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The Ace of Swords shows a nighttime/twilight background. A large sword is stuck in a stone. A spark of light emits where the sword meets the stone. A woman sits beside the stone with her hand on the base of the sword, in the sparks of light. She wears a black spaghetti-strap tank top. Red roses grow out of the stone and twine up the sword. 3 purplish-red flowers grow on the front of the sword and lichen grows on the stone. A red crown perches atop the hilt of the sword. The crown has jewels and gold and looks like the formal British crown of the king/queen. A large emerald is set into the hilt of the sword. The ever-present moon is in the sky and there are large stones in the background, along with wintery-looking trees (bare branches, etc.). The entire card has a wintery feel to it. There are nine birds in the immediate sky and a larger flock in the distance.
The crown...is this a reference to the head? It's a red crown...passion of thought? The head rules everything else?
What's up with the flowers?
And why is the card so dark...thoughts are dark, or occur in the darkness of the subconscious?
Emeralds...not usually associated with thought, as far as I know.
Thoughts?
T.
The crown...is this a reference to the head? It's a red crown...passion of thought? The head rules everything else?
What's up with the flowers?
And why is the card so dark...thoughts are dark, or occur in the darkness of the subconscious?
Emeralds...not usually associated with thought, as far as I know.
Thoughts?
T.