Hi, Dai,

Psykees wrote:

I see lots of attacking and inflammatory words in your statements, but little else.

That, even more than the rest of your reply, is sadly revealing.

mjh

Hi, Dai, Regarding the Christian nature of the triumphs...that is clearly obvious. I can't imagine arguments realistically denying that, given the presence of Emperor, Empress, Pope, Popess, Angel, and World and their early depictions. That the triumphs are also Pagan (indicating spiritual worldview...

Anyway, what I want to know is how would someone go about proving there was no secret meaning/ hidden secret in Tarot? I can understand the search for it, but not the dismissing of it. AFAIK, no one has attempted the impossible task of "proving" a negative, no one is likely to try (or eve...

Hi, Jean-Michel, I wonder how the term 'Origin' in the title is to be understood: is it more a case of 'origin' in the sense that tarot's impulse takes its rise from the common human spiritual striving? Among the interesting comments are the following: It is the thesis of this book that the twenty-t...

Hi, Lorredan, How about you direct your comments to the poster directly. I am so sorry I am so dim-witted as to suggest something outside of your particular field of influence(that is obviously as big as your ego). Do not give me a lecture on symbols or dictionaries. Your view is not the only one re...

Hi, Robert, I've spent the last five years exploring tarot history with many of you, often almost everyday we've crossed paths and exchanged thoughts. Together we've considered Templars, and Cathars, and Gnostics, and NeoPlatonists, and Mystery Schools, and Exiled Jews, and Gypsies, and Druids, and ...

Hi, Jean-Michel, Part of my own dissatisfaction with Moakley's analysis is precisely the manner in which, in the end, the trump set is too closely linked to Petrach: certainly the set of trumps appears to have parallels that are in part mirrored in works such as Dante or Petrach, and such uncovering...