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WYSIWYG
Soundtrack by Floex (Tomáš Dvořák): soundcloud.com/floex/lovemaking-inside-of-the-watercamel
Because that's what I was listening while making this image =D
WYSIWYG is an acronym especially used on computer user interface design, and it comes from words 'What You See, Is What You Get'. Tarot cards are very much an user interface as well, and experienced "reader" uses them exactly to let the "customer" to see there what the customer wants. One or more rather general symbols are used to make a person to reflect her or his own inner thoughts, hopes, fears and feelings. So, a cleverly conducted Tarot session is not actually about future telling, but more like a psychological analyses.
'The Sunday Challenge' here was to illustrate one or multiple of so called "seven heavenly virtues", which (based on some sources) are: prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity. I chose temperance because it is the only virtue mentioned on Tarot card titles, and it has been there since the first known examples of illustrated Tarot cards made around mid-15th century. Virtues as such are however much older origin, and they have been the "building blocks" of humanity in many cultures around the world for millenniums.
The journey I took to research this topic was extremely interesting and inspiring. People do like stories, and they clearly want to make them even more colourful and exiting, by adding their own interpretations onto what they have seen and heard before. For example I found out this Tarot card originally did not represent winged angel at all. There was just a woman pouring water from one jug to another*. Later on came the wings, and in more recent versions the person transformed to an androgynous character, dressed in white robe, and standing one feet in water and another on dry land. Also the interpretations of the symbols have varied a lot. Some claim there's wine mixed with water, which is probably one reason why Temperance has seen to refer to sobriety. The "angelic" appearance of Temperance has then made people to see there references even to archangels, and some sources claim there's Gabriel, some sees there Cassiel.
But what makes the concept of temperance especially interesting is the close relation with temperament. So, in real life the ability of being able to moderate one's behaviour and feelings is very much a feature learned through numerous repetitions within social interaction. According one pedagogical point of view, we can't "teach a horse" out of the context. Whether a horse learns not to afraid a squeaking gate depends on the sum of all the situations when the horse has to go through any gate, and not only based on those occasions when the horse is trained. Which means the training (learning) does not ever end. Correspondingly self-control is something one has to practise all the time. And perhaps it can be seen, and has been seen, as a profound ability what also all other virtues can be built on. In other words, all virtues can be seen as different forms of self-control (temperance).
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_(virtue)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_(Tarot_card)
www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=temperance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperament
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
TSC footnote and art references:
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Constructive suggestions are always welcome! =)
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The possible noticeable references to Dante Alighieri's Paradiso and Gustave Doré's art are intentional ;-) Do notice Dante wrote Divine Comedy earlier than claimed origins of Tarot cards, which means the Tarot cards are very likely based also on ideas spread by Dante. Just like Dante has inspired many artists ever since.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradiso_(Dante)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradiso_Canto_31.jpg
* And after posting this, I discovered there is actually no liquid displayed at all on the oldest versions of Temperance card. It is left for imagination to see there something poured.
Because that's what I was listening while making this image =D
WYSIWYG is an acronym especially used on computer user interface design, and it comes from words 'What You See, Is What You Get'. Tarot cards are very much an user interface as well, and experienced "reader" uses them exactly to let the "customer" to see there what the customer wants. One or more rather general symbols are used to make a person to reflect her or his own inner thoughts, hopes, fears and feelings. So, a cleverly conducted Tarot session is not actually about future telling, but more like a psychological analyses.
'The Sunday Challenge' here was to illustrate one or multiple of so called "seven heavenly virtues", which (based on some sources) are: prudence, justice, temperance, courage, faith, hope, and charity. I chose temperance because it is the only virtue mentioned on Tarot card titles, and it has been there since the first known examples of illustrated Tarot cards made around mid-15th century. Virtues as such are however much older origin, and they have been the "building blocks" of humanity in many cultures around the world for millenniums.
The journey I took to research this topic was extremely interesting and inspiring. People do like stories, and they clearly want to make them even more colourful and exiting, by adding their own interpretations onto what they have seen and heard before. For example I found out this Tarot card originally did not represent winged angel at all. There was just a woman pouring water from one jug to another*. Later on came the wings, and in more recent versions the person transformed to an androgynous character, dressed in white robe, and standing one feet in water and another on dry land. Also the interpretations of the symbols have varied a lot. Some claim there's wine mixed with water, which is probably one reason why Temperance has seen to refer to sobriety. The "angelic" appearance of Temperance has then made people to see there references even to archangels, and some sources claim there's Gabriel, some sees there Cassiel.
But what makes the concept of temperance especially interesting is the close relation with temperament. So, in real life the ability of being able to moderate one's behaviour and feelings is very much a feature learned through numerous repetitions within social interaction. According one pedagogical point of view, we can't "teach a horse" out of the context. Whether a horse learns not to afraid a squeaking gate depends on the sum of all the situations when the horse has to go through any gate, and not only based on those occasions when the horse is trained. Which means the training (learning) does not ever end. Correspondingly self-control is something one has to practise all the time. And perhaps it can be seen, and has been seen, as a profound ability what also all other virtues can be built on. In other words, all virtues can be seen as different forms of self-control (temperance).
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_(virtue)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_(Tarot_card)
www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=temperance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperament
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
TSC footnote and art references:
*****************************************************
Constructive suggestions are always welcome! =)
*****************************************************
The possible noticeable references to Dante Alighieri's Paradiso and Gustave Doré's art are intentional ;-) Do notice Dante wrote Divine Comedy earlier than claimed origins of Tarot cards, which means the Tarot cards are very likely based also on ideas spread by Dante. Just like Dante has inspired many artists ever since.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradiso_(Dante)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradiso_Canto_31.jpg
* And after posting this, I discovered there is actually no liquid displayed at all on the oldest versions of Temperance card. It is left for imagination to see there something poured.
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Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Taormina clubBought a lot of learning books, and told everybody something about the future.
Your pic remembers me in this time.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Heidiho clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen clubDo you know the German language doesn't have a suitable word to reflect the core and the scope of the term "temperantia" (says at least Wikipedia)! ;-DD
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Dida From Augsburgde.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4%C3%9Figung
de.wiktionary.org/wiki/M%C3%A4%C3%9Figung
And thank you Dida =)
Dida From Augsburg has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club"Die deutsche Sprache hat kein geeignetes Wort, um auch nur einigermaßen den Kern und den Umfang des Begriffes temperantia widerzuspiegeln“ ;-DD
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Dida From AugsburgI always say to my students the Wikipedia articles are unreliable, and they never should be used as a primary source on any more serious study. But as a secondary source they may provide some reliable sources on article's list of references.
What comes to that German word 'Mäßigung', I think it proves the richness of language to come up with something else than use a loanword. Also in Finnish there are multiple translations for 'temperance': fi.wiktionary.org/wiki/temperance
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Gillian Everett clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Diederik Santema clubThank you Diederik =)
Clickity Click has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Clickity ClickSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to * Didier 85 *Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to JanI hope this helps you to get back to this date =D
en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Trying_too_hard_to_make_an_acronym_fit_a_pre-chosen_word
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to autofantasia clubAnd thank you very much Paul =)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to AmazingstokerSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Shuttering YukonMaybe I should use Tarot cards as a subject more often ;-) I have quite nice deck illustrated by Salvador Dali.
Valfal has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to ValfalValfal has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Clickity ClickYes, the background gives this the asked heavenly aspect =D
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to H CAs for self-control, one factor that could also be mentioned is that your self-control is greater the less self you have to control.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to John FitzGerald clubPeople have some peculiar interest on superstitious things. Even if the head says not to take these things seriously, some part of us still gets easily attempted to belief otherwise =D
Good point on self control ;-)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Roger Bennion clubbtw, copy that Donald whatwashislastname ;-)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to LutzP clubNow I have to admit I got lost on that Donald thing... =D
LutzP club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to LutzP clubSami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Chrissy clubI have met people playing every morning Tarot, before starting the day and looked really a bit depressed when the result was not too good.
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