Kingdubrock
Hi there,
I know this has been discussed before but everything I have found seems to date back to 2009, and the threads that mention it reflect what at the time appeared to be ongoing confusion.
I only recently discovered Jodorowsky's book (which im still working on, but it quickly triggered a re-kindled interest in the Tarot and the TDM). I recently bought the Jodo-Camoin deck and noticed many of the same things that others have and which have been discussed at length. I have located many of the unfamiliar attributes in early decks and find Jodorowskys insights and sensibilities (from the book) *mostly* inspiring.
But I have to admit Im having trouble getting past the fact that he reads 6 toes into La Force and a tail on the human figure in Le Soleil. For me they are distracting and awkward.
Looking at my old Piatnik deck I see the bump on the side of the foot but it seems to me to clearly just be the side of the foot with an exagerated curve outward from the baby toe (sort of like a Matisse sketch or something). And while I have noticed the line they translated into a tail on certain early decks, it just seems to me that by the same logic the adjacent figure should have multiple tails as it seems to have multiple similar (although strangely placed) flesh folds. The traces of "animal nature" explanation is interesting, but unless they know something they arent sharing, it feels to me like a leap.
Problem is now, every time I look at these cards either in their deck or others, I scan it for evidence of tail or toe lines. In other words I cant unsee it.
Everything else, the egg, the door, the stars, the "ramp", the back legs and so on, are ok with me (as they seem to have precedents) and have had an interesting effect on me. But the toes and tail... Not so much.
Has there ever been any clarification on their (Jodo and Camoin's) decision to put those features in so explicitly?
I know this has been discussed before but everything I have found seems to date back to 2009, and the threads that mention it reflect what at the time appeared to be ongoing confusion.
I only recently discovered Jodorowsky's book (which im still working on, but it quickly triggered a re-kindled interest in the Tarot and the TDM). I recently bought the Jodo-Camoin deck and noticed many of the same things that others have and which have been discussed at length. I have located many of the unfamiliar attributes in early decks and find Jodorowskys insights and sensibilities (from the book) *mostly* inspiring.
But I have to admit Im having trouble getting past the fact that he reads 6 toes into La Force and a tail on the human figure in Le Soleil. For me they are distracting and awkward.
Looking at my old Piatnik deck I see the bump on the side of the foot but it seems to me to clearly just be the side of the foot with an exagerated curve outward from the baby toe (sort of like a Matisse sketch or something). And while I have noticed the line they translated into a tail on certain early decks, it just seems to me that by the same logic the adjacent figure should have multiple tails as it seems to have multiple similar (although strangely placed) flesh folds. The traces of "animal nature" explanation is interesting, but unless they know something they arent sharing, it feels to me like a leap.
Problem is now, every time I look at these cards either in their deck or others, I scan it for evidence of tail or toe lines. In other words I cant unsee it.
Everything else, the egg, the door, the stars, the "ramp", the back legs and so on, are ok with me (as they seem to have precedents) and have had an interesting effect on me. But the toes and tail... Not so much.
Has there ever been any clarification on their (Jodo and Camoin's) decision to put those features in so explicitly?