Acrylic paint on canvas.
24×30 cm (9.44 x 11.81 inch).
Private collection.
Entitled Strength is my third interpretation of Saint George slaying the dragon.
The primary source Read more Strength – the Dragon slayer III
If I defined Strength with only a few words, those would be silent resistance.
Strength can be assimilated to Courage in the larger context of the seven virtues, one of the four Cardinal virtues among Prudence, Justice and Temperance. In the enumeration of moral virtues, Courage was re-placed by Fortitude. Patience and perseverance are attributes related to Fortitude. On the other hand, Strength also can be associated with Chastity as opposed to Lust, one of the seven deadly sins.
Some of these characteristics are complementary, and others are interconnected or overlapping each other. Subsequently, their association with the Major Arcana cards is arguable. Both the attributes, names and the iconography of these archetypes have changed over time. Especially studying the decks of Etteilla, one may find disturbing discrepancies. Nothing is easy and straightforward as one may believe.
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The timeline of the Tarot in 50 imagines is a project I was thinking about, and I have planned and prepared for a while now. Read more Tarot timeline in 50 imagines, video 11 Strength
Fortune-telling interpretation:
Upright: Strength, heroism, kindness, greatness, courage. Power, empire, ascendant. Work of spirit, patience, resignation.
Reversed: Sovereign, realm, state, republic, government, administration, kingdom, despotism, sovereignty, supreme power, arbitrary power, people, nation, weakness, defect, discordance.
Divination:
Cancer is the Latin word for “crab”.
Cancer is said to have been the place for the Akkadian Sun of the South, perhaps from its position at the summer solstice in very remote antiquity. In Greek mythology, Cancer is identified with the crab that appeared while Heracles fought the many-headed Hydra. Hercules slew the crab after it bit him in the foot. Afterwards, the goddess Hera, an enemy of Heracles, placed the crab among the stars.
Upright: sensitivity, imagination, intuition, protection, attachment.
Reversed: manipulation, illusions, insecurity, dependency, possessiveness, over-sensitivity.
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