my description:
A brilliant yellow and orange sun radiates from the upper center of the card. In front of the sun, a wand - a cut branch - is suspended, its tip pointing to the center of the sun. Green leafs are dropping off of the wand, 5 to the right and 3 to the left.
The landscape beneath shows a deep chasm dividing two rocky cliffs. The one on the right seems to be covered in moss and there is a deep groove in it toward the top. A tall tree is growing up from the ground below. On the left side, the cliff is composed of piled up stones, including one tall phallic shaped one in the distance. Standing on the cliff, looking at the wand (or across the chasm) is a buck deer.
Very subtle, but in the hazy blue sky above the deer, a crescent moon can be seen.
One thing I really like about the Druidcraft deck is how very seasonal the minors are. I mean, could this possibly be anything other than the start of summer, with that bright yellow sun and green leaves that look newly unfurled? Its the one deck where I never have to puzzle *when* I'm looking at as well as what and why.
This fiery Ace also seems quite clear that part of its meaning is fiery passion - especially sexual... crossing that chasm that lies between male and female. The sun and moon occupy the same sky, though the passionate heat of the sun is dominate right now.
The chasm reminds me that this is what passion spurs us to do - whether its sexual passion or following our dreams... it urges us to leap across barriers... to fly where we can't walk. This fire gives us energy to stay aloft. It's energy that feeds our desire, as the sun feeds the leaves and turns them green.
Today it's hitting me at a very mundane level - it's the first day of this year that I'd describe as hot - hot enough to wistfully consider putting on the AC, because I'm not getting any good breeze from the open windows. Wistfully, because I've waited so long for some warmth that I'm absolutely not ready to close up the house again and keep the actual temperature at bay.
So... let it be hot. I'm off to make some ice tea and put on some cooler clothes. Hello, taste of summer... could you wait awhile longer to stay here? I was just getting reacquainted with spring.
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