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I am a slow leaner and need to have something drummed into my head many times before I start to “get it.” |
我想，我也是這樣。所以，去上塔羅課，並不符合我學習的方式，除非有各式各樣的老師，一再跟我談塔羅，否則我一定沒辦法跟一個老師，上初階進階高階，然後就把塔羅學好，這是我無法達成的事情。我必須一本一本書慢慢啃，跟自己對話，不斷反芻，推翻自己，建立自己，然後才會建構出一個屬於我自己的，完整的塔羅世界。 |
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Naturally, because no two individuals are alike, we should not expect to find the answers in the same places. |
我覺得塔羅牌是一種可以用寬闊心胸面對的工具。我的意思是，沒有任何一種使用方法是權威，每個人都可以從塔羅的基本架構去發展，走出自己一條與眾不同的路。就像作者說的，每一個個體彼此都不一樣，適合你的解讀方式，不一定適合我，適合你的學習途徑，也不一定適合我。所以，沒有哪一本書是權威，也沒有哪一個老師是武林至尊。我們也不需要在一本書或一個老師那裡，找到全部的答案，更不需要每個人都得到相同的答案。因為我們每一個個體彼此並不相像，因此，得到不一樣的答案，是很自然的。 |
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However, I must warn the reader that my understanding of Crowley, Thelema, and tarot is constantly changing. No matter how smugly secure I may appear in my theories and opinions, please keep in mind that I am perpetually reexamining my theories and changing my opinions. I counsel you to be prepared to do the same. |
聽到一位作者這麼說，我覺得很開心。 |
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The individual is now to be recognized as the primary and preeminent unit of society. It is now possible for humanity to awaken to the liberating fact that each of us is a star, as unique and self-radiant as our celestial counterparts. Instead of desperately trying to determine the will of God and then clumsily attempting to cooperate with it, each of us must now come to realize that our will, if properly understood and executed, is already in harmony with the divine will. In other words, in this age, the holy quest is to discover one’s own way rather than trying to guess what a God wants for you and hope from moment to moment that you are guessing correctly. |
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A prophet need only have a vision of the truth and the courage to give voice to that truth no matter what the consequences. |
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