Scion
I was using her word cause I didn't want to confuse anyone! I plead the 5th!Aeon418 said:Oh, Scion!!! Shame on you.They are not keywords, they are the actual names of cards.
IDS: The Thoth. (We are not afraid of you!)
PeterS
MariposAzl said:
When I started to get serious about Tarot I got Mary Greer's book on reversals and in is she says that she doesn't use reversals with the Thoth. So heck! if Mary Greer doesn't do then I don't have to either.
Now with all the RWS decks I do, this one seems, I don't know, silly when it is upside down and not at all serious.
Peter
mosaica
PeterS said:
Mary Greer does use dignities, however. But somehow, to me, dignities seem TOO serious. But I guess that goes along with the Thoth. I'm beginning to look at dignities a little bit in my readings, but not too seriously. More out of curiosity.
Scion
Mosaica, I'll tell you, with regard to dignities... they're both harder than they dseem and easier, if that makes sense. I don't think of them s serious, but definitely precise.
The thing is, you're probably already doing something like ED instinctively because the cards are designed for it... but once you start fine tuning with the logic behind it it opens lots of doors. Just take it in easy doses. They become especially helpful as some of Crowley's astrology starts setting up shop inside your noggin. 
The thing is, you're probably already doing something like ED instinctively because the cards are designed for it... but once you start fine tuning with the logic behind it it opens lots of doors. Just take it in easy doses.
They become especially helpful as some of Crowley's astrology starts setting up shop inside your noggin. Star-Willow
Aeon418 said:
Keyword... name of a card.... is there a difference?
missycab said:
I did it missycab and they look absolutely gorgeous
No more hideous border just pure art, I am still amazed at how stunning they look mosaica
Star-Willow said:Keyword... name of a card.... is there a difference?
I did it missycab and they look absolutely gorgeous
Oh, you brave person, Star-Willow! I've trimmed five or six decks, but I can't bring myself to cut the Thoth.
A "keyword" tells you the main meaning that the creator intended for the card. A "name" of the card is a title. It's more than a meaning; it's part of the card's identity, part of the whole picture that you have to take into account to determine the meaning. Does that make sense?
Aeon418
mosaica has already summed it up perfectly.Star-Willow said:
The names of the cards come directly from the Golden Dawn system, where each cards proper title was Lord. That might seem a little silly, but it has to be remembered that each card is a pictorial representaion of natural forces both within humanity and outside in the wider universe.
A few random examples
9 of Disks - Lord of Material Gain
2 of Swords - Lord of Peace Restored
9 of Wands - Lord of Great Strength
MariposAzl
ED's........
dignities.......
dignities.......
Storm82
PeterS said:
the ED give you more "dept" in the readings... and it all make sense!
if you know what cards that are the "rulers" of other cards you get 3 cards in one + several elements + astrological sign and planet, and combining all this: you get the meaning of the card
when you get in to it you get that "AHA"-feeling. The system make sense and can actually help you with the meaning of the cards
Star-Willow
mosaica said:
I did agonise over it for a few days and I for the life of me can not remember what made up my mind but, I really am pleased with the way they turned out, my cutting skills are better than I thought and like I said, they are just stunning!
This does make great sense and you know I didn't even realise that Lon uses the 'names' in his book until after reading this...... I really am learning so much from doing an IDS, and this thread has been great
