dancing_moon
I'd like some help from the many Thoth enthusiasts here. My concern might be silly, so please bear with me.
I've been circling around the Thoth for a long time, and have always found the art... discouraging, to say the least. However, at some point I accidentally took a closer look at a couple of Minors - and fell in love. Looking through available scans proved to me that the Minors are indeed stunning - some of the best I've ever seen - but the Majors and Courts keep giving me the sinking feeling of disappointment.
Now, I'm sure I'll be getting this deck some time soon, even if it's only for the gorgeous Minors and the system behind the deck. What I'm looking for in this thread is, perhaps, some 'enabling' as far as the Majors and Courts are concerned. Am I missing something, and there's beauty in them that I somehow keep overlooking? Does it even matter to any long-time Thoth users, and getting used to the images and/or understanding their esoteric meaningfulness makes artistic appreciation redundant? Is there any secret, or is it the same as with any art, and you either 'dig' it or not?
I'll appreciate your thoughts and experiences.
I've been circling around the Thoth for a long time, and have always found the art... discouraging, to say the least. However, at some point I accidentally took a closer look at a couple of Minors - and fell in love. Looking through available scans proved to me that the Minors are indeed stunning - some of the best I've ever seen - but the Majors and Courts keep giving me the sinking feeling of disappointment.
Now, I'm sure I'll be getting this deck some time soon, even if it's only for the gorgeous Minors and the system behind the deck. What I'm looking for in this thread is, perhaps, some 'enabling' as far as the Majors and Courts are concerned. Am I missing something, and there's beauty in them that I somehow keep overlooking? Does it even matter to any long-time Thoth users, and getting used to the images and/or understanding their esoteric meaningfulness makes artistic appreciation redundant? Is there any secret, or is it the same as with any art, and you either 'dig' it or not?
I'll appreciate your thoughts and experiences.