On the Four of Swords, the Chinese keywords reads: “four swords; standing ready for action.” But then the description in the LWB reads: “In an autumn landscape, two men rest after a martial arts match. Divinatory Meanings: Respite. Rest after illness. Repose. Replenishment. Solitude. Retreat.” In terms of how to interpret the Four of Swords in this deck, the keywords in Chinese calligraphy don’t line up with the LWB card entry.
All of the Ten card in the pips feature a Taoist priest or sorcerer. And if you interpret the tarot Tens the way popular tarot books on card meanings would have you interpret them, then you’re probably going to draw a blank when you see these Tens. If I’m going intuitively based on the emotional values of these four illustrations, I’d say that the Tens in this deck represent the pinnacle of activated powers corresponding to the four suits.
According to the LWB, the Ten of Cups features Zhong Kui (鍾馗), a legendary exorcist and demon hunter. Meanwhile the Chinese inscription reads, “ten cups of harmony.” I don’t…really get it… does not compute… |
