Carla
What's going on with the background scenes?
I've been looking at the deck more closely. I can't figure out if there is any logic or pattern behind the pip cards with the same background scene. Each suit has three different background scenes that the pips are superimposed against. But the division of the cards is not consistent across the suits (at least not in any way I can figure out):
~ Wands ~ main color is red
Ace, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 10
8, 9
~ Cups ~ main color is blue
Ace, 2, 3, 6, 10
4, 7, 9
5, 8
~ Swords ~ main color is yellow
Ace, 3, 6, 7
2, 4, 5, 10
8, 9
~ Pentacles ~ main color is green
Ace, 5
2, 3, 8, 10
4, 6, 7, 9
There doesn't seem to be a numerical pattern here. Is there an elemental, astrological, qabbala, numerological or any other sort of pattern here?
If it's entirely random, I can ignore it, but if there is an actual pattern, I'd like to know about it. Unhelpfully, the LWB makes no mention of the background scenes at all. Can anyone see a pattern emerging in those groupings of cards?
I've been looking at the deck more closely. I can't figure out if there is any logic or pattern behind the pip cards with the same background scene. Each suit has three different background scenes that the pips are superimposed against. But the division of the cards is not consistent across the suits (at least not in any way I can figure out):
~ Wands ~ main color is red
Ace, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 10
8, 9
~ Cups ~ main color is blue
Ace, 2, 3, 6, 10
4, 7, 9
5, 8
~ Swords ~ main color is yellow
Ace, 3, 6, 7
2, 4, 5, 10
8, 9
~ Pentacles ~ main color is green
Ace, 5
2, 3, 8, 10
4, 6, 7, 9
There doesn't seem to be a numerical pattern here. Is there an elemental, astrological, qabbala, numerological or any other sort of pattern here?
If it's entirely random, I can ignore it, but if there is an actual pattern, I'd like to know about it. Unhelpfully, the LWB makes no mention of the background scenes at all. Can anyone see a pattern emerging in those groupings of cards?