Rosanne
Years ago I bought an old medieval sky map and Lordy,Lordy I cut it up to make a Tarot.
IT DID NOT WORK! The obvious missed out and the obscure was included.
If you look at the remaining playing cards that show figures (including Tarot)- these figures were instantly recognizable. The Tavern Keeper, A Queen, etc. Some are Legends like Hector and Goddesses like Diana of the Hunt, some are Soldiers of Fame. None are obscure.
Pretty straight forward really. The constellations in many ways are obscure. The Planets are not. Why look for the obscure?
It pleases me that this discussion is even taking place here on this forum, where knows'es and suppose'es have been trotted out over the years.Me? I have had some outlandish ideas over the years, never been afraid to speak them out; whilst on the other other side of the coin, I have been prepared for laughter and sniggers . In there, somewhere and sometimes have been kernals of truth. I say take a risk, but try not to appear if it is set in concrete and is THE TRUTH.....lay it out there as if a possible truth.
It is also far easier to say what Tarot is not, rather than what it is.
Please keep this sub forum alive.
~Rosanne
IT DID NOT WORK! The obvious missed out and the obscure was included.
If you look at the remaining playing cards that show figures (including Tarot)- these figures were instantly recognizable. The Tavern Keeper, A Queen, etc. Some are Legends like Hector and Goddesses like Diana of the Hunt, some are Soldiers of Fame. None are obscure.
Pretty straight forward really. The constellations in many ways are obscure. The Planets are not. Why look for the obscure?
It pleases me that this discussion is even taking place here on this forum, where knows'es and suppose'es have been trotted out over the years.Me? I have had some outlandish ideas over the years, never been afraid to speak them out; whilst on the other other side of the coin, I have been prepared for laughter and sniggers . In there, somewhere and sometimes have been kernals of truth. I say take a risk, but try not to appear if it is set in concrete and is THE TRUTH.....lay it out there as if a possible truth.
It is also far easier to say what Tarot is not, rather than what it is.
Please keep this sub forum alive.
~Rosanne