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Crashing waves on the shores of a saltwater sea. What looks like cooled volcanic rock acts as a violent barrier to the surf, allowing a conch shell to wash up on the beach. Like the other fours, the Four of Cups is dominated by its element – Water. Salt water is the basis for life, it is in our tears and our blood. The tides of the ocean are like our emotions, in and out and affected by the Moon. Waves are unpredictable and ever changing.
The conch shell is interesting. I thought this blogger had a wonderful way of describing its symbolism:
Thoughts?
Crashing waves on the shores of a saltwater sea. What looks like cooled volcanic rock acts as a violent barrier to the surf, allowing a conch shell to wash up on the beach. Like the other fours, the Four of Cups is dominated by its element – Water. Salt water is the basis for life, it is in our tears and our blood. The tides of the ocean are like our emotions, in and out and affected by the Moon. Waves are unpredictable and ever changing.
The conch shell is interesting. I thought this blogger had a wonderful way of describing its symbolism:
From:http://www.csseashell.com/blog/shells-as-religious-symbols-and-the-meaning-of-life/
The spiral formation inside the conch is symbolic of infinity. The space , which gradually expands in a clock-wise direction. The shell is like the human journey of life. The hard casing protects life. The pearl inside (a scallop or oyster), and its aquatic nature associates it with the feminine, lunar, and virginity that is symbolic in music. The conch shell’s spiral form and relation to water cause it to represent the beginning of existence. This sounds like the place poet William Butler Yeats found his spiraling gyre symbolism so prevalent in his writings.
Thoughts?