contrascarpe
Bosch Tarot
Symbolism & Imagery - A white man and a black woman are standing on what appears to be a large flower. The woman has what appears to be a tomato (but could be an apple) on her head and is holding (hiding?) another behind her back. The man's hand is reaching up to the sun and both are looking at it. They stand amidst a wide variety of funky vegetation. In the back the landscape holds trees, grass, desert and mountains (and perhaps a sea, but that is unclear to me).
Comparisons/contrasts with other decks - well, because this is the Bosch deck, not much will be similar. About the only thing similar to other decks is the inclusion of the sun, lol ...... and this sun is "normal", not ornate.
Initial reactions – I see the couple as Adam and Eve, which is why I mused as to whether she was holding a tomato or an apple. I find the differing colors interesting - we typically depict the first couple as being white but in all reality, some believe that the Garden of Eden (if it existed) was in what is now Ethiopia. I find a "wholeness" to this card. The scene is perhaps the moments before they were cast out of the Garden, which again to me signals perfection (because they still didn't know better at that point).
LWB - The reality which we dedicate to others illuminates our path. Vigil. (Text copyright of Lo Scarabeo and Riccardo Minetti).
Symbolism & Imagery - A white man and a black woman are standing on what appears to be a large flower. The woman has what appears to be a tomato (but could be an apple) on her head and is holding (hiding?) another behind her back. The man's hand is reaching up to the sun and both are looking at it. They stand amidst a wide variety of funky vegetation. In the back the landscape holds trees, grass, desert and mountains (and perhaps a sea, but that is unclear to me).
Comparisons/contrasts with other decks - well, because this is the Bosch deck, not much will be similar. About the only thing similar to other decks is the inclusion of the sun, lol ...... and this sun is "normal", not ornate.
Initial reactions – I see the couple as Adam and Eve, which is why I mused as to whether she was holding a tomato or an apple. I find the differing colors interesting - we typically depict the first couple as being white but in all reality, some believe that the Garden of Eden (if it existed) was in what is now Ethiopia. I find a "wholeness" to this card. The scene is perhaps the moments before they were cast out of the Garden, which again to me signals perfection (because they still didn't know better at that point).
LWB - The reality which we dedicate to others illuminates our path. Vigil. (Text copyright of Lo Scarabeo and Riccardo Minetti).