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Low arcan Six of Cups and High arcan Temperance and High arcan Judgement combinations:
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- happy memories finding meaning reckoning;
- happy memories finding meaning awakening;
- healing patience reckoning;
- healing patience awakening;
- healing finding meaning reckoning;
- healing finding meaning awakening;
Card 1 - Six of Cups
The Six of Cups represent the joy of nostalgia, the consolation of domestic and early life innocence. In the cardboard itself, there are six cups full of white plants. Two kids are depicted in the foreground, and one is passing a cup to another. This handing of the vegetation from the boy to the girl shows the passing of traditions and satisfied reunions. The youngsters appear to be in a fort of sorts, that we will imagine provide them a feel of security and comfort.
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Card 2 - Temperance
An androgynous angel is the first thing you see on the Rider-Waite Temperance card; the angel’s appearance suggests an equilibrium between the sexes. The angel’s robe is simple but in the centre of the cloth lies a bold orange triangle within a square; this shows the Earth’s connection to the holy trinity whilst the glow of the triangle feels welcoming yet instils a prospect of foreboding. The angel’s face is stoic and concentrated, completely focused on exchanging the waters of the two golden cups in their hands; the direction of the water is impossible to determine which symbolises the concept of infinity and union; it can also signify the flow of spiritual awareness we experience on a daily basis as we tune in and out with our higher self.
The angel stands above either a pond or river with one foot gently dipped in the water as the other stands on a patch of dry glass; this represents the duality between the subconscious and the conscious - between dreams and reality. Furthermore, the mountain range on the left contrasts with the meadow on the right symbolising universal experiences and individual tranquillity regardless of location or circumstance.
The illustration presents stability and balance, it brings a sense of serenity to the viewer; the composition of bright greens, yellows, whites and reds is uplifting and depicts the ideal union between opposites - the beauty and order that comes with duality. The background shows the dawn which resembles fresh beginnings and a pastel sky that further feeds into the atmosphere of concord. Everything is exactly where it’s supposed to be.
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Card 3 - Judgement
This card depicts what one could imagine the final judgment would be, inside the diverse forms that takes in many mythologies. The image within the Judgement card shows women, men, and children who are rising from the grave to reply to Gabriel s trumpet call. Their outstretched arms signify that they're ready to be judged with the aid of the universe. They are approximately to fulfill their creator, their movements weighed, and discover in which they will spend the remainder of eternity: in heaven or in hell. The large tidal wave inside the background symbolize that judgement is unavoidable, and that this judgement can be final.
Judgement is ruled by means of Pluto, who is the underworld s ruler. There are echoes of this card in Death, for they both remind us that the entirety comes to an cease and that a new starting is coming.
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