Okay, so with Jag in mind, fire and feathers for the Knight wasn't so odd.
At least Jag knew what he was getting into, inviting her to ramble about the tarot, unlike most people. "So you know how each of the minors is associated with one of the four elements: cups for water, pentacles or coins earth... in most decks, including this one from what I can tell, wands are fire, and swords air. There are some decks that reverse fire and air, but I only have a couple of those.
"So when feathers... and wings and things that have them, show up in the minor arcana, it's usually as a symbol for air." There was a LWB, or in this case a Little Black Book in the box with the cards. Maybe she'd read it later, to see if the designer explained some of their reasons why, but not until she'd spent more time with the cards themselves. What she made of them was more important than what the artist intended when it came to her readings. "And flames, pretty obviously, are fire. But this isn't the only card in the deck with an overlap. There's more going on here with the symbolism than just the obvious. Now I'm curious." In a good way, her tone and the reflected firelight in her eyes when she glanced over at him showed.
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Date: 2019-06-27 08:49 pm (UTC)At least Jag knew what he was getting into, inviting her to ramble about the tarot, unlike most people. "So you know how each of the minors is associated with one of the four elements: cups for water, pentacles or coins earth... in most decks, including this one from what I can tell, wands are fire, and swords air. There are some decks that reverse fire and air, but I only have a couple of those.
"So when feathers... and wings and things that have them, show up in the minor arcana, it's usually as a symbol for air." There was a LWB, or in this case a Little Black Book in the box with the cards. Maybe she'd read it later, to see if the designer explained some of their reasons why, but not until she'd spent more time with the cards themselves. What she made of them was more important than what the artist intended when it came to her readings. "And flames, pretty obviously, are fire. But this isn't the only card in the deck with an overlap. There's more going on here with the symbolism than just the obvious. Now I'm curious." In a good way, her tone and the reflected firelight in her eyes when she glanced over at him showed.