ace of cups

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 10 Jan 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.

loveinspirit	10 Jan 2005
hi , there is a w on the ace of cups, is there an actual mean for it, could anyone help, is it always there?

Fudugazi	10 Jan 2005
Hi, I have no idea but it so happens I fell upon a discussion today that looked at that exact point! Here it is: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=28748&page=1&highlight=pamela+colman+ace (scroll a bit down the page) you'll have to make up your mind from the various opinions. My favourie is that the upside down M is actually a W - for Waite. But there are other theories.

Vincent	11 Jan 2005
loveinspirit wrote: hi , there is a w on the ace of cups, is there an actual mean for it, could anyone help, is it always there? This thread explains a little of the symbolism in Waite's Ace of Cups; http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=29126&highlight=ace+cups The information you are probably looking for, comes from a description by SL MacGregor Mathers; “The Ace of Cups is of Egyptian origin, which can be more easily seen in the Spanish Tarot. The figure, like an inverted M on its front, is all that remains of the Egyptian twin Serpents which originally decorated it. It represents the Waters of Creation in the first chapter of Genesis. It is the Symbol of the Power which receives and modifies.” Which, as most things in the Waite Tarot, only leads to more questions. Vincent

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