Soprafino: La Forza XI

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 20 Jul 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Little Baron	20 Jul 2004
Just flicking through the new deck and a face that continually attracted my attention is the one on the woman in the 'La Forza' card. Her eyes are wide open and she looks like she is either in a trance or is a little bit crazed. Any ideas about this one? It's a little disconcerting; she could be hypnotising the lion, I suppose. Yaboot

Fulgour	20 Jul 2004
No help from the multi-fold instructions here, but did you notice her feet too?

The 78th Fool	27 Jul 2004
I think that this just emphasises a sense of struggle in a way that deck's like the Waite don't. I can't comment on the Marseilles woodcuts because few of the faces have much recogniseable expression - more to do with the limitations of woodcut printing than artist's intention I suspect. This card may not emphasise the total superiority of the Woman to the Lion in the way modern decks do but in a way I prefer this - the ferocity of her expression shows that she is more than a match for the lion she's grappling with. Chris. xx PS. Thanks Fulgour, I hadn't noticed the feet before. The fact that the Lion is underfoot really does emphasise the sense of victory - nevertheless this is not a victory without struggle.

Little Baron	27 Jul 2004
Cheers Chris. I also like the even struggle in this illustration; it is good to see that the both of the characters are putting up a fight and overcoming of the situation is not a breeze in any way. I think it adds a realistic feel to the interpretation. Yaboot

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