CountDraNoEL

Charlotte, NC, USA

THEY COUNTED ME OUT NOW THEY COUNTING ME IN COUNT DRANOEL The Red King holds within his hands a flask containing the essence of the red rose (magic in earthly form); he is crowned by the fiery golden rays of the sun, the cosmic expression of his spirit. The Red King is the first numbered trump of the Incidental Tarot, thus he is equated with the Magician of traditional Tarot decks. The Red King is a magician; simultaneously an alchemist and the incarnation of his Work. He embodies the alchemical phase of rubedo, or manifestation. Rubedo is the phase of alchemical work associated with the transmutation of the spirit into purified physical form. Metaphorically, we can view this as the union of body and soul: the quintessential dream of Immortality. The full work of alchemy is infinitely complex and layered with spiritual allegory, but this archetype in simplest terms signifies the union of spirit with matter. The ability to manifest the intangible energy of the UNSEEN WORLD ⚕