Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Lady with Eyes in her... ahem...

Loteria card showing a lady's bonnet.  This card is used for tarot fortune telling and loteria games.
"The Bonnet" Loteria Card
"The Bonnet"

"Eisnerbrecht" is actually the mistranslated term for this image.  This card is based on the practice of creating a gap in a circuit for protection against spiritual forces.  This would be similar to providing a ground in an electrical circuit, although in this practice the subject is deliberately creating a defense against supernatural beings.

"Eisnerbrecht: A wooden stake with a silver core, bound with three iron bands."

This loteria card for "The Bonnet" shows a wooden manikin head which has been pierced repeatedly with metal nails for good luck.

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