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| "The Heart" Loteria Card |
I'm going to have to repost this painting without the banner on the front to make the subject more clear. This is a metal heart cast from copper and arranged to serve as an aeolipile. The vessel is filled with water and suspended on an axle over a fire. When the water inside turns to steam it escapes through two tubes bent at 90 degree angles. This causes the whole 'heart' to rotate.
Due to the placement of the banner on this image, this isn't immediately clear. The steam escaping out of the artery is visible but the lower tube is hidden.
Although the numerical value of the card is exactly like what should appear in the Pope's Deck, I am using some license as far as determining what the suit value of the card should be. In this case, the card should be either the king or queen of diamonds. But c'mon, it's a Heart! So I bumped it's value to the Ace.
What this means is that I'm not quite done with the diamond suit. I'd planned to be finished today, but that's not going to happen. It will happen soon, but not just yet!
Update: For tarot readings that include this loteria card, more information is available on the main site.
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