From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Ace of Cups
Meanings
The essence of water. Your cup runneth over. Emotional fulfillment. True joy and contentment. Bounty, abundance, profound satisfaction.
Reversed (?)
Tempest in a teapot. An overemotional reaction, unfounded jealousy. Potential happiness thwarted – ask yourself, do you really want to be happy or do you subconsciously sabotage every opportunity?
Description
A beautiful female angel flies through the air above a lake of water lilies, draped in blue silk. She holds a golden cup from which a white dove emerges, glowing with a golden light.
Artwork
- Cup: MEMLING, Hans, St John and Veronica Diptych, c.1483, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- Halo, dove, sky: GREBBER, Pieter de, Baptism of Christ, 1625, St Stephanus Church, Beckum.
- Angel body: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, Annunciation, c.1628, Rubens House, Antwerp.
- Angel face: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, Portrait of Helena Fourment, c.1630, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
- Water lilies: RUISDAEL, Jacob Isaackszon van, Oaks by a Lake with Water Lilies, 1665-69, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
- Wings: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel, The Triumph of Victory, c.1614, Staatliche Museen, Kassel.
Face is completely different!
Yes, I changed the face between the LE and the Kunati edition, the other one just didn't 'connect' enough, I want the cards to be engaging not just pretty - hence the new face when I was given a chance to work some more on the deck.