Sulis
As promised, I thought it may be a good idea to compare the court cards and see if we can see any progression through them
I've laid them out in a row and the first thing that I notice is that the Princess/Page and the Knight face each other yet the Queen and King face away from each other.
Looking at this another way, the two female courts, the Princess and the Queen look at each other and so do the two male courts, the Knight and the King.
I'm not sure of the significance of this or even if there is any significance but I did notice it straight away.
The female courts are decorated with sunflowers whilst the male courts have some bell shaped flowers, maybe fresias decorating them.
In my thinking the Princess becomes the Queen and so is a younger, less mature version of her and the Knight becomes the King so he has kingly qualities that maybe aren't yet apparent.
This depends of course on whether you see the first court card as a princess or as a page...If he were a page then he would grow into the knight and eventually the King.
Personally I prefer the gender balance of a Princess who grows into a queen.
The king and queen are both pictured with dragons, maybe to symbolise their maturity whilst the Princess and Knight are pictured with lions heads, linking them to the astrological sign on Leo.
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on the similarities, differences and progression of these courts...
I've laid them out in a row and the first thing that I notice is that the Princess/Page and the Knight face each other yet the Queen and King face away from each other.
Looking at this another way, the two female courts, the Princess and the Queen look at each other and so do the two male courts, the Knight and the King.
I'm not sure of the significance of this or even if there is any significance but I did notice it straight away.
The female courts are decorated with sunflowers whilst the male courts have some bell shaped flowers, maybe fresias decorating them.
In my thinking the Princess becomes the Queen and so is a younger, less mature version of her and the Knight becomes the King so he has kingly qualities that maybe aren't yet apparent.
This depends of course on whether you see the first court card as a princess or as a page...If he were a page then he would grow into the knight and eventually the King.
Personally I prefer the gender balance of a Princess who grows into a queen.
The king and queen are both pictured with dragons, maybe to symbolise their maturity whilst the Princess and Knight are pictured with lions heads, linking them to the astrological sign on Leo.
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on the similarities, differences and progression of these courts...