The Universe reversed/Seven of Swords. The Universe, Earth (cold/binds and dry/shapes), Saturn (discipline, responsibility, resistance, law and order) and Thav (mark or sign), represents energy that is similar to The Magician, touching on all four elements; however, this energy does not need to be grounded the way the energy of The Magician needs to be grounded. In an upright position, this card would be telling me that I am one with the Source. However, the card is reversed, and coupled with the Seven of Swords, which tells of clinging to the point of being unethical in order to hold on to something. There is always danger in trying to prevent life from evolving and moving on, and if I am doing this, I need to watch my step.

My Thoth card is the Five of Disks; the “Worry” card as in worrying sheep, or a tooth ache. The worries must have something to do with Earth or the physical world, and they must have something to do with motion.

My Legacy card is the Three of Coins. Another Earth card! Heavy day!! The Three of Coins also tells of work to be done, but unlike the Five, this card tells of fulfillment and even pleasure to be gained from my efforts. I am reminded by this card to pay attention to details.

My 6-digit date number is 1, the number of “Position,” and of potential.

My horoscope: “You might talk as if you possess many lifetimes of wisdom, Sagittarius. Perhaps you do, but that doesn't mean you should be arrogant about it. Your words might have the tone of a sage schooled in every subject. As a result, you could grow frustrated with others who act immature or uneducated. It isn't your job to judge. Help others understand the bigger picture instead of assume they're unworthy or unwilling to learn.”

We had an absolutely beautiful weekend. We had lovely sun and warmth on Friday, walked on the beach and then went to Higbee Beach for most of the afternoon. We had steaks for dinner, and watched movies. Saturday was foggy and chilly, but we still walked, picked up some trails on Sunset Boulevard (saw a muskrat and ospreys and ducks and swans), and had our Easter dinner (rack of lamb; yummmm!!). Sunday we ended up at Sunset Beach, another day of sun and surf (and rocks and crystals and fossils!). I feel totally refreshed!

Tonight, Bob and I went for an approximately 2 mile walk. I feel strong and rested and refreshed, and spent today catching up on all the things I let slide for the weekend.

And here is more information on alchemy. The next stage of psychological alchemy is albedo; this information is from Wikipedia. Albedo is one of the four major stages of alchemy; along with nigredo, citrinitas and rubedo. It is a Latinicized term meaning “whiteness” and follows the nigredo stage. Following the harrowing, chaotic nigredo, it is necessary for purification provided by the albedo which is literally referred to as ablutio; the washing away of impurities by aqua vitae.

Psychologist Carl Jung equated the albedo with unconscious contrasexual soul images; the anima in men and animus in women. It is a phase where insight into shadow projections are realized, and inflated ego and unneeded conceptualizations are removed from the psyche.

Jung identified the anima as being the unconscious feminine component of men and the animus as the unconscious masculine component in women. However, this is rarely taken as a literal definition: many modern day Jungian practitioners believe that every person has both an anima and an animus. Jung stated that the anima and animus act as guides to the unconscious unified Self, and that forming an awareness and a connection with the anima or animus is one of the most difficult and rewarding steps in psychological growth. Jung reported that he identified his anima as she spoke to him, as an inner voice, unexpectedly one day.

Often, when people ignore the anima or animus complexes, the anima or animus vies for attention by projecting itself on others. This explains, according to Jung, why we are sometimes immediately attracted to certain strangers: we see our anima or animus in them. Love at first sight is an example of anima and animus projection. Moreover, people who strongly identify with their gender role (e.g. a man who acts aggressively and never cries) have not actively recognized or engaged their anima or animus.

Jung attributes human rational thought to be the male nature, while the irrational aspect is considered to be natural female. Consequently, irrational moods are the progenies of the male anima shadow and irrational opinions of the female animus shadow.

Hmmmm. . . . . Food for thought. Interesting that this comes up today, as I begin to think about Beltane and Cernunnos, and all the magickal rituals that will (hopefully) happen then.

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