Little Baron
I have always seen the fire suit in tarot to have a strong sexual connection, but I don't think I had ever seen a deck that so blatantly displays my way of thinking, until I purchased The New Orleans Voodoo. Sexuality and fire really burn in this card. A young man with a healthy, shirtless body dances with a woman. One of his hands is held between his legs; apparently, to further enflame himself. The woman, who does not appear to resist, is said to be swept off of her feet.
We are told that the primary attribute of this card is force and strength, which is particularly of a sexual nature - an interpretation that makes me feel somewhat unsettled, along with what can be seen as a rather uncomfortable image, depending on how you view it.
Guedeh La Flambeau is described as 'the flashing brilliance of the orgasm' (which is often referred to as 'the little death'). It is likened to the 'instant brilliant seduction experienced by the moth before its body joins with the flame it loves so much'.
So this card (Guedeh La Flambeau) is the primal, masculine, sexual urge? Of course, this drive does not have to be reserved only for men, since some women have extreme sex-drives and urges that could be described as masculine.
I think that in tarot, especially when used as a tool in 21st Century society, there is a need for such a card. Of course, we have The Lovers, but that deals, more generally, with love than sex. There is The Devil, but he is about temptations of all kinds and does not concentrate on the sexual drive alone.
But here, we have sex. And without the power of water, we have the dry, blunt act. We do not see the emotional build up, the tenderness or the foreplay - we feel the orgasm. And in life, this may be the sex that many experience and many enjoy. It reminds me of couples I see in nightclubs, that in some situations, have just met - dancing together, with one thing on their minds. It may be an urge that needs to be fulfilled, but for those that are looking for a relationship, in some cases, it might not be enough.
In the accompanying book (by Louis Martinie and Sally Ann Glassman), it is stated that this power, strength and magnetism may not always be sexual in nature. So in a reading, it may just be displaying the lack of something. In terms of the work I need to do today, it might be the getting it done, without the emotional or creative enthusiasm or spark. In a lover, it may be someone whose charisma comes across (in it's dryest, purest form) as arrogance.
Having a little trouble with this card - it does make me feel uncomfortable. I think it is the idea of force in sex that bothers me, but of course, that is not a problem if consented to by both partners.
But generally, I see the card as the act, the orgasm, extreme sexual energy, masculine sexuality, rather than the two characters that represent it.
Any thoughts? Please?
LB
We are told that the primary attribute of this card is force and strength, which is particularly of a sexual nature - an interpretation that makes me feel somewhat unsettled, along with what can be seen as a rather uncomfortable image, depending on how you view it.
Guedeh La Flambeau is described as 'the flashing brilliance of the orgasm' (which is often referred to as 'the little death'). It is likened to the 'instant brilliant seduction experienced by the moth before its body joins with the flame it loves so much'.
So this card (Guedeh La Flambeau) is the primal, masculine, sexual urge? Of course, this drive does not have to be reserved only for men, since some women have extreme sex-drives and urges that could be described as masculine.
I think that in tarot, especially when used as a tool in 21st Century society, there is a need for such a card. Of course, we have The Lovers, but that deals, more generally, with love than sex. There is The Devil, but he is about temptations of all kinds and does not concentrate on the sexual drive alone.
But here, we have sex. And without the power of water, we have the dry, blunt act. We do not see the emotional build up, the tenderness or the foreplay - we feel the orgasm. And in life, this may be the sex that many experience and many enjoy. It reminds me of couples I see in nightclubs, that in some situations, have just met - dancing together, with one thing on their minds. It may be an urge that needs to be fulfilled, but for those that are looking for a relationship, in some cases, it might not be enough.
In the accompanying book (by Louis Martinie and Sally Ann Glassman), it is stated that this power, strength and magnetism may not always be sexual in nature. So in a reading, it may just be displaying the lack of something. In terms of the work I need to do today, it might be the getting it done, without the emotional or creative enthusiasm or spark. In a lover, it may be someone whose charisma comes across (in it's dryest, purest form) as arrogance.
Having a little trouble with this card - it does make me feel uncomfortable. I think it is the idea of force in sex that bothers me, but of course, that is not a problem if consented to by both partners.
But generally, I see the card as the act, the orgasm, extreme sexual energy, masculine sexuality, rather than the two characters that represent it.
Any thoughts? Please?
LB