Herodotus
I've noticed something about the image on the Death card in the RW deck:
The Sun is rising in the background of Death. This has been described on this site; but I noticed that the Sun is rising over the river and between the two towers that make up the landscape of the Moon card.
Surely this is significant?
Following the story of the Fool presented here, the Fool must travel the river of the Moon before he reaches the rising Sun. Death is the precursor to all of this.
I would interpret this as follows: while there is hope in Death, it is only at the end of the difficult and otherworldly journey represented by the Moon. This is a connection between the three cards that I had not previously noticed.
Based also on the Fool's story, the landscape of the Moon is also foreshadowed in the High Priestess card. And it all leads me to wonder, what is the true significance of the Moon? Why is it referenced twice before it actually occurs?
To me, it represents the "belly of the beast", that descent into the underworld that is the crux of the Hero's Journey so universal to myth, that trial the hero must pass before he or she can identify with the so-called "Solar Father" (the Sun) and return to the Great Round in a state of apotheosis (the World).
I'm sure this isn't news to most, but I post it as a novice reader eager to share my discovery with others. Do any of you have any thoughts on this?
The Sun is rising in the background of Death. This has been described on this site; but I noticed that the Sun is rising over the river and between the two towers that make up the landscape of the Moon card.
Surely this is significant?
Following the story of the Fool presented here, the Fool must travel the river of the Moon before he reaches the rising Sun. Death is the precursor to all of this.
I would interpret this as follows: while there is hope in Death, it is only at the end of the difficult and otherworldly journey represented by the Moon. This is a connection between the three cards that I had not previously noticed.
Based also on the Fool's story, the landscape of the Moon is also foreshadowed in the High Priestess card. And it all leads me to wonder, what is the true significance of the Moon? Why is it referenced twice before it actually occurs?
To me, it represents the "belly of the beast", that descent into the underworld that is the crux of the Hero's Journey so universal to myth, that trial the hero must pass before he or she can identify with the so-called "Solar Father" (the Sun) and return to the Great Round in a state of apotheosis (the World).
I'm sure this isn't news to most, but I post it as a novice reader eager to share my discovery with others. Do any of you have any thoughts on this?