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21 Ways (Greer, 2006) - Step 2
Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot
7/The Chariot
Question #1
A man stands inside an ornate chariot before a city. While the chariot has functional aspect, it mainly exists as a ceremonial piece for show. The chariot is made of sturdy material, almost a mirror of the city walls which are in the background. Is it a castle before or within a castle? It has an ornate canopy that show the lunar light of an unclouded night sky with all the stars shining brightly even though the background is a bright yellow (though no sun is seen). Unlike most war chariots, it has banister poles like a four-posted bed. The wheels are yellow - almost the same shade as the background - which picks up the color in the center pin that holds in the wings decoration on the front, the belt around his waist, and the crown on his head as if these were all coordinated like an elaborate laying out of clothing for the day.
In the center plate of the chariot, there are a span of wings with the yellow lynch pin in the middle described above. There is a shield with a red top in the middle of it. The man wears a solar crown, moon-faced shoulder plates, elaborate & ceremonial armor (too good or elaborate for battle). His chest plate has an amulet which glows with such power that even it eclipses the sun with its brillance. The skirt of his armor has ancient runes/hieroglyphics and the belt possibly astrological signs as well. He holds a scepter in his right hand (in the Hebrew Scriptures, the "right hand" is a symbol of the total power of a being. Adonai says in the Book of Isaish, "By my right hand I shall accomplish it [bring the people back from Babylon to Judea]!") that has the light blue of the moon-faced plates and the tip is that reoccurring yellow. His hair rolls down his neck in light brown-red curls. His greeves (the glove part of armor - right term?) are exceptionally a light-bluish/off-white.
The chariot is pulled by two different colored sphinxes that are yin-yang composed entirely of black and white with the exception of the lips that are red. Where one is black, the other is white. One even appears female due to the presence of breasts to carry the symbology to the hilt. They face forward, but away from each other as if they seek to pull in their own unique directions. The charioteer must have been able to tame these creatures and bend them to his will in order for them to sit with each other the way they do, much less pull his symbol of office. In such formal circumstances, such disorderlieness would not be tolerated.
In the background is a river and on the other side is a medieval town - or at least that's the style. I am reminded of a passage from one of the Books of Samuel where one of David's sons, Absalom, stages a coup against his father. He gets himself a chariot, fifty men to run before him, and takes up post at the city gates to hear the people's grievances. He offers them accessible justice and says his father is much too busy for them. It is interesting that a chariot is much a symbol of office as a throne. In fact, maybe it is best seen as either the throne away throne or a mobile throne.
Question #2
"I stand before my city on the plain. There is the defensive moat between the city walls and the plain which I am on. I have been chosen to take up my post in the chariot that represents our town. It is a symbol of who we are as a fierce, industrious, compassionate people who care deeply about the values we cheerish. In my right hand I carry a scepter, though only a piece of wood a mere downward stroke swiftly will bring armed men and women to my aid to destroy a foe yet a meer extension offers entrance to our town.
My chariot is ornate, which is only fitting as a symbol of our town and the first impression a traveler has of it. Many men and women bent their artistic skill to its construction. My armor is ornate with moon-faces on my shoulders, a detailed armored skirt with powerful symbols, and an elaborate breastplate. You wouldn't know it because of the powerful treasure I have inside of an amulet that hangs near my heart. My chariot is drawn by two different sphinxes and it takes all I have to keep them in line. They are carefully groomed, trained, and feed lest one become more powerful than the other so as the chariot merely turns in circles."
References:
Greer, M. K. (2006). 21 ways to read a tarot card. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Worldwide.
Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot
7/The Chariot
Question #1
A man stands inside an ornate chariot before a city. While the chariot has functional aspect, it mainly exists as a ceremonial piece for show. The chariot is made of sturdy material, almost a mirror of the city walls which are in the background. Is it a castle before or within a castle? It has an ornate canopy that show the lunar light of an unclouded night sky with all the stars shining brightly even though the background is a bright yellow (though no sun is seen). Unlike most war chariots, it has banister poles like a four-posted bed. The wheels are yellow - almost the same shade as the background - which picks up the color in the center pin that holds in the wings decoration on the front, the belt around his waist, and the crown on his head as if these were all coordinated like an elaborate laying out of clothing for the day.
In the center plate of the chariot, there are a span of wings with the yellow lynch pin in the middle described above. There is a shield with a red top in the middle of it. The man wears a solar crown, moon-faced shoulder plates, elaborate & ceremonial armor (too good or elaborate for battle). His chest plate has an amulet which glows with such power that even it eclipses the sun with its brillance. The skirt of his armor has ancient runes/hieroglyphics and the belt possibly astrological signs as well. He holds a scepter in his right hand (in the Hebrew Scriptures, the "right hand" is a symbol of the total power of a being. Adonai says in the Book of Isaish, "By my right hand I shall accomplish it [bring the people back from Babylon to Judea]!") that has the light blue of the moon-faced plates and the tip is that reoccurring yellow. His hair rolls down his neck in light brown-red curls. His greeves (the glove part of armor - right term?) are exceptionally a light-bluish/off-white.
The chariot is pulled by two different colored sphinxes that are yin-yang composed entirely of black and white with the exception of the lips that are red. Where one is black, the other is white. One even appears female due to the presence of breasts to carry the symbology to the hilt. They face forward, but away from each other as if they seek to pull in their own unique directions. The charioteer must have been able to tame these creatures and bend them to his will in order for them to sit with each other the way they do, much less pull his symbol of office. In such formal circumstances, such disorderlieness would not be tolerated.
In the background is a river and on the other side is a medieval town - or at least that's the style. I am reminded of a passage from one of the Books of Samuel where one of David's sons, Absalom, stages a coup against his father. He gets himself a chariot, fifty men to run before him, and takes up post at the city gates to hear the people's grievances. He offers them accessible justice and says his father is much too busy for them. It is interesting that a chariot is much a symbol of office as a throne. In fact, maybe it is best seen as either the throne away throne or a mobile throne.
Question #2
"I stand before my city on the plain. There is the defensive moat between the city walls and the plain which I am on. I have been chosen to take up my post in the chariot that represents our town. It is a symbol of who we are as a fierce, industrious, compassionate people who care deeply about the values we cheerish. In my right hand I carry a scepter, though only a piece of wood a mere downward stroke swiftly will bring armed men and women to my aid to destroy a foe yet a meer extension offers entrance to our town.
My chariot is ornate, which is only fitting as a symbol of our town and the first impression a traveler has of it. Many men and women bent their artistic skill to its construction. My armor is ornate with moon-faces on my shoulders, a detailed armored skirt with powerful symbols, and an elaborate breastplate. You wouldn't know it because of the powerful treasure I have inside of an amulet that hangs near my heart. My chariot is drawn by two different sphinxes and it takes all I have to keep them in line. They are carefully groomed, trained, and feed lest one become more powerful than the other so as the chariot merely turns in circles."
References:
Greer, M. K. (2006). 21 ways to read a tarot card. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Worldwide.