“The deck’s painted coats of arms indicate that it was specially prepared for a Venetian scion of the patrician Sanudo and Venier families. Internal evidence suggests that this was almost certainly the great Venetian diarist Marin Sanudo. In his teens the talented but impoverished Sanudo had been appointed to oversee the renegotiation of the peace treaty that ended the 1482-84 Ferrara-Venice ‘Salt War’. On the Ferrarese side, Prisciani was appointed to marshal the complex legal arguments underlying Ferrara’s claims for restitution and lead the advocacy of the Ferrarese cause. For Ferrara, the stakes could not have been higher: the recovery of the lost lands and revenues.
“The version of the deck known as the Sola-Busca appears to overlap with the ambivalent world of espionage, bribery, blackmail and treason that inevitably arises between powerful competing states. Created as both a reward for, and a powerful reminder of, an act of treason. The deck’s finalization coincided with Ferrara’s recovery of lost revenues in 1491.”
Last night I had a dream with Temperance. They were there guiding me in the rivers of my thoughts. Temperance has been a card that I have held so dear to my life this past year as it is also my year card. The Temperance card has shown me that this is the year of cleaning house and releasing the things that are no longer beneficial for me. I have been holding on to people, things, and ideologies that have been keeping me back from my truest potential. It has been difficult for me to admit that in order for a new journey to begin, the old one needs to end. I am finding balance in my life slowly and it has really opened my eyes to the aspirations and goals that I have set for myself since January. The biggest blessing this year has been finding my voice and listening to it. Projecting my truth and authenticity from my heart and mind has always been the goal and I have finally found the means to do it. Temperance was there in my dream reminding me to remove the blocks from my life. I was also urged to take a cleansing bath and experience some time off and enjoy life. I am someone who enjoys work and I put all my time, energy and resources into it but this is the year where I am doing my best to unapologetically live my life outside of work. I am savoring these moments of introspection and reflection. Temperance is getting me ready for something big, I feel it in my bones. Things are moving so fast but nonetheless we’ll have to wait and see.
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