Leo62
The cat and the dress
One thing I'm beginning to realise about this deck is that there is always more than first meets the eye. I just took another look at Britannia and noticed 2 things:
1. If you look closely, her dress seems to be made out of flowers, stones and spiders webs - so she really is the embodiment of the land. She reminds me a bit of the Greek nature goddess Demeter. Also, there is definitely an association with spring and flowering. Those bluebells have a short season in Britain;starting about now, continuing through April and into May, at their height around Beltane.
2. I've just realised that all the queens have cats with them! It's funny, although they are not particularly in the background, they are somehow easy to overlook. I like the cat, but not quite sure how it fits with the rest of the card. You could say that cats symbolise feminine energy in general...any ideas?
Off-topic aside: what's the etiquette regarding introducing a new card? I'd like to do the 5 of Cups, as this card has been dogging me all week - but don't want to tread on any toes
One thing I'm beginning to realise about this deck is that there is always more than first meets the eye. I just took another look at Britannia and noticed 2 things:
1. If you look closely, her dress seems to be made out of flowers, stones and spiders webs - so she really is the embodiment of the land. She reminds me a bit of the Greek nature goddess Demeter. Also, there is definitely an association with spring and flowering. Those bluebells have a short season in Britain;starting about now, continuing through April and into May, at their height around Beltane.
2. I've just realised that all the queens have cats with them! It's funny, although they are not particularly in the background, they are somehow easy to overlook. I like the cat, but not quite sure how it fits with the rest of the card. You could say that cats symbolise feminine energy in general...any ideas?
Off-topic aside: what's the etiquette regarding introducing a new card? I'd like to do the 5 of Cups, as this card has been dogging me all week - but don't want to tread on any toes