Richard Pickman
I'm fairly new at this, involved with Tarot for about a year, and am still trying to figure some things out. I get confused when I am looking at a deck where most of the cards are similar to the RWS cards, but then some of them are very different. Should you just totally throw the "traditional" image/meaning of those cards out the window, or keep them in mind when looking at the new/different version/interpretation?
Since the trumps are more standardized than the pips (so it seems to me), is there a difference in how you would answer this question when pertaining to trumps as opposed to pips?
If you would like an example of what I am talking about, I'm having trouble with the Empress in the Secret Tarot. She is indoors (in a castle or something similar); the setting is very austere, even cold. Certainly a far cry from the Empress in the RWS. Also the 5 of pentacles in that deck is very different, plus some others as well.
I know that this is not uncommon; I'm just not sure how to approach it.
Since the trumps are more standardized than the pips (so it seems to me), is there a difference in how you would answer this question when pertaining to trumps as opposed to pips?
If you would like an example of what I am talking about, I'm having trouble with the Empress in the Secret Tarot. She is indoors (in a castle or something similar); the setting is very austere, even cold. Certainly a far cry from the Empress in the RWS. Also the 5 of pentacles in that deck is very different, plus some others as well.
I know that this is not uncommon; I'm just not sure how to approach it.