THE STAR, TAROT
TRUMP #17 THOTH TAROT
DECK
THE STAR image from the THOTH
deck, the one I use the most, combines Egyptian, Cabbalah, myths and
Astrological symbols in a beautiful way. I love this deck and get many
inquiries about it.
The
Star card shows the Goddess, personified as Isis, or the planet Venus, She
unites the "as above so below" Hemetic maxim. She represents the
Astrological sign Aquarius and its' ideals of Univesal love, and vision.
She links us to our Higher Selves. The Ancients believed that every man
and woman was linked to their own star. She represents that link.
Make a wish on a
star everyday. Believe in your dreams.
About the Tarot
The
origins of the Tarot are shrouded in myth and mystery. Some say it came
from Egypt where the Initiated wanted to preserve the mystical and occult
Initiatory knowledge which is the origin of Tarot in a symbolic
pictorial form.
I believe
the Tarot originated in its presently recognizable form after
the burning of the great ancient wonder of the world, the Library
of Alexandria.
Modern
research suggests that Tarot evolved from a group of 22 playing cards
called tarocchi used in 16th century Italy that were added to an extant
deck of 56. In the late 18th century, the French started using the cards
for fortune telling. In today's tarot decks, the 22 cards are the Trumps
or major cards illustrating archetypes like the Fool, the Devil, the
Sun, the Lover and Death etc. The 16 Court cards still appear partially in
everyday playing card decks as kings, queens, and jacks. The four
element cards,1-10 are similar to ordinary cards as
well.
The Journey always begins with The
Fool.
The Fool is the symbol of wisdom and
enlightenment. An androgynous figure represents the Soul about to
step into the Abyss into Human Form. The Fool represents the end and
the beginning of everything. The sacred Zero of eternity is also the
master number 22 of enlightenment. The Fool is the wisdom of the Child
Archetype living in the eternal moment, trusting, innocent with no
expectations, totally alive in the Now.