The purpose of this page is to offer painfully brief and horribly incomplete descriptions of what it is I try to do in my analysis of tarot and the creation of my own "wisdom system" of patterns and numbers.
The Numerical Tarot has a definite underlying structure that is highly logical in form. Because it is based on the creation of a number line that consists of only nine digits, numerous alterations take place from that of traditional tarot. The links below are an attempt to explain, in painfully brief and horribly incomplete language, the "why" of some of the alterations you may notice as you study this system of logical analysis.
But before you read any further... if you haven't already been there, you should read The Two Cent Tour first. Then...
Pick any one of these articles to read. This is a non-linear site, so explore.
If you would like to discuss the ideas found on this site, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/tarotalternative/
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Important Patterns of Nature
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Simplicity Equals Truth (Start here)
--- Every idea presented on this site is derived from a simple model consisting of four circles and a point.
The Invisible Body
--- An index that reviews some of the various layers of ideas that are built out from the skeleton of four circles and a point
Why Abstract Patterns?
--- Two simple examples of what I mean by patterns in nature based on abstract thought.
Why Only Nine?
--- An explanation of why there are no 10s in my Minor Suits, and two rows of 9 in my Major Icons.
More...
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The Underlying Structure of the Deck
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Evolution of A Deck Design: The Matrix
--- The logical evolution of a matrix, to be used in the balanced, symmetrical, contrasting and consistent relation of ideas.
A Spectrum of Possibilities
--- Using a matrix as a device to organize speech and vocabulary and thereby aid in the semantics of tarot interpretation.
More...
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Deck at a Glance: Keywords and Layout
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Keyword Models
--- Key words designed to describe the fundamental, elemental, primordial, abstract stages of existence.
Keyword Charts
--- Key words designed to describe the upright, and reversed parts of The Numerical Tarot Deck.
Deck Charts
--- Key words designed to describe the upright, illustrated parts of The Numerical Tarot Deck only.
Deck Layout
--- A visual table showing the layout of The Numerical Tarot Deck, with links to color images of each illustration.
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Philosophy and Opinions
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Mitigate-the-Bad vs. A Blind Oracle
--- Is the tarot designed for healing and reassurance - or is it a blind oracle that tells it like it is?
Cross-cultural vs. TRANS-cultural
--- An important distinction between the heterogeneous approach of tradition vs. the homogenous approach offered here.
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Application of ideas
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
--- An outline for a possible story, based on the classic patterns described above.
All of Human Behavior
--- An ambitious attempt to define fundamental personality types with the use of The Quaternary, describe above.
These articles should get you started. I will be adding more in the BOOK section, as time permits.
All of these sections contain painfully brief and horribly incomplete descriptions of ideas that are explained in painfully exact detail in the book "All Things Are Numbers." They are, at times, a bit out of context. They are only meant to pique your interest in what I do and how I do it, they are not meant to be complete descriptions.
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