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This may seem like the silliest question yet but ......
Direction, left or right, how are you viewing the cards?
The card is before me (say the 6 of pentacles), a man facing towards me is holding scales in his left hand and with his right hand gives 4 coins to one of two beggers at his feet.
Is the begger considered to be on the left side of the card or because he is on the right side of the merchant, is he the begger to the right.
Is the merchant looking to the left of the card or is he looking to his right?
Now the 6 of cups, if the children turn and look at the house then St. Andrew's cross will be to their left as most books discribe, but if they were to turn towards me instead, the cross remains on the left of the card but is to the right of the children.
Am I to consider the scene first with everything on it as either being on the right or left side of the card and when people are shown the perspective is still from me the viewer so nothing is "on their right" but on my left and the left side of the card?
In the 6 of pents, is the merchant giving money to a begger on his right or a begger on the left side of the card.
This may seem obvious to everyone eles but I am so confused, (and I hope this post isn't) ......seems the more I read and learn the less I know and there are so many different views (and views!)
Thanks if you can help me here.
P.
Direction, left or right, how are you viewing the cards?
The card is before me (say the 6 of pentacles), a man facing towards me is holding scales in his left hand and with his right hand gives 4 coins to one of two beggers at his feet.
Is the begger considered to be on the left side of the card or because he is on the right side of the merchant, is he the begger to the right.
Is the merchant looking to the left of the card or is he looking to his right?
Now the 6 of cups, if the children turn and look at the house then St. Andrew's cross will be to their left as most books discribe, but if they were to turn towards me instead, the cross remains on the left of the card but is to the right of the children.
Am I to consider the scene first with everything on it as either being on the right or left side of the card and when people are shown the perspective is still from me the viewer so nothing is "on their right" but on my left and the left side of the card?
In the 6 of pents, is the merchant giving money to a begger on his right or a begger on the left side of the card.
This may seem obvious to everyone eles but I am so confused, (and I hope this post isn't) ......seems the more I read and learn the less I know and there are so many different views (and views!)
Thanks if you can help me here.
P.