Ace of Chalices

Today I've chosen The Crystal Tarots from artist Elisabetta Trevisan for the Daily Draw, and have drawn the Ace of Chalices card, more often known as the Ace of Cups.

This looks like, and is, a very happy card to draw, as it signifies abundance and joy. The Ace indicates that is a time for a new beginning, in this case new friendships and celebrations, as Cups indicate emotions and feelings.

Elisabetta Trevisan has illustrated the card with an ornate cup holding a village, representing relationships between people. In front of the village are the Astrological signs of Air, which are Aquarius, Gemini and Libra, indicative of areas of the mental aspects of life.

The overall effect of the cards in this deck is of stained glass rendered in an Art Nouveau style.

Overhead a beautiful butterfly flaps its wings, as a symbol of Air, in the position of the traditional dove of peace found in earlier decks on this card.

'Joy within the home and heart

Blessings come with this new start'

This card could indicate the start of a new friendship or association, and indicates a favourable outlook.

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Crystal Tarot. Artwork by Elisabetta Trevisan. Copyright 2004 Lo Scarabeo. All rights reserved. Image used by permission of the publisher. Card images are protected intellectual property, and may not be recopied or reused in any manner without written permission from the publisher.

http://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738700588 . Source of the rhyming couplet is Eileen Connolly: Tarot of the apprentice (Connolly Tarot), published by Newcastle Publishing Company Inc., North Hollywood, California, 1979.