comparativetarot: The Emperor. Art by Sam Dow, from The Literary Tarot.“The Emperor is a card

comparativetarot: The Emperor. Art by Sam Dow, from The Literary Tarot.“The Emperor is a card of structure and authority - head over the heart, logic over emotion - making it a neat fit for Agatha Christie’s iconic detective, with his little grey cells and his neatly twirled mustache!“The ankh is borrowed from the classic Emperor illustration, taking the place of the swan-topped walking stick from one of Poirot’s most memorable portrayals on screen. There’s a crime scene outline at his feet, and the train running through the background invokes Murder on the Orient Express, perhaps the most well-known story starring the character. Poirot himself sits regally in the center of the card, perfectly in control, putting the pieces together or perhaps already having cracked the case.” —Sam Dow -- source link

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