This is the King of Staffs, which corresponds to the King of Wands in the standard tarot. The king is here Tonatiuh, the God of the Sun, for the Staffs are the sign of fire. His skin is painted red, and his hair is flame, and he is crowned and jeweled with the sun. He sits on a throne of fire, and his feet rest on the bundle of logs burnt as offerings and at the beginning of each year to symbolize rebirth and renewal. The sun behind his head burns with a great brilliance, and drives away the clouds, darkness, and chaos of night. His staff is of turquoise, for that is the color at the center of the brightest flames, and is crowned with the flower of poetry, art, and creation. This card symbolizes the noble man, the bright, animated and impassioned spirit. It is a card of creativity and fecundity, of the brilliant creative spirit. It is also a card which looks down from high places, which sees all, but which can be arrogant and cruel, and which blinds with the force of its spectacular brilliance.