标题: 《What Is The Tator》 [打印本页] 作者: 飛翔朱雀 时间: 2009-3-3 10:10 标题: 《What Is The Tator》 No study of occult philosophy is possible without an acquaintance with symbolism,for if,the words occultism and symbolism are correctly used,they mean almost one and the,same thing.Symbolism cannot bo leamed as one learns to build bridges or spead a,foreign language,and for the interpretation of symbols a special cast of mind is,necessary;in addition to knowledge,special faculties,the power of creative thought,and a developed imaginagion aer required.One who understands the use of symbolism, in the arts,knows,in a general way,what is meant by occult symboilism.But even then,a special training of the mind is necessary,in order to comprehend the "language of the,Initiates," and to expess in this language the intuitions as they arise.
There are many methods for developing the "sense of symbols" in those who are,striving to understand the hidden forces of Nature and Man,and for teaching the,fundamental principles as well as the elements of the esoteric language. The most,synthetic,and one of the most interesting of these methods,is the Tarot.