Tarot and Medici Solitaire. Gallery of examples, Krylov Petr

Tarot and Medici Solitaire. Gallery of examples

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Krylov Petr

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– I bought this at an auction in London. All this stuff was taken straight from the Titanic!

And the second guy says:

– That's nothing! Let's go to my place!

He's got this giant glass bowl, nearly the size of his house, with all sorts of fish swimming inside, and wreckage of the Titanic sticking out of the mud at the bottom.

– This is an exact copy, I ordered it from James Cameron!

And the third guy says:

– Dudes, don't make me laugh. All this is crap. Let's go to my place and take a look at what I bought!

They go to his mansion and are blown away by the following display: there's a pool, no fish but with floating icebergs, and Leonardo DiCaprio frozen at the bottom…

"Eights", according to the Kabbalah, are form + form.

In other words, a conglomerate of forms – a composite form.

An artificial conglomerate of forms is called a formation. A formation usually consists of geometrically "correct" forms.

From the limited point of view of a mortal human being, artificial formations are usually perceived as something stable, solid, and unchanging. But this, in fact, is not the case, it's just that human perception doesn't notice the changes, or regards them as insignificant.

Thus, the Eight of Disks is a kind of stability and resilience, a formation or mechanism, in Matter or Finance.

For example, it may symbolize a house or a Swiss bank.

Fig. 1.8.1 Eight of Disks – stability, resilience, a solid Material formation. An old castle. Ancient mountains. 79

Fig. 1.8.2 Eight of Disks. A mixture of "simple" liquids is a cocktail. A "mix" of buildings – an old port city. The "eternal" Ocean, the sea. 80

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Fig. 1.8.3 Eight of Disks – a formation of Matter. A fireplace. An oven. A hearth. 81

Fig. 1.8.4 Eight of Disks – stability, resilience, a formation of Matter. An old mill in the Netherlands. A windmill. 82

Fig. 1.8.5 Eight of Disks – stability, constancy of Matter. The "eternal" sun overhead. The moon, which is "always" in the sky. The "eternal" sky. 83

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Fig. 1.8.6 Eight of Disks. Historical monuments with a long history. Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Vatican, etc. 84

Fig. 1.8.7 Eight of Disks – stability, resilience, a formation of Matter and Finance. A reliable bank with a centuries-old history. 85

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Fig. 1.8.8 Eight of Disks – stability, reliability, a formation, a mechanism of Matter and Finance. A safe deposit box, a bank vault. 86

The defining feature of Eight of Disks is that it's a kind of stable material (or financial) formation of simpler elements in/over time. As a general rule, it can be taken apart into simpler elements, and then reassembled.

Nine of Disks

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Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine De Saint-Exupery.

"Nines", according to the Kabbalah, are the last, final step before the Ten (transformation, transition to a new level). This moment determines the meaning of the "Nine".

"Nines" are completeness, perfection, mastery, a certain ideal (for your level or class).

Accordingly, the Nine of Disks is completeness, perfection in Material or Financial matters.

Fig 1.9.1 Nine of Disks – completeness, perfection of Matter. A beautiful sculpture, a house, a monument. Matter brought to "perfection" – beauty. 87

Fig. 1.9.2 Nine of Disks. Drinks, liquids, solutions of the highest quality. Matter brought to "perfection" – perfect taste, quality. Collectible wines, spirits, the purest water. 88

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