Parzival
The Roses and the Lilies.
The observation of roses and lilies on the two woshippers before the Hierophant is really important.This brings in the truth of balance between soul ( red of the rose ) and spirit ( white lily ) as essential to spiritual progress.The Hierophant is the enlightened Teacher born out of this balance.--- just an expanded,additional reading. Alchemically, the red lion weds the white lily to beget the Philosopher's Stone. That this appears again and again in Waite-Smith's Tarot is key to the deck.
The observation of roses and lilies on the two woshippers before the Hierophant is really important.This brings in the truth of balance between soul ( red of the rose ) and spirit ( white lily ) as essential to spiritual progress.The Hierophant is the enlightened Teacher born out of this balance.--- just an expanded,additional reading. Alchemically, the red lion weds the white lily to beget the Philosopher's Stone. That this appears again and again in Waite-Smith's Tarot is key to the deck.