Observations about the Thoth Tarot
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
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The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
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There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
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The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
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Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
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There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
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They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Red Eagle of Death said
"I'm with KRVB. Don't you think A.C. would've made sure that everything was done according to his standards? - especially a card as signifigant as The Chariot?"
What do you make of the white light coming down from the top-right of Atu IV? Hint: It's another error, if AC's commentary in The Book of Thoth is accurate as to what it's supposed to be.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
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Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
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There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Jim Eshelman said
""Proper construction" of a Tarot deck refers to the symbols on it, not the words. Anything your conscious mind can read is pretty insignificant. (And yes, that includes the titles of the cards.)"
This is a logical inconsistency. Everything is a symbol that communicates something or another to the subconscious mind - & for a Qabalist, this is especially true of letters.
L.Lazuli
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@zeph said
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@Red Eagle of Death said
"I'm with KRVB. Don't you think A.C. would've made sure that everything was done according to his standards? - especially a card as signifigant as The Chariot?"What do you make of the white light coming down from the top-right of Atu IV? Hint: It's another error, if AC's commentary in The Book of Thoth is accurate as to what it's supposed to be."
If it's a pictoral error, then(unless that light is made of letters), according to Jim's definition of 'properly constructed', it is an improperly constructed deck...so which is it?
R.E.D.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
@zeph said
"Fortunately, dear Eagle, the world is not cleanly subdivided into This or That, so I'm quite comfortable saying that it's a properly constructed Tarot deck with the occasional error."
...proper but with errors...if that isn't an oxymoron
~dear Eagle
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
The assumption I operate under is that the cards were received, not engineered by A.C. If there is conflict with the book, the card wins. I stopped refering to the book altogether. Even is his brilliance, trying to describe infinite chaos and forces of the universe manifested in the cards is an infinite road to nowhere. I suppose it is possible he purposely introduced misleading notions in the book (but NOT the cards).
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
Perhaps, Student, but what I know of the method by which these cards were created, they were not divinely received, but carefully constructed by Harris in consultation with Crowley. Divinely received texts do not require rewrite after rewrite.
Eagle, you'll find many oxymorons as you study the occult.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
@student2012 said
"The assumption I operate under is that the cards were received, not engineered by A.C. If there is conflict with the book, the card wins. I stopped refering to the book altogether. Even is his brilliance, trying to describe infinite chaos and forces of the universe manifested in the cards is an infinite road to nowhere. I suppose it is possible he purposely introduced misleading notions in the book (but NOT the cards)."
...but the card Zeph is referencing does contain an inconsistency. The bright light is supposed to be the Light of Chokmah shining down into Tiphareth - but since Tzaddi is not the Star, but the Emperor(Atu IV), that Light should be in the upper right-hand corner of Atu XVII.
616
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
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There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
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The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
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Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@miss ruby said
"i think the very famous red unicursal hexagram that comes with the cards is supposed to have the pentagram/rose facing upright.... i think...
"...you think right miss ruby
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@zeph said
"Perhaps, Student, but what I know of the method by which these cards were created, they were not divinely received, but carefully constructed by Harris in consultation with Crowley. Divinely received texts do not require rewrite after rewrite."
I am not aware of the method of their construction, but the things I have seen there make me think it is unlikely these were created by careful planning and rational thought. Channeled if not divine perhaps, but I doubt the hand that created the cards was guided purely by the will of AC or Harris. I wish I could explain more why I have this impression but I think it might be irresponsible to do so on this forum.
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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Miss Ruby, it definitely is supposed to be upright. A printing error, that, not a "typo"/artistic error. You'd think the publishers would have fixed that by now, but perhaps they're protecting the market for reversed-rose pendants, which market would otherwise be nil.
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
93 93/93
@Red Eagle of Death said
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@Jim Eshelman said
"I haven't given an opinion on that here."It is evident that you haven't...are you avoiding the inquiry for a reason?"
Oh, several. The biggest is that I don't think it matters much. This probably comes partly from my using so many decks over the years that I'm used to ignoring most details in favor of simply understanding the core idea of the card.
In this particular case, somewhere around here I have Crowley's correspondence with Harris on the matter where this is discussed. I'd hate to take a position at odds with such a record, but I'm sure not going to take the time to dig out the record. (Again, I was so unconcerned about the matter that I didn't bother even to decisively note the outcome.)
Subject to contradiction by the actual correspondence, I think it was an error that Harris made and which Crowley didn't manage to get her to correct.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
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There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Lapis said
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@Jim Eshelman said
""Proper construction" of a Tarot deck refers to the symbols on it, not the words. Anything your conscious mind can read is pretty insignificant. (And yes, that includes the titles of the cards.)"This is a logical inconsistency. Everything is a symbol that communicates something or another to the subconscious mind - & for a Qabalist, this is especially true of letters."
Letters such as the Hebrew letter of the path - but not so much words written on it.
In other words: Is it being used as a symbol (speaking to subconsciousness) or a word (speaking to self-consciousness). I submit that the word on the awning is of the latter type (utterly unnecessary for the former).
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Red Eagle of Death said
"If it's a pictoral error, then(unless that light is made of letters), according to Jim's definition of 'properly constructed', it is an improperly constructed deck...so which is it?"
You're missing a third possibility: It's visually accurate, but the light is not (as the text suggests) from Chokmah.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@student2012 said
"The assumption I operate under is that the cards were received, not engineered by A.C."
No, that's wrong. That's not how it happened.
Crowley gave some rough notes to Harris. Harris painted pictures (and any real inspiration was hers). He asked her for corrections sometimes and to redo cards sometimes. Usually she did. He was grateful for the paintings.
It was an artistic-literary collaboration. She drew on his writings and her own artistry, he had (for the most part) editorial control.
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93
As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
*
The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
*
There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
*
The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
*
Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
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There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
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They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Jim Eshelman said
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@student2012 said
"The assumption I operate under is that the cards were received, not engineered by A.C."No, that's wrong. That's not how it happened.
Crowley gave some rough notes to Harris. Harris painted pictures (and any real inspiration was hers). He asked her for corrections sometimes and to redo cards sometimes. Usually she did. He was grateful for the paintings.
It was an artistic-literary collaboration. She drew on his writings and her own
artistry, he had (for the most part) editorial control."Hey Jim, ok fair enough.
Was there some magical operation in progress parallel to this collaboration?
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As I continue my studies of the cards, I am beginning to see things in them that are not documented such as Crowley's comments in the BOT. So, I am either batsh*t crazy, or maybe I am finding things that are commonly known to others, but not obvious. Either way, I thought I would post a few of them here. Obvious aspects, such as clear symbols, objects, etc, I will not mention unless I can tie it to another obscure aspect of the card.
Prince of Swords
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The prince is smiling.
Embedded in the top of his crown is a key.
There is the head of a ram or goat type figure on his chest.
On his right thigh are a man and woman standing facing each other, the man is holding something.
On his left thigh is a human skull with the eyes scratched out.
This technique of 'hiding' symbols in shading and highlights such as above seems common throughout the deck.
The figures below, from left to right: rightmost figure appears to be holding up the chariot with his foot in some sort of a yoga position. The middle one is holding up the chariot with his arm raised, as in an act of devotion, or maybe his foot again. The Eye of Horus is in his groin. The third figure is tumbling out of control and is skewed, although appears to be able to hold up the chariot anyway.
There are 4 reigns from the princes left hand to the spheres attached to the figures, 1-2-1 for a total of 4 reigns. There are 2 other reigns which connect to the black disk in the middle of the chariot, for a total of 6.
The jagged background has patterns of lightening bolts throughout it. I also interpret this as the chaos thunderbolt on which he rides, and commands it's manifestation with the sword, which he destroys with the scythe (that part comes from Crowley BOT).
The gold shperes behind him could indicate Geburah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth (this is an obvious one).
Within the black disk is a 3D object. This is common among many cards, and could represent the descent of energies through the worlds until they manifest in Malkuth in Assiyah, our 3D world.Prince of Wands
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There are Hebrew letters all throughout this card. The obvious ones are in the crown, again as part of the texture and highlight. It looks as though if you read right to left it could be a sentence in Hebrew.
Hebrew letters emanate from either the Ajna or Vishuddha chakra, all the way to the bottom. These same letters are repeated, unlike the ones in the crown.
Any time there is a figure with 2 open eyes, the left eye is always a little 'off', as in this case the prince and the lion.
The Eye of Horus looks like it could be in the wand, but I am not convinced and still looking for another.Prince of Disks
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The berries behind the prince show various magical symbols in them, only when viewed as reflections of morning dew or after a spring rain, where the glistening sunlight reflected from the wet berries yield the magic symbols.
The prince holds a sphere with another 3D object in it's center, again the notion of the descent of manifestation to the 3D world.
The bull at the bottom and top both have 'skewed' left eyes.
The 'ripples' behind the prince in all the fruit symbols is another common element of the cards, and could represent the 'pressure of manifestation' as it arrives in our world as a waveform.
I have not found the Eye of Horus in this card yet.Prince of Cups
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Again are many Hebrew letters in this card. They are in his cup about the snake, and also appear as the 'rain drops' in this card. Although some of the rain drops appear as they could be sentences but are way too small to read.
Behind his legs are more figures which could be writing, or they could be shooting stars, comets, or spaceships cruising through space.
The Eye of Horus is near the left arm of the prince in one of the whirling emanations. It has a wing attached to it. To the right of it appears to be a shooting star following the path of the emanation. Some of these whirling emanations seem like they contain galaxies.
In this card again appear Gevurah, Gedulah, and Tiphareth as the 3 central whirling forces.
The eyes of the bird and prince are skewed.
The very bottom of the card looks like nasty dripping goop, possibly our manifestation.Art
*
There is more Hebrew writing amongst the larger (latin?) text on the gold sphere in the background. (visita interiora terrae rectificando invenies occultum lapidem. "visit the interior parts of the earth: by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.")
Next to where the robe and gold circle meet, on either side, are three symbols which follow a linear path of descent along the path of the robe. It starts with a star, and progressively become more complex and formed, until they arrive at the fourth, which is the blue background with the white geometric figures. The symbols in the descent on either side are slightly different. The figures in the background line up with this path and are the emanation of waves of force from a single point in 3D space (another descent to 3D). Others look to be the same except they have 2 points. These are very complex waveforms and it is impressive this was envisioned/drawn without the use of computers.
There appear to be eyes in cauldron.
The Eye of Horus is at the very bottom center of the card.
The 'insects' on the robe appear to be magical symbols disguised as bugs.Cards in general
*
They all 'emanate' in one form or another, top down, or inside out.
The top frame of the card looks like bones. The figures in the top right an left look like a ghost manifesting from a single point, 3 steps until it reaches the operator, the 4th.
The side frames are as lightening bolts toward the bottom.
The bottom frame is flat with 4 lines, possibly indicating the 4 elements with the fifth, the spirit, being the inside of the card itself (just a wild a$$ guess).
The Lotus flower is common among many cards.
Each one is a 'singularity of symbolism' - it sort of like a row of correspondences from 777 jammed into each card. This is always done in the context of the Tree of Life, the worlds, the Sfirot, and represents the structure and force of the aspects of the universe which the card represents. Whats more, each card has a 'motion' to it, they are not static pictures. Some are like machines, others are more abstract, but they are almost 'living things'.One of the things I enjoy about the cards from a purely aesthetic perspective, is that there is NO PIXELATION. Almost all media we encounter these days, from the computer, TV, magazines, has been run through the mind of a machine, and in many cases pixelated. It is nice to look upon images that are 'natural'.
Anyway these are a few things that I have found that were not obvious to me. I am sure there is more in these cards, and I also have some similiar observations. Strictly my own interpretation, your results will vary
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@Jim Eshelman said
"You're missing a third possibility: It's visually accurate, but the light is not (as the text suggests) from Chokmah."
I have considered this possibility but was not able to come to any satisfactory conclusions about it...love illuminating the subconscious?
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