Poledra
Hello there! There had been some mutterings about doing a more organized group study through the RWS, so I'm going to bite the bullet and get started. For me, I want to look at the overall imagery of each suit before hunkering down and looking at specific numbers.
Swords:
The first thing I did was deliberately empty my mind of everything I knew about Tarot swords and started brainstorming everything I could think of about swords. I came up with a whole bunch of keywords covering actions, qualities, sounds, and random associations.
pointy - point - pointed
steel
duel
forge
swordsman - skill
sharp - two edged
stab
wear
cut
ceremonial
Cloud from FF7
slice
weapon
mining
dagger
fight
Middle Ages
conflict
physical
bellows
protection
threatening
parry
shield
wound
clang
whistle
cross swords
wield
swing
exercise
handle
salute
sparks
tang
fantasy
shiny
dubbing ceremony
metal
smelting
fencing
woosh
training
knight
scabbard/sheath
bleed
This was all fine and dandy, except when I plug back into what I know about Tarot swords, there is only a . . . medium correspondence.
Traditional Tarot Swords:
I have always heard swords associated with words, thinking, and speaking, intellect, etc. Nowhere in any of my brainstorming about swords could I come up with anything that remotely associated with words!
I mean, the others I can see. Sharp witted and sharp tongued, conflict, and some of the other associations make sense to me. However, communication and words don't seem to really fit.
So, that is my question for the inaugural discussion group thread, why are swords associated with communication and words?
Feel free to jump in with your own swords questions and all of your opinions/thoughts about swords. This is a discussion so let's go!
Poledra
Swords:
The first thing I did was deliberately empty my mind of everything I knew about Tarot swords and started brainstorming everything I could think of about swords. I came up with a whole bunch of keywords covering actions, qualities, sounds, and random associations.
pointy - point - pointed
steel
duel
forge
swordsman - skill
sharp - two edged
stab
wear
cut
ceremonial
Cloud from FF7
slice
weapon
mining
dagger
fight
Middle Ages
conflict
physical
bellows
protection
threatening
parry
shield
wound
clang
whistle
cross swords
wield
swing
exercise
handle
salute
sparks
tang
fantasy
shiny
dubbing ceremony
metal
smelting
fencing
woosh
training
knight
scabbard/sheath
bleed
This was all fine and dandy, except when I plug back into what I know about Tarot swords, there is only a . . . medium correspondence.
Traditional Tarot Swords:
I have always heard swords associated with words, thinking, and speaking, intellect, etc. Nowhere in any of my brainstorming about swords could I come up with anything that remotely associated with words!
I mean, the others I can see. Sharp witted and sharp tongued, conflict, and some of the other associations make sense to me. However, communication and words don't seem to really fit.
So, that is my question for the inaugural discussion group thread, why are swords associated with communication and words?
Feel free to jump in with your own swords questions and all of your opinions/thoughts about swords. This is a discussion so let's go!
Poledra