Aeric
Part of the reason I picked up Thoth was the attractive titles Crowley attributes to the Majors and Aces.
I haven't read the book yet, and I'm confused by some of them. The more obvious ones like Lovers "Children of the Voice Divine" and Hierophant "Magus of the Eternal Gods" are dutifully represented, while others are extremely peculiar. For instance, Major 2 is "Priestess of the Silver Star." As far as I can tell, there's no graphic silver star, except perhaps the five-petaled flower. And her attributes are the Moon and Cancer, not Aquarius or anything stellar.
Major 9 is "The Magus of the Voice of Light", by far my favourite of the titles. Yet, the card is most concerned with silence and keeping mysteries, perhaps more than the Priestess, and not broadcasting secrets.
Lust is called "Daughter of the Flaming Sword", of which from the card I fail to associate the title with anything besides phallic nature.
I won't ask for a card-by-card analysis, but does Crowley give any context for the selection of the titles, or are they metaphors up to the reader's interpretation? They seem very enriching, but very elusive too.
EDIT: Pffft ok I'm an idiot, I completely forget about the A∴A∴, how I could is beyond me. So I guess that solves High Priestess. Any others?
I haven't read the book yet, and I'm confused by some of them. The more obvious ones like Lovers "Children of the Voice Divine" and Hierophant "Magus of the Eternal Gods" are dutifully represented, while others are extremely peculiar. For instance, Major 2 is "Priestess of the Silver Star." As far as I can tell, there's no graphic silver star, except perhaps the five-petaled flower. And her attributes are the Moon and Cancer, not Aquarius or anything stellar.
Major 9 is "The Magus of the Voice of Light", by far my favourite of the titles. Yet, the card is most concerned with silence and keeping mysteries, perhaps more than the Priestess, and not broadcasting secrets.
Lust is called "Daughter of the Flaming Sword", of which from the card I fail to associate the title with anything besides phallic nature.
I won't ask for a card-by-card analysis, but does Crowley give any context for the selection of the titles, or are they metaphors up to the reader's interpretation? They seem very enriching, but very elusive too.
EDIT: Pffft ok I'm an idiot, I completely forget about the A∴A∴, how I could is beyond me. So I guess that solves High Priestess. Any others?