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I was just looking at this card and noticed for the first time the shaft (beam) of light from his lantern which seems to pass right through him. I found the symbolism of this quite impressive.
From the way he is holding the lantern in his right hand, his body should obstuct the beam, but it doesn't. The light (enlightenment) is within him and his earthly body doesn't obscure it.
What I wonder about is the spiffy red shoes (red=life, action, desire, sex, energy, Mars, etc....) Why red shoes?
And why the red feather affixed to the top of his staff? Does anyone know the symbolism of a feather, and a red one, at that?
I also noticed the smile on his face. He is certainly not unhappy in his [lonely] search, lighting his own way and the way for others.
From the way he is holding the lantern in his right hand, his body should obstuct the beam, but it doesn't. The light (enlightenment) is within him and his earthly body doesn't obscure it.
What I wonder about is the spiffy red shoes (red=life, action, desire, sex, energy, Mars, etc....) Why red shoes?
And why the red feather affixed to the top of his staff? Does anyone know the symbolism of a feather, and a red one, at that?
I also noticed the smile on his face. He is certainly not unhappy in his [lonely] search, lighting his own way and the way for others.