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(2015), graphite pencils on paper, 5.5"x10.5" backed with digital frame.

Water as an element is associated with emotions, intuition, beliefs, sensual pleasures and the subconscious mind, and the Ace is the first manifestation of it. The card shows that we reach out beyond our own ego to others and experience and react to the world and the people around us. The Ace or first card of the suit indicates that we are faced with the beginning of a new love or a new awareness. We have a strong desire to express our feelings and either establish a new bond or deepen an existing one. We may also face a situation where we should listen to our gut and follow our instincts and intuitions rather than try and reason things out.

Traditionally the Ace of Cups card shows a hand holding a cup overflowing with water, but I wanted to try and show the element in its most basic and unadulterated form. A knotwork ring surrounds a single drop creating ripples as it hits a smooth surface of water while in the background we see the caustics of sunlight shining on a shallow body of water and creating lines of light on the ground below. Around the central disk are smaller knotwork medallions with the elementary symbol of water, a downwards-pointing triangle, the symbols for Venus and the Moon which are aligned with the element and the three water-signs of the Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

In a spread the card means that a love attachment is either going to start or going to deepen. This can be a romantic attachment as well as a friendship, a spiritual connection or the love of an idea or concept. If you are already experiencing a connection there may be the wish to take it to the next level and to express your feelings more fully. If the card is in a position where it is meant to show aspects of your career, it can also indicate that you will be able to work on something that has a deep spiritual meaning for you or gives back to others and that it will earn you a feeling of fulfillment - you are no longer doing a job, you have found your vocation.

In a blockage or challenge position the card may indicate that your emotions are clouding your perception. You may have an infatuation with someone who does not return your feelings. Perhaps you are giving too much of yourself to someone who simply exploits your love for them. Perhaps you are caught up in feeling depressed and unhappy, because you cannot see some of the joys and opportunities life actually holds for you.

Description

(2015), graphite pencils on paper, 5.5"x10.5" backed with digital frame.

Water as an element is associated with emotions, intuition, beliefs, sensual pleasures and the subconscious mind, and the Ace is the first manifestation of it. The card shows that we reach out beyond our own ego to others and experience and react to the world and the people around us. The Ace or first card of the suit indicates that we are faced with the beginning of a new love or a new awareness. We have a strong desire to express our feelings and either establish a new bond or deepen an existing one. We may also face a situation where we should listen to our gut and follow our instincts and intuitions rather than try and reason things out.

Traditionally the Ace of Cups card shows a hand holding a cup overflowing with water, but I wanted to try and show the element in its most basic and unadulterated form. A knotwork ring surrounds a single drop creating ripples as it hits a smooth surface of water while in the background we see the caustics of sunlight shining on a shallow body of water and creating lines of light on the ground below. Around the central disk are smaller knotwork medallions with the elementary symbol of water, a downwards-pointing triangle, the symbols for Venus and the Moon which are aligned with the element and the three water-signs of the Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

In a spread the card means that a love attachment is either going to start or going to deepen. This can be a romantic attachment as well as a friendship, a spiritual connection or the love of an idea or concept. If you are already experiencing a connection there may be the wish to take it to the next level and to express your feelings more fully. If the card is in a position where it is meant to show aspects of your career, it can also indicate that you will be able to work on something that has a deep spiritual meaning for you or gives back to others and that it will earn you a feeling of fulfillment - you are no longer doing a job, you have found your vocation.

In a blockage or challenge position the card may indicate that your emotions are clouding your perception. You may have an infatuation with someone who does not return your feelings. Perhaps you are giving too much of yourself to someone who simply exploits your love for them. Perhaps you are caught up in feeling depressed and unhappy, because you cannot see some of the joys and opportunities life actually holds for you.