The bird in the distance, if I were to guess, would be a peacock.
I looked up the symbolism and it says:
"In general, the Peacock is representative of glory, immortality, royalty, and incorruptibility. It is a possessor of some of the most admired human characteristics, and is a symbol of integrity and the beauty that can be achieved when we endeavor to better ourselves and better our lives.
In history, myth, legend & lore, the peacock is considered an emblem of protection, nobility, watchfulness, guiddance, and holiness.
In Greco-Roman mythology the Peacock is identified with Hera (Juno) who created the peacock from Argus whose hundred eyes (seen on the tail feathers of the peacock) symbolize the vault of heaven and the “eyes” of the stars."
That one spoke to me so unfortunately if it's NOT a peacock, that's how my eyes will always see it regardless
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You're right, bodhran, that does look like a man in torment. The Greenman.
This is what I read about the Greenman.
"In all his appearances, the Greenman symbolizes irrepressible life, renewal and rebirth, the eternal cycle of life, death, and regeneration. The combination of human head with leaves and vegetation, moreover, can be said to be a symbol of the union of mankind with nature."
And with his pain, I see ths as something going very wrong, problems that really pack a punch, disturb us to our very nature, rock us to the core.
Or, as bodhran stated, letting all the little things work at us until they combine to feel absolutely overwhelming, throwing us totally out of balance, out of harmony with nature and ourselves.
The woman (angel?) in the card is very burdened. She is an obvious empath who can strongly feel the suffering and pain of things around her, and she cares very much about those suffering ones. She uses the water to dilute, dissolve, and wash away that pain,,,making things clean again. And because she comes in such love and with strength, she has the ability to do it.She is truly glorious. Hope, redemption, grace.