Book Club?

[Halcyon]

25 minutes ago, KaiNO said:

A suggestion, in the absence of other alternatives.

Here are links to Public Domain Tarot Books.

What if we try to read "Book T by MacGregor Mathers and Harriet Felkin (1888)" this first period; July-August ?

Book T provides a good introductory foundation in the Golden Dawn system of tarot interpretation. The book consists of only 52 pages and the number of pages may suit well in this season as many probably are busy with other things as well.

Benebell Wen recommends starting with "Pictorial Key to the Tarot" and "Oracle of the Tarot" (these books are also in the Public Domain, check link). But knowledgeable as we are 😏, we can use these books as support literature if necessary.

What do you think? Then those who want to participate can quickly get the book/books (and for free).

 

 

Anyway, I'm going for this great idea 😉  But it would be nice if some of you also participated.

I love that idea. I'vebeen reading some public domain tarot books but havent read that one. I cant host but would love to join .downloading now either way:)

[McFaire]

I would be interested in the esoteric non-fiction (I'm reading a long fiction series already right now).

 

With esoteric non-fiction, like Book T, which is good idea @KaiNO, would we be discussing the material as we were reading? Rather than waiting until everyone's done, as for fiction? We don't have the issue of spoilers with non-fiction, and there will a lot of thoughts and ideas to ponder throughout.

[KaiNO]

36 minutes ago, Halcyon said:

I love that idea. I'vebeen reading some public domain tarot books but havent read that one. I cant host but would love to join .downloading now either way:)

😀👍

 

 

27 minutes ago, McFaire said:

I would be interested in the esoteric non-fiction (I'm reading a long fiction series already right now).

 

With esoteric non-fiction, like Book T, which is good idea @KaiNO, would we be discussing the material as we were reading? Rather than waiting until everyone's done, as for fiction? We don't have the issue of spoilers with non-fiction, and there will a lot of thoughts and ideas to ponder throughout.

Can't we make it a little informal this first time? We ask in the forum along the way, and others who participate may answer/discuss. I have no experience with book clubs, but to discuss this kind of material while we read seems like a good idea.

 

 

Otherwise, I have to admit that I have a self-interest in reading this particular book as I participate in

and @Barleywine has suggested  this book as good reading material.

 

[Rupicapra]

2 hours ago, KaiNO said:

What if we try to read "Book T by MacGregor Mathers and Harriet Felkin (1888)" this first period; July-August ?

Great idea, I'm in!

[Barleywine]

Liber T is more a Golden Dawn study manual or training text than a formal book, but I encourage anyone to read it. It's deceptively brief but no less challenging.

[ashjey]

Sounds good to me! 

 

We should have separate discussion threads for each book, and separate suggestion threads for each reading session as well to keep everything kind of neat. 

[Nordica De Spell]

I’m thinking everyone could get a chance...

 

So, maybe we could begin by making a book club member list?

 

And then every member would suggest 3 books of their choice (absolutely any books allowed,) and then we all vote on those individual lists, until each member end up with 1 book that get contributed to the reading list?

 

Example: say @KaiNO bring these suggestions. We vote on them, and maybe Liber T wins. Then we add Liber T to the list of books we’ll read. 

 

We do the same with each book club member, until everyone has 1 book that they got to add!

 

Then we have a list of books that we will read. And the one suggesting theirs, will be the host of that book (unless they don’t want to, in which case someone else must step in.)

 

So, in the example, KaiNO would be the host of Liber T.

 

Then everyone gets at least one book they wanted.

 

And it would be great if we try and participate in the ones that doesn’t seem for us. 

 

All for one, and one for all.

 

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More thoughts:

 

Actually, I think that the one suggesting/hosting each book could get to choose the time frame... And choosing anything between 1-6 months, or something similar?

 

(Yes, if someone chooses 1 month it’s difficult for us slow readers, and 6 months might be difficult for fast readers. But we can all try, in the spirit of communion, and there will be a democratic variation!)

 

@RavenOfSummer could choose what time frame we get to choose from. 

 

And ultimately, together with the hosts, put together the schedule. Where the books get varied and stuff like that. (One wouldn’t want two books of the same next to one another, I get that.) 🙂 

 

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Another thing that would be good with this, is we would have a whole list of books way ahead of time. 

 

Which we could list at the front page, together with a schedule?

 

(And, if new members are added along the way, then when all books on the list are read, the new members can get their say on what should be read next?)

 

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Actually, I think that we should sign it in blood that we will all strive to the best of our abilities to read eachothers books. 👹

 

(Yeah, I’m joking... a little bit...)

 

(But what’s most important, I think everyone’s book should get to be important!)

 

So, what do you guys think? 

 

And, perhaps more importantly, @RavenOfSummer, what do you think of this suggestion?

[KaiNO]

You write many good suggestions, @Nordica De Spell But I am afraid we will never get started if the process is too democratic (and bureaucratic).

In the longer term, these are good ideas, as are @ashjey's suggestions for different threads.

My suggestion was just to get us started quickly, as otherwise the option seemed to be waiting until September...

 

I would also like to hear what @RavenOfSummer thinks 🙂

[Nordica De Spell]

1 hour ago, KaiNO said:

You write many good suggestions, @Nordica De Spell But I am afraid we will never get started if the process is too democratic (and bureaucratic).

In the longer term, these are good ideas, as are @ashjey's suggestions for different threads.

My suggestion was just to get us started quickly, as otherwise the option seemed to be waiting until September...

 

I would also like to hear what @RavenOfSummer thinks 🙂

Oh, but if we have a poll function, we could still be up and running within two weeks, I think! 🙂 

[AfternoonTarot]

Is anyone still interested?  I’d participate, particularly with a non-fiction book.

 

 

[AfternoonTarot]

 

I’d like to offer to lead a reading of the first chapter of Man and His Symbols (conceived and edited by Carl G. Jung).  Jung himself wrote this first chapter, entitled Approaching the Unconscious and finished it just 10 days before his death in 1961.  Jung specifically directed this chapter toward a lay audience, so it is very accessible.  For those of you unfamiliar with Jung, it would be an opportunity to familiarize yourself with some of his ideas about dreams and the unconscious. 

 

The book is available for free online here. The first chapter is 86 pages long, with many photos and illustrations.  I suggest a eight week timetable, reading approximately 10 pages per week (I’ll provide a syllabus).  This should help accommodate tight schedules and allow plenty of time to discuss how the reading relates to our own ideas about dreams and tarot.  It will also allow us to finish well before Halloween. 

 

Please respond if you have any interest.  Syllabus to follow. Suggested starting date is August 18th.

 

Before August 18th - obtain book, review syllabus, read Introduction, pages 9-15 (optional)

August 18-24 Week 1 - The Importance of Dreams, pages 20 - 31 

August 25-31 Week 2 - Past and Future in the Unconscious, pages 32 - 38

September 1-7 Week 3 - The Function of Dreams, pages 39 - 54

September 8-14 Week 4 - The Analysis of Dreams, pages 55 - 66

September 15 - 21 Week 5 - The Archetype in Dream Symbolism, pages 67-73

September 22 - 28 Week 6 - The Archetype in Dream Symbolism, continued, pages 74 -82

September 29 - October 5 - Week 7 - The Soul of Man, pages 83 - 92

October 6 - 12 - Week 8 - The Role of Symbols and Healing the Split, pages 93 - 103

 

The first thread starts here.

Edited October 6, 2019 by AfternoonTarot
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[Rupicapra]

Oooooh I'm in! Thanks for organising! 

 

[Starlight]

3 hours ago, AfternoonTarot said:

I’d like to offer to lead a reading of the first chapter of Man and His Symbols (conceived and edited by Carl G. Jung).

Wonderful! I'm in!! Thank you for putting this together, @AfternoonTarot. Sounds great! 🙂

 

I've had this book for some time and just haven't gotten round to it. Having a group to read with is a strong motivator, and it's fun.

Edited August 7, 2019 by Starlight

[Halcyon]

I'm in !!

[AfternoonTarot]

 

15 hours ago, Rupicapra said:

Oooooh I'm in! Thanks for organising! 

You’re welcome!  I’m happy to do it.

 

12 hours ago, Starlight said:

Wonderful! I'm in!! Thank you for putting this together, @AfternoonTarot. Sounds great! 🙂

You’re welcome!

 

12 hours ago, Starlight said:

I've had this book for some time and just haven't gotten round to it. Having a group to read with is a strong motivator, and it's fun.

Agreed!  We’ll motivate and learn from each other.

 

9 hours ago, Halcyon said:

I'm in !!

So glad you’ll be joining in!

[Wanderer]

Well, well... interesting! Yes, I'll also follow along on the sidelines (probably!) and may get more involved if I find the time and that it grabs me. 

[AnomalyTempest]

I want to be a part of this as well. I travel a lot and my schedule is hectic but I can read a lot and love to learn and discuss new things. I have Jungian hole in my knowledge that needs filling. 😄

[AfternoonTarot]

21 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Well, well... interesting! Yes, I'll also follow along on the sidelines (probably!) and may get more involved if I find the time and that it grabs me. 

Absolutely!  Jump in any time. We’d love to hear your thoughts.

 

17 hours ago, AnomalyTempest said:

I want to be a part of this as well. I travel a lot and my schedule is hectic but I can read a lot and love to learn and discuss new things. I have Jungian hole in my knowledge that needs filling. 😄

Awesome!  Having the book available online should make it a lot easier for you when traveling. Glad to have you!

[Saturn Celeste]

I will try to join in the Jung book!  I posted on the other thread too.

[Mi-Shell]

Can I please become a member of the book club!? 🙂

[AfternoonTarot]

On 8/18/2019 at 1:45 PM, Saturn Celeste said:

I will try to join in the Jung book!  I posted on the other thread too.

See you there!

 

On 8/18/2019 at 4:16 PM, Mi-Shell said:

Can I please become a member of the book club!? 🙂

Yes, we’d love to have you!

[ashjey]

I'll try to join you but I can't say how committed I can be, as i'm still in school 🙂 

[Hummingbird]

I would love to join the next one. The winter is always slower for me. Thanks

[loveheartlight]

Hello, everyone! I wonder if anyone will be interested in working through a totally non-Tarot related book and see how it helps enhance our reading skills and intuition. It's totally an experiment if anyone is willing to jump in. The book is The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Please let me know. It's formatted to read for 12 weeks, although we can do 13 weeks to allow for a sort of Into The Water Week as an intro. What do you guys think?

Edited September 21, 2019 by loveheartlight

[offramp]

Here is a good book, really a short novel: my copy is only about 200 pages

 

In Evil Hour by Gabriel Marquez. Mocking messages have been glued to peoples' doors at night. A circus comes to town, the mayor meets the ringmaster, and through him a woman named Casandra visits the mayor's house.

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When it struck twelve, she lay face down in the hammock, reached out an arm adorned with a set of noisy bracelets, and pinched his nose.

 

"It's late, boy," she said. "Turn out the light." The mayor smiled. "It wasn't for that," he said. She didn't understand.

 

"Do you know how to tell fortunes?" the mayor asked.

 

Casandra sat up in the hammock again. "Of course," she said. And then, having understood, she put her shoes on. "But I didn't bring my cards," she said.

 

"Anyone who eats dirt"—the mayor smiled—"carries his own soil." He took out a worn deck from the bottom of his suitcase. She examined each card, front and back, with serious attention. "The other cards are better," she said. "But in any case, the important thing is the message." The mayor pulled over a small table, sat down across from her, and Casandra laid out the cards.

 

"Love or business?" she asked. The mayor dried the sweat on his hands.

 

"Business," he said.

 

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Her hair, copper-colored two nights before, was silver gray now. "I forgot completely." The mayor smiled, and after hanging up his raincoat, he took a seat beside her.

 

"I hope they haven't thought that you're the one who's putting up the papers."

 

The woman had recovered her relaxed manner. "I wish they had," she replied. "I adore strong emotions."

 

Suddenly the mayor seemed lost in the room. With a defenseless air, cracking his knuckles, he murmured: "You have to do me a favor." She scrutinized him. "Just between the two of us," the mayor went on, "I want you to deal the cards to see if it's possible to find out who's responsible for this mess."

 

She turned her head away. "I understand," she said after a brief silence. The mayor urged her: "I'm doing it for you people more than anything."

 

She nodded. "I've already done it." The mayor couldn't hide his anxiety.

 

"It's something very strange," Casandra went on with calculated melodrama. "The signs were so obvious that I was frightened after having them on the table." Even her breathing had become affected.

 

"Who is it?"

 

"It's the whole town and it's nobody."

Like all Marquez's books, this is a very good book. I think this is my second read and it is even better than the first.

Edited October 11, 2019 by offramp
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