Bat Chicken
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My immediate thought looking at this card is that it feels like a contradiction. The two Japanese swords crossed over wings that make me think of the cherubim of the aces. In front of both is a locust with its wings expanded. The background looks like a swarm of locusts bringing to mind the Biblical plagues – a plague from the air. The story is one of no compromise and yet the card seems to suggest an urgent need for compromise.
A final thought – the twos are Chokmah on the Tree of Life. The feeling of stalemate in this card, the confronting of the swarm and the wings of the cherub blocking the way may represent the limits of intellect to access higher planes? Just an idea…
Thoughts?
My immediate thought looking at this card is that it feels like a contradiction. The two Japanese swords crossed over wings that make me think of the cherubim of the aces. In front of both is a locust with its wings expanded. The background looks like a swarm of locusts bringing to mind the Biblical plagues – a plague from the air. The story is one of no compromise and yet the card seems to suggest an urgent need for compromise.
A final thought – the twos are Chokmah on the Tree of Life. The feeling of stalemate in this card, the confronting of the swarm and the wings of the cherub blocking the way may represent the limits of intellect to access higher planes? Just an idea…
Thoughts?