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Hi, Paul,
I was interested in your use of images and concepts from India in working with the Marseille. I've only recently come across the book by Sergius Golowin, The World of the Tarot, which bases itself on the Gypsy Tarot of Walter Wegmüller and which posits an Indian origin for the cards used in the Gypsy packs. He links the Devil trump to Shiva, for instance, which would affect dramatically the standard interpretation of that card. Like Golowin and Wegmüller I'm an old '70's India hand who's internalized many of these images and concepts. I don't expect you to write an essay on the subject but I hope you keep your thoughts about the Indian aspects of the cards in mind when you post here in the future.
Golowin's book is long out of print but if you're not familiar with it and interested you can pick it up fairly cheaply from a search at http://www.abe.com
I was interested in your use of images and concepts from India in working with the Marseille. I've only recently come across the book by Sergius Golowin, The World of the Tarot, which bases itself on the Gypsy Tarot of Walter Wegmüller and which posits an Indian origin for the cards used in the Gypsy packs. He links the Devil trump to Shiva, for instance, which would affect dramatically the standard interpretation of that card. Like Golowin and Wegmüller I'm an old '70's India hand who's internalized many of these images and concepts. I don't expect you to write an essay on the subject but I hope you keep your thoughts about the Indian aspects of the cards in mind when you post here in the future.
Golowin's book is long out of print but if you're not familiar with it and interested you can pick it up fairly cheaply from a search at http://www.abe.com