The Gates -- 4

Bright - The Champion
This  mirror is related to the constellation the West and Chinese both call the Lion, to the element of fire and the year count token of the Horse.

The Champion corresponds to the Tarot Emperor, but he does not represent political power or authority. He is Cuchulain, not the king: the hero who places himself between kindred and danger. His is the authority of strength and victory and male generative power. He is the Roman October horse that is victorious and then sacrificed in its prime. The seven year king or war chieftain, or Achilles who chose glory over long life.

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