November 1, 2023

"Crazy quilt," revisited . . .

I’m departing from the essay format for this post, and returning to the “crazy quilt” model that came along several times in the past. For example:

August 7, 2022

Today’s version was prompted by a couple of things coming together. One—I’ve been reflecting on EP posts from the past, and two—I came across an interesting structure for revisiting them.

I wrote in a recent Notebook Page about a documentary series called Five Levels, in which an expert on some topic (such as quantum physics!) explains the topic to five different people:

• A small child

• A high-school student

• A college undergraduate

• A graduate student, and

• A professional colleague

Of course I thought about how one might explain or discuss Tarot at each of those levels. And here’s what I came up with:

Small child - interesting pictures

Teenager - creative exploration

Undergrad - literature and culture

Grad student - history and psychology

Colleague - divination

Looking over that top-of-mind breakout, I realized it’s also a high-level look at the topic categories of EP posts.

Presto! Match made.

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I don’t want to call these “favorites”—but I’ve chosen two posts that seem especially apt for each of the Five Levels. Some are as they were originally published, some have been revised a bit.

(And by the way, if Gmail cuts off this email, just click on “View entire message.”)

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Interesting Pictures

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Creative exploration

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Literature and culture

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History and psychology

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Divination

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As always . . . thanks for reading. Or re-reading! C