GR translation: his present condition is set forth, by The Tower

[David Morris]

Yes.  This text needs no special translation. It is not ambiguous.

David Morris

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 9:01 PM Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com> wrote:

> Described, presented.
>
> On Dec 23, 2017 9:27 PM, "Mike Jing" <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V747.27-34, P762.20-28   Of 77 cards that could have come up, Weissmann
>> is “covered,” that is his present condition is set forth, by The Tower. It
>> is a puzzling card, and everybody has a different story on it. It shows a
>> bolt of lightning striking a tall phallic structure, and two figures, one
>> wearing a crown falling from it. Some read ejaculation, and leave it at
>> that. Others see a Gnostic or Cathar symbol for the Church of Rome, and
>> this is generalized to mean any System which cannot tolerate heresy: a
>> system which, by its nature, must sooner or later fall. We know by now that
>> it is also the Rocket.
>>
>> What exactly does "set forth" mean here?
>>
>
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