Sunday, April 4, 2021

April 4, 2021: Knave of Wands and 9 of Pentacles

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.

My Inner Focus card for today is the Knave of Wands.  The image on this card shows a man in nice clothes and a few pieces of military armor, holding a large rough club in one hand, with his other hand resting on his sword hilt.  Before him kneels a woman whose dress is around her waist; she is wearing nothing else but her shoes.  We see her from the back, as her face is in the man's groin and one hand is holding his pants open.  He is looking down at her with a smile on his face.  Directly behind him is a stool; there is a window over his shoulder, showing that it is daylight, but the room is in shadows. The key phrase for this card is: sexual harmony, even though one person has more power.

My Outer Focus card is the 9 of Pentacles.  The image on this card shows a naked woman laying on a made bed with her eyes closed and a smile on her face.  Her arms are behind her head and her knees and lower legs are dangling off the mattress.  Spread beneath her are what appear to be her multi-colored garments (in the harlequin style), and a belt.  She is wearing a hat that covers most of her hair, and a mask over her eyes and nose.  She appears relaxed and pleased with herself.  The key phrase associated with this card is: a pleasant surprise and a long-lasting situation.

We have talked about the Knaves in the past, but let's revisit.  In the Decameron Tarot, the Knave holds the rank usually named Page, which represents a novice or a child, or a person with a child-like perception of the world.  The word "knave" has been used at times to represent a scoundrel, a rogue, or an unreliable or dishonest person, and perhaps to a small extent, the Decameron Knaves may fit those traits.  In playing cards, the Knave usually is represented by the Jack, usually seen as a young Prince.  To me the Knaves of the Decameron Tarot do not represent children, but rather are more in keeping with the Jack of playing cards.  Thus, I will see each of the Knaves of this deck as representing a Prince, someone with authority for which he might not be mature enough, someone who is still a student even though he has some rank and standing.  

Our Knave of Wands might enjoy using his authority to create and control situations that are a bit extreme, perhaps even flaunting his ability to please himself by using others.  He has a satisfied look on his face and even though it does not appear he is forcing the woman to pleasure him, we get the sense that this is his idea.  The woman on the 9 of Pentacles exudes a different kind of satisfaction than the Knave of Wands.   Our Knave seems to feel that telling a woman to go down on him is something he is due because of his rank.  The woman laying on the bed seems to have achieved something via her own efforts.  

While the Knave looks like he has the power, the woman pleasuring him gets something too, even if all she achieves is that the Knave leaves her alone for a while.  Perhaps she, too, will lay back on her bed once the Knave is gone, with a self-satisfied smile on her face.  

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