Prism
I drew The World card. I hated the thought of doing this exercise. I hate drawing. I'm terrible at it. I hate playing Pictionary too.
But -- I did it and it did make me see some things in the card that I hadn't noticed before, in part because I hadn't looked at it as closely as I did when I tried to draw it. Here is what I saw:
The image is lit from above. The wreath of laurel leaves is brighter at the top, presumably as it moves toward the spirit.
The man is looking up. Now it makes more sense that he represents air.
The eagle is holding something in its mouth.
The bull is wearing a crown.
The lion looks like it's smiling, or is that just my interpretation? I guess he could be snarling.
The woman, whose body is turned away from us, has turned her head back to look at us, which to me says that she is not at all interested in leaving the world. She wants to make sure we are right behind her. Also, she is balancing easily and lightly on just the toe of one foot. She could only be doing that if she is moving, dancing, which seems to say that her journey is just about to begin all over again.
In addition to the oval created by the wreath, which can represent 0 or the Fool and the beginning of a new journey, the woman's arms holding the wands over her head form almost another 0, emphasizing that she will be entering the world again.
But -- I did it and it did make me see some things in the card that I hadn't noticed before, in part because I hadn't looked at it as closely as I did when I tried to draw it. Here is what I saw:
The image is lit from above. The wreath of laurel leaves is brighter at the top, presumably as it moves toward the spirit.
The man is looking up. Now it makes more sense that he represents air.
The eagle is holding something in its mouth.
The bull is wearing a crown.
The lion looks like it's smiling, or is that just my interpretation? I guess he could be snarling.
The woman, whose body is turned away from us, has turned her head back to look at us, which to me says that she is not at all interested in leaving the world. She wants to make sure we are right behind her. Also, she is balancing easily and lightly on just the toe of one foot. She could only be doing that if she is moving, dancing, which seems to say that her journey is just about to begin all over again.
In addition to the oval created by the wreath, which can represent 0 or the Fool and the beginning of a new journey, the woman's arms holding the wands over her head form almost another 0, emphasizing that she will be entering the world again.