Bat Chicken
I thought I'd share this little observation outside the IDS realm!
The cards below are the "Blasted Oak (Greenwood) and Reversal (Blake) - Both have connections to the traditional Hanged Man. Now look at the image and tell me they are not similar... Look at the legs and feet and the directionality of the body... The original art this is based on is Blake's from the Book of Urizen.
There are a few things I have learned that I will be posting in the study groups for each deck, but, Chesca Potter (Greenwood) herself gives some insight. Her description of the Blasted Oak is "A green figure is liberated from their bonds by the force of lightening..." The Blasted Oak is in relation to the "Fives" - Power, Ecstasy, Frustration, and Endurance - all features of the experience of dualism.
Blake's Urizen is like the Gnostic demi-urge and the Fall or separation from Eternity comes before his act of creation of this world. His desire was to create a Law in opposition to the Eternals - dualism. The chains of materialism and reason follow - much as they do in the Tarot itself in the traditional "Devil" card.
The image has been described as both the Fall and Urizen passing through the new element of air seen as the clouds he is grasping. The Blake suit of 'Science' primarily draws its images from the book of Urizen.
These decks are on almost opposite poles, their common feature being that they are 'visionary'. I find it stunning that a 'pre-Celtic' deck would borrow from Blake. I'd love to hear other ideas!
The cards below are the "Blasted Oak (Greenwood) and Reversal (Blake) - Both have connections to the traditional Hanged Man. Now look at the image and tell me they are not similar... Look at the legs and feet and the directionality of the body... The original art this is based on is Blake's from the Book of Urizen.
There are a few things I have learned that I will be posting in the study groups for each deck, but, Chesca Potter (Greenwood) herself gives some insight. Her description of the Blasted Oak is "A green figure is liberated from their bonds by the force of lightening..." The Blasted Oak is in relation to the "Fives" - Power, Ecstasy, Frustration, and Endurance - all features of the experience of dualism.
Blake's Urizen is like the Gnostic demi-urge and the Fall or separation from Eternity comes before his act of creation of this world. His desire was to create a Law in opposition to the Eternals - dualism. The chains of materialism and reason follow - much as they do in the Tarot itself in the traditional "Devil" card.
The image has been described as both the Fall and Urizen passing through the new element of air seen as the clouds he is grasping. The Blake suit of 'Science' primarily draws its images from the book of Urizen.
These decks are on almost opposite poles, their common feature being that they are 'visionary'. I find it stunning that a 'pre-Celtic' deck would borrow from Blake. I'd love to hear other ideas!