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Group: alt.magick · Group Profile
Author: Executive FunctionExecutive Function Date: Aug 3, 2008 09:32
> On Aug 3, 8:41Â am, "J.P. \"Julian Sebastian\" Bacchae"
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> gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have two magus cards, the traditional one with hanuman
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>> and another one with arms everywhere doing many different things
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>> I don't remember when single decks came with double magi.
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> The Swiss set of plates (I think it is Swiss) which is now pretty much
> the standard for the deck, included one (or even two?) extra Magus
> cards, made from alternate designs Lady Freida painted before Crowley
> and she settled on the one we know.
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> They were included as an interesting touch for peole who bought the
> deck. Of course, you need to pick one for actual readings, so there is
> only one Magus in the pack for hands-on (some folks over the years
> have assumed they were supposed to keep all three in the deck, just as
> there were folks who assumed the Universal Hexagram card in the older
> set of plates was supposed to be used in readings).
Marketing eh?
Ah well... my deck is half as old as I am. :)
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