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In this deck the Knave of Coins is also given the title "Lancelot".
This card has the vibrant green background shared by all the cards of the Coins suit. We see the figure of Lancelot, dressed in red and green. He wears a green hat with gold clubs on it and a red feather. He is holding a stave of some sort (?) and a coin. He looks back over his shoulder at the coin as he walks forward. A small white dog with a bell around its neck jumps beside him.
This figure reminds me of the fool in many ways, most obviously because of the dog. It also has a similar 'feel' to the fool card. A sense of adventure, newness and the fact that Lancelot is walking forward but looking backwards, ie. not watching where he is going.
Etteilla's meanings for this card include study, instruction, apprenticeship and a student. Etteilla's school also associated the Coins suit with fire, although that isn't made obvious in this deck. I feel like fire is quite a good fit for the suit of Coins though and I imagine this young Knave to be in some ways like the fool, keen and excited to learn, heading off into unknown territory, either physically or mentally, focusing on the practical details, but always while moving forward towards new ideas or experiences.
The connection to Lancelot is a little more puzzling to me and I'm still working on how it fits with Etteilla's meanings. I suppose if Lancelot was raised by an enchantress (?Lady of the Lake) then during this time he was a student, recieving instruction. He was also a knight, so adventurous and daring (which might fit better with the knight than the knave....but anyway). When it comes to his relationship with Guinevere, he was perhaps focusing on the here and now (ie. Guinevere and his passion for her) and not so much on the consequences...(ie. what lay ahead)
Just my thoughts. I find the court cards the most challenging in this deck but I do really like this card. It conveys to me a sense of excitement and adventure....not unlike the fool.
This card has the vibrant green background shared by all the cards of the Coins suit. We see the figure of Lancelot, dressed in red and green. He wears a green hat with gold clubs on it and a red feather. He is holding a stave of some sort (?) and a coin. He looks back over his shoulder at the coin as he walks forward. A small white dog with a bell around its neck jumps beside him.
This figure reminds me of the fool in many ways, most obviously because of the dog. It also has a similar 'feel' to the fool card. A sense of adventure, newness and the fact that Lancelot is walking forward but looking backwards, ie. not watching where he is going.
Etteilla's meanings for this card include study, instruction, apprenticeship and a student. Etteilla's school also associated the Coins suit with fire, although that isn't made obvious in this deck. I feel like fire is quite a good fit for the suit of Coins though and I imagine this young Knave to be in some ways like the fool, keen and excited to learn, heading off into unknown territory, either physically or mentally, focusing on the practical details, but always while moving forward towards new ideas or experiences.
The connection to Lancelot is a little more puzzling to me and I'm still working on how it fits with Etteilla's meanings. I suppose if Lancelot was raised by an enchantress (?Lady of the Lake) then during this time he was a student, recieving instruction. He was also a knight, so adventurous and daring (which might fit better with the knight than the knave....but anyway). When it comes to his relationship with Guinevere, he was perhaps focusing on the here and now (ie. Guinevere and his passion for her) and not so much on the consequences...(ie. what lay ahead)
Just my thoughts. I find the court cards the most challenging in this deck but I do really like this card. It conveys to me a sense of excitement and adventure....not unlike the fool.
