tarotic Symbolism (was Tarot and Qabalah ...) References: <71sq8.12352$44.77243@typhoon.sonic.net> <3cab56e3_4@news.nntpserver.com> From: nagasiva Reply-To: spam@yronwode.com User-Agent: nn/6.6.0 Lines: 25 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 06:24:48 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.201.242.18 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sonic.net X-Trace: typhoon.sonic.net 1019370288 208.201.242.18 (Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:24:48 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 23:24:48 PDT Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.magick.tyagi:32379 alt.magick:297838 alt.tarot:104087 alt.divination:19215 50020402 VI "Sue" wrote in message >> If we were to make a deck..., then we would be responsible for >> choosing the symbolism inherent in the deck and, therefore, we >> would know what we intend our symbolism to represent before >> including it in each card. "Cosmic Busboy" : > Is that actually true? Don't symbols sometimes escape their > authors? not only that, some authors put in symbolism they don't completely understand. it is possible to fashion a deck without any comprehension of its symbolic content. one might do this and then study its symbols and their meaning in terms of conventional associations, perhaps even precursing this with a reflection on what it means to the artist and diviner. > And don't symbols sometimes accrue meanings? indeed they do, especially as they escape the tight control of the creator of the symbol and get used in a variety of contexts. nagasiva