KarlThomas
soaring feather said:To have them put away their books and use their instincts in learning a new application. Perhaps that is his intent?
I think that is one intention in this teaching, Soaring Feather, yes. I'm also looking into the implied dialogue in the narrative, which it would be impossible to get at without the cd, I think.
Dan, after going into the roses and the muckmoving maneuvers, presumable after a question from his student,says this:
"Well, give me your deck back, and come back when you're ready to learn tarot."
pause.
"Oh no, the lessons have already started".
I take it to infer that the student was like
"Hey, what's with the gardening, can we move it along here?" or something to that effect.
It follows that the author is essentially saying "Hold it. Walk through these doors as guided, or go find other doors. I have a method here, and getting mud on your knees and yes, getting your hands dirty, is part of the method, as or more important than sitting at a table, laying down cards. Are you in, or not?"
What value does this bring to us as listeners? It comes at the very beginning, and I don't think its there by accident. I think its an invitation to put away our preconceived ideas of how this teaching should go. (Quite on parallel, Soaring Feather with what you say regarding tossing the books.)
How can we benefit from tossing our views on how a tarot course should be conducted?