In the card, we the viewer, seem to be standing within a little copse of hawthorn trees on the valley floor, looking up at the great figure on the sun-soaked hillside.
Although we are safe and need nothing other than what we already have, we are filled with longing to bask in the sunlight and venture out into the world.
This card reminds me of young and restless people, impatient to leave home and see the world and grab its opportunities with both hands, much to the incomprehension of their family who believe that they have everything they need right at home.
The hillside is exposed and a wholly different environment from the shaded hawthorns where we stand; it's dangerous and exciting, but we crave what the world can offer us!
The walking sticks in the Wilmington man's hands create a doorway, just as the two twisted hawthorns provide a doorway too. Shall you travel through the doorway and out on to the hillside?
Will you be able to balance the drive to explore - new projects, new relationships, new journeys - with the very human need for security and familiarity?
