12-25-2013, 01:20 PM
Gandalf corresponds most closely to the Sage, the potentiator of the body (which is depicted as a wise old man in the Egyptian tarot).
Frodo corresponds most closely to the Fool, of course.
Sam is not so much like the significator of the body; rather, he is much more like the cat depicted in the Emperor card. He is the companionship and support you will have along the positive path.
The Moon card is well depicted in this series: Frodo's approach to Mt. Doom, is analogous to the seeker's approach to the Great Work. Thus, the increasing temptation of the Ring represents the increasing severity of tests which the seeker will be faced with as she steps forward along the path. Hence, the Great Work can only be accomplish when one possesses the greatest amount of purity.
What has always been curious to me is the way the journey ends. Frodo does not manifest the strength to cast out the Ring. Rather, the temptation overcomes him just as it did Isildur in a previous age. In LotR, the "good" triumphs over the "evil" seemingly by accident. Gollum finally gets what he wants, but falls to his demise during his celebratory dance. Yet this is still aligned with the archetypal nature of 3D. It is not strength or struggle or fighting which results in the final release of that which is evil. Rather, it is allowing yourself to express that part of yourself which has been rejected and relegated to the shadow (Gollum). When the shadow is finally given what it craves, the craving is revealed to be vacuous. In this final test, the shadow will seem to overtake you, but--assuming you are on the positive path--once the light is cast upon the shadow, all of its strength falls from beneath it. Its victory is also its demise because there is no longer anything for you to fear. The archetypes most central to this experience are the Moon (experience of the spirit) and the Calling (transformation of the spirit). The face-off between the ego and the shadow depicted in the Moon ultimately leads to a letting go, signified by the mummies in the Calling. In this unique death, it is precisely by releasing the struggle that the prison falls away and one is lifted into a more glorious existence.
Frodo corresponds most closely to the Fool, of course.
Sam is not so much like the significator of the body; rather, he is much more like the cat depicted in the Emperor card. He is the companionship and support you will have along the positive path.
The Moon card is well depicted in this series: Frodo's approach to Mt. Doom, is analogous to the seeker's approach to the Great Work. Thus, the increasing temptation of the Ring represents the increasing severity of tests which the seeker will be faced with as she steps forward along the path. Hence, the Great Work can only be accomplish when one possesses the greatest amount of purity.
What has always been curious to me is the way the journey ends. Frodo does not manifest the strength to cast out the Ring. Rather, the temptation overcomes him just as it did Isildur in a previous age. In LotR, the "good" triumphs over the "evil" seemingly by accident. Gollum finally gets what he wants, but falls to his demise during his celebratory dance. Yet this is still aligned with the archetypal nature of 3D. It is not strength or struggle or fighting which results in the final release of that which is evil. Rather, it is allowing yourself to express that part of yourself which has been rejected and relegated to the shadow (Gollum). When the shadow is finally given what it craves, the craving is revealed to be vacuous. In this final test, the shadow will seem to overtake you, but--assuming you are on the positive path--once the light is cast upon the shadow, all of its strength falls from beneath it. Its victory is also its demise because there is no longer anything for you to fear. The archetypes most central to this experience are the Moon (experience of the spirit) and the Calling (transformation of the spirit). The face-off between the ego and the shadow depicted in the Moon ultimately leads to a letting go, signified by the mummies in the Calling. In this unique death, it is precisely by releasing the struggle that the prison falls away and one is lifted into a more glorious existence.