rachelcat
I thought we should keep moving on our study group, so I drew a card for today and got the card everyone likes to see turn up--6 of Rods, victory or success.
Here we see the battle victor riding back into his city in a victory parade. He has laurel wreaths both on his helmet and one of his rods. He is still dressed in battle gear--his helmet is still on and his riding gloves, but he has thrown on a bright red cape over all (and the wreaths). His page/horse handler/foot soldier walk along beside him, looking mildly pleased by the parade but still wary. I think the war isn't over. All is backed by a huge, brilliant, fiery sun, perfect for Rods.
Should we continue to discuss/wonder about why they are called rods and not wands? I agree that wands can be a bit too "magicky" for a general tarot user (that's not into magic(k)). But then why, as someone else has already pointed out, are the "rods" depicted in this deck actually Aaron's flowering staff from the Old Testament, a very magical take on the suit symbol? Wouldn't it make more sense to just depict a variety of sticks, depending on their uses (fighting staffs, king's scepter, etc.), as other decks do?
I figure if I include a little (very little) controversy, I'll get more replies! Seriously, let's continue to study. Let everyone know your take on the 6 of Rods.
Here we see the battle victor riding back into his city in a victory parade. He has laurel wreaths both on his helmet and one of his rods. He is still dressed in battle gear--his helmet is still on and his riding gloves, but he has thrown on a bright red cape over all (and the wreaths). His page/horse handler/foot soldier walk along beside him, looking mildly pleased by the parade but still wary. I think the war isn't over. All is backed by a huge, brilliant, fiery sun, perfect for Rods.
Should we continue to discuss/wonder about why they are called rods and not wands? I agree that wands can be a bit too "magicky" for a general tarot user (that's not into magic(k)). But then why, as someone else has already pointed out, are the "rods" depicted in this deck actually Aaron's flowering staff from the Old Testament, a very magical take on the suit symbol? Wouldn't it make more sense to just depict a variety of sticks, depending on their uses (fighting staffs, king's scepter, etc.), as other decks do?
I figure if I include a little (very little) controversy, I'll get more replies! Seriously, let's continue to study. Let everyone know your take on the 6 of Rods.