| A great, radiant star of eight rays, surrounded by seven lesser stars--also of eight rays shine above the female figure in the foreground, who is entirely naked. Her left knee is on the land and her right foot upon the water. She pours the water of life from two great vases, irrigating sea and land. Behind her is rising ground and on the right a shrub or tree, where a bird alights. The figure expresses eternal youth and beauty. The star is l'étoile flamboyante, which appears in Masonic symbolism. It has been said truly that the mottoes of this card are "Waters of Life freely" and "Gifts of the Spirit." |
