JackofWands
I was reflecting on this question earlier today. Can the 22 cards of the Major Arcana be divided into 11 pairings with polar masculine/feminine energies? It seems like this should be doable, because there ought to be an even balance of the two sexes in the Trumps. Has anyone tried this before?
I sat down with a pen and paper and scratched out a division just based on my initial thoughts. This is what I came up with, in decreasing order of confidence (feminine cards on the left):
Empress / Emperor
High Priestess / Hierophant
Moon / Sun
World / Fool
Star / Tower
Justice / Hanged Man
Strength / Hermit
Temperance / Devil
Judgment / Magician
Lovers / Chariot
Wheel of Fortune / Death
But there are some issues with this division that leave me scratching my head. For one thing, I don't know how well the Judgment/Magician pairing works; it's just what was left after I'd paired off all the other cards. For another thing, some cards just seem sexless. Like the Lovers, or the Wheel of Fortune.
But some instinct nags at me that a polarization of the Major Arcana should be possible. Duality is built in to the Tarot, and it seems weird to me that it wouldn't work here.
Thoughts?
I sat down with a pen and paper and scratched out a division just based on my initial thoughts. This is what I came up with, in decreasing order of confidence (feminine cards on the left):
Empress / Emperor
High Priestess / Hierophant
Moon / Sun
World / Fool
Star / Tower
Justice / Hanged Man
Strength / Hermit
Temperance / Devil
Judgment / Magician
Lovers / Chariot
Wheel of Fortune / Death
But there are some issues with this division that leave me scratching my head. For one thing, I don't know how well the Judgment/Magician pairing works; it's just what was left after I'd paired off all the other cards. For another thing, some cards just seem sexless. Like the Lovers, or the Wheel of Fortune.
But some instinct nags at me that a polarization of the Major Arcana should be possible. Duality is built in to the Tarot, and it seems weird to me that it wouldn't work here.
Thoughts?