From the Tarot of the Masters, the King of Coins; from the Key to the Kingdom, the Joker:
Ricklef's drawing is based on John's Leech's The Ghost of Christmas Present, an illustration in Dicken's first edition of A Christmas Carol. This Christmas spirit was the personification of cheerfulness, hope and generosity. He has something in common with the King of Coins, who believes in sharing his good fortune with those in need. Yet his goal is not merely to fill the needs of others, but to lift them up so that they might be able to provide for themselves. The Joker is paired with the nursery rhyme of the spider inviting the fly into its parlor, an invitation which the fly smartly declines. This trickster reminds us there is a difference between giving without expectations and giving without strings attached. He also would caution us with the words of D.C. Hyden: "“Enabling is the mortal enemy of consequences.”
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