Prism
There is a scene of great destruction and anguish. It is nighttime, and a tower is cracked and in flames. Saving it is impossible. A large crown explodes out of the top, perhaps symbolizing the death of the king, and therefore the death of the old order of things.
One man plunges to his death.
On the ground in front of the tower a crowd of people are gathered -- four adults and two children. One of the adults looks up to heaven and prays with clasped hands. One woman holds her two arms up, hysterical. A man standing next to her regards her out of the corner of his eye, as if he wished she'd pipe down. Someone who looks like a nun appears to be trying to comfort the crying children.
An angel floats in the air above the falling man. I had thought the angel looked distraught. The book says it is a vengeful angel, which I actually think is more interesting, and when I read that it made more sense. But is it vengeful because the people were living sinful lives? Or is it a fallen angel, a kind of loose cannon taking out its anger on these people? The angel seems to give a different dimension to this card.
One man plunges to his death.
On the ground in front of the tower a crowd of people are gathered -- four adults and two children. One of the adults looks up to heaven and prays with clasped hands. One woman holds her two arms up, hysterical. A man standing next to her regards her out of the corner of his eye, as if he wished she'd pipe down. Someone who looks like a nun appears to be trying to comfort the crying children.
An angel floats in the air above the falling man. I had thought the angel looked distraught. The book says it is a vengeful angel, which I actually think is more interesting, and when I read that it made more sense. But is it vengeful because the people were living sinful lives? Or is it a fallen angel, a kind of loose cannon taking out its anger on these people? The angel seems to give a different dimension to this card.