The imagery on the card you described for me sounds beautiful. As for "silence" as the title, well that strikes a chord with me, ..I'm tempted to say in how many ways, lol ..but I'll take a hint from the card and not go into waffle mode here. I do find though that the more centred I am in myself ..the less i need to say, and the less likely I am to talk myself round in circles with my frustration at not being able to get someone to understand what I'm talking about or meaning. Going back to your insight on this card, and applying it in this context ..I guess there are certain things that can only be understood through experience acting as a kind of key / initiation into understanding ..sometimes words just can't cut it!
I'm not well versed in astrology either, other than the basics, but I have an astrology program that does all the work for you, (creating the birth chart & mapping aspects etc. and also gives charts of all the astrological symbols and their correspondences for easy reference and understanding). I thought it'd be great to use the symbolon cards in conjunction with the birth chart, (as an easy visual guide) to get more insight into what influences are at play where. Although having not actually seen the cards or read the booklet yet, this idea is a bit abstract ..but worth looking into. If you'd like me to print out your personal birth chart and send it with the tarot deck, just say the word ..I'd be happy to do it!
I think I've seen the image of the "caring" card, it sounds like one that's on the aeclectic deck reviews. It's lovely! ..and it does seem to go pretty well with your vocation, ..serving your fellow mankind in a caring capacity. (congratulations on finding your path by the way!)
..It'll be interesting to see the combination cards applied to birth/ascendant signs of friends etc. and see if they relate strongly to the card's meaning. (although I don't know if this could be applied to everyone ..I have a friend whose birth sign and ascendant are the same!?).
Thanks Steve! ..I'm looking forward to us sharing more ideas once I have my cards ..I just hope they'll want to work with me! ..I have too many lazy decks already!
merri