tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post4545131352165678909..comments2023-07-04T09:11:30.025-04:00Comments on 78 Notes to Self: A Tarot Journal: Tarot By The Numbers: The SevensGinny Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759784851970527096noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post-84221590030061245882012-03-18T18:25:50.715-04:002012-03-18T18:25:50.715-04:00I'm a noob, so bear with me. :-)
I'm look...I'm a noob, so bear with me. :-)<br /><br />I'm looking at the Chariot and I understand not only from your post but from other sources that this card is and active card- the Charioteer is a skilled rider who rushes into action, etc. But when I look at the Rider Waite version of this card this rider looks like he's stuck in a block of cement and his steed- the Sphinxes look very much like they are hunkering down with their tails between thier paws. Further more they have no harness, and the Charioteer has no reins. <br /><br />Puzzling over this,<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />A.Andrea Pluharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334573435792963786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post-28323953114338196962011-09-10T10:44:33.248-04:002011-09-10T10:44:33.248-04:00Hi Estelle -- I should have stated more clearly in...Hi Estelle -- I should have stated more clearly in that sentence that I was referring to early alchemical and Pythagorean theory. Pythagoreans attributed masculine elements to the odd numbers and feminine to the even numbers, 3 for a man and 4 for woman. Interestingly, that is reversed in tarot where 3 is the number of the Empress and 4 is the number of the Emperor. But the geometric symbol on the Chariot is alchemical, and even though numerically a triangle is 3 and a square is 4, the shapes themselves have the opposite associations. In this article I was blending all the various information from the different systems. Triangle for man and Square for woman is distinctly alchemical.Ginny Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759784851970527096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post-31270907288798079392011-09-10T05:23:28.685-04:002011-09-10T05:23:28.685-04:00Hello Ginny,
Very nice blog, you are fantastic, I ...Hello Ginny,<br />Very nice blog, you are fantastic, I read it everyday since I discovered it. Today I`ve read about no seven and there is smth here I find unaccurate. You say: "Seven represents the union of man and woman, since the number for women is four and the number for men is three. The triangle represents woman and the element fire and the square represents man and the element earth." What I don`t understand is if the number for woman is no 4 how the triangle could represent the woman? Maybe you did a mistake? Thanks, EstelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post-77933689164132186392007-03-08T11:44:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:44:00.000-05:00LOL! That's a perfect example of one of the pitfal...LOL! That's a perfect example of one of the pitfalls of that card. :) Thanks for the laugh today.Ginny Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759784851970527096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30754098.post-59425910558814193812007-03-08T01:41:00.000-05:002007-03-08T01:41:00.000-05:00Fascinating analysis. I can see the seven of Pent...Fascinating analysis. I can see the seven of Pentacles sending his bank account number to someone in Nigeria since it seemed like a good idea at the time.BSSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317229681285029167noreply@blogger.com