Nine of Cups

Indulgence

Description of the Illustration: Puck lolls, contentedly inebriated, in a large, golden chalice engraved with two fishes swimming counter-clockwise around the planet Jupiter; the large chalice lies in the center of a circle of eight smaller chalices which are overflowing with ephemeral delights — wine, money, drugs, gambling, rich foods, shopping excursions, love-making, and even religious fervor. In vain, Puck is trying to hide a huge bottle of alcohol behind his back, as though to convince both the viewer and himself that he hasn’t had a sip. A purple sphere (Yesod) peeks over the bottom center edge of the card.

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