Four of Chalices
Golden Tarot of Klimt
by A. A. Atanassov
Below, Atanassov's
Queen of Wands
and
King of Wands
One Word/Three Cards
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate this holiday!
And to all, may you enjoy this One Word/Three Cards feature for the weekend of December 24-25! It brings us a royal couple out of A. A. Atanassov's Golden Tarot of Klimt, a deck inspired by the artwork of Austrian Symbolist Gustav Klimt.
Our magnetic word today is RELATING, and let's first talk about the two royals--Queen and King of Wands--clearly drawn to be aligned (related) in this reading. And that's wonderful since it offers both a personal and earthly (king) and transpersonal, multidimensional (queen) take on things.
Both figures wield the wand of high energy and do so with utmost authority within their respective realms. Securing an audience with both of these archetypal royals and consulting with them on anything will give you the total picture!
So, why is that Four of Cups (called Chalices here) also on hand? And why depicted as an elder snake-handler? Conventional Four of Cups cards based on the Rider-Waite deck often show a figure seated on the ground near three goblets while seeming to resist Spirit's offer of a fourth. See the Pamela Colman Smith model below:
Four of Cups
Rider-Waite Tarot
art by Pamela Colman Smith
By contrast Atanassov's Four of Cups figure has each of four vessels neatly tucked into the card's four corners. They have already been offered, received, sorted, and stashed away. Like parts of bordering columns, they frame the central figure.
So, what seems to be of more immediate concern and importance? I think it's that snake.
I sense three elements of relating here--one that has to do with relating to one's historical past (king), the next, relating with all possible experiences of time and timelessness (queen), and the last, relating to the snake-handler's intuition and discernment. (Snakes often symbolize wisdom; their handlers, certain empathic skill and courage.) All three images here unite to represent a most effective way of situating yourself in your environs, within any situation, and within life itself.
Once connected with this larger, capacious sense of yourself--within and beyond the context of historical time--you're capable of addressing any challenge you face, any question you might have. This configuration gives you a true, dynamic picture of yourself.
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