Diana
Fulgour said:
And when Oedipus answers the question, the Sphinx gets hurled from her place of honour. Disappears into the waters below who swallow her up.
Silly old Greek Sphinx. I never liked her. She's nasty. The Egyptian one is much nicer.
Marseilles La Roue de Fortune
And when Oedipus answers the question, the Sphinx gets hurled from her place of honour. Disappears into the waters below who swallow her up.
Silly old Greek Sphinx. I never liked her. She's nasty. The Egyptian one is much nicer.
firemaiden
Don't forget, of course, to read our study thread on this card: X- La Rove de Fortvne.
(See jmd's table of contents for all the previous study threads on the Marseille majors.)
(See jmd's table of contents for all the previous study threads on the Marseille majors.)
tmgrl2
Diana said:
Sorry, Diana, for not reading past Klea's opening discussion of all three animals. She says in the summary passage "chien"/dog...then as she discusses each creature separately, she does refer to the top as The Sphinx who poses the questions not to be answered till Trump XXI.
That'll teach me to read just a piece of something. If you do a quick read through of this section, Diana, I would be curious as to your feedback. Pages. 677-681. I'm not sure you have this book. I know you have the other.
terri
Diana
tmgrl2 said:
I have the book. It is falling to pieces. Very bad binding.
I will read those pages tonight before going to sleep, and then when I dream I will PUSH the Sphinx off her pedestal and I will take her place.
I think we should answer her questions BEFORE reaching Arcanum XXI, or else we will just turn and turn and turn and turn until we get dizzy.
tmgrl2
firemaiden said:
Thanks for the link, firemaiden.
The varied representations of the figure on top depending on the deck, add to my confusion.
I read through that link. Will have to reread. I do like the notion of the top figure representing the "missing link" between the other two...the one that integrates and elevates and evolves.
terri
tmgrl2
Diana said:
LOL...I agree about answering the questions BEFORE. However, Klea lists SO MANY questions posed by the Sphinx, it will take the next 11 Majors to get there.
Seriously, I would love your comments on her section. This part of the Wheel Trump (the creatures) still has me "sphinxed."
(My pages are already falling out. The book is HUGE.
terri
punchinella
You know, it just hit me that a (superficial, at least) correspondence exists between the principle seemingly set forth in this card, & the basic principle of I Ching . . . that is, everything always in a state of flux, nothing permanent &, moreover, an extreme of one thing (e.g. power & influence) bound by natural law to, at some point, switch over to the alternate extreme. I've never been comfortable with this card, but I am with I Ching, & so thinking about the card this way helps . . .
Diana, this is your energy conservation idea again isn't it.
Diana, this is your energy conservation idea again isn't it.
tmgrl2
punchinella said:You know, it just hit me that a (superficial, at least) correspondence exists between the principle seemingly set forth in this card, & the basic principle of I Ching . . . that is, everything always in a state of flux, nothing permanent &, moreover, an extreme of one thing (e.g. power & influence) bound by natural law to, at some point, switch over to the alternate extreme. I've never been comfortable with this card, but I am with I Ching, & so thinking about the card this way helps . . .
Diana, this is your energy conservation idea again isn't it.
I like this, Punchinella. That is why I like the idea of remembering when all goes well and we feel "on top" that the Wheel turns.
That and the ideas of extremes.
terri
