King of Cups

Artist: Gus Herzig

The King of Cups represents emotional maturity, leadership, and recovery. This card is symbolized by the geographical landscape of the Ford plant in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul. The river represents the King in this card, water symbolizing emotion and fish symbolizing creativity. What is most significant about the river is that it is a permanent feature of the landscape. In the background of the card lies the Ford plant with a dark sky symbolizing the pollution and tumultuous times the river went through. The river is a wise presence in the card, knowing it was here before, during and after the operation of the Ford plant, which changed countless lives and will forever shape the human landscape of St. Paul shows its maturity.