In short, I don't ask others to do anything I haven't already done. Yes, Michael, that's reasonable and fair! And I assume that you ask them to do these things because you see your approach as best! But we can still stand to learn from a different way of thinking, and I hope that when Psykees and o...

This helps clarify the dispute although gee the tone isn't what one might hope. Leaving aside attribution of motives and snippiness unbecoming discussion in this our elegant Study, it appears that the fundamental disagreement revolves around looking at the order of trumps as a historical "fact/...

That makes sense to me, Lorredan, but I truly don't know. Thinking and reading about tarot has reinforced my sense that growing up not Christian--and especially not Catholic--I just don't see the same world. Even not having a serious concept of "judgement day" seems to make it harder for m...

In the context of the context, what would be the "final trump" after the trumpet blows in XX? Is Judgement the resurrection, and XXI is then....what?

God in Heaven,and we can see God on the card?

or Us in Heaven, dancing with the apostles?

I'm betting the VB Bacchus charioteer is a man. None of the girls in the deck show bare arms except for the World dancer, and women's arms in these old decks are generally covered by long sleeves. Furthermore, too much leg showing--usually it's only that peep of Strength's ankle we see (excepting th...

I'm with le Pendu on this. It's Catholic and Catholic-ISH. Catholic wasn't only catholic, in other words.

Don't the images in illuminated manuscripts often break the borders?

"blingy cluster" ???

Good god. No wonder we're in trouble.

I'll have some punch, yes.

And I think I'll toodle over to the Opium Room, or whatever its called. Wake me when the Rock n Roll comes on.

No canapes?

Darlings, this place is a bit...slow...and...I'm...already....so....lethar..g..i...c.....must snooze.

Canapes. Lovely.

Should members take up a contribution for a paid-for forum?

(I'm nervous around James)