The
Emperor/Death reversed. The Emperor corresponds with Fire
(hot/separates and dry/shapes, and spontaneous, impulsive, energetic change),
Aries (“I want,” action oriented, assertive, competitive) and the Hebrew letter
Heh (window, illumination), and represents confidence, authority, and the
archetype of the Father. The
Emperor of the Tarot instills balance, form and structure onto the fertility
and creations of The Empress; he rules over the concrete and corporeal world
and is the manifestation of spirit.
He is reminding me that I should have confidence in myself as I work
within my chosen venues. I do have
the ability to be of value. The Death card of
the Major Arcana corresponds
with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, and sensitive, imaginative energy that
strives to stay the same or take the same course), Scorpio, Nun (fish head;
liberation), and the Path between Tiphareth (the hub of the creation process
where energies harmonize and focus to illuminate and clarify) and Netzach (the
stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration), and upright it tells of
natural change that cannot be stopped, and that usually involves the potential
to step upward on the evolutionary ladder. Many people fear this card, but
Death can be seen as representing natural change through alchemic putrefaction. My Death card is reversed, and it may
seem to me that something is ending that I still value. This choice to stay as we are is taken
from us eventually, and if we fight the change too hard, we end up dealing with
a violent adjustment. I can pause
for a moment, but then I had best allow my Emperor to guide me forward. The Death card is the number 13, which
reduces to the number 4, The Emperor.
How is that for a connection?!
My
Thoth cards are The Moon and the Ace of Cups 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. The discomforts
presented by this card can make us afraid, but most of the time there is
nothing to fear at all. This card
may tell of illusions and the Dark Night of Soul, but it reminds me that as a
Witch, I have magick on my side, and I know how to deal with mystery. The Ace
of Cups (Libra, “We are,” partnerships, balance, cooperation, Scorpio, “I
desire,” intense, deep, mysterious, obsessive, Sagittarius, “I seek,”
philosophic, fun-loving, adventurous, blundering) in an upright position tells
of the potential to experience deep emotions, a connection to my Inner Voice,
and a connection to those around me.
My Ace of Cups is reversed, and I had better look to my heart chakra,
for there might be a blockage there. Both of these cards are connected to the element of Water,
and that Water is spilling out of my reversed Ace. Hmm . . .
My
Legacy card is the Ten of Swords, flavored by the Nine of Cups. Opposites for my Legacy cards. The Ten of Swords (the Sun, the inner core of a person or
situation, in Gemini, “I think,” curious, sociable, dual, talkative) tells of
the perception that interference, powerlessness and restriction will rule the
day. The traditional image on this
one is of a body laying on its stomach, with ten Swords sticking up out of his
back. Talk about overkill! The suit of Swords is about the mind
and the intellect, and the though process might be really breaking down today. My Ten of Swords is being flavored by
the “wish card,” the Nine of Cups.
The Nine of Cups (Jupiter, expansiveness and growth, justice, fortune, in Pisces, “I believe,” feelings, duality, suffering,
soul growth) is about emotional satisfaction and the ability to find pleasure
in feelings and emotions, and in our expectations for the day. This card is about fulfillment and good
times, and perhaps getting what we wished for. I’m wondering (and hoping!) that I am being offered a choice
here, and if I can prevent the “analysis paralysis” of the Ten of Swords, I
will end up with the Nine of Cups.
How is that for incentive?!
My
6-digit date number is 8, the
number that tells of the conscious and deliberate response to the pause and
approach of degeneration of the number 7, in order to maintain for a bit longer
the harmony and balance
of the number 6.
My
horoscopes: “Try not to be too fixed in your attitude today,
Sagittarius. Realize that you may have to give a little in order to work
comfortably with the people around you. It's important that you be slow and
reserved in your moves, especially in matters of the heart. Be open and
receptive. Try not to scare anyone away with abrasive words or insisting that
you're always right.”
And: “The
topic of the day is knowledge and learning. Did you study the field you dreamed
of? Do you feel ashamed of not having attended such-and-such a school or
program? If those sorts of issues are uppermost on your mind, remember that
your creativity has little to do with the degrees you hold and everything to do
with how you use your skills and knowledge to better the world.”
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