Inktober Day 6: sword

[asakiyume]

I can't think of swords without thinking of the evocative Rider-Waite tarot swords--this one, for example:



Or this:



Or this:



This picture is more reminiscent of Rider-Waite 5 or Rider Waite 7, in that the figure's carrying a bunch of swords, but I was also thinking about sword-bearing angels and... so on.

Comments

[zyzyly]

I love the one with the person sitting up in bed.

[asakiyume]

It's such a great representation of what a bad dream feels like. --waking from a bad dream, I should say. Only to have your worst fears still present.

[missroserose]

I was just going to comment on how I loved the dreamlike quality of the RW sword cards here. I feel this one, as well as the person bound and fenced in by swords - I think we're all too familiar with that feeling, where our fears imprison us and blind us to opportunities we could be taking.

[asakiyume]

I agree--and there's something so vivid about them too, as if, in addition to being symbolic, they have very concrete stories that they're part of.

[light_of_summer]

I like how your angel looks gently, wonderingly benevolent, so I'm imagining that zie might be an Angel of Disarmament, charged with helping to bring an end to violence.

Nice to be reminded of the Rider-Waite cards, too. A departed friend once advised me to try finding something I liked in each card, even if I didn't like the card's interpretation. I tried that out with the nightmare card, above, and decided I liked the quilt. :-)

[asakiyume]

What a great idea an angel of disarmament is--would love to have that one visit us.

And yes about the quilt! I've thought about how bright it is, cheerful even, a homey touch, in an otherwise haunted, anxious card.

[e_d_young]

I think this is the first time I've looked closely and carefully at these cards. There's something quite beautiful about them.

[asakiyume]

Yeah, one thing I love about the Rider-Waite deck is that **all** the cards get pictures, not just the Major Arcana.

[queenoftheskies]

I love your sword-bearing angel. :)

[asakiyume]

Thank you!

[minoanmiss]

Beautifully done!

[asakiyume]

so pleased you think so!