The Tower reversed/Four of Swords. The Tower (Fire (hot/separates and dry/shapes, and spontaneous, impulsive, energetic change), Mars (action, spontaneity, aggression, drive), Phe (mouth or speech), and the Path between Hod (which provides analysis and communication) and Netzach (which offers the stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration)) in an upright position tells of a violent or explosive correction in the way things are going.  My Tower is reversed, thankfully, so even if challenges do present themselves, I should be able to hold things together.  I do need to remember that this card is here, even though it is reversed.  The Four of Swords (Jupiter, expansiveness and growth, justice, fortune, in Libra, “We are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation) in an upright position can represent a pause or truce or mutual deterrent, a time of silence and isolation, and a time of being cut off from the world, yet still remaining alert.  This card can represent a time of healing, and perhaps it is clarifying the message of my reversed Tower. 

My Thoth card is The Moon reversed. The Moon of the Tarot Major Arcana 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), is about feelings and emotions and instincts and the subconscious.  In an upright position, this can be a magickal card or it can be a mysterious card.  Reversed, the picture could be a bit foggy, hard to understand, or even a bit scary.  My Moon card is reversed, so I need to be aware that things may not be as they seem. 

My Legacy card is Temperance reversed, flavored by The Hanging Man. Temperance corresponds with Sagittarius (“I seek,” philosophic, adventurous, blundering) Fire (hot/separates and dry/shapes, and spontaneous, impulsive, energetic change), Samekh (the tent post), and the Path between Yesod (the place where patterns and images emerge that may manifest into the physical world of action and outer reality) and Tiphareth (the hub of the creation process where energies harmonize and focus to illuminate and clarify), and in an upright position it is one of the Major Arcana cards that presents one version of the concept of balance, but it is reversed.  Temperance teaches us balance through the knowledge of extremes, but for today those extremes are not in balance at all. The Hanging Man corresponds with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, and emotional, sensitive and imaginative energy that tends to move deep, and attempts to take the same path as in the past), Neptune (inspiration, spirituality, magick, enchantment, dreams, altered states), and the Hebrew letter Mem (water, stability and balance, the reflective quality of thought); this one presents another kind of balance, balance that comes to us thrugh surrender, and about seeing things in a different way.  The Hanging Man is flavoring my reversed Temperance, and perhaps it is clarifying Temperance, the way that my Four of Swords is clarifying my reversed Tower. 

My 6-digit date number is 7, the number that tells of the pause that occurs as growth slows and degeneration approaches; usually this pause is accompanied by an assessment of some kind, and even a choice of next step.

My horoscopes: “Today, Sagittarius, you probably aren't going to feel very friendly. You're most likely to want to sequester yourself at home and not see or speak to anyone. If your need for solitude is that strong, indulge it. You won't do yourself any good by forcing contact with others. You might feel a little out of sorts physically, so it's especially important to eat right and get lots of vitamin C.”

And: “Physically, you should be feeling especially energetic and full of stamina. Reading, or sitting behind a desk, won't go well for you today. You're likely to be feeling restless and rather antsy. This is the perfect day to go for an all-day workout, or participate in sports. At some point you may feel exhausted, but that will pass. You'll get your second wind soon: In the evening: Go out to a movie, concert or play.”

My Shadowscapes Insight is regarding Death.  The Shadowscapes Death card shows the phoenix, and this is a perfect metaphor for the concept of Death.  Death is an ending, a one way trip into the unknown; the cool thing about the phoenix is that it also shows rebirth and a new beginning.  An optimistic version of Death!

Today is the first day I have felt even close to 100%.  I am still coughing, but I haven’t been light headed at all.  Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

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