Sophie-David
The first card of the Legend Minors, the Ace of Spears - equivalent to Wands or Staffs - is the beginning of the adventure of the The Arthurian Tarot.
The gold lance gleams from its offset brackets, a sacred and royal possession of the Fisher King, the guardian of the Grail. The shape the lance forms with its support brackets and the golden dias they rest on conveys the letter "A" turned sideways, also a symbol of Beginnings.
Rich golden draperies cascade from the dias of the Grail Lance, and the assembly is supported by four stone statues of women, one at each corner. Taken together, we see that the masculine activity of the spear is supported by earthy feminine power. A carpet leads across the stone floor and up the steps to the dias of the Grail Lance. The carpet is decorated with yellow flowers, geometric shapes, and perhaps the figures of people - I'm not sure of the intended imagery here.
From a stone window in the wall of the castle, powerful rays of sunlight wash over the lance and concentrate on what could be the figures of people on the carpet. These rays are like the "finger of god" coming down from above, the touch of the divine, spiritual strength and revelation embracing the holy lance.
A Keeper of Words says that "the Lance had the power to heal, avenge, and bring fertility to the earth". This lance may be originate with "the Celtic Lance of Redemption, or the Spear of Lug (Lleu)".
The gold lance gleams from its offset brackets, a sacred and royal possession of the Fisher King, the guardian of the Grail. The shape the lance forms with its support brackets and the golden dias they rest on conveys the letter "A" turned sideways, also a symbol of Beginnings.
Rich golden draperies cascade from the dias of the Grail Lance, and the assembly is supported by four stone statues of women, one at each corner. Taken together, we see that the masculine activity of the spear is supported by earthy feminine power. A carpet leads across the stone floor and up the steps to the dias of the Grail Lance. The carpet is decorated with yellow flowers, geometric shapes, and perhaps the figures of people - I'm not sure of the intended imagery here.
From a stone window in the wall of the castle, powerful rays of sunlight wash over the lance and concentrate on what could be the figures of people on the carpet. These rays are like the "finger of god" coming down from above, the touch of the divine, spiritual strength and revelation embracing the holy lance.
A Keeper of Words says that "the Lance had the power to heal, avenge, and bring fertility to the earth". This lance may be originate with "the Celtic Lance of Redemption, or the Spear of Lug (Lleu)".