04-08-2016, 01:20 PM
Nimbostratus
I was already moderately accomplished using tarot for divination, and was studying the Majors, when I found The Law of One. It was because of Ra's description of tarot that I was so blown away by the material. Ra validated my evolving understanding of the cards. And since it was pretty clear that Don, Carla and Jim really were novices when it came to tarot, I had to assume that Ra was speaking truth. So, the long discussions of tarot was a Rosetta stone, of sorts, and allowed me to accept the other parts of the material that I found quite strange (ETs, life on Mars, polarity, 25,000 year cycles, etc.)
As for the intrinsic value of tarot, it helps the understanding/study of life here in the Earth Life School in the same way that knowing the types of clouds is helpful to understanding weather. Clouds don't necessarily have perfect boundaries; they blend and merge. They have different shapes, textures and heights. But once you understand the vocabulary of clouds (e.g. Cirrus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus) then you gain a foundation to have discussions about them and their effects.
I suppose it is similar to any study. Anyone can enjoy a glass of wine and know if it is good or bad, but when you learn the vocabulary of wine tasting ("hint of cherry" "notes of oak" "good legs") that's when you can get down to the business of discernment and knowing why it is good.
The tarot cards clump into islands parts of the river of life. They are not natural or intuitive clumps either. While the tripartite: Mind, Body, Soul is easy. Having a Lightening Struck Tower Card and an Empress Card as archetypes can be a real head-scratcher. But once you start to see the pattern to the 22 cards, it sure gets easier understanding the whats and whys of real life experiences. You immediately think, "Ah, I'm experiencing a known pattern: the Wheel of Fate/Strength Card combo!" And that little piece of info can sometimes make all the difference when some really bad stuff is happening.
(03-18-2016, 06:58 AM)Stranger Wrote: As someone who has essentially skipped over the archetype sections of the Ra material, I'm genuinely curious what value or benefit those of you who have invested effort into their study have perceived?
I was already moderately accomplished using tarot for divination, and was studying the Majors, when I found The Law of One. It was because of Ra's description of tarot that I was so blown away by the material. Ra validated my evolving understanding of the cards. And since it was pretty clear that Don, Carla and Jim really were novices when it came to tarot, I had to assume that Ra was speaking truth. So, the long discussions of tarot was a Rosetta stone, of sorts, and allowed me to accept the other parts of the material that I found quite strange (ETs, life on Mars, polarity, 25,000 year cycles, etc.)
As for the intrinsic value of tarot, it helps the understanding/study of life here in the Earth Life School in the same way that knowing the types of clouds is helpful to understanding weather. Clouds don't necessarily have perfect boundaries; they blend and merge. They have different shapes, textures and heights. But once you understand the vocabulary of clouds (e.g. Cirrus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus) then you gain a foundation to have discussions about them and their effects.
I suppose it is similar to any study. Anyone can enjoy a glass of wine and know if it is good or bad, but when you learn the vocabulary of wine tasting ("hint of cherry" "notes of oak" "good legs") that's when you can get down to the business of discernment and knowing why it is good.
The tarot cards clump into islands parts of the river of life. They are not natural or intuitive clumps either. While the tripartite: Mind, Body, Soul is easy. Having a Lightening Struck Tower Card and an Empress Card as archetypes can be a real head-scratcher. But once you start to see the pattern to the 22 cards, it sure gets easier understanding the whats and whys of real life experiences. You immediately think, "Ah, I'm experiencing a known pattern: the Wheel of Fate/Strength Card combo!" And that little piece of info can sometimes make all the difference when some really bad stuff is happening.
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