Queen of Swords reversed/Knight of Wands. The Queen of Swords (cusp of Virgo, “I serve,” practical, sensible, work and service oriented, and Libra, “We are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation, grace) can be considered a Minor Arcana representation of the Justice card.  She is open and honest and forthright, speaks her mind and yet doesn’t lose her sense of humor.  My Queen is reversed, so I need to be aware that there is a danger for me if I don’t pay attention to these things. The Knight of Wands (cusp of Scorpio, “I desire,” intense, controlling, deep, obsessive, and Sagittarius, “I seek,” philosophic, fun-loving, blundering) might not be the best influence for my reversed Queen.  He is a person of passion, courage, enthusiasm and boundless energy; he might like the open and honest part, but his tendencies to be open and honest spring from different traits than the Queen’s.  His response to any challenge is fast and powerful, to the point of being abrupt or violent.   He often represents the coming of some important event, and combined with my reversed Queen, that makes sense.

My Thoth card is the Six of Disks reversed. The Six of Disks (Moon, feelings and emotions, illusion, imagination, in Taurus, “I have,” Sensual, cautious, stubborn) brings an awareness of resources to the situation, or a lack thereof.  Crowley tends to like all the 6 cards in the Minors, but still sees this card as being a bit heavy; he names it “Success,” and that title could be a burden to live up to.  Since my Six of Disks is reversed, I may be dealing with a lack of balance between need and resources today, and if that lack of balance does not appear to be there, I will need to keep reminding myself that any apparent balance may be quite fragile, or even an illusion.

My Legacy card is the Ace of Swords, flavored by The Empress.  Interesting pair! The Ace of Swords (Capricorn, “I build,” ambition, caution authority, cunning, Aquarius and Pisces, “I believe,” feeling, duality, soul growth, artistic) is about potential within the mental or intellectual realms.  The intellect has the power to either help or hurt, and it is worth noting that I’ve got two cards today that hint at the effects of Justice (the other being my reversed Queen above).  The suit of Swords often offers us challenges and the Aces are about potential, so I should be aware that my challenges today may originate from the workings of my mind, or from my feelings. The Empress (which corresponds with Earth (cold/binds and dry/shapes, and stable, material, practical energies that are slow to change), Venus (beauty, allure, pleasure, relationships), the Hebrew letter Daleth (door or womb) and the Path between Binah (female receptive energy and the origin of form and structure) and Chokmah on the Tree of Life (dynamic male energy and the origin of vital force and polarity)) is one half of the Major Arcana representation of the Sacred Feminine.  The Empress is about creativity, fertility of all kinds, a deep connection to Nature and its workings, especially the abundance available to those who are aware, the pleasure of the senses, and using our physical world talents.  Perhaps my Empress is reminding me that challenges of all kinds have a purpose, a positive one.  We can’t become strong and happy and aware unless we struggle to see beyond and through the darkness.  Only then can we enjoy everything around us. 

My 6-digit date number is 3, the number that tells of a new creation out of the possibility and position of the Ace, and the balance, polarity, and awareness of distance between of the number 2.

My horoscopes: “There's a lighthearted, whimsical quality about the day that you might not appreciate at first, Sagittarius. You'll find that the more open and accepting you are of this energy, the more you can make it work positively for you. Use this feeling to balance the seriousness in your day. Don't get caught up in unnecessary drama that has nothing to do with your situation.”

And: “Some new concepts, perhaps involving the sciences, that you're trying to study today may be Greek to you. You might be a little impatient with yourself, viewing this confusion as a symptom of mental dullness. Relax! These ideas could just be totally new to you. Don't be afraid to ask someone who knows the subject to explain things to you. There are times when hearing it makes it seem much more understandable than reading it ever could.”

My Shadowscapes Insight is regarding the Six of Swords.  This card presents a lovely image that effectively helps us to understand what it feels like to be carried away from the anguishes of our daily lives.  We can’t always control those anguishes or their sources, but sometimes we can find a way to move beyond them, to heal from them, and to start anew without their influence.  Just the idea of moving towards a new place filled with possibility can initiate the healing process, and make us strong and optimistic again.

Jupiter is a classical planet, ruler of the zodiac sign Sagittarius and Pisces, and the Ninth and Twelfth Houses (more on the Houses later). In Roman mythology, Jupiter is the ruler of the gods as well as protector of the gods.  Jupiter is huge, a giant planet with intense storms, high winds and spectacularly colored clouds, so it makes sense that the symbol of the god is thunderbolt.  Some astronomers believe that Jupiter and its huge and powerful gravity has an important role in our solar system (especially Earth, Venus and Mercury) by either capturing or expelling asteroids that would otherwise cause problems. Jupiter takes 11.9 years to orbit the Sun, spending almost an earth year (361 days) in each of the Zodiac signs.

Jupiter can signify subtle understanding of life’s deeper principles, learning through travel or higher education, general good fortune or luck, and material abundance. But it can also represent indiscriminate sensuality, self-indulgence, wastefulness, greed, avarice, dilettantes, and wanderers.  

Astrologically, Jupiter is associated with growth, expansion, higher education, prosperity, optimism, and good fortune, the urge for freedom and exploration, humanitarian and protecting roles, integration into society, and with gambling and merrymaking. Jupiter governs long distance and foreign travel, higher education, religion, and the law.  It is seen as being warm and moist in nature, and therefore favorable to life.  In medicine, Jupiter is associated with the liver, pituitary gland, and the disposition of fats, thighs, hips, and cell nutrition; it governs the sanguine (impulsive and pleasure-seeking) humor.

Since Jupiter connects to my sun sign, it makes sense to me that I am connecting so well to the information about this planet.

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