Crescent moon symbol
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:38 pm
I am interested in what the crescent moon symbol might mean. It's on the note from Maj Briggs. It's on Deputy Hawk's map. Carrie Page (Laura) wears a necklace shaped like a crescent.
The two horns of the crescent point downwards. This is unusual, as crescent moon symbols usuals point to the left or right, in astronomy and alchemy, etc. Does this mean that Carrie or Diane are "under the moon", in the words of the Log Lady?
I read up a little about the symbol of the crescent moon. It's usually linked to female deities: the virgin goddess Artemis (Greek) or Diana (Roman). The latter name is similar to Diane. The Japanese woman in the forest turns out to be Diane in disguise.
An upturned crescent is a symbol of the Egyptian Isis. Mark Frost is interested in theosophy, so this could be important, since Blavatsky wrote "Isis Unveiled". But if the crescent points downwards, does this mean that Isis has somehow been turned upside down? When Bob is shattered, his magic curse is lifted and the Japanese woman turns back into Diane. Perhaps then, the crescent is turned the right way up again, and some wrongs are righted. It seems that good has prevailed, and we have arrived at a classical "happy ending". All the major characters are assembled in Frank Truman's office, but something is not quite right... This is almost too good to be true... Something slightly contrived about this scene. Is it really happening or is Cooper imagining it? (His face is superimposed...)
When Cooper meets Carrie, her crescent is upside down, and she has forgotten who she really is, so things need to be put right again. An upsidedown horseshoe is bad luck. Will he turn it the right way up?
In Tarot cards, the High Priestess is depicted with her feet on the crescent. This card represents mystery, intuition and the unconscious. What if this card is dealt upside down?
Also, Book of Revelation, chapter 12 describes a woman clothed in the Sun, with the Moon under her feet, and 12 stars around her head. We know that Maj Briggs liked to read Revelation to his wife, (before he departed and entered the Giant's Palace).
Any thoughts on this? I'd love to know people's opinions.
The two horns of the crescent point downwards. This is unusual, as crescent moon symbols usuals point to the left or right, in astronomy and alchemy, etc. Does this mean that Carrie or Diane are "under the moon", in the words of the Log Lady?
I read up a little about the symbol of the crescent moon. It's usually linked to female deities: the virgin goddess Artemis (Greek) or Diana (Roman). The latter name is similar to Diane. The Japanese woman in the forest turns out to be Diane in disguise.
An upturned crescent is a symbol of the Egyptian Isis. Mark Frost is interested in theosophy, so this could be important, since Blavatsky wrote "Isis Unveiled". But if the crescent points downwards, does this mean that Isis has somehow been turned upside down? When Bob is shattered, his magic curse is lifted and the Japanese woman turns back into Diane. Perhaps then, the crescent is turned the right way up again, and some wrongs are righted. It seems that good has prevailed, and we have arrived at a classical "happy ending". All the major characters are assembled in Frank Truman's office, but something is not quite right... This is almost too good to be true... Something slightly contrived about this scene. Is it really happening or is Cooper imagining it? (His face is superimposed...)
When Cooper meets Carrie, her crescent is upside down, and she has forgotten who she really is, so things need to be put right again. An upsidedown horseshoe is bad luck. Will he turn it the right way up?
In Tarot cards, the High Priestess is depicted with her feet on the crescent. This card represents mystery, intuition and the unconscious. What if this card is dealt upside down?
Also, Book of Revelation, chapter 12 describes a woman clothed in the Sun, with the Moon under her feet, and 12 stars around her head. We know that Maj Briggs liked to read Revelation to his wife, (before he departed and entered the Giant's Palace).
Any thoughts on this? I'd love to know people's opinions.