Strange2
For purposes of learning the flow and patterns of the Camoin Tarot de Marseille pip cards, I laid them all out on a table, in order from Ace to Ten. I noticed that all of the pip cards have some sort of vegetation or ornamentation, except one: the 9 of Wands.
In the Wand series, the 8 of Wands is the first to lose the side leaves, but they return again in the 10 of Wands. So what is it about the 9 of Wands that such growth is not pictured (or needed)?
9's can represent completion, integration, fulfillment, accomplishment, the end of a cycle. Wands can represent Will, action, assertion. Combining these, the 9 of Wands could represent completion of action, or fulfillment of the Will.
So perhaps the totality of force or energy in the 9 of Wands is complete in itself, and thus external or supplemental ornamentation is superfluous?
Your thoughts?...
In the Wand series, the 8 of Wands is the first to lose the side leaves, but they return again in the 10 of Wands. So what is it about the 9 of Wands that such growth is not pictured (or needed)?
9's can represent completion, integration, fulfillment, accomplishment, the end of a cycle. Wands can represent Will, action, assertion. Combining these, the 9 of Wands could represent completion of action, or fulfillment of the Will.
So perhaps the totality of force or energy in the 9 of Wands is complete in itself, and thus external or supplemental ornamentation is superfluous?
Your thoughts?...