Sulis
2, long, thin, black swords are balanced on their handles in the bottom corners of the card. The blades point towards the top of the image and cross about 2/3 of the way up. Between the tips of the crossed swords is a black circle surrounded by orange fire - it almost looks like a fireball travelling towards us.
The background is dark and the area around the ball of light is much brighter.
So this imagge makes me think of quite a few different possibilities;
It could be a ball of fire flying towards the reader with the 2 swords crossing to act as some sort of block or protection, balanced there, ready to knock the danger out of the way.
The other thing it makes me think of are chopsticks, as if the 2 swords are delicately holding the flaming orb and are cautiously bringing it towards us.. This is a decision that can't be rushed, care must be taken - we don't want to drop that flaming ball...
2s are about choices, balance, things coming together, things moving apart.
Swords are about problems and struggles, the mind, thoughts and the spoken and written word so communication.
This card for me is often about balancing opinions, weighing things up and eventually coming to a decision. It's a 2 so it's related to The High Priestess; it's that pause where we take the energy offered in the Ace and decide what to to with it. There's a lot of balance in this image; the 2 swords are balanced and the glowing orb is balanced between them - it's a temporary state that can't go on for very long, a decision has to be made. Because it's a Sword / Air card I think it advises us to use logic rather than emotions to arrive at that decision.. The crossing of the swords also makes me think of this use of logic rather than emotion - in the RWS card the lady has the swords crossed across her heart, not letting emotions in.
In Thoth based decks this card is labelled 'Peace' and so it's about balancing thoughts or 2 opposing sides, maybe a stalemate is involved, a time when neither side is winning, neither option is winning out so nothing much is happening and there's a temporary peace, a moment of balance.
The swords are crossed and as well as being defensive that could also mean a conflict, a difference of opinion or 2 options that really do clash..
The idea of the fiery ball flying through space towards the reader who is hiding behind those swords and getting ready to deflect the ball away is also something that may fit in a reading... The querant could be guarding against being hurt by making sure that they stay logical and keep their emotions out of things..
I'd love to hear what anyone else has to say about this card. It's one of those images that to me seems really powerful and I'm sure there's loads in there that I'm either not seeing or just not seeing right now...
Is t a flaming ball or something else? An eclipse maybe or a black hole.... Why's it black???? So many questions...
I love the way these images get deeper and more complex, the more I look at them..
The background is dark and the area around the ball of light is much brighter.
So this imagge makes me think of quite a few different possibilities;
It could be a ball of fire flying towards the reader with the 2 swords crossing to act as some sort of block or protection, balanced there, ready to knock the danger out of the way.
The other thing it makes me think of are chopsticks, as if the 2 swords are delicately holding the flaming orb and are cautiously bringing it towards us.. This is a decision that can't be rushed, care must be taken - we don't want to drop that flaming ball...
2s are about choices, balance, things coming together, things moving apart.
Swords are about problems and struggles, the mind, thoughts and the spoken and written word so communication.
This card for me is often about balancing opinions, weighing things up and eventually coming to a decision. It's a 2 so it's related to The High Priestess; it's that pause where we take the energy offered in the Ace and decide what to to with it. There's a lot of balance in this image; the 2 swords are balanced and the glowing orb is balanced between them - it's a temporary state that can't go on for very long, a decision has to be made. Because it's a Sword / Air card I think it advises us to use logic rather than emotions to arrive at that decision.. The crossing of the swords also makes me think of this use of logic rather than emotion - in the RWS card the lady has the swords crossed across her heart, not letting emotions in.
In Thoth based decks this card is labelled 'Peace' and so it's about balancing thoughts or 2 opposing sides, maybe a stalemate is involved, a time when neither side is winning, neither option is winning out so nothing much is happening and there's a temporary peace, a moment of balance.
The swords are crossed and as well as being defensive that could also mean a conflict, a difference of opinion or 2 options that really do clash..
The idea of the fiery ball flying through space towards the reader who is hiding behind those swords and getting ready to deflect the ball away is also something that may fit in a reading... The querant could be guarding against being hurt by making sure that they stay logical and keep their emotions out of things..
I'd love to hear what anyone else has to say about this card. It's one of those images that to me seems really powerful and I'm sure there's loads in there that I'm either not seeing or just not seeing right now...
Is t a flaming ball or something else? An eclipse maybe or a black hole.... Why's it black???? So many questions...
I love the way these images get deeper and more complex, the more I look at them..