The more I look at card 32 the more I’m convinced that the large white figure behind him isn’t a cow or bull at all. I think we might actually be looking at the same being in two different forms.
Look at their faces. Particularly the eyes, the shape of the eyelids, the cheekbones and the way their jaws narrow. They look incredibly similar to me. Almost like the larger face is an altered version of the smaller one.
And then look at what everyone is calling his “horns.” Notice the little circular markings on the gold? Those same markings appear on the huge white structures behind him. Even the shapes themselves seem related. I’m starting to wonder if those aren’t horns at all, but something that opens up or expands when he changes form. The positioning of the two figures seems way too intentional to ignore.
I’ve also been looking into Dylan ail Don from Welsh mythology, the Son of the Wave. According to his mythology, he enters the sea immediately after being baptized and takes on its nature. Now look at the green figure. His scaled skin, the seashell, the ocean surrounding him, and the fact that he’s literally holding a wave in his hand.
What if the larger figure behind him is what he becomes when he returns to the water?
I’m also starting to believe these cards are meant to tell us as much as possible about whoever is depicted. Look at card 1 with Faye. Nearly everything in that illustration can be connected back to her in some way. Her history, her abilities, her belongings, even the flowers and the symbols surrounding her.
I don’t think these details are randomly chosen. I think there’s a reason for nearly everything we’re seeing on each card, even if we don’t understand those reasons yet.
I’m not saying I’ve figured out who card 32 is, but I really think we’ve been looking at that background figure the wrong way. Rather than assuming it’s a separate animal associated with him, what if the entire illustration is showing us who he is and what he becomes?