Bat Chicken
I had an interesting discussion earlier with one person that is not a fan of this deck because of this card in particular, and their comment made me think.
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This card seems to be the most disturbing. Children are suckling on the breasts of this hierophant female that looks as if she is wearing a nun's habit. What came to mind was the unpleasant looking children beneath the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dickens' Scrooge. These children are "Ignorance" and "Want".
This is a dark and negative card and the first one that looks backward toward the Emperor with the red and gold fleur de lys that are reminiscent of the classic Emperor. This is far from a feel good hierophant. Religion, perhaps even Catholicism seems to be shown less than favourably and to go further, the YHVH is in the stained glass and in such a negative card I am inclined to think it suggests an allusion to the gnostic demiurge. Maybe unbalanced is a better word than negative?
Her eyes are made up like the Egyptian Eye of Horus, but they are closed, not seeing.
She wears a key over her heart. The key has a cross. I wonder what it opens? Thoughts?
http://www.mary-el.com/05.html
This card seems to be the most disturbing. Children are suckling on the breasts of this hierophant female that looks as if she is wearing a nun's habit. What came to mind was the unpleasant looking children beneath the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dickens' Scrooge. These children are "Ignorance" and "Want".
This is a dark and negative card and the first one that looks backward toward the Emperor with the red and gold fleur de lys that are reminiscent of the classic Emperor. This is far from a feel good hierophant. Religion, perhaps even Catholicism seems to be shown less than favourably and to go further, the YHVH is in the stained glass and in such a negative card I am inclined to think it suggests an allusion to the gnostic demiurge. Maybe unbalanced is a better word than negative?
Her eyes are made up like the Egyptian Eye of Horus, but they are closed, not seeing.
She wears a key over her heart. The key has a cross. I wonder what it opens? Thoughts?