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Clouds above the Lovers

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

I think there’s something wrong with the Lovers card in the Marseille Tarots.
I’ve mentioned it before elsewhere, but I think it’s worth bringing up again. Let’s take a look at the Lovers card from the Jean Noblet Tarot, (Paris, 1650):

Notice the area that contains the cupid? The shape of this area has always bothered me. […]