lucifall
I also think it is an armadillo
Here some reasons, why i think this animal also match with the King of Pentacles.
The armadillo has properties very useful for the King of Pentacles:
-good excavators and useful animals because they eat insects. (important for Earth nature, ruled by the King)
-carries weapon equipment on its back. Its strength is part of its body. His security borders form a part of his total being
-The shield works as girds, the sliding plates are the extension of the girded foot of the king of pentacles
Further They can roll themselves up, so no enemy can hurt them. (this also suits the girded king)
But as a King, This King is so strong, that the armadillo can not follow it's nature to roll up....
The virtility of the armadillo is also very wonderfull: the armadillo with 9 bands always bears IDENTICAL quadruplets! ( the 4 bulls?)
In mayan culture the armadillo is one of the four animals which carry the world.
see here a combined picture of a armadillo in art and the one of King of Pentacles:
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6864/7c2f84c24ff9b889dc44a51.jpg
They seem to look the same for me (Only the art armarillo has his nose on the ground as it is eating insects)
Do other forum members see this also?
Luci
Here some reasons, why i think this animal also match with the King of Pentacles.
The armadillo has properties very useful for the King of Pentacles:
-good excavators and useful animals because they eat insects. (important for Earth nature, ruled by the King)
-carries weapon equipment on its back. Its strength is part of its body. His security borders form a part of his total being
-The shield works as girds, the sliding plates are the extension of the girded foot of the king of pentacles
Further They can roll themselves up, so no enemy can hurt them. (this also suits the girded king)
But as a King, This King is so strong, that the armadillo can not follow it's nature to roll up....
The virtility of the armadillo is also very wonderfull: the armadillo with 9 bands always bears IDENTICAL quadruplets! ( the 4 bulls?)
In mayan culture the armadillo is one of the four animals which carry the world.
see here a combined picture of a armadillo in art and the one of King of Pentacles:
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6864/7c2f84c24ff9b889dc44a51.jpg
They seem to look the same for me (Only the art armarillo has his nose on the ground as it is eating insects)
Do other forum members see this also?
Luci