I honestly don't remember where the Spider came from. She could very well be Arachne.
And the meaning of the card is the eminence gris, the power behind the throne, the woman who seems helpless and yet controls the puppet-strings of everyone around her. She may use her power for good or for evil. It's the card of deceiving appearances, of intrigue and espionage.
(That's totally off the top of my head, btw. I did not write out the meanings of all the cards.)
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Date: 2009-04-10 12:46 am (UTC)And the meaning of the card is the eminence gris, the power behind the throne, the woman who seems helpless and yet controls the puppet-strings of everyone around her. She may use her power for good or for evil. It's the card of deceiving appearances, of intrigue and espionage.
(That's totally off the top of my head, btw. I did not write out the meanings of all the cards.)