kwaw
wandking said:I often view The Hermit as embracing "prudence," which is very similar to wisdom. I've often considered the real "missing virtue" in the trumps as charity. There is evidence that one Renaissance deck features the virtues Faith, Hope and Charity separately. Indeed, The Star offers faith and hope; but what card embodies charity in modern Tarot?
Well originally it was Faith, Hope and Love; charity is a mistranslation of the word for love. There is a card that was once called 'Love' but became 'The Lovers', so maybe one could use that for 'charity'?
That some decks include cards for the other virtues would indicate that cards such as the papesse/hermit/hanged man, pope, star were not taken to represent those virtues that are 'missing' [wisdom/prudence, faith, hope, love/charity]. That they are not 'hidden' but simply not included in the scheme.
Kwaw