Five of Cups reversed/The Moon. The Five of Cups (Mars, action, aggression, drive, in Scorpio, “I desire,” intense, controlling, mysterious, obsessive) tells of the cloudy sludge that is stirred up when still waters are disturbed. In an upright position, this card is about wanting to turn back the clock or about focusing on what might have been. Because it is reversed, the day may be more about feeling like a winner than a looser, and perhaps I won’t regret past discomforts but rather find benefits from enduring them. The Moon corresponds with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, emotional and sensitive energy that strives to stay the same), Pisces (“I believe,” feeling, suffering, soul growth, duality), Qof (the back of the head), and the Path between Malkuth (the physical world of action and physical, outer reality) and Netzach (the stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration), and talks about the imagination, perception, and fear of the unknown or at a minimum, bewilderment because of it. I hope this does not mean that the sense of being a winner is an illusion! Maybe these two cards are telling me that I can use my imagination in order to tap into good stuff, even if that good stuff does not exist in the physical world.

My Thoth card is The Aeon reversed. The Aeon is Crowley’s Judgement card. Judgement corresponds with Fire (hot/separates and dry/shapes, and spontaneous, impulsive and energetic change), Pluto (power, metamorphosis, cycles of dying and becoming), Shin (fang), and the Path between Malkuth (the physical world of action and physical, outer reality) and Hod (provides analysis and communication), represents the integration of my entire self by answering for my actions and receiving the appropriate response. Crowley sees this card in an upright position as indicating a final decision regarding some event or influence of the past, and in any event, the taking of a definite step. Because the card is reversed, it might be telling me that I am being a bit wishy-washy about some event or effect that has been around for a while.

My Legacy card is the Two of Wands, flavored by Judgement. Bookends!!! The Two of Wands (Mars, action, spontaneity, aggression, drive, in Aries, “I want,” action oriented, pioneering, assertive, enthusiastic) tells of the concept of applied power, and I love the feel of this card. Not only does it tell me that I will feel as if I’m calling the shots today, but I just might end up inventing some new way to call those shots! My upright Judgement card is flavoring my Two of Wands, and I see that as a good thing. The influence of Judgement will keep me clear sighted and will remind me to think about past mistakes and successes, and to allow what I learned from them to influence my decisions as I call those shots.

I haven’t had bookends for a while! More on the Judgement card. Besides the obvious meaning of being judged in some fashion, or of receiving a judgment of some kind, this card often is seen as representing the occurrence of a big decision or life experience that will have a big impact, or the approach of one. Some believe that if the card is upright, that decision or experience will probably have positive results, and if the card is reversed, those results may not be positive in the long run. I have also seen this card as representing a psychological event, rather than a physical world one, which may interfere in a Seeker’s life in some way. Whatever happens, the Seeker will most likely directly experience the event, rather than being an observer, although he will most likely not be the one doing the judging but rather the one being judged. There most likely will be some sentence imposed here (although it may not be a horrible one), and no appeals are allowed. But enduring clears the slate. Judgement corresponds to the 31st Path of the Tree of Life, connecting the physical world and outer reality to the intellect the ability to learn (particularly, to learn from the past).

My 6-digit date number is 6, the number of vertical and horizontal balance. Oh-kay!

My horoscopes: “Today could provide an interesting opportunity to show your assets in a professional setting. People will be impressed by your personality and may even offer you a new job or exciting business proposal. You won't be able to turn down the proposition and you will feel totally free and satisfied.”

And: “Sometimes it feels like you're living through the same episodes over and over, and you'll feel that familiar sense of deja vu at double the strength when a common (if harmless) obstacle pops up yet again. It represents a lesson you've never quite mastered, and unless you do, this 'Groundhog Day' experience won't ever end. Try an approach that seems counterintuitive -- if you don't figure out what you need to know, at least you'll rule out one approach.”
Technical: “Some seriously cool mental energy is kicking around upstairs at the moment, and you may feel like sharing your thoughts with the gang. Find an empty conference room and let your brain spew forth -- your people are totally ready to hear your thoughts.”

My Sun reading: “Mars trines Saturn, making it easier to overcome difficulties and finish unfinished business. You will find that problems look manageable. Do you know why? Because they are. People get along swimmingly tonight and could easily become new fast friends when the Libra Moon positively aspects Neptune.”

Since I am in a Tarot sort of mood (and since I read an interesting article in the Llewellyn Worldwide July Tarot Update entitled “Love Symbolism in the Tarot,” by Richard Webster), I am going to talk a bit more about The Lovers, and some other Majors that are connected to The Lovers through the emotion of love. Each card represents one type of love, and together they give us a well-rounded definition of love, if love can be defined at all.

The High Priestess has an inner focus, and is about insight and intuition as well as the task of looking within for answers. Thus, this card teaches us how to love ourselves.

The Empress has an outer focus, and is about fertility, creativity, maternity, nurturing and the life force. This card also tells of fulfillment and of pleasing the senses, and thus teaches us to love others and to be loved by others.

The Emperor also has an outer focus, and is about virility, power, leadership, and fatherhood in a male authority kind of way. This card is also about fertility, in an active, outer way, for the sacred masculine is the catalyst which activates the fertility of the sacred feminine. This card teaches us how to love with firmness and authority in order to nurture and protect.

Temperance is considered a virtue; this card is about moderation, and about harmony that happens through openness and cooperation. This card teaches us how to compromise with others and to foster a spirit of cooperation in order to create a strong, supportive and loving relationship.

The Star is about hope, guidance, renewal and potential abundance. This card is about giving generously with no expectation of being compensated, and about being able to see through the dark illusions to the light and love that is within all life. The Star is not about loving one person, but rather it is about loving humanity, all life, and the cycles that support us.

The Moon has an inner focus, and is about the subconscious, imagination, change, perception, creativity and fertility. This card is seen to represent women’s mysteries, and thus to represent pregnancy and new life, and the fertility of the imagination. It is connected to both The High Priestess and The Empress, and thus to love of self, and to our perception of what love actually is.

This article mentions two other cards that are at least indirectly connected to love. The Sun is about joy, enthusiasm, optimism and satisfaction; it is a positive card to receive in a spread that focuses on love and romance. The World/Universe is about wholeness, fulfillment and success, and the foretelling of the coming of a new cycle of life experiences; it is also a positive card to receive in a spread that focuses on love and romance.

Next up is the 16th Path!!

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