Re: The Moon
Posted: 04 May 2010, 21:30
Yes, excellent posts. It seems to me that Hurst is wrong when he attributes Clotho to the sun in Plutarch, at least in the essay I quoted; but I didn't check the essay on the genio of Socrates. That was another widely read essay in the 15th-17th centuries, and hence if there, a good source for associating Clotho with the sun--as well as biblical quotes, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. And yes, Macrobius is also very important. I meant to refer to him, as Porphyry's translator gave a long quote from him in his footnotes, about the descent and ascent of the soul through the planetary spheres. Perhaps that reference got lost in my editing.
After writing my piece, I re-read Vitali on the Moon card. Gosh, he says much the same as I said, citing both Porphyry and Plutarch, the main difference being that he was briefer and quoted summaries from Italian secondary sources instead of translations of the originals. Plus he says a lot more. Well worth perusing, at http://www.letarot.it/The-Moon_pag_pg130_eng.aspx.
He even calls the towers "lighthouses." As in Pharos (Greek) and Pharillon (French), SteveM. And Phanes.
After writing my piece, I re-read Vitali on the Moon card. Gosh, he says much the same as I said, citing both Porphyry and Plutarch, the main difference being that he was briefer and quoted summaries from Italian secondary sources instead of translations of the originals. Plus he says a lot more. Well worth perusing, at http://www.letarot.it/The-Moon_pag_pg130_eng.aspx.
He even calls the towers "lighthouses." As in Pharos (Greek) and Pharillon (French), SteveM. And Phanes.