FaerieStorm
Breathtaking.
I love the lion's profile: he looks kinda like Aslan from the Narnia books (though I'm sure that's not what Lantz was going for). Aslan embodies both physical strength, but also strength of character and strength of heart. The Tarot's Strength should embody the same. The way in which Lantz posed the male figure in respect to the lion kinda suggests a shaman's shapeshifting ritual in the sense that the man is "becoming" the lion--rather than taming it. The lone sword is abandoned for raw, animal-like strength that needs no human-made weapons.
Of course, I have to mention the moon: it's big, it's yellow, and it's so Archeon! I love the moon imagery in Lantz's work. Even though the Moon is used a lot in occult and Tarot imagery, Lantz's moons are unique and very effective.
This is an exquisite image...I couldn't think of a better representation of Strength. Go Lantz!
-FS
I love the lion's profile: he looks kinda like Aslan from the Narnia books (though I'm sure that's not what Lantz was going for). Aslan embodies both physical strength, but also strength of character and strength of heart. The Tarot's Strength should embody the same. The way in which Lantz posed the male figure in respect to the lion kinda suggests a shaman's shapeshifting ritual in the sense that the man is "becoming" the lion--rather than taming it. The lone sword is abandoned for raw, animal-like strength that needs no human-made weapons.
Of course, I have to mention the moon: it's big, it's yellow, and it's so Archeon! I love the moon imagery in Lantz's work. Even though the Moon is used a lot in occult and Tarot imagery, Lantz's moons are unique and very effective.
This is an exquisite image...I couldn't think of a better representation of Strength. Go Lantz!
-FS