Curtis Penfold
Forgive me if this subject has already been done here, but I'm wondering what the significance of where people are place is.
Examples:
The fool is looking to the left. Why?
Why is the High Priestess sitting down?
Why is the Empress's body facing towards the left.
Why is the Emperor body facing straight at you?
What are the Hierophant's hands doing?
Why is Death moving towards the right?
The Devil's hand position reminds me of the Magicians. Why?
Is the star supposed to be immitating an image of Aqaurius, or is there something special about kneeling on her left knee?
What about Judgement? Do the hands going this way or that way mean something?
I just am wondering if everything in this deck means something, or if maybe they just pick some positions because, well, how else can they be doing something. Any comments about the placement of people would be much appreciated. (You can also see that I'm most concerned about the Major Arcana, but if there's something interesting about the Minor Arcana, well, that's cool to mention, too).
Examples:
The fool is looking to the left. Why?
Why is the High Priestess sitting down?
Why is the Empress's body facing towards the left.
Why is the Emperor body facing straight at you?
What are the Hierophant's hands doing?
Why is Death moving towards the right?
The Devil's hand position reminds me of the Magicians. Why?
Is the star supposed to be immitating an image of Aqaurius, or is there something special about kneeling on her left knee?
What about Judgement? Do the hands going this way or that way mean something?
I just am wondering if everything in this deck means something, or if maybe they just pick some positions because, well, how else can they be doing something. Any comments about the placement of people would be much appreciated. (You can also see that I'm most concerned about the Major Arcana, but if there's something interesting about the Minor Arcana, well, that's cool to mention, too).