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{{Short description|Tarot card of the Minor Arcana}} |
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[[File:Kings-comparison.jpg|thumb|Comparison between King of Hearts and King of Coins]] |
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Tarot cards are used throughout much of [[Europe]] to play [[Tarocchi|Tarot card games]]<ref name="DummettGame"> |
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| last = Dummett |
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| first = Michael |
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| authorlink = Michael Dummett |
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| title = The Game of Tarot |
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| publisher = [[Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd.]] |
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| date = 1980 |
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| isbn = 0-7156-1014-7 |
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In [[English language|English]]-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for [[Tarot reading|divinatory]] purposes<ref name="DummettGame" /><ref> [[Paul Huson|Huson, Paul]], (2004) ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage'', Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 |
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[http://www.innertraditions.com/Product.jmdx?action=displayDetail&id=887&searchString=huson&y=7&x=7 ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot''] |
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==Rider-Waite symbolism== |
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* A very distinct [[castle]] appears behind him. Indeed, he seems to be seated himself within the walls, which may testify to his ownership thereupon. |
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| ⚫ | The King of Coins depicts a mature man of considerable earthly power, usually depicted as a diplomatic business-man with a lot of practical wisdom. The king of pentacles can be miserly at times. He has a taste for sensual delights and earthly gifts. Here is a man who has a social standing and is big on keeping up with the Joneses. On the downside, he can be a man of phenomenally huge ego, the one whom the querent dare not cross. The card depicts a man who can help the querent grasp the social and practical knowledge that he needs to acquire wealth or respectability. As with the rest of the court cards, the appearance of this card may signify contact with a person of this high stature. It does not necessarily indicate material riches to the querant, unless this has been further supported by other cards. The Rider–Waite deck depicts a man sitting on a black throne adorned with a gold bull. Grapes appear on his clothes, and a castle is in the background.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} |
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* His seat seems more impressive than the [[Queen of Coins|queen's]] stony gray seat. It is the only black seat in all courts, and the heads decorating the top of the seat, [[cattle|bull]] heads according the [[Pictorial Key to the Tarot|PKT]] (Pictorial Key to the Tarot), have a [[Gold (color)|metallic gold]] color to them, perhaps testifying to their composition. |
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* His clothes are adorned with [[grape]]s. |
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==Divinatory usage== |
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The card depicts a man who can help the querent grasp the social and practical knowledge that he needs to acquire wealth or respectability. As with the rest of the court cards, the appearance of this card may signify contact with a person of this high stature. It does not necessarily indicate material riches to the querant, unless this has been further supported by other cards. |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 12 November 2024
King of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish, and tarot decks). It is the king from the suit of coins. In Tarot, it is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games.[1] In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
The King of Coins depicts a mature man of considerable earthly power, usually depicted as a diplomatic business-man with a lot of practical wisdom. The king of pentacles can be miserly at times. He has a taste for sensual delights and earthly gifts. Here is a man who has a social standing and is big on keeping up with the Joneses. On the downside, he can be a man of phenomenally huge ego, the one whom the querent dare not cross. The card depicts a man who can help the querent grasp the social and practical knowledge that he needs to acquire wealth or respectability. As with the rest of the court cards, the appearance of this card may signify contact with a person of this high stature. It does not necessarily indicate material riches to the querant, unless this has been further supported by other cards. The Rider–Waite deck depicts a man sitting on a black throne adorned with a gold bull. Grapes appear on his clothes, and a castle is in the background.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- ^ Huson, Paul (2004). Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage. Vermont: Destiny Books. ISBN 0-89281-190-0.
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