paradoxx
Five Figures, men and women alike wander through the rubble of what looks like a modern day city, although that could be conjecture. The left are five gold pentacles etched in a ruined pillar. the quality of the pentacles varies, as to symbolize the differences in the people in the picture.
The two figures in the background have no discernable features other than being human, they could have been beggers all their lives or they could have fallen from on high. The figure in the middle is wrapped in a stiff blanket, perhaps a rug, like a mummy, awaiting the light to come through. The figure in front is salvaging what she can, the remaining figure looks for hope.
Green and gold dominate the card without question, the term "beggers card" is used to a creative extent. Economic concerns, and their emotional attachments, come to mind regardless of its position in a spread.
No longer present is the cathedral with teh pentacles in its stained glass, there are more people present, and it is not snowing. These details give a very different feeling to this card as a whole, the removal of the pre 1900 and Golden Dawn Symbolisim provides another perspective on such well known cards.
The two figures in the background have no discernable features other than being human, they could have been beggers all their lives or they could have fallen from on high. The figure in the middle is wrapped in a stiff blanket, perhaps a rug, like a mummy, awaiting the light to come through. The figure in front is salvaging what she can, the remaining figure looks for hope.
Green and gold dominate the card without question, the term "beggers card" is used to a creative extent. Economic concerns, and their emotional attachments, come to mind regardless of its position in a spread.
No longer present is the cathedral with teh pentacles in its stained glass, there are more people present, and it is not snowing. These details give a very different feeling to this card as a whole, the removal of the pre 1900 and Golden Dawn Symbolisim provides another perspective on such well known cards.