Sulis
The sun shines brightly at the top of this card and a lion seems to emerge from the brightness. In his mouth he holds a white rose and on his head shines a golden lemniscate....
Such a simple yet such a powerful image.
This is an inward looking card to me and numerically it relates to The High Priestess and Judgement (all 2s) so that fits with the inward aspect of it for me too...
A lion is strong and scary but here he seems to be offering a white rose and some of the main themes of this archetype to me are kindness, perseverance and the inner strength that goes along with those 2 things... You cannot train a lion with cruelty or with being harsh and equally, you cannot train a lion so that it will not hurt you, quickly. It takes a long time for a beast such as this one to gain your trust.
The lemniscate (an 8 on it's side) is the symbol of Universal balance and shows movement around a fixed, central point... It signifies infinity and to me this shows infinite possibilities if you go about things the right way.
The whiteness of the rose shows purity and gentleness... It's interesting to me that Kim Krans has chosen to include a rose when the original image of Fortitude in older decks with the lady and the lion remind me of the parable where the mouse removes the thorn from the lion's paw. The rose is delicate and has thorns but the lion carries it in his mouth, carefully and gently so that it does not hurt him and does not break.
So for me this is a card of perseverance through difficult times. It reminds you to be kind to yourself, to give yourself time and to remember that great or worthwhile things cannot be rushed.
This card also says that you will come out of whatever you are going through a stronger person for the experiences you have lived through... Be strong, be kind to yourself and to others, be compassionate and do not rush things....
Such a simple yet such a powerful image.
This is an inward looking card to me and numerically it relates to The High Priestess and Judgement (all 2s) so that fits with the inward aspect of it for me too...
A lion is strong and scary but here he seems to be offering a white rose and some of the main themes of this archetype to me are kindness, perseverance and the inner strength that goes along with those 2 things... You cannot train a lion with cruelty or with being harsh and equally, you cannot train a lion so that it will not hurt you, quickly. It takes a long time for a beast such as this one to gain your trust.
The lemniscate (an 8 on it's side) is the symbol of Universal balance and shows movement around a fixed, central point... It signifies infinity and to me this shows infinite possibilities if you go about things the right way.
The whiteness of the rose shows purity and gentleness... It's interesting to me that Kim Krans has chosen to include a rose when the original image of Fortitude in older decks with the lady and the lion remind me of the parable where the mouse removes the thorn from the lion's paw. The rose is delicate and has thorns but the lion carries it in his mouth, carefully and gently so that it does not hurt him and does not break.
So for me this is a card of perseverance through difficult times. It reminds you to be kind to yourself, to give yourself time and to remember that great or worthwhile things cannot be rushed.
This card also says that you will come out of whatever you are going through a stronger person for the experiences you have lived through... Be strong, be kind to yourself and to others, be compassionate and do not rush things....