BlueDragonfly
The cards came into the house in my totebag after work, the book is in the other one, and I'm not going out to get it now, so I can't really look up anything pertaining to the card.
The glowing orb(Moon) she holds up allows "in"sight in the darkness. I think the mirror she's holding is simply there to aid in/symbolize "reflection". I don't know much about heron in symbolism and mythology, I'll have to look that up.
The scene behind her is what intrigues me. A shrouded body, in a boat that is tethered to something and the island with the 3 trees behind it. It all puts me in mind of the legend of King Arthur, who was ferried to Avalon for burial. Are the mermaid/serpent and the heron guides for the recently deceased, somehow, the orb there to light the way? A time of pause, before transition to the next life.
The Vikings/Norse also had a "burial" in a vessel, however that was lighted on fire.
Off to look up heron.
The glowing orb(Moon) she holds up allows "in"sight in the darkness. I think the mirror she's holding is simply there to aid in/symbolize "reflection". I don't know much about heron in symbolism and mythology, I'll have to look that up.
The scene behind her is what intrigues me. A shrouded body, in a boat that is tethered to something and the island with the 3 trees behind it. It all puts me in mind of the legend of King Arthur, who was ferried to Avalon for burial. Are the mermaid/serpent and the heron guides for the recently deceased, somehow, the orb there to light the way? A time of pause, before transition to the next life.
The Vikings/Norse also had a "burial" in a vessel, however that was lighted on fire.
Off to look up heron.