Promise said:
With death comes rebirth. A child wants to re-enter the womb, but is held back by the child already occupying it, pushed away by circumstances that cannot be altered or controlled. The existing cycles into the non-existent and is quickly replaced. It's a jarring image, and an equally jarring concept I think, but something about the image seems oddly natural to me. When I look at the image, I realize that this isn't such a rare occurrence in the animal world, that the young are often cast out when a new "child" is born, and that it's simply a part of this cycle that we call life.
This card speaks to me and seems to say that no matter how painful or uncomfortable Death is, it's something that cannot be escaped.
Yyyeeeessss.
I think that the aurther is a passionate admirer of Carl Jung and Aleister Crowly.
In fact, this crime story has a subtle psychological sense and Biblical spiritual justification.
At first sight this picture remined me the image of Black Ethiopia Madonna with a child, transformed to deep spiritual allegory.
If ou see there is red veil on the Mother's head. It is Priestess veil.
The only day when Priests are able to wear red ceremonial cloth is the Easter day. It is the day of Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Red colour is the colour of Jesus blood.
Do you remember? God the Father has sent his beloved Son to die to atone for our sins with his blood.
The card Death (13) has two inner keys = Death 13 = 1+3 = 4 - Emperor (the Father). 4=2+2 = 22 the Fool (the Child and new way at the same time).
The child on the picture in the pose of pray. It reminds me the last Christ's pray in Gethsemane garden.
Horse's skull was an allegory of fate, destiny, evil rock, from which he is not able to escape.
The ship - a symbol of hope, but sinking ship is the sympol of hope which we have placed on his life and which was not justified. This is an allegory of deep disappointment in our past ideals.
Our past deeds and enterprises were unprofitable, we stuffed the bump on them and are now forced to renounce them and dramatically change their lives. Sinking ship - a symbol of what we once made a mistake, but it happened because of our naivety and short-sighted. Now we are trying to fix the consequences of past failures, but so far in vain.
Sacrifice of the child means the sacrifice of ideal representations and acceptance of life as it really is. This refusal to infantile ideas associated with the power of matriarchal start. it is refusal from comming back to mother's bosom again to feel protected. It is the path to independence and self-decision in our life.
Ship has sank in the water. Water is the symbol of Moon, feninine nature, and...... illusion.
"It is water and the water inhabitants killed Osiris" - Aleister Crowly.
The Child = Infante (the child)=infantilism (the Childness).
The card of Death refers to the possibility of sacrificing one of the infantile ego, its crucifixion, destruction, so that it became possible rebirth on a fundamentally different level.
One of the main meaning of the Death card is difficult change of our fate.
You feel difficult now, and you will be more difficult in the future.
it is difficult "to kill your inner child", whom you have been nurtured and cherished in yourself long time. It's just that drop your habit of taking drugs or alcohol.
But there is no longer return to the past, it is the starting point for change in your life. You should be looking for something to solve your problem.