Major Arcana - XIII
symbolism
- VS → grinning skeleton, veil tied around his scalp (removed blindfold), holding elegant bow
- dance of death, uniting circle (10) and death
- as a gracious hunter, bow and arrow (later the image of the scythe appears)
- untitled card in the TM deck, “la treizième” or “L'Arcane sans nom”
- RW → death as black knight, black flag with white rose, riding on white horse
- body parts…
- decapitated head → inevitability of change
- feet → changing material conditions
- hand → change on will
- crown/sceptre → change in rules, etc+
- kali → making space for something new, necklace of skulls
plant connections
- Atropa belladonna. deadly nightshade, poisonous, paralysis, contains atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine. Atropos ( Ἄτροπος ) of the three fates, she who cuts the thread. Atropa_belladonna
- nightshade family used in 'witches brews' for flying, invisibility and poisoning
colours
- black
- electric blue
- grey
- brown
- muted green
other
note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference