AoD11: Pamela Colman Smith's Eyes Within

[@melissafreerangepsychic8970]

Read The Last Minstrels. Yeats worked very hard with Florence Farr on reviving the ancient minstrel arts setting his poems to chanting tones. Florence Farr, one of the priestesses of the Golden Dawn would chant and play the harp. They actually toured the US bringing their art to the theaters and salons there. Florence Farr worked with Smith on the actual metaphysical structure and symbolism of the Ryder Waits cards and I am pretty sure she modeled for them along with Ellen Terry. Farr should also be acknowledged a as co author/creator along with Pam Coleman Smith. Hopefully you have done or will do a video on her. If you want to read a really good book to understand the Hermetic Order, Women of the Golden Dawn by Mary Greer is a must. Yeats was a very active member of the Golden Dawn fyi and good friends with both Smith and Farr. The Golden Dawn did fall apart in the end because of division amongst the founding members but it actually was very tightly structured and taken very seriously. For example, Farr would not allow Crowley to advance any farther than the outer circles of the order because of his drug and sex abuse. She actually took over the London Order when the founding members moved to Paris.

[@MarcusKatzAuthor]

Nice overview of Pamela Colman Smith, excellent work! If you are interested in the esoteric side of her work, and the symbols she placed into the tarot from Shakespeare and other plays, we have researched and written on that from an occult background, in "Secrets of the Waite-Smith Tarot" (Llewellyn) by Marcus Katz & Tali Goodwin. Be happy to get in touch with any details or clarifications, always nice to promote Pamela's life and work. By the way, she was apparently a nightmare to work with, with Yeats saying she always had "too many irons in the fire" and so it was amazing she completed the tarot project - and likely, in just five months at Smallhythe Cottage.

[@DTM-Books]

This was a great episode, thanks for sharing.

[@mida2202]

Thank you for your work. As a 30+ year reader, with cards gifted to me by my family, I have deep humility for Smith's work. Meditation brought me to your video today, while I searched for deeper knowledge. Thank you for the deep dive.

[@artofdarkpod]

We are very glad you enjoyed it. PCS was a brilliant talent and her contribution to the Tarot is enormous. We wanted to do our little part to help keep her memory alive. You might also be interested in an interview we did with Elizabeth Foley O'Connor, the author of the most recent PCS biography. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ_Mcnaihdt5gc0

[@andreaward2925]

I agree, we need to party like they did. I'm in!

[@ayelet8168]

The Rite of Spring was composed by Stravinsky, guys, not Debussy

[@kevinkautzman3531]

Thanks for the correction!

[@misspatcleveland]

thank you

[@debbiesalerno5235]

I really enjoyed this it was a good watch. I have the Pamela Colman Smith untold story book.

[@marmite400]

Guys, thank you very much for this. Pamela Coleman Smith, I would loved to have known you.💖

[@artofdarkpod]

Glad you liked it. We've got a follow-up episode scheduled with one of the leading experts on Pamela Colman Smith that promises to go even deeper into this amazing artist. Coming soon! artofdarkpod.com/

[@marmite400]

@@artofdarkpod Looking forward to it!

[@olasylvia1]

@@marmite400 me too

[@rmt3589]

@@artofdarkpod How did it go?

[@DeliaSnagglefang]

If Pamela is alive now, she is in my family.

[@liltoospicy356]

Amazing episode!

[@artofdarkpod]

Thanks for checking it out. We've got a follow-up episode to this with the author of the most recent and comprehensive biography on PCS. You might be interested: artofdarkpod.com/pamela-colman-smith-redux-with-elizabeth-foley-oconnor/

[@ismahappyfacedot]

chatgpt read - pamela colman tarot cards

[@Diademkiss]

Wasn't her mother Jamaican

[@artofdarkpod]

There's been much speculation about this. But the official story is that she was the only child of two Americans and that the family moved to Jamaica when PCS was an adolescent.

[@Theconsciousoutkast]

Her mother was Jamaican she is most definitely biracial...glad u spoke to this point...I knew that the moment I saw her 20 years ago...in my tarot deck...for some reason this cause some people cognitive dissonance...

[@TellingStewart]

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[@lillypants]

✨Loved your podcast! Entertaining, smart, & funny! I especially liked your “whooee” comments at around 42:00!!! People hire me for tarot reading salon parties! I’ll wear my bells and gems for one of your gatherings. Let me know when and where! I’m all about bringing “it” back! (She mingled with the Stieglitz and O’Keefe circles, too.)✨ 🫳 🔮 🫴