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Sunday, September 24

"Let those who worship evil's might"



The one problem with doing what could be considered to be a series of themed posts?

Deciding what to do next.

In this case, I've chosen to go back and do another DC character Tarot Card, after the original challenge on 52 Pickup.

The second problem is deciding which card form the Major Arcana best suits Green Lantern.

And, once again, wipdedia provides us with the answer - The Magician.

Why?

Well, the entry itself lists a number of qualities/attributes normally associated with each card, and, for the Magician they are:

  • Action ----- Consciousness ----- Concentration ----- Personal power
  • Practicity ----- Energy ----- Creativity ----- Movement
  • Precision ----- Conviction ----- Manipulation ----- Self confidence
  • Being objective ----- Focusing ----- Determination ----- Initiative

And, personally, I can't think of anything that could better define the qualities need to be a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Also form the entry we find that the card, "signifies the divine motive in man, reflecting God, the will in the liberation of its union with that which is above. It is also the unity of individual being on all planes, and in a very high sense it is thought", which, if you ask me, sounds like the very essence of a GL's power, and also that it "represents the potential of a new adventure, chosen or thrust upon one. A journey undertaken in daylight, in the Enlightenment Tradition. He brings things out of the darkness into the light." - In brightest day, in darkest night anyone?

Anyway - what else is a Power Ring if not a science-fiction Magic Wand?

As for the image itself, below, the picture is from the gallery of DeviantArtist Tonks - which I found after a little googling (and after I gave up on looking through all my comics for the perfect image), and is very reminiscent of Darwyn Cooke's New Frontier work - which probably would have been perfect if I could be bothered to find my copies, thinking about it...


More GL posts, and as when warrented (i.e. when I can be arsed...)

posted by jonni @ 9/24/2006 06:51:00 PM  

2 Comments:

  • At Mon Sep 25, 01:36:00 AM 2006, Blogger Professor Xavier said…

    I didn't see the magic phrase 'will power' on those lists. There are certainly words close, but 'will power' is what defines a GL.

     

  • At Mon Sep 25, 05:41:00 PM 2006, Blogger jonni said…

    No, not exactly. But if you were to define "Willpower", then words like "Self confidence" "Being objective", "Focusing", "Determination" and "Initiative" could well do the job...

    Anyway, willpower is only the basis of a GL's power. What defines them, is the ability to be both honest and fearless.

     

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