Vetch
Oraclearcane has started new discussions, 'The Fool's Journey', with the Major Arcana, and because of a misunderstanding, and me drawing a card about it, I have started something with the Minor Arcana; and it started with the Three of Cups.
I think 3 is a good number for the beginning of a discussion-learning-sharing experience, because -- from what I have learned -- 3 is about getting together, about sharing and creating something new.
And personally, after browsing a bit in the forums, I have an urge to discuss the Three of Swords. "Heartache" seems to be the consensual keyword.
I want to start this thread about the Three of Swords by offering a different approach to the card.
I am not sure from whom I learned that approach, probably several sources (Rachel Pollack? Jean Freer?), and also some experience of my own.
Okay.
In my world of Tarot the Swords mean Air, and Air symbolises Spring, Morning, the Mind, the Intellect, Thoughts, Thinking, Communication etc.
And the number three, as I stated above, is about communication, too; about getting together, sharing, creating.
When we combine those attributes the Three of Swords is not about heartache at all (that would rather be something for the Cups, imo) but about communication, eg. via the internet. Through books. Discussions. Letters. Etc.
Several minds meet and they focus and they hit the heart of the matter. The picture of the pierced heart makes perfect sense in that light, too.
Then the seemingly depressing weather in the background becomes a cleansing, perhaps exciting storm (I got a personal thing with strong wind and piecing rain -- something inside me takes wing and flies); and the rain might pour on a dry and barren land (of thought).
What say you?
I think 3 is a good number for the beginning of a discussion-learning-sharing experience, because -- from what I have learned -- 3 is about getting together, about sharing and creating something new.
And personally, after browsing a bit in the forums, I have an urge to discuss the Three of Swords. "Heartache" seems to be the consensual keyword.
I want to start this thread about the Three of Swords by offering a different approach to the card.
I am not sure from whom I learned that approach, probably several sources (Rachel Pollack? Jean Freer?), and also some experience of my own.
Okay.
In my world of Tarot the Swords mean Air, and Air symbolises Spring, Morning, the Mind, the Intellect, Thoughts, Thinking, Communication etc.
And the number three, as I stated above, is about communication, too; about getting together, sharing, creating.
When we combine those attributes the Three of Swords is not about heartache at all (that would rather be something for the Cups, imo) but about communication, eg. via the internet. Through books. Discussions. Letters. Etc.
Several minds meet and they focus and they hit the heart of the matter. The picture of the pierced heart makes perfect sense in that light, too.
Then the seemingly depressing weather in the background becomes a cleansing, perhaps exciting storm (I got a personal thing with strong wind and piecing rain -- something inside me takes wing and flies); and the rain might pour on a dry and barren land (of thought).
What say you?