It's news to me that this card has caused mass offence. How curious; the conclusions people reach. I never for one minute thought that she was much younger than him. Where did that theory come from? However, I do think he strikes a rather forceful pose and the clothes he is wearing, the colours and fabrics, seem Moroccan to me. I wonder if there's something subliminal there.
Well, I for one noted he had white hair and I thought he looked older than she. That's a very interesting comment about the Moroccan thing - could you explain further?
(Your insights on decks are *always* of interest...)
I find that weird, optical illusion sort of 2 of Cups in the Rohrig far more unnerving (see below).
I have to look at it again - thanks for the scan! The first time it took me a while to figure it out...
As for me, I have to confess, after 2 years, that I have been unable to like (still) the Lovers in the 2nd edition Bohemian Gothic. This must be the only MRP card I cannot work with. It jars with the rest of the deck, has none of the Victorian parlour photography darkness of the other images and I use the deck with fingers crossed that the card doesn't come up.
le Fanu, do you have a scan or pic to show us...? I am curious...but I can certainly relate about the crossed fingers. I feel the same way about the Victorian 2 Swords!
The hands and the martyred expression in the eyes bother me.
Exactly!!!! You so nailed it, Magpie - I think that is what bothers me about it, but I couldn't quite put my finger on the right word for it!
I don't get how this relates to choices, except maybe between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea....certain death vs certain death...pick your method?
I think it's the deformed hands and without hope eyes that get me with this card...the combination is just tooo much.
Lol @ devil and deep blue sea! But also, thanks, I am glad to see it isn't just "snakes in my head" lol!
She looks like she is on some pretty heavy psychotropic medications.
I would tend to agree, tb! Kinda like the delphic oracle in the 300 movie about Sparta...mind you, if I looked like that, I would want to space out, too ;p lol!
