Queen of Disks
Some of the Majors in the Aquarian Tarot are different then the RWS based decks, and the Strength card is definately one of them. My initial reaction to this card was "Huh?" The card shows a man who has a sword and wears fancy clothes. Next to him is his dog.
And that's it.
I"ve seen pictures of the Visconti Strength card, which shows Hercules clubbing the Nemean Lion (some modern decks have that too), which seemed to emphasize brute strength. (While the RWS Strength card emphasizes spiritual strength, to me anyway.) The Aquarian card to me shows more of the brute strength without being dramatic about it. Yet the man has his dog there. The man probably loves his dog, and the dog is probably devoted to the man (soldier?). A tough guy still capable of love?
OK folks, what do you think?
And that's it.
I"ve seen pictures of the Visconti Strength card, which shows Hercules clubbing the Nemean Lion (some modern decks have that too), which seemed to emphasize brute strength. (While the RWS Strength card emphasizes spiritual strength, to me anyway.) The Aquarian card to me shows more of the brute strength without being dramatic about it. Yet the man has his dog there. The man probably loves his dog, and the dog is probably devoted to the man (soldier?). A tough guy still capable of love?
OK folks, what do you think?