"Simplicity Equals Truth?"
Hello, and welcome... to a "two cent tour," or overview, of what is being offered on this web site. As stated on the opening page of this site, the study of tarot being offered on this site is a little different than most. It is different... mostly in how it chooses to pass by a lot of the conventional systems of wisdom that people have derived from ancient sources of long ago and far away in preference to that of inventing one of its own that is unique to explaining a particular perspective concerning the subject of tarot. Unfortunately... in any study of tarot, there will be found to be a great majority of people who think that the ancient wisdom, from long ago and far away, is naturally superior to any form of thought that might be crafted by a person living within their same time period, no matter what time period that might be. The intriguing allure of being ancient, and from a source far away that is foreign to our normal ways of thinking is strong. Following systems of wisdom from long ago and far away provide people with a sense of mystery that they expect, as well as a means of escaping from their rut of normal thinking that they crave. That's a good thing... most of the time. But, if we stop and look, we would see that there are in fact other ways of reaching the same goals of wisdom... but with new, fresh perspectives. The content of this site might be one of those perspectives.
In using ancient wisdom from long ago and far away, we find quite a bit of that wisdom being rooted in, or heavily influenced by, the acknowledgement and use of Astrology and the seven "celestial spheres" that were defined by the limited number of planets known to ancient people... as well as the apparent path of the Sun around the Earth... and the idea that these celestial spheres contain and influence our Earthly, manifest existence. In the theories of those who follow this wisdom, these celestial spheres influence our mundane lives, and... by passing through, or ascending up through these spheres of containment we are meant to achieve enlightenment and heavenly bliss. This model of existence and enlightenment is cool, but... in contemplating such a model, I once asked myself... what would happen to this model of wisdom if we humans were to ever pack up and move to another solar system in another galaxy far, far away? Is Astrology really that universal? In the Tarot journey that follows on this site, I decided to search for something that seemed more universal.
In pursuing sacred wisdom from long ago and far away, lots of people use The Tree of Life as a model when seeking structure in Tarot. The Tree of Life has 32 "paths of wisdom" consisting of 22 Paths and 10 Sephirah. It also has and 3 Pillars. There is also 1 Sephirah that is "hidden." It is also crowned with 3 "veils" of "negative limitless light." Some also propose additional "secret" pathways between sephirah. If you add it all up, this diagram has at least 39 parts to consider before any explanation of meaning or wisdom begins! That's a lot! And that's before it ever gets attached to the Tarot!! In addition... many attach the planets and zodiac of Astrology to these paths and sephirah before attaching all that to the cards of Tarot! That's a lot more!! Some call the Tree of Life diagram simple. I found its crisscrossing paths and sephirah to be convoluted and complex. When combined with the planets and zodiac of Astrology, it becomes even more complex and convoluted. In the Tarot journey that follows on this site, I decided to search for something that seemed really simple. Something isomorphic to nature and organically ergonomic.
In my search for something really simple I managed to craft a theoretical model of universal cosmic consciousness that is not only organically ergonomic, but also very simple in design. Economy of design is important to Nature. Thus, this study of tarot, existence and consciousness offers a model of wisdom that is diagrammed with only 4 circles and a point. That's it... that's all there is to my model of existence, upon which I base every conclusion about Tarot, life, the universe and consciousness. That's right, every conclusion I draw about the nature of existence and how it all relates to Tarot can be traced back to one of those 4 circles or that point. That's it. Does that sound simple enough? What follows on this site is an entire "wisdom system" and several Tarot decks, based solely upon those four circles and point. If you are interested in an alternative approach to Tarot that is really, really simple, then you might like the ideas being offered here.
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