Mermaid
Does anyone know the meaning of the white rose and red lily that appear on the cards in the Rider Waite deck?
For example:
The fool holds a white rose
Death has a white rose on his flag
The people kneeling before the hierophant have a lily and rose design on their backs
They're on heaps more cards too (including a few minor arcana ones), but I can't remember where I've seen them without my deck handy.
Does anyone know if there's some interesting symbolism behind this - or did the deck's creator just like drawing lilies and roses?
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Mermaid
For example:
The fool holds a white rose
Death has a white rose on his flag
The people kneeling before the hierophant have a lily and rose design on their backs
They're on heaps more cards too (including a few minor arcana ones), but I can't remember where I've seen them without my deck handy.
Does anyone know if there's some interesting symbolism behind this - or did the deck's creator just like drawing lilies and roses?
BB
Mermaid