|
|
|
|
Centaur
Citizen
Join Date: 10 Dec 2002
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,700
|
Five of Wands: Building A Pentacle?
In her book Tarot Reversals, Mary Greer points to the Five of Wands, and states that it is almost as though the five men are building a pentacle. I could not see this at first, but on further reflection it became very apparent. This would seem to be very significant if we view the pentacle as a sign of stability and well-being. Any thoughts? C |
||
12-03-2004
|
|
|
Rusty Neon
Citizen
Join Date: 11 Mar 2003
Location: Land of Snow and Ice (O Canada)
Posts: 4,841
|
That's not a new take on the RWS 5 of Wands. David Allen Hulse wrote of this in his _Western Mysteries_. Waite's book doesn't mention this interpretation, but it's certainly a reasonable interpretation based on the imagery. |
||
|
12-03-2004
|
|
|
Macavity
Citizen
Join Date: 18 Sep 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1,217
|
It's certainly an intriguing possibility that I hadn't particulary noticed... without this prompting. I also have a slight chuckle in that it makes me think too of self-assembly furniture or a bunch of (highly expert!) guys putting up a tent!  Macavity
__________________
On the internet noone knows you're a cat... |
||
|
12-03-2004
|
|
|
Centaur
Citizen
Join Date: 10 Dec 2002
Location: London, UK
Posts: 1,700
|
Quote:
Haha. Perhaps it could be renamed the DIY card? Or the frustrated with DIY card?  C |
||
|
13-03-2004
|
|
|
HudsonGray 
Citizen
Join Date: 25 Apr 2002
Location: I childproofed my house but they still get in.
Posts: 4,753
|
Maybe in spite of struggle, a group can work together to one purpose. OR everyone wants to work to one purpose yet the individual problems come to the fore & make the final product difficult to achieve. Mostly it's a card that shows it's in transition & no final clear result of their intended struggle has yet emerged, even though we see where it's SUPPOSED to go.
__________________
You can give a cat a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Or you can teach a cat to fish, and he'll sit in his boat pouting all day because nobody gave him another fish. |
||
|
13-03-2004
|
|
|
tmgrl2
..rider on eagles' wings
Join Date: 14 Feb 2004
Location: NY, US
Posts: 8,253
|
Just noticed the emerging "pentacle"...but the five as a number that can be negative, this one seems more innocuous, like a competition, a fake battle....it also looks to me like they are "trying to get it right" but keep getting in each other's way...hassles?? terri
__________________
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible. ................Edgar Cayce |
||
|
13-03-2004
|
|
|
Imagemaker
Light Seeker
Join Date: 14 Dec 2003
Location: NH, USA
Posts: 4,016
|
With a husband who was in karate, I recognized these guys as being in martial arts stances, perhaps going through the kata (practice form) of the moves. And then I read Robin Wood's statement that she had a neighbor model martial moves for her drawings. So it's a mock battle in that way, getting prepared "just in case."
__________________
Notice everything. It's sending you a message. |
||
|
13-03-2004
|
|
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
