I Am Half Sick of Shadows - Decoding The Lady of Shalott

“I am half sick of shadows” Oil on canvas,1894, by John William Waterhouse.

Black and white squares, Masonic reference.
Weaving and textiles the Grail family business for centuries.
Two pillars, temple of Solomon, Masonic reference.
Three balls or globes, ancient gold trade of the Grail High Kings. Honeycomb detail, bees, Merovingians, legendary descendants of Jesus.
Red dress and towers of Mary Magdalene.
Circle in window and V in her elbows for the Sacred Feminine.
Blue robe draped over rail for the Goddess Isis, priestess is Mary Magdalene. Snaking river for serpent creator and River Eden in England.
Lamps, multiple, the way will be light, the story revealed for the good of all. Lamps, enlightenment, knowledge, Gnosis and Illuminati.
Lamps extinguished, the light is out, the knowledge is currently hidden. 

But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror’s magic sights,
For often thro’ the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
  And music, came from Camelot:
Or when the moon was overhead
Came two young lovers lately wed;
'I am half sick of shadows,' said
  The Lady of Shalott.


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