Major Arcana - XXI
symbolism
- VS → a heavenly creature, looking down onto a scene of jerusalem. sphere
- early TM → more literal depiction of christ, embodiment of the divine in the material world
- later TM → anima mundi inside almond shaped wreath surrounded by tetramorph.
- variously mercury, hermes, christ used as central characters
- quintessence, cosmic dance
- completion, conclusion of the Masterpiece, entering a new cycle, new life
plant connections
- salvia divinorum. diviner's sage. used in a shamanic context to enter another world in order to heal in this world (c.f. http://sagewisdom.org/) Salvia divinorum
- Psychotria viridis. entheogenic shrub in the coffee family, used in ayahuasca preparation. Psychotria viridis
colours
- green
- yellow
- blue
- brown
other
note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference