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Re: Crackpot theories

It is never an interesting mapping that makes something a crackpot theory, but rather a mapping that is presented as though it reflects tarot's supposed 'true' or 'original' (or such-like) meaning or intent. So in that sense, certainly there may be many interesting aspects to each and every mapping ...

Popess as Mary

The papesse as allegory of the Church has been pretty well documented especially by Ross. In various posts I have made over the years, I tend to also more strongly suggest that she could also be seen as representative of Mary, and suggest various reasons as to why this is the case based on especiall...

Re: Ace of Dollars

Wow - and here I was, thinking all along that money grew on trees, and the evidence shown above suggests that it's but a common weed!

Thankyou Ross and Robert for that magical bit of historical evidence!

Re: The Devil Stands on...

Ah - right... there's quite a variety of images that may be 'considered' cognate from non-European sources, though of course both Lilith and some Hindu-based images may also have made their way for European sources to 'copy'. The item Robert refers to above is in the article ' When the Devil is not ...

Re: The Devil Stands on...

The closest I have, by the way (and glad I actually kept the reference for a change), is of the following anvil: http://www.fourhares.com/images/anvil_a-c_diable.png The image appears on Esthétique et mystères des outils anciens . The description reads: cette enclume a une forme de table pour mettre...

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