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A cold 'snap' on that day . It even happens here in the middle of summer.
A cold 'snap' on that day . It even happens here in the middle of summer.
You've never heard of Co-Masonry? I visited a Masonic Temple that is women only in Melbourne, Australia. The women members (mostly elderly) were amazing and totally into the esoteric significance of the rituals.This is 'men's business' (and technically women should not even be writing about it ... but I dont mind ) , women are not allowed in the Temple and not allowed to become Freemasons.
Because Waite says there is more and that he is just giving "intimations" of what else exists to the discerning reader. If he says his symbolism is based on the "Secret Tradition" and he writes many books about that Secret Tradition (the focus of his life's work), then it seems shortsighted to throw all that material away.Why 'trump' what is inferred from a reading of Waite's many books not directly about tarot, with a clear statement in a book about tarot and that specific card saying what it actually is ?
Yes, the second decan of Scorpio is in the exact middle of autumn, but in the temperate region of the northern hemisphere, you don't normally leave potted plants outside then.
Maybe in merrie olde Englande there be cool days in summer, I dunno. It would be a rarity where I live.
I guess Scorpio would be mid-spring in the southern hemisphere, and there certainly would be chilly days, especially in NSW, I would think.
You've never heard of Co-Masonry? I visited a Masonic Temple that is women only in Melbourne, Australia. The women members (mostly elderly) were amazing and totally into the esoteric significance of the rituals.
Regarding the symbolism of the RWS High Priestess - I'll be doing a three-hour online class on just the High Priestess on January 10th and will be going into a lot of Waite's references in his other works to the symbols and the card. It is the key to his entire deck as he makes clear in several places.
Because Waite says there is more and that he is just giving "intimations" of what else exists to the discerning reader. If he says his symbolism is based on the "Secret Tradition" and he writes many books about that Secret Tradition (the focus of his life's work), then it seems shortsighted to throw all that material away.
Obviously this kind of approach doesn't work for you, which is fine. Stick to his exact words and don't try to look for what he might be referencing by them. Personally it deepens my appreciation for what he was trying to convey through the deck - especially in the Major Arcana - but then my degrees are in English literature where I was trained to look more deeply into an author's choice of symbolism. BTW, quite a few of Waite's odd statements in PKT turn out to be exact quotes from his favorite mystical texts. It's been quite a treasure-hunt to find them and see how they relate to his text.
I think it is up to each individual to determine how far they want to take the symbolism. And symbolism, by definition, points to something beyond itself.
Your point seems to be that what doesn't make sense to you doesn't exist at all.
Or perhaps because the Sun is shining on Scorpio, and that falls on October-November
I'll admit, that was a shot in the dark, feel free to disregard
Probably a cop or a rent-a-cop security guard patrolling the grounds. He doesn't seem to be concerned about the alleged dwarf's (?) prurient interest (?) in the little girl.Dont you mean ; 'the guardener ' ?
Probably a cop or a rent-a-cop security guard patrolling the grounds. He doesn't seem to be concerned about the alleged dwarf's (?) prurient interest (?) in the little girl.