rwcarter
A young woman kneels upon a small reed boat that drifts out to the middle of the river. Kneeling is associated with humility and submission. Boats are associated with a spiritual voyage or experience. "To be in the same boat" means to be in the same situation. Reeds are a symbol of fickleness and weakness, but can also symbolize flexibility.
The woman is adrift in the boat since she has nothing other than her hands with which to steer it. To be adrift means to float without control or to lack aim or direction. The woman is not in control of her situation - she has neither food nor water with her and she is unable to steer the boat in whatever direction she might want to go.
She turns and looks back over her shoulder to the shore. But we can't see if her gaze is longing, defiant or dismissive. However she gazes back to the city, she's looking at her past and paying no attention to her present or her future.
The six swords between her and the shore form a barrier or wall that separates her from what she has known. Because there are no other people in the card, we don't know if she's been thrown out of the city, if this is some sort of rite of passage or if this is some sort of initiation.
Rodney
ETA: Barrett assigns the keyword of "Science" to this card. What the fudge?
The woman is adrift in the boat since she has nothing other than her hands with which to steer it. To be adrift means to float without control or to lack aim or direction. The woman is not in control of her situation - she has neither food nor water with her and she is unable to steer the boat in whatever direction she might want to go.
She turns and looks back over her shoulder to the shore. But we can't see if her gaze is longing, defiant or dismissive. However she gazes back to the city, she's looking at her past and paying no attention to her present or her future.
The six swords between her and the shore form a barrier or wall that separates her from what she has known. Because there are no other people in the card, we don't know if she's been thrown out of the city, if this is some sort of rite of passage or if this is some sort of initiation.
Rodney
ETA: Barrett assigns the keyword of "Science" to this card. What the fudge?