The Three of Wands has shed the versatile organic attributes of the previous card. The coquettish and alluring flowers have birthed a third wand at the center: erect and conquering. The desire, still embryonic in the Two of Wands, has now risen into a burning manifestation. The Three of Wands now embodies the dynamic energy of intentions translated into actions. The intersecting wood pieces are duplicated in threes, giving them the harmonious aesthetic of a six-branched candelabrum. On the sides, two floral spikes are active at the point where the wands intersect. Their bright red buds appear swollen with the vivid yellow of their intelligent animality. Of the twin sisters, only the left branch is visible. The right one is obscured by the incongruous appearance of a bull being ridden lasciviously by a young woman. Her attitude, however, carries attributes of ambiguity: her dominating hands delicately subdue the beast... but the direction of her gaze, and the hesitation in her hips, cast a modest shadow of doubt on the integrity of her consent. In the precursor myth, Europa is abducted by Zeus, whose metamorphosis is both a courtship ritual and a double deception. His disguise allows the impetuous god to seduce Cadmus' daughter while deceiving Hera, his wife. And in the tarot, the Three of Wands is the pivot between passivity and confrontation. In any case, this card ardently burns with the explosive transports of our budding passions. Based on "The Abduction of Europa" by Maarten de Vos (1532 - 1603).