Little Baron
Now, first off, I notice that we have very feminine cards depicted here. We have four 'women' shown - one being a mermaid. I suppose it might make sense [sterotypically] that the sevens relate to emotion [in Netzach] as women are often [stereotypically] more inclined to show their emotional side than men. Emotions are shown as they merge with each element. Since Netzach is a hot vessel, characters such as Erzulie la Flambeau become hotter.
In Erzulie La Flambeau, as our first example, flames burn on a more intense heat than the others. They are doubled in the fact that they are fire of fire.
She is a bush fire. Her energy is rage. This is one loa that I would not want to get on the wrong side of.
Erzulie La Fambeau dances or stamps in the picture. She stamps on what looks like corn. We are told that she is the Corn Mother. Her dance provides food. Furiously, she dances and holds two knives. We are told she can grind corn or those who eat it, so I expect that the corn could be used as a metaphor for those that might do her wrong. With her fury, as an opponant, you may very well come off worse for crossing her. Of course, this does not make her bad. We all have moments, when provoked, where we get so angry we want to cause someone else to hurt - whether we kick a door or say a hurtful word to another. For me, this is that moment. Sheer rage. And connected with emotions, for I feel that Ezulie La Flambeau hurts too. It is that emotional hurt which causes her to dance in such a manner. We could look at this card as releasing emotion so that it does not continue to hurt us. That might just be 'it shown swirling around her in greens and yellows.
In the book, we are told 'Rage and hate binds you to your object as closely as does great love'. This may be a card of jealousy and revenge, maybe, depending on when and where it shows in readings.
So, so far, we have emotion shown as fire in it's bluntest and strongest form. It is it's most intense in Erzulie La Flambeau. It is passion that is strong enough to kill.
In water, we have a more calming approach. The emotion of Netzach is teamed with the water it understands. So there is also a little doubling up here as like meets like. It is so extreme that it engulfs us and is depicted by La Sirene literally being submerged within it's depths. She is in the womb of the ocean. In the book, we are told that she is a bridge. A bridge between what lays beneath the waves and those on dry land, so we understand that she is connection - emotional connection. Like other mermaids, we might link her call of seduction to the general attraction or emotional understanding between two people. She is a link. She bridges gaps. In terms of divination, Glassman tells is that the card could indicate a marraige.
But we also understand that the call of the siren can often be deceptive. We know the myths of mermaids calling to men from their rocks. Sailors would be captivated by them and the calls of the beautiful sirens would bring their boats crashing into the rocks and bringing them to their deaths. As much as being a beautiful emotive connection, La Sirene need also handled appropriately, like Erzulie La Flambeau. In this, I see a link to the RWS card - also based on illusion. When I have read this card before, it was in a reading about a friend who was having an affair. La Sirene showed up as her husband. Intuitively, I saw that he was submerged within his own emotional contact and unable to see what was really going on, under his nose [the whale in the background] - that his wife [La Beleine] was having an affair. I also related traditional interpretation to this, showing that he was under the illusion of his own making and possibly didn't want to acknowledge that anything might be wrong.
Erzulie Freda represents tears. They fall from her eyes and produce a river on which a small boat sails. Think of element, this might be where over-analysing an emotional situation could result in deep upset. Emotion has no grounding here. Emotions may be irrational and fly from one place to another. For me, I see this card as 'getting yourself into an emotional state'.
But for some, this is relevant. It might resolve emotional issues by finding ways to release them. Wheras Erzulie La Flambeau stamps on those that cause her pain, Erzulie Freda tries to cry her pain away.
In Santeria, we find Oshun. I like this one. Lovely colours.
Oshun is a goddess of love. Where emotions can be fiery and passionate, emotional and over-thought or shared with the heart, here, they are productively grounded in the earth. There is no rage. No tears. She has grounded her emotions. She takes stock of her 'love' in the same way as the guy in the 'Seven of Pentacles' tends to the fruit on his bush in the RWS. It appears to be a very nurturing card. But one that is physical. I think it represents actual physical acts of emotion - helping someone, making a move towards someone you love.
LB
In Erzulie La Flambeau, as our first example, flames burn on a more intense heat than the others. They are doubled in the fact that they are fire of fire.
She is a bush fire. Her energy is rage. This is one loa that I would not want to get on the wrong side of.
Erzulie La Fambeau dances or stamps in the picture. She stamps on what looks like corn. We are told that she is the Corn Mother. Her dance provides food. Furiously, she dances and holds two knives. We are told she can grind corn or those who eat it, so I expect that the corn could be used as a metaphor for those that might do her wrong. With her fury, as an opponant, you may very well come off worse for crossing her. Of course, this does not make her bad. We all have moments, when provoked, where we get so angry we want to cause someone else to hurt - whether we kick a door or say a hurtful word to another. For me, this is that moment. Sheer rage. And connected with emotions, for I feel that Ezulie La Flambeau hurts too. It is that emotional hurt which causes her to dance in such a manner. We could look at this card as releasing emotion so that it does not continue to hurt us. That might just be 'it shown swirling around her in greens and yellows.
In the book, we are told 'Rage and hate binds you to your object as closely as does great love'. This may be a card of jealousy and revenge, maybe, depending on when and where it shows in readings.
So, so far, we have emotion shown as fire in it's bluntest and strongest form. It is it's most intense in Erzulie La Flambeau. It is passion that is strong enough to kill.
In water, we have a more calming approach. The emotion of Netzach is teamed with the water it understands. So there is also a little doubling up here as like meets like. It is so extreme that it engulfs us and is depicted by La Sirene literally being submerged within it's depths. She is in the womb of the ocean. In the book, we are told that she is a bridge. A bridge between what lays beneath the waves and those on dry land, so we understand that she is connection - emotional connection. Like other mermaids, we might link her call of seduction to the general attraction or emotional understanding between two people. She is a link. She bridges gaps. In terms of divination, Glassman tells is that the card could indicate a marraige.
But we also understand that the call of the siren can often be deceptive. We know the myths of mermaids calling to men from their rocks. Sailors would be captivated by them and the calls of the beautiful sirens would bring their boats crashing into the rocks and bringing them to their deaths. As much as being a beautiful emotive connection, La Sirene need also handled appropriately, like Erzulie La Flambeau. In this, I see a link to the RWS card - also based on illusion. When I have read this card before, it was in a reading about a friend who was having an affair. La Sirene showed up as her husband. Intuitively, I saw that he was submerged within his own emotional contact and unable to see what was really going on, under his nose [the whale in the background] - that his wife [La Beleine] was having an affair. I also related traditional interpretation to this, showing that he was under the illusion of his own making and possibly didn't want to acknowledge that anything might be wrong.
Erzulie Freda represents tears. They fall from her eyes and produce a river on which a small boat sails. Think of element, this might be where over-analysing an emotional situation could result in deep upset. Emotion has no grounding here. Emotions may be irrational and fly from one place to another. For me, I see this card as 'getting yourself into an emotional state'.
But for some, this is relevant. It might resolve emotional issues by finding ways to release them. Wheras Erzulie La Flambeau stamps on those that cause her pain, Erzulie Freda tries to cry her pain away.
In Santeria, we find Oshun. I like this one. Lovely colours.
Oshun is a goddess of love. Where emotions can be fiery and passionate, emotional and over-thought or shared with the heart, here, they are productively grounded in the earth. There is no rage. No tears. She has grounded her emotions. She takes stock of her 'love' in the same way as the guy in the 'Seven of Pentacles' tends to the fruit on his bush in the RWS. It appears to be a very nurturing card. But one that is physical. I think it represents actual physical acts of emotion - helping someone, making a move towards someone you love.
LB