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A bit off-topic: I had another look at "The Astrology of Fate" after posting my comment, and when I reviewed the section on Capricorn, what did I find? The exact quote from Eliot that I included in my first post!Sophie-David said:I have Capricorn Sun and Ascendant, and the Wounded King has been a very apt description of a good portion of my life. This looks like a another book I will have to read!
David - if you're interested in astrology I would highly recommend this book. The first half focuses on Pluto as a signifier of fate, but the second half explores each sign of the zodiac, allocating a "core myth" to every sign. Incidentally I also have Capricorn rising....
I certainly see it as a toxic waste. Everything looks poisoned - the very air seems unhealthy. Looks in need of a strong sea wind or a brisk storm to clear the air. Or perhaps a "cleanup" team from Greenpeace...Sophie-David said:What I intended to ask everyone yesterday was, how do you visually perceive this Five of Shields? To me it could be either a swampland covered over in toxic fog, or a frozen winter wasteland. In considering it this morning, I believe that I have a hybird view, that is it is a swampland that is frozen over under winter snow. Although it is not my personal connection, I also see that it could be a parched Land of Shields (Pentacles), dying for lack of water. In short, is your personal wasteland arid, oversaturated, frozen, or containing some other imagery I haven't thought of?
I agree, the image does not look particularly "dry." I think I've picked up the lack-of-water thing from the imagery in the Waste Land poem.
I drew another card from the deck today, asking the question: "What is the key to moving through/moving out of the wasteland?"
I got:
Six of Swords (The Eachtra)
Here's the image:
http://www.llewellyn.com/tarot/images/le_swords6.jpg
And here's the link to the study group thread on this card:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=36929
Well you could have knocked me down with a feather...
This is another card that has been haunting me lately. And...it's one of my favourites. I love the sense of excitement and adventure and mystery in this card. It has a real Neptune-in-Scorpio feel for me, in the most positive sense - voyaging to the depths of the mysteries.
Also, considering my earlier comments about the water element, this card is full of it!
And when I looked in "A Keeper of Words" the keywords summed up many of the things we've discussed in this thread:
"Movement; journey by water...Easing restrictions. The first step towards an unknown destination. Passage away from danger. A brave attempt to improve one's circumstances. Breaking free of a rut...Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel..."
The better I get to know it, the more I admire this deck. It seems soft and gentle at first, but boy does it have hidden depths!