BrightEye
I'd see the cards as saying that all victory and worldly gain are transient in the face of death.
BrightEye said:I'd see the cards as saying that all victory and worldly gain are transient in the face of death.
lucifall said:Are the 7 riders symbolising the procession of the SUN?
Lucifall
Such a powerful description! Genius!Teheuti said:In the first version I could see a Memento Mori but even more I see a story where Death has come and cleared the way, destroying everything in his path, like a harvest, after which the fields lie barren. The Knight comes along. He's like Pluto/Hades on his black horse and the fields around him are bare. But, he carries a seed, so I can see him planting that seed or giving the first impetus (in the dark) to what is to come later. The 6 of Wands is like a new force that is able to move easily (successfully) into or through the area that had been cleared, perhaps not even realizing that the way had been prepared or blessed after its destruction by the Knight of Pentacles.
Respect! Just wow!Teheuti said:In Procession II in which the 6 of Wands goes first, it's like heading into something optimistically but this brings devastation (Death) in its wake - perhaps a good intention that ends something. Afterward, either the Knight is left "holding the bag," or the Knight represents a new person or force who considers what can be built or done in the aftermath.
Alternatively, in Procession II, the Knight could be envisioning what needs to "go" in order to be successful. [I like this one!]
I think that's an amazing exercise! I used to draw cards to understand them better, some of the drawings at the end seemed quite minimalistic and some would turn out rather expressionist, but i hadn't though of substituting the figures or putting together pieces of various cards! That's so interesting!Teheuti said:These cards would be interesting to integrate in a 3-card drawing. By this, I mean doing a drawing in crayons in which the three cards are integrated into one image. (Okay to use stick-figures.) They could be three figures in one scene (substitute the Knight & 6W for the figures lying under Death, for instance) or one figure and background that contains pieces of all three. It's usually best not to pre-think the drawing but do it spontaneously starting with anything that strikes you.
This is the best way I know to learn to integrate three cards.
Teheuti said:These cards would be interesting to integrate in a 3-card drawing. By this, I mean doing a drawing in crayons in which the three cards are integrated into one image. (Okay to use stick-figures.) They could be three figures in one scene (substitute the Knight & 6W for the figures lying under Death, for instance) or one figure and background that contains pieces of all three. It's usually best not to pre-think the drawing but do it spontaneously starting with anything that strikes you.
This is the best way I know to learn to integrate three cards.
lucifall said:Thanks for the inspiring thought Teheuti!
I make glass paintings inspired on tarotcards, but never combined them!
This is an idea for new work………
In the creative mood you brought me in, I have made some compilations of the 3 in procession, with the fine drawings of Pamela.
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4736/8b7be35ef6c80fa887d89ee.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2676/70ce4cb595d0437e4f749cc.jpg
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9480/14939b65e158f7c3214bf20.jpg
Light Luci