charminglyantiquated: ⚓️ The Hierophant/Captain Nemo from the Literary TarotJules Verne’s enig
charminglyantiquated: ⚓️ The Hierophant/Captain Nemo from the Literary TarotJules Verne’s enigmatic hero Prince Dakkar, better known by his chosen alias Captain Nemo, takes the place of the Hierophant - a card occasionally also referred to as the Teacher. @publishinggoblin, who acted as one of the deck’s tarot consultants and wrote the pairing for this card, interprets it as a card of a connection between mundane humanity and something larger than ourselves: in Captain Nemo’s case, “a mortal connection to the divine depths […] a place as as alien and Supreme as the heavens.” Upright, the Hierophant indicates following established processes and structures larger than one’s self. As captain, Nemo is the unequivocal ruler of life of board his submarine, the Nautilus; and he himself is guided by the rigid structures of scientific principles in his own inventions. Reversed, the Hierophant is a card of defiantly throwing off the shackles of convention, and independence Captain Nemo reflects in his self-imposed isolation, determined to leave behind the cruelties of imperialism in the world above: “The sea doesn’t belong to tyrants. […] Here alone do I find independence! Here I recognize no superiors! Here I’m free!” I loved illustrating this card! The underwater lighting, blues, and various scientific-seeming instruments were immensely fun. Captain Nemo stands before a porthole, illustrating his separation from the world above; his crew gather before him to carry out his orders, signifying his position as the Nautilus’ highest authority. I am a little disappointed we didn’t use a draft with the pipe organ he built into his submarine (!) but on the other hand I got to keep the giant squid. -- source link