ദി സ്ട്രുഗ്ഗ്ലെ ഓഫ് ദി MAGICIANS

Of all the pairings of the MAJOR ARCANA CARDS of THE TAROT DECK the most significant one is,what I call, THE STRUGGLE OF THE MAGICIANS....for reasons that I hope to discuss but not explain........ THE FIRST CARD in the MAJOR ARCANA DECK is usually titled THE MAGICIAN, but while it is often explained and described as such, a few things need to be mentioned....THE MAGICIAN IS A WHITE MAGICIAN, IN ESSENCE, A GOOD MAGICIAN...who is at the opposite end of EVIL......his efforts are always to overcome evil with good,etc. the usual notion of such a personage.... THE SECOND CARD in this PAIRING is that of the DEVIL, sometimes called,THE BLACK MAGICIAN, meaning, of course, the Evil Magician, though it could be said that all practitioners of 'good' or 'white' magic are battling evil,Stan or the Devil on various levels or planes and differing scales....some mundane and others 'cosmic' or 'celestial' etc. Without going further into other details I will close this topic for the moment and reserve comments for another time.....

ഗ്രൂപിങ്ങ്സ് ഓര്‍ പൈരിങ്ങ്സ് ഓഫ് ദി മേജര്‍ ARCANA

As mentioned before, the MAJOR ARCANA consists of 22 cards to which numerical order(s) and certain alphabet(s) have been attached or considered or placed on the DECK for various reasons that need not detain us here at the moment.... Although a consecutive order from one to 22 can be done, treating each card as a separate item of special significance and looked upon for concentration and meditation, another arrangement is done by PAIRING in various ways....like the first card with the last card,the second card with the next to the last card and so forth, which yields to some very significant data for their own use....along occult lines.....etc. much of such being entirely 'subjective'...as far as interpretation(s) goes even though the cards are 'objective' in what they seem to depict...at least on the surface, though they are said to dredge up various things from the mind, the soul, the emotions, and the psychic realms,etc. Taking this in mind, I have paired the cards in another way, although I do not know if others have done this the way I am going to list,nor do I particularly care, since its operation pertains to me along with my special, personal interpretations of such...... THE MAGICIAN & THE DEVIL THE EMPEROR & THE EMPRESS THE HIEROPHANT & THE PRIESTESS THE FOOL & THE HANGED MAN JUSTICE & JUDGMENT STRENGTH & TEMPERANCE THE LOVERS & THE HERMIT THE TOWER & THE STAR THE SUN & THE MOON THE WORLD & THE WHEEL(OF FORTUNE) DEATH The order of this list can be slightly altered provided that the last card, which is DEATH remain the last card and that the first card be THE MAGICIAN & THE DEVIL.......

അതെ സ്റ്റഡി ഓഫ് ദി ടാരോറ്റ് DECK

The study of the TAROT DECK, like manyother things,whether simply skills or occultpractices or religion or martial arts, should begin at an early age and continue during one's lifetime with as little interrruption as possible to achieve a 'minor' or possibly a 'major' success,so that when a ripe old age is reached, barring accidents and deaths,certain perspectives and conditions and states will be much better perceived and known than what existed in the beginning-an awareness and consciousness at the very least. THE MINOR ARCANA is composed of four suits: sceptres, cups, swords, adn pentacles...and correspond to the four suits in the standard deck of playing cards so familiar to many....clubs, hearts,spades and diamonds both of which are separated into two parts by color(s):black and red.....with the spades(swords) and clubs(sceptres) being black and the diamonds(disks or pentacles) and the hearts(cups) being red...... HOWEVER, the standard playing card deck consists of only FIFTY-TWO CARDS(with a joker or wild card, making 53) while the MINOR ARCANA has FIFTY-SIX, the addition of a card called THE KNIGHT,which in this arcana is placed between the QUEEN and THE JACK or KNAVE...... A general view of the four suits may help but each should be studied apart from the others which is apt to be a boring and laborious task which creates a resistance, if not antipathy, to the TAROT which requires patience and persistance. Timewise, a year for each suit would perhaps lead to profound conclusions and then each suit could be studied in combination(s) of sorts and then in thoroughly mixed suits.. This means certain 'layout' patterns of these cards, shuffled in the usual ways and then dealt or selected afterwards t make a specific or general 'reading' based on one'sunderstanding and efforts.

मजोर अरकाना ARRANGEMENTS

The TAROT CARDS that comprise the MAJOR ARCANA can be grouped or arranged in special orders or arrays...for a number of purposes.....and the simplest one is the NUMERICAL ORDERING....as each card has been assigned a specific NUMBER.....ranging from 1-22(0) and this has several 'problems' in that the usual order of 0-21 is not always considered and also that Zero (0) is placed by some at the end of the order or sandwiched in between 20 & 21......This 'classical' arrangement which usually starts with the Magician(so-called) has many adherents...... Another arrangement places the cards in 'opposition' to one another, such as #l & #21, #2 & #20,etc. This PAIRING OF THE CARDS yields some insights that can be poetic, religious, and occult,etc. All of this is sort of 'arbitrary' and 'subjective' and will arouse certain responses intellectually, emotionally, and possibly physical extending to the sexual and other 'psychic' centers depending on many things, such as, 'one's internal state' or the influences and impressions one has....generally from sources OUTSIDE the TAROT..... My discussion arrangement of the cards follows my own personal inclination(s) and derives from many sources and other things....and need not detain or interest others beyond mere curiosity...

च्रिस्तियन स्य्म्बोल्स इन थे TAROT

The conventional decks of the TAROT contain many symbols and some of them are 'Christian' meaning coming from both THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS and also from possible other sources as well....but the TAROT has a definite link and association with ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY that can be seen in the various symbols, of which, THE BULL, THE EAGLE, THE MAN, AND LION are important....all derived from THE SPHINX...The Bull is also the Ox....for an ox is a castrated bull......More on these occult aspects later on, but in many Biblical passages these along with other ASTROLOGICAL ASPECTS can be found.....NUMBERS LIKE 12 take on an occult significance as well.l

तह ण्श्र्टूटीण ऑफ़ तोवेर्स,अन्किएन्त् और MODERN

The Construction of towers require a plan and lots of labor and expecially in pre-historic times and druing various 'historic' centuries and eras. Where once stone was largelyused until modern times, THE MATERIALIZATION OF LIFE is symbolized by this TOWER CARD in the TAROT DECK and while the previous methods of TECHNOLOGY(as found in geometries from ancient ot modern times) the modern modes of technology and technical ability have beomce powerful to the extent that everything is considered from this perspective,all life materialized & controlled, as is exemplified by the SYMBOL OF THE TOWER, as seen and understood in this card.... The UNIFORMITY, CONFORMITY, & CONTROL brought about by the DIGITALIZATION & THE ELECTRONIC AGE via computers, cell phones, etc. is represented by this card where a SINGLE LANGUAGE' ahs been created-A NEW TOWER OF BABEL of which FACEBOOK is an example-as now people are talking a 'babel of languages,confusion,varied & volatile opinions & information, both true & false.....If you think this is far-fetched, COMPUTERS HAVE 'TOWERS'and can be considered as 'MODERN TOWERS OF BABEL'!

ड्श्र्टूटीण ऑफ़ थे तोवेर

The destruction of THE TOWER as depicted in the TAROT DECK(S) has had many commentaries by users of the cards over the years.....and the design usually shows a 'bolt to lightning' striking the top of the Tower or it's 'crown' with two persons falling to the ground, as if, 'PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL', and taken to mean generally the 'FALL OF MANKIND' but in some circles to mean the liberation of various energies in the body.....and the design of the lightning bolt takes on the familiar zig-zag usually found in cartoons..... Creating a modern,contemporary version of this important card, would include TWIN or DOUBLE TOWERS with planes instead of lightning striking them...to 'commemorate' what has been described as:'America's Second Pearl Harbor' or 'this generation's Pearl Harbor' or 'the Baby Boomer's Pearl Harbor' an incident that took place on 09/11/2001.......... In either case, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWER(S) arouses various emotions in people.....whether it is THE TOWER OF BABEL in Babylon or THE TWIN TOWERS of NYC. Thus, a TOWER is also seen by many in the world as a sign of Pride & arrogance....symbols of ostentation, corruption, ignorance of GOD, irreligion, MATERIALISM, IMPERIALISM, etc.

थे तोवेर ण्टीणूड...

THE TOWER: A tower is a construction from which things can be seen from a distance or a vantage point-hence A WATCHTOWER, which implies VIGILANCE, ALERTNESS, & AWARENESS, and those in the TOWER must be AWAKE! Towers are usually not fortresses or castles or palaces, though they may b e and can be, but sometimes in these examples, several towers may be present and generally are.....often called parapets... A SINGLE TOWER, especially built in a flat, barren or desert place, can be considered as 'A MOUNTAIN' and several towers clustered together as a range of mountains, or, on another level, a PHALLIC SYMBOL-a PYRAMID or a ZIGGARAT comes to mind also. For BIBLE-ORIENTED persons, THE TOWER CARD OF THE TAROT calls to mind THE TOWER OF BABEL or THE TOWER OF BABYLON, a symbol also of arrogance, confusion, pride, monolithic aspirations(to see the HEAVENS) or to become GOD,or to communicate with the 'gods'(PLANETARY BODIES,etc.) or simply to observe the stars or to consult them astrologically.

थे TOWER

THE TOWER is the next card of THE TAROT that I choose to discuss and mention rather than following any set order of the usual sort, that is, from 1-21 and the 0,which is placed in differing parts of the deck,depending on the system, the school, the teacher or expositor,etc. which also ends up involving the various other numerical/alphabetical systems in relation to 'THE LADDER OF LIGHTS' or 'THE TREE OF LIFE' and other aspects of the Kaballah...etc. Esoterically,however, THE TOWER relates to the CHARIOT & THE CHARIOTEER....and from looking at the various depictions of the TOWER SYMBOL CARD, one can see that it pertains to these topics:THE FALL OF MAN(MANKIND OR HUMANS), THE FALL OF ATLANTIS; AND THE FALL OF THE TOWER OF BABEL(also the Fall of Babylon/Babel)....and the TOWER replaces the older symbol of THE PYRAMID(generally the great pyramid. The TOWER is also a Phallic symbol and relates on several levels to energies of all kinds.....when discusses from perspective of 'kundalini',etc.

तह चरिओत & थे CHARIOTEER

In the discussion and descriptions of the HORSE, DRIVER, CARRIAGE, PASSENGER as mentioned in works on THE FOURTH WAY, THE WORK, THE SYSTEM,ETC. as as brought by and given by GURDJIEFF to the West, we can see this symbolized in this particular card of THE TAROT. THE CHARIOT or 'WAR WAGON", the CARRIAGE, is somewhat obvious although few moderns know mu;ch about such ancient conveyances these days, except perhaps in what Hollywood movies they appear appear, as in 'Sword & Sandals'. THE PASSENGER may seem to be figure of the Charioteer, but then may actually only represent the DRIVER instead as the actual PASSENGER is hidden behind the driver, and is obscured by a veil, a canopy, or a curtain,etc. THE HORSE in most cards of modern vintage is two sphinxes-one WHITE and the other BLACK-symbolizing EMOTION(S)- of POSITIVE & NEGATIVE, LOVE & HATE, MALE & FEMALE, GOOD & EVIL, etc. THE REINS OF THE HORSE(S( are invisible in these cards but highly important in the analogy used...since they CONTROL the EMOTIONS,and perhaps the INSTINCTS, by the DRIVER,who may or may not, who should or does not, listen to the commands, orders, desires, and wishes,etc.given to him by the PASSENGER, who is, as this card indicates, THE TRUE SELF...THE SELF THAT MUST BE REMEMBERED (at all times)...

थे मजोर & मिनोर ARCANA

THE TAROT deck is composed of two parts or divisions: THE MAJOR ARCANA and THE MINOR ARCANA. This division has led to specific ways in which people utilize the cards, which may have once been carved, wooden or clay, blocks coming from very ancient days...possibly from pre-historic mankind that lived in caves,caverns, and obscure and harsh places and who started out with bone fragments,etc. to make them transportable from cavern walls where the things may have been carved or painted or etched,etc....this is my conjecture and nothing certain can be said about this beyond looking at various descriptions, photos, relics,etc. that may be available in various places around the world. THE MAJOR ARCANA depict people, persons, humans, men/women, children, and some other things in various settings as found nowadays in the modern and varied decks available....and for this reason many devotees of the TAROT concentrate on these in preference to the MINOR ARCANA....while others interested in divinations, fortune-telling,etc. utilize these latter.... people want to know, for instance, certain outcomes, certain trends, certain relationships, and other things, usually of the future, but sometimes in the past and present and which some readers require a look at all three to be able to actually do anything worthwhile.. Both ARCANA OF THE TAROT contain impressions and influences that relate to human consciousness and existence and what one can find in either of them attracts the interest of seekers after truth, knowledge, and destiny, among other things that motivate people, while some others may be repelled by using such for any worthwhile endeavor.