Forgot to say that the name "hoo" reminds me of Sutton Hoo and a study I did of St. Elegius from the Tarot of the Saints using the Merovingian coins they found at Sutton Hoo, some of which were probably made or designed by Elegius. Perhaps the new member hoo is an actual entity released wh...

- I do have a deep and abiding interest in the Mantegna deck and I look forward to joining in on some of those "lively discussions". I have the modern Llewellyn version and it's a beauty. I have that deck, I credit it for opening the door to the muses for me. And Apollo of course. I think...

Oh let's bring Mr. Shakey into the mix....

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is
To have a thankless child!


Let's do, lets' do.

I began to copy out the Latin - this emblem is clearly about the death of Absalom. I'd guess that none of this is new to dedicated tarot historians, but I'm surprised never to have seen it mentioned before. I can hear the song... (%) Well, it's new to us, this Absalom tie-in. I love this thread Pen...

Later still is a heart with seven swords. Pen Oh wait, the seven swords and the heart--think this is a Sacred Heart of Mary association. Just let me check my Tarot of the Saints study.....Mary's seven sorrows. http://woley.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/threes/ There you go on the Three of Swords. The Ha...

Good point. I've never liked that card and Absalom gives it greater depth for me whether true or not. Not so much for the pain that Absalom felt, but the pain of his actions to David and others. Reminds me of the reverberations of this card, it's not always in your control or because of your actions...

Ross G. R. Caldwell wrote:all I can say is that since it is not implausible in any way, it is the most plausible solution I know.

I like that!

This thing about sharing plates or buying old ones rings very true for the times. We seem to be the society that discards things, even when new. It wasn't so in those times.

One of the things I find delightful about history is the way names are misspelled or one Arthur is taken for another etc.

That's too bad you can't get the YouTube file for the song Huck--frustrating. It's really beautiful.

Morgana had two sisters ... so tells the story: Morgana, Elaine and Morgause El-aine ... El-eanore Ooooh, now that's interesting. I am skeptical but it's interesting. Whenever I think of Eleanore I think of Katharine Hepburn in the movie The Lion in Winter . What was great about that was Eleanore c...

I notice Huck is ignoring me.

You're safer that way Huck, I might subject you to my opinion on the Trojan War if you aren't careful.