Bat Chicken
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So far I find this one really intriguing and a little left field. Not because it isn't rich in symbolism, but, because it seems to depart the most from tradition for me, so far.
It seems so much more primal than other Chariot cards and, of course, it lacks a chariot. The only features that echo traditional images is the cloak which echoes the Egyptian pharaoh's crown (the stripes), and the black and white in the wolves.
The first thing that comes to my mind is a wild dogsled (which is not present in the image) with a crew of wolves (one black one that echoes the black and white horses of Marseilles and others - the opposing forces).
This crew would be difficult to control, and yet wolves are naturally pack hunters and I get a sense the charioteer is family. The Charioteer wears her own wolf mane - she is the Alpha, the Will that reigns in her wilder nature/family. The pink lotus over her heart seems out of place and for some reason, I am thinking 'karma'.
The more time I spend with this card, the more I love it. I might spend some more time looking into wolves.
Thoughts?
So far I find this one really intriguing and a little left field. Not because it isn't rich in symbolism, but, because it seems to depart the most from tradition for me, so far.
It seems so much more primal than other Chariot cards and, of course, it lacks a chariot. The only features that echo traditional images is the cloak which echoes the Egyptian pharaoh's crown (the stripes), and the black and white in the wolves.
The first thing that comes to my mind is a wild dogsled (which is not present in the image) with a crew of wolves (one black one that echoes the black and white horses of Marseilles and others - the opposing forces).
This crew would be difficult to control, and yet wolves are naturally pack hunters and I get a sense the charioteer is family. The Charioteer wears her own wolf mane - she is the Alpha, the Will that reigns in her wilder nature/family. The pink lotus over her heart seems out of place and for some reason, I am thinking 'karma'.
The more time I spend with this card, the more I love it. I might spend some more time looking into wolves.
Thoughts?