WolfyJames
Due to their basics design, the aces, twos and threes are treated in the same thread. See The Gothic Tarot by Vargo Study Group for more informations.
Ace Of Cups:
The Ace is very simple, it is a cup, with three red gems on it. The cup is surrounded by red, personaly I would say blood, but you might have a different opinion on that.
Blood is the essence of life, the food of the vampires. Power is gained from it. Pure emotions flow in this blood, and this time, unlike the other aces, we can use the cup to drink it. It reminds me of the Saint Graal, suposevely containing Jesus Christ's blood. Here is my flesh and my blood. And King Arthur's knights looking for this cup; Perceval finally found it.
Two Of Cups:
There's an engraved monster, a lion with wings (griffon?), with a tongue that is cut in half, each half creating a spiral on each side. Below stands two cups, each of them right under each spiral.
The lion seems to be drinking in two cups instead of one. In order to reach a higher level, the blood in both cups must be mixed and drank together and go through digestion (transformation) to finally reach it's achieved form. It is some sort of alchemy.
Three Of Cups:
Two cups are standing still while they support a third one. They are within an arch supported by a pillar on each side.
The cups create a triangular shape, going up (masculine), meaning harmony. Two cups support the third one.
Ace Of Cups:
The Ace is very simple, it is a cup, with three red gems on it. The cup is surrounded by red, personaly I would say blood, but you might have a different opinion on that.
Blood is the essence of life, the food of the vampires. Power is gained from it. Pure emotions flow in this blood, and this time, unlike the other aces, we can use the cup to drink it. It reminds me of the Saint Graal, suposevely containing Jesus Christ's blood. Here is my flesh and my blood. And King Arthur's knights looking for this cup; Perceval finally found it.
Two Of Cups:
There's an engraved monster, a lion with wings (griffon?), with a tongue that is cut in half, each half creating a spiral on each side. Below stands two cups, each of them right under each spiral.
The lion seems to be drinking in two cups instead of one. In order to reach a higher level, the blood in both cups must be mixed and drank together and go through digestion (transformation) to finally reach it's achieved form. It is some sort of alchemy.
Three Of Cups:
Two cups are standing still while they support a third one. They are within an arch supported by a pillar on each side.
The cups create a triangular shape, going up (masculine), meaning harmony. Two cups support the third one.