what does the DHIADW picture mean?

ah damn and all this time i just thought it was a turd with a mask and some twigs stuck in it, nothing i never made during my childhood :loco:

*is kidding...and shuts up*
 
zakk_hate_me_666 said:
to me it looks like a tree and body parts and a mask, so i guess it just represents limbs........ hhahahahahahahaha i have no clue.. but i was wearing my shirt with that on it, the forst day of school this year and my principal says, "what is that on your shirt" i said "its nevermore the greatest band in the world and so on.." then she said it was satanic, she told me to turn it wrongside out. buit im wearin it right now. ROFL

Unless you go to a private school, they can't tell you to remove your shirt unless it is something explicit, or something defacing someone elses beliefs. Not that the DHIADW cover is anything satanic atall, its just expressive, and not even in a way to merit her to tell you to do that.

What I'm trying to say is that she can tell you turn it around, but she can't do anything about it if you don't.
 
Also, has anyone else taken a good look at the other artwork inside the cover on DHIADW? You can look at all of the artwork at seempieces.com, it's really cool, I especially like the Blue Angel picture.

I made an alteration to it in photoshop, and expanded upon it. I would have to find it, but I could post it here.
 
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" And The Fool said to me: You're an idealist!
I see a decadent consumer, replied The Hanged Man"
~IvS~



THE HANGED MAN


Basic Card Symbols
A man hanging by one foot from a Tau cross - sometimes from a bar or tree. His free leg is always bent to form a "4," his face is always peaceful, never suffering. Sometimes his hands are bound, sometimes they dangle. Sometimes coins fall out of his pockets or hands.
Basic Tarot Story
The Fool settles beneath a tree, intent on finding his spiritual self. There he stays for nine days, without eating, barely moving. People pass by him, animals, clouds, the wind, the rain, the stars, sun and moon. On the ninth day, with no conscious thought of why, he climbs a branch and dangles upside down like a child, giving up for a moment, all that he is, wants, knows or cares about. Coins fall from his pockets and as he gazes down on them - seeing them not as money but only as round bits of metal - everything suddenly changes perspective. It is as if he's hanging between the mundane world and the spiritual world, able to see both. It is a dazzling moment, dreamlike yet crystal clear. Connections he never understood before are made, mysteries are revealed.
But timeless as this moment of clarity seems, he realizes that it will not last. Very soon, he must right himself, and when he does, things will be different. He will have to act on what he's learned. For now, however, he just hangs, weightless as if underwater, observing, absorbing, seeing.
Basic Tarot Meaning
With Neptune (or Water) as its planet, the Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes. The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. This is a time of trial or meditation, selflessness, sacrifice, prophecy. The Querent stops resisting; instead he makes himself vulnerable, sacrifices his position or opposition, and in doing so, gains illumination. Answers that eluded him come clear, solutions to problems are found. He sees the world differently, has almost mystical insights. This card can also imply a time when everything just stands still, a time of rest and reflection before moving on. Things will continue on in a moment, but for now, they float, timeless.