Shall we all please pay attention?
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Around the waist of The Magician, we find the Orouboros. This is most interesting. One of the definitions of the Orouboros indicates "The biggining and the End" also that the Orouboros was create "perfect" as it's environment had no enemies, he need no food as his excrement is also his food, indication "completion" etc. In other words we are looking at the completed cycle of Aleph and Yod, in the Magician. Yet another meaning takes it further saying it is BLACK AND WHITE as Yin ans Yang, but we are working with Tarot, in the West.
Now, where do we see a very definitive black and white? How do we find the influence from Persepone? A very interesting angle here, why do we have wings in the suit of Cups---water? Who is Hermes and how is his influence on The Magician.
Look at the Two of Cups, What is the purpose of the cadeuces, Lions head. The woman dressed similar to the High Priestess and the man's dress, we find on The Fool. Let us start doing
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Go to this link, you may find some answers:
http://mysticboard.org/vi ... hp?t=67787
Blessed be.