. XVI and II (Ms. Pope) still elude me as to their specific historical meanings. The intended pith of Ms. Pope remains cloaked in a nebulous haze since images of women in Papal crowns were used historically to represent a variety of things, ranging from the Church itself to heretics, to the Whore of...

. Bob O'Neill writes on the ordering of the virtues, "According to the Life of Pythagoras by Iamblicus, the soul was composed of three hierarchical levels. The lowest or animal soul was concerned with appetites and governed by the virtue of Temperance. A second part of the soul was concerned wi...

Hi JMD, My arrangement kept the 'as is' order to try to keep the original 'C' ordering intact. I agree that Justice and Temperance work better switched, especially with column D preserved in the original ordering, as the youthful pleasures of the Lovers , and the ambitions of the Charioteer seem to ...

. http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x172/melanchollic_photos/ASatisfyingArrangement.jpg I stumbled across this arrangement, as you do, whilst contemplating the overall design of the trumps. Basically it just divides them into their basic groupings: Row E - Mankind Row D - The Cycle of Life: Love an...

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Thanks for bringing your research to us Dai. I'm looking forward to your publication. Great stuff.

Cheers,

RAH



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Those interested in an speculative interpretation of the 'Ferrarese order' will enjoy John Opsopaus' reflections on his Pythagorean Tarot.

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/PT/PT.html


Cheers,

RAH

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