09-10-2011, 02:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-15-2012, 04:51 PM by Steppingfeet.)
So I've got Book 4 open in a browser tab, as well as my "trusty" Rider-Waite deck out on the counter.
Looking at "0 -The Fool" in my deck, I immediately notice five things:
1. The seeker is facing to the left. I understand this to mean "looking to the past".
2. I also see a white dog beckoning at the seeker's foot. White would indicate a positive influence, and while the dog is facing in the same direction as the seeker, it is positioned to the right of the seeker. In other words, the dog is "in the future" relative to the seeker. Also I understand the white dog to be a reference to Sirius.
3. I observe that the body of the seeker is precisely the shape of the Orion constellation in reverse. In addition, the seeker's head is turned in the direction of his right shoulder and looking up with head tilted, whereas in the depiction of the constellation, the seeker's head is turned in the direction of his left shoulder, and pointed to his hand.
4. I notice that the slope of the mountains in behind increased from left to right.
5. The sun is in the upper right hand corner.
Now looking at "22 - The Choice" in Ra's version:
1. The seeker is facing to the right.
2. The seeker has no companion dog, but is depicted as being supported from below.
3. The body no longer depicts the constellation of Orion. The seeker's head is turned over the left shoulder, looking upward. However the angle of the head is diminished as compared to The Fool.
4. The slope of the background scene decreased from left to right.
5. The sun is in the upper left corner, and partially veiled by another body, forming a vesica piscis.
Thoughts?
Looking at "0 -The Fool" in my deck, I immediately notice five things:
1. The seeker is facing to the left. I understand this to mean "looking to the past".
2. I also see a white dog beckoning at the seeker's foot. White would indicate a positive influence, and while the dog is facing in the same direction as the seeker, it is positioned to the right of the seeker. In other words, the dog is "in the future" relative to the seeker. Also I understand the white dog to be a reference to Sirius.
3. I observe that the body of the seeker is precisely the shape of the Orion constellation in reverse. In addition, the seeker's head is turned in the direction of his right shoulder and looking up with head tilted, whereas in the depiction of the constellation, the seeker's head is turned in the direction of his left shoulder, and pointed to his hand.
4. I notice that the slope of the mountains in behind increased from left to right.
5. The sun is in the upper right hand corner.
Now looking at "22 - The Choice" in Ra's version:
1. The seeker is facing to the right.
2. The seeker has no companion dog, but is depicted as being supported from below.
3. The body no longer depicts the constellation of Orion. The seeker's head is turned over the left shoulder, looking upward. However the angle of the head is diminished as compared to The Fool.
4. The slope of the background scene decreased from left to right.
5. The sun is in the upper left corner, and partially veiled by another body, forming a vesica piscis.
Thoughts?
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