Let's See the Evidence

This week I'll be using the Golden Tarot, created by Kat Black and published by U.S. Games. Along with it, I'll be drawing from the Yantra Deck, created by Karl Schaffner and Maya Deva Adjani. It was published by Vayu Publishing. Today's cards are the King of Swords and "Abundance:"

          I've always seen this King as a judge - intelligent and wise with a love of logic and justice. I imagine him as a mix between King Solomon: "Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding" (Proverbs 3:13) with a dash of Judge Judy thrown in: "I love the truth. If you don't tell me the truth, you're gonna be eating your shoes." There's not a lot of warm fuzziness to this guy, but he's the guide I need if I'm trying to make a decision while avoiding getting tangled up emotionally. Which is why it's interesting to see the Abundance card show up, a concept I'd be more likely to associate with the Empress or Pentacles suit. The design is modeled on the hexagrams of the I Ching, a philosophy based on a dynamic balance of opposites and the inevitability of change. This Yantra reminds me that while there are losses, there will also be gains. The King of Swords would scoff at any "love and light" account of abundance, and demand that I list physical evidence of my gratitude. Now that could be a life-long inventory.