Tarot and the Death Trump

Does the Death Trump signify "change"? What did it signify originally when the Tarot was created during the Italian Renaissance? This video traces the history of the allegorical image of Death and how the Death Trump plays a central role in the Tarot Trumps.
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[@a-guess-at-the-riddle]

Sir you make such quality content. Glad to see you creating more and looking forward to it.

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you.

[@jojojacques810]

How wonderful that you have uploaded!!! I absolutely loved you teachings on the origins of tarot!!! I watch it over and over! ❤️🙏

[@colinlow1167]

I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@b.questor]

I extend my appreciation to you for bringing to light the true spirit of the Tarot.

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you very much!

[@3SunCacaphony]

Colin, you're doing humanity (& history) a great service :) please continue to extend your wealth of knowledge. much appreciated! your curation is clearly outstanding. God speed!!

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you! I have more on the way.

[@timterhorst7987]

Yes! Wonderfull Colin. Thank you for creating this. You’re reference to the history of the card… the richness of it. Absolutely captivating. Looking forward to the your next video.

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you - hopefully it will not take me so long this time.

[@timterhorst7987]

@@colinlow1167 how long did it take you to shoot and prepare this video if you don’t mind me asking?

[@colinlow1167]

@@timterhorst7987 It is difficult to say because I shot different versions at different times and junked them. Also, the material was compiled over years. The process is that I prepare all my material on Powerpoint as if for a presentation. I'll spend months moving slides around, editing, culling etc until it seems to be coherent. Then I write a script with all the on-screen and off-screen dialog. Then I shoot multiple takes - typically 6 or 7 - until it "isn't too bad". Then I have to edit everything together, which took two solid days.

[@timterhorst7987]

@@colinlow1167 You're very thorough Colin! And it really shows. I have some experience in editing, if you need any help with that I'd be happy to think allong. Is there a more private way I can reach out to you? FB or Instagram?

[@colinlow1167]

@@timterhorst7987 Hi Tim, I have several pots on the stove and rush around stirring one and then another. I appreciate your offer, but I tend to work on things when circumstances permit, rather than on any pattern :-)

[@GrandOldMovies]

Enjoyed your scholarly talk on the historical background of the Tarot trumps - looking forward to the others, thanks!

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you!

[@leonardoschuler4187]

Loved your videos :) I’m just starting my tarot journey and it’s very reassuring that information of such quality is so easily accessible. I’m sure you know the difficulty of telling real knowledge from sensacional fabrication and It helps so much having teachers like you, with a scholarly mind

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you!

[@PeterKoperdan]

Your videos are great! Looking forward to the next one 😉

[@goodlittleweird]

Cannot tell you how much I appreciate your content, so excited to see more from you 🌞

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you!

[@joeinreallife6293]

Fantastic! Pleased to see your listlessness has given way to renewed inspiration. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you. I'm working on the next video.

[@waterydomestic]

Brilliant to see another video from you Colin!

[@colinlow1167]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@treesandgeeking]

I've been checking and eagerly awaiting more videos, thanks Colin 😊

[@colinlow1167]

Thanks, more to come.

[@onesunnyday5699]

Same 👍🏼

[@rpstiltskin3358]

Thanks for passing on some of the richness of the cards’ history, Colin. I look forward to more, if you can find time. Thanks for the reading lists.

[@colinlow1167]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do plan more, but spring is a busy time. Flowers. Sun :-)

[@rpstiltskin3358]

Colin, in regards to the milanese ladies with the fancy headgear, you referred to ‘your cards’. Do you mean you designed some?

[@rpstiltskin3358]

We are entering the bowels of winter. All the fruit has been preserved and we are watching some rockstar Azerbaijani peasants on KZbin who are showing us how to live like kings. No cards, but.

[@colinlow1167]

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[@seerenita]

Just brilliant! Looking forward to more 🌟

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you! Hopefully soon ...

[@Aerothorn]

Delighted to see another video!

[@colinlow1167]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-mi2mq6gh4z]

Thank you for this, appreciated.

[@colinlow1167]

Glad you found it interesting.

[@nienienie7567]

Good to see you are back sir!!!

[@colinlow1167]

I'd never gone away, but videos take an absurd amount of time to plan and make, and I have other things ....

[@nienienie7567]

@@colinlow1167 Let me rephrase my comment: I'm so happy that you have posted another video. I've missed your content so much :)

[@colinlow1167]

@@nienienie7567 Thank you very much :-)

[@ROXCANADA2023]

❤ wonderful content, please continue

[@colinlow1167]

TY!

[@clementine_makes_monsters]

I love your videos! You're so informative!

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you!

[@unrealuser023]

just saw the last video recently, thought hope he gets into the individual cards soon!

[@colinlow1167]

That is the plan!

[@unrealuser023]

@@colinlow1167 love how you don’t start at the 0 or 1 card, nice looking space you got.. king regards from Europe

[@colinlow1167]

@@unrealuser023 Because there is an overall story, and it isn't sequential :-)

[@onesunnyday5699]

I KNEW YOU'D BE BACK 😁

[@virginiagutlec2886]

Wonderful!

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you!

[@mromak3086]

Phenomenal ❤ ty

[@colinlow1167]

TY!

[@HorrorRockChick]

Please continue with the major arcana videos!

[@colinlow1167]

I plan to, time permitting.

[@susanaduarteraposo]

So interesting!!! Could you make a video like this for each card of the deck? I would really like to learn more! I will also buy your book, which seems very interesting, funny and nonetheless a great read!

[@colinlow1167]

Thank you! I will be posting a few videos this year. The next one will be on the Fool (I will post it in a couple of weeks) and the one after that will be on the Hermit.

[@susanaduarteraposo]

@@colinlow1167 That is a great idea! it will be a gift for me to learn all these things from you, and for you, if you want, you’ll have material to grow your KZbin channel, which is one of the best so far about tarot (and you only have 2 videos so far!) :-) I’ll be happily waiting for your next work! Have a lovely day today :-)

[@sanguinetitarot7780]

Patmos island is an Greek island in the Aegian sea ,not an "island off the coast of turkey". John the Apostle ,was exiled there by the Roman authorities. He is considered by many ,the only of the 4evangelists ,that was really a student of Crist. As for everything else I will not comment as I respect the freedom of speech and every person's rights to their opinions. Nice ,rich work here. Many blessings

[@lucrecevonkasm]

You are right Patmos is a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. It is however clearly closer to the Turkish coast, ergo also an island off the coast of Turkey.

[@sanguinetitarot7780]

alright then : "Shakespeare wrote his plays on an island off the coasts of France" :)

[@sanguinetitarot7780]

I mean, you know that the apocalypse book as the gospels were written in Greek ,no? So ,to state "off the coasts of turkey" and to not say "Greek island of the Aegean sea" has some cultural and historical denotations, to say the least bro ...

[@sanguinetitarot7780]

bloody hell ! there was no Turkey back then, for fuck's sake! This is supposed to be a historical analysis of the origin of a thing ! bloody hell !

[@colinlow1167]

I appreciate today's regional sensitivities, and the fraught boundaries of nation states :-) I should have said "Anatolia". And then dithered as to whether Patmos was actually part of the Roman province (I think it was). All this is relevant because John opens with an address to the Seven Churches, which are within easy reach of Patmos. Ephesus is 99km from Patmos by boat, so it would be a day trip with a good wind. I stick by my statement :-)

[@natashaperry-fagant4171]

It is criminal that these videos are not some of the first that come up when searching for "history of Tarot" I can't believe that there are 100s of AI generated videos that provide no insight or substance that are getting all the views.

[@colinlow1167]

I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@161157gor]

Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!

[@colinlow1167]

Indeed. We have stuff to do.

[@161157gor]

@@colinlow1167 Look forward to the next one…

[@alenelevin1757]

First time.

[@jack-e-designs]

Why did you stop putting up videos?

[@colinlow1167]

I don't believe I've stopped :-) I have my own schedule.