Scorpio 002

Video Transcript: I’m back with more insights on Catone, the 13th card of the Sola Busca. The little booklet that comes with the deck mentions the myths of Perseus and Medusa as potential influences for the card. That’s interesting but I believe it’s actually just an older, veiled rendition of the death card which is always the 13th and corresponds with the Scorpio constellation. As I mentioned last time, this spear as it’s penetrating this head looks to me like it’s making a subliminal scythe with this shield. Let’s look at a couple of other Death cards and see if we notice any similarities. Here’s the Death card from Tarot of the Ages which was made in the early 90’s. See the scythe and two heads in the corners. And then this is the Marsailles Death card with the scythe and two heads in the corners. This was made in the 1500’s. So, in the next video I’m going to be breaking down exactly why that head is there and why it’s so large.