Psychomanteum Cards - Hierophant

The first in a series of pictures I did for my final drawing project of my first year of animation at ESDIP.
The theme of the card was tradition - an important element for the character. Abandon and renewal of tradition are the given options, with a loaded symbolism for each. Abandon means cutting away (sharp departure, as exemplified by the knife), and losing something, but also being freed from what can be burdersome or even toxic (the snake coiling around the wrist). Renewal can bring spiritual peace (the lily) and bounty (apple), but cannot fully separate itself from the original traditions, merely transform them into something else (at the end, the lily stems from the same coil of snakes that are binding.)