Three of Fire
I finished the 3 of Fire yesterday. Those bright fiery colors were a lot of fun to work with, especially during the icy, grey days we've been having this week.
You can see that I've departed quite a bit here from the RWS 3 of Wands. There's no wealthy merchant watching his ships depart, no focus on trade or commerce or enterprise. For me, Fire is about passion, creativity, magic, energy, sexuality, power, risk-taking. Three's are about abundance, harmony, fertility, manifestation. So I wanted the 3 of Fire to show the joy of creativity, self-expression and self-empowerment. This woman is no shrinking violet!
On to the 3 of Water. (Have I mentioned that I'm working on each card in the same order that we cast a circle? As I come to each number or face card, I work on them in this order: Air, Fire, Water, Earth. It just feels right, as if it's maintaining the integrity of a sacred order.)
BTW a couple of people have asked, "What are the 3 floating balls?" To which I answer, like a good Tarot reader: "I don't know. What do you think they are?" (goodness gracious, great balls of . . . )
What a joyous, beautiful card Joanna! I just love the flames of fabric, the mysterious passion, and the magic I see in this card. Thank you for sharing! I can't wait to see more of the threes!
Posted by: JLB | January 14, 2007 at 09:11 AM
Indeed Great Balls of Fire! Just what we need to lighten up our Winter! Three balls of gold were traditionally used as the Pawn Shop sign (a gift from St Nick who is the Patron of Generosity} and 3 gold balls were tossed down the well to the Magic Frog and last by not least Celts love being 'triadic'. Blessings of the Three!
Posted by: Lady North | January 14, 2007 at 09:43 AM
Just beautiful! I'd like to dance with her and those great balls of fire!
Posted by: Kim Antieau | January 14, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Very inspiring and relevant message. Appreciate the empowering image and vibrant colors!
Posted by: Anne Deidre Smith | January 14, 2007 at 12:31 PM
Wow...how amazingly gorgeous. I cannot wait until I can work with this gorgeous deck.
Posted by: Jocelyn Caven | January 14, 2007 at 05:43 PM
Wonderful :) I love this version - the Three of Wands has been coming up for me a lot lately and I like the emphasis on passion, energy, excitement and personal expression :)
Posted by: Teresa Michelsen | January 14, 2007 at 09:17 PM
Oooh she's lovely. The Two of Fire is one of my favorite cards of yours so far, and right now I'm seeing a definite pattern as to which my favorite element is going to be! Can't wait to see the four of them all together.
Posted by: margaritaspirit | January 15, 2007 at 07:52 AM
I feel her coming right out of the card and throwing her scarves around my neck - pulling me into a fiery embrace. Now we are twirling and swirling and floating.
Posted by: Julie in Virginia | January 15, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Magical, passionate, otherworldly. I love it.
Posted by: Inanna | January 15, 2007 at 06:16 PM
Oh, she's lovely! There is some great energy in that drawing. And I almost feel like I've gotten away with something, seeing her before all the threes were finished.
Posted by: Laura | January 16, 2007 at 09:00 AM
What a hot card! Just perfect to drive away the cold winter blahs! The colors are wonderful and vibrant! It's also a very peaceful card, despite it's obvious fire. Perhaps there's peace with discovering one's personal power? Hmmmmm...I need to look at that more closely....
Posted by: Charyn | January 16, 2007 at 09:22 AM
Her face says I create my own destiny and I'm loving it! She gives me permission to celebrate life! I can't wait to see the rest of the threes :) It is very true. There IS indeed peace when you discover you have the power to create it.
Posted by: Chele | January 17, 2007 at 03:18 PM
Joanna, this card is magnificent, what colour, what texture, what vibrancy - what passion and sheer delight in living, what magic there is in this card! It makes me feel like dancing myself..... Love and BB, Cate
Posted by: Cate (KerrdeLune | January 18, 2007 at 06:58 PM
Thank you, everyone! It's always so great to hear feedback like this. Peace in personal power . . . hmm, Charyn, I think you've just given me yet another layer of meaning for this card!
Posted by: Joanna Colbert | January 19, 2007 at 09:22 AM
She's heavenly and full of spirit and light and spunk! Yessss!
One question? am I misperceiving that she has no legs? Or are they supposed to be behind her, as she leaps? Maybe I question this apparent lack of legs, because of my own leg issues. (:-D) Arthritic knees and varicosities, so legs are sensitive issues for me, literally!
Posted by: Roswila (a/k/a Patricia) | January 24, 2007 at 08:27 PM
Roswila, a couple of other people have mentioned the missing leg or foot. I left it out for technical reasons -- in order to fit it in, the entire figure would have had to be smaller and I liked her the size she is. She does look like she's floating, which was unintended but works in terms of the card I think. I'm playing around with adding the leg back in, but it would "hide" behind the white border. So far I like it better without it. Thanks for asking!
Posted by: Joanna | January 25, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Joanna the final card is incredible!! She is beautiful. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.
Xx Chele
Posted by: Chele | April 04, 2007 at 03:08 PM