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Evidence linking RWS to Golden Dawn-original
Something Teheuti said in the Hermit thread got me thinking about what actual evidence there is that Waite & Smith followed the Golden Dawn atrological and planetary attributions. I created a chart that attempts to organize some of that evidence. The items in red are symbols on the cards that I believe point to a GD attribution. For some I couldn’t find any symbols that directly link to a GD attribution, for those I tried to find circumstantial evidence that might indicate a relationship. If anyone can add to the list please do, I’m sure there’s stuff I’ve overlooked. To me it seems like they probably did follow the GD, but we’ll see.
Here's the link to the chart (279 KB):
RWS Chart
Something Teheuti said in the Hermit thread got me thinking about what actual evidence there is that Waite & Smith followed the Golden Dawn atrological and planetary attributions. I created a chart that attempts to organize some of that evidence. The items in red are symbols on the cards that I believe point to a GD attribution. For some I couldn’t find any symbols that directly link to a GD attribution, for those I tried to find circumstantial evidence that might indicate a relationship. If anyone can add to the list please do, I’m sure there’s stuff I’ve overlooked. To me it seems like they probably did follow the GD, but we’ll see.
Here's the link to the chart (279 KB):
RWS Chart