tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505887718786697032.post472384888702953668..comments2016-10-25T21:30:17.772-04:00Comments on swimming with shaRQ: The Tarot of Heaven and EarthShar Qaanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12437811464432879555noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505887718786697032.post-10832746101860929262012-02-10T13:00:04.464-05:002012-02-10T13:00:04.464-05:00Heaven is Round,
Earth is Square,
Love is Eternal....Heaven is Round,<br />Earth is Square,<br />Love is Eternal.<br /><br />The interpenetration of Action (circle) and Struction (square) gives rise to the Four Symbols or Four Elements from which Humanity is comprised.<br /><br />In the context of Humanity, Heaven, symbolized by the circle can represent Mind while Earth's emblem, the square, may symbolize Body.<br /><br />The Four symbols each begin with the circle, around which is constructed the square. The circle is then bisected as it is displaced from its central position within the square.<br />This suggests the original, unconditioned state of humanity with respect to mind and body, and the consequent decentralization and division of mind into functional hemispheres.<br /><br />Chinese cosmology posits the Four Symbols (xiang), direct descendants of the coupling of Heaven (circle) and Earth (square), but ancestors to the Eight Diagrams (ba gua). Tarot also admits to a quaternity of elements, the symbols of which are used on modern playing cards.<br /><br />We demonstrate here the correspondence between these traditions. Affinity is displayed along the vertical axes, antagonism along the horizontal, and neutrality on the diagonals.Shar Qaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437811464432879555noreply@blogger.com