[MD] the intellect and tarot

[MarshaV]

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From: "gav" <gav_gc at yahoo.com.au>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:56 PM
Subject: [MD] the intellect and tarot


>
> yo,
> the tarot is a very old system of divination that we all know of. however 
> its divinatory function is secondary to and derived from its primary 
> instructive function - a picture book of esoteric psychology and 
> philosophy.
>
> in the tarot there are four suits: cups, swords, pentacles and wands.
>
> cups became hearts in our modern decks - cups deal with the realm of 
> feeling, emotion.
>
> pentacles which became clubs in or modern deck our concerned with the 
> realm of sensation - what we perceive (and cups deal with how we react to 
> this)
>
> swords, which became spades, deals with the intellect - with the lower 
> intellect - analytic thought. there is an egoic, divisive flavour to this 
> suit
>
> wands, which became diamonds, deals with intellect also - higher 
> intellect - synthetic thought - creative and intuitive. there is a magical 
> mystical flavour to this suit
>
> i think this complements how the moq works. analytic thought being taken 
> as the whole of the intellectual level is SOM. the higher function of 
> intellect - the creative function of intellect - is art, problem solving, 
> invention, imagination.
>
> so what does this mean for intellect?
> intellect isn't SOM
> intellect isn't just analytic thought
> intellect is bigger than this....
>
>
> any thoughts?
>


Greetings Gav,

Over the years, I've accumulated a collection of tarot decks. The tarot 
decks are art.  Intellect is art.  -  In the end and in the beginning, we 
are all fools for art.

Marsha