Myrrha
I bought a Marseilles deck, and now I have so many questions....
The Fleur de Lys appears on three cards in this deck (Ancient Tarot of Marseilles). Is it simply a symbol of the royal house of France or is there a deeper meaning to it? Oswald Wirth put Fleurs de Lys on the top of the Papesse's columns and said that they represent the soul growing and unfolding as a result of spiritual work. In art history it often represents the trinity (I think, wish I had a dictionary of symbols). In this Conver tarot it is on the two of cups (three times) (this is a lovely two of cups); the four of coins (again three times) (to make up nine!); and the Queen of coins (on her scepter, but this one looks a little different from the others).
From familiarity with the RWS and read-alikes I would expect to see it on temperance but it is not there. I can think of a meaning for them, especially on the four of coins and the two of cups, but am curious to know if there is an accepted meaning that people familiar with this deck use.
Myrrha
The Fleur de Lys appears on three cards in this deck (Ancient Tarot of Marseilles). Is it simply a symbol of the royal house of France or is there a deeper meaning to it? Oswald Wirth put Fleurs de Lys on the top of the Papesse's columns and said that they represent the soul growing and unfolding as a result of spiritual work. In art history it often represents the trinity (I think, wish I had a dictionary of symbols). In this Conver tarot it is on the two of cups (three times) (this is a lovely two of cups); the four of coins (again three times) (to make up nine!); and the Queen of coins (on her scepter, but this one looks a little different from the others).
From familiarity with the RWS and read-alikes I would expect to see it on temperance but it is not there. I can think of a meaning for them, especially on the four of coins and the two of cups, but am curious to know if there is an accepted meaning that people familiar with this deck use.
Myrrha