Debra
I'm not laying money on how good or bad this book might be. Could be terrible; hope it's not.
I do understand the temptation to judge a book by its cover or its web page, as the case may be.
I think everyone benefits from an editor. I am an editor myself. On the other hand, my dearest is dyslexic and his ideas are no less interesting for the terrible spelling. So I don't worry overmuch about typos, especially in materials that are self-published as this seems to be, and I suspect by a self-taught author.
People with uneven or little experience, contacts, resources--I don't judge someone's work under these circumstances by a few typos, and I think it is unfair to judge the person themselves. If someone comes to a forum like this, reads a criticism of their web page and fixes the mistakes, or decides to invite others to discuss their ideas, I think that's great, but if they don't, I can't see that it reflects on their character one way or another.
I've said before, there is a real sense in which tarot does have "ancient Egyptian" origins, insofar as the Mamluk cards with their swords, sticks, coins and cups are the basis for tarot decks. And the old trumps include many images that are not simply Christian--older than Christianity, or outside it. So there's also this sense in which the tarot imagery is more ancient than the Christian(ized) stories.
eta: So that's it for me. I don't care if the author fixes his typos. I don't really understand why that's so important to Ross (I follow your reasoning, Ross, but I disagree with your judgment). I'll be interested if the author does comes in to discuss his ideas. I like when people publish books, regardless.
I do understand the temptation to judge a book by its cover or its web page, as the case may be.
I think everyone benefits from an editor. I am an editor myself. On the other hand, my dearest is dyslexic and his ideas are no less interesting for the terrible spelling. So I don't worry overmuch about typos, especially in materials that are self-published as this seems to be, and I suspect by a self-taught author.
People with uneven or little experience, contacts, resources--I don't judge someone's work under these circumstances by a few typos, and I think it is unfair to judge the person themselves. If someone comes to a forum like this, reads a criticism of their web page and fixes the mistakes, or decides to invite others to discuss their ideas, I think that's great, but if they don't, I can't see that it reflects on their character one way or another.
I've said before, there is a real sense in which tarot does have "ancient Egyptian" origins, insofar as the Mamluk cards with their swords, sticks, coins and cups are the basis for tarot decks. And the old trumps include many images that are not simply Christian--older than Christianity, or outside it. So there's also this sense in which the tarot imagery is more ancient than the Christian(ized) stories.
eta: So that's it for me. I don't care if the author fixes his typos. I don't really understand why that's so important to Ross (I follow your reasoning, Ross, but I disagree with your judgment). I'll be interested if the author does comes in to discuss his ideas. I like when people publish books, regardless.