Prince of Coins

Breakdancing may seem like it requires superhuman fluidity or lighter-than-air alacrity, but really it's all about your relationship to the earth, and a keen sense of exactly where your body is in three dimensional space. These photos by Denis Darzacq (more here) may intrigue us because the subjects appear to caught floating in midair, but it's the raw, kinetic movement that's implied by the pictures that really thrills the eye.

Perhaps you imagined that this Prince would be stodgier; after all, the suit of Coins refers to material concerns, which we often misinterpret as heavier and duller than the realms of intellect and emotion. The Prince's natural abilities, however, grant him an edge that makes him a formidable enemy, lover, or breakdancer. He is keenly sensual, meeting both pleasure and labor with equal relish and readiness. He'll work hard to attain material security and physical well-being, and once he has them, he uses them to unlock even greater accomplishments. He has an unshakable grasp of reality, which means he's less likely to be side-tracked in the middle of executing complicated maneuvers (and therefore less likely to land on his face).

Many peoples' identities spiral outward from their minds or hearts, and the idea of building from the ground up seems difficult and slow to them. The Prince, however, is a shining example of how others can produce jaw-dropping results doing just that. They may be blind to the big picture, but in the hardworking hands of a person who experiences life foremost as an intensely physical being, nearly anything is possible-- like foiling your logic and even stealing your heart, for example. There's nothing so powerful and resourceful as a self-made man, whether he's plowing a field or fine-tuning his body to appear weightless over the concrete. [Via]