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--- tarot:2 [2012-02-27 10:38] – nik
+++ tarot:2 [2012-08-08 17:42] (current) – maja
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-=== Major Arcana - II ===
+==== Major Arcana - II ====
 High Priestess, La Papessa
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 === symbolism ===
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   * "Ladies Mantle" - Alchemilla (dew -> drops from the moon, nec. component of the philosophers stone)
   * Verbena officinalis
+=== colours ===
+  * blue-green
+  * pale and old pink
+  * pale yellow
+=== archetype ===
+  * intuition, unconsciousness, in touch with alchemical and mystical powers
+=== patabotany ===
+The high priestess is a herbaceous plant, with one large leaf shaped like upside-down nun's cloak in which the plant collects dew (moon drops). The centre of the leaf is usually seen filled with a large pearl of dew, with small droplets slowly spiralling to the centre from its fringed edges. Under the leaf all the way down to the ground hangs the plant's head, a small uterus-shaped vial where the plant collects the dew. Using the liquid the plant can fertilise itself, after which it sprouts two long-stems with a each a sprinkle of tiny silvery-yellow flowers, shaped as small moons or toes. The flowers exude a scent that is able to govern time-cycles, as they sway in a circular motion over 28 days, following the cycle of the moon. The plant usually grows close to shallow pools of water, from which it absorbs water through its long hair-like roots. If the roots are touched, they grow 'teeth' from their tips. The bite is highly poisonous and causes body parts to constrict and eventually fall off.
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