Croat Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago A question for y'all based on what we know about ancient temples... For context, almost all ancient temples were built with paramount importance placed on the optical play of light and shadow. This was particularly true when aligned with the movement of sun and/or stars, but regardless temples were almost never oriented arbitrarily or constructed without intentional visual manipulation of pilgrims' subconscious experience. In short, visual staging was a key part of religious experience vis-à-vis ancient temples. Fast forward to today and how you interact with Tarot. Beyond just ritual, do you intentionally manipulate light and shadow when doing a reading? Set the visual stage, so to speak? If so, why? What is your purpose in creating a particular visual experience coupled with your reading? And perhaps a more weighty question: do you think visual staging can have an impact on how you read the cards?
DanielJUK Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago I personally haven't tried this but I read once that some people have candles or change the lighting, so maybe only some symbols or parts of the card are seen. Ohh that could be a good exercise to only show some part. I think there was an exercise in ISG a while ago where only part of the card was shown. I can't quite remember but it was a very interesting experience. I might try reading with just candlelight, because I scry that way and it brings fascinating symbols to me. Some decks make new landscapes when you put the cards together. That's in the deck design, like the Majors or Suits can make a bigger picture together. I think the idea of manipulating is maybe to get a better intuitive, more personalised message perhaps? Like this part or symbol (s) are the most important here. Not sure but that is what I would take from it.
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