Coffin Card Nuance

[WizardintheWoods]

I am confused about the Coffin and the Pall that is shown on it in many decks.  The scenario of what it means, the direction the pall is facing towards versus the uncovered, I am guessing head of the coffin, is contradicted and explained in so so many ways that my head has started to spin on a basic and traditional manner that this might be read.  Reading Andy’s book I see the directionality being simply the card before the Coffin is…… and the card after is …..  That makes sense I just don’t want to be missing a nuance that might prove useful. 

 

Again, thanks for any assistance you all may be able to add.

[katrinka]

21 minutes ago, WizardintheWoods said:

The scenario of what it means, the direction the pall is facing towards versus the uncovered, I am guessing head of the coffin, is contradicted and explained in so so many ways that my head has started to spin on a basic and traditional manner that this might be read.

 

Oh, my. I suspect you might be overthinking it.

I could be way off base, but I always assumed it was because the bit of cloth on the floor generally points to the card before the Coffin. 😁 It points to what the Coffin ends. 



It almost seems to be crawling over there on its own, doesn't it? It's too bad the Nightmare On Elm Street writers didn't read Lenormand. That would have been a good scene. 😁

[WizardintheWoods]

Who me overthink something - perish the thought 🤣😜. 

[Decan]

There is the adage: "Why be simple, when you could be complicated?" 😁

 

I try myself to stay simple, I stress on the sequence rather than on directionality, but I take it into account. Maybe German readers emphasize on directionality rather than on sequence? I'm not sure, but it could.