Death/Temperance. Death 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 tells of natural change that cannot be stopped, and that usually
involves the potential to step upward on the evolutionary ladder. However, we never know for sure, and it
is that very aspect of not being able to know what is coming that can be
unsettling. My Death card is upright
today; had it reversed the other day.
Perhaps I’m secure enough now to face whatever change is on its way. 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 this card presents
one version of the concept of balance: balance achieved through knowledge and
experience of extremes. Death is
an extreme, and perhaps I am being told by this Temperance card that I really
do have what it takes to accept an opportunity to evolve.
My Thoth card is the Seven of
Cups reversed. “Debauch” is the
keyword for the upright card, and I had this one, reversed, a few days ago as
well. The
Seven of Cups (Venus,
beauty, allure, relationships, in Scorpio, “I desire,” intense, controlling,
obsessive, mysterious) in an upright position represents the distraction,
sensory overload and dissipation that can happen when we are presented with too
many enticing choices. My card is
reversed, however, and this is a good thing if the changes associated with
Death are on the way. I should be
able to view my choices in a practical and realistic way; nothing wrong with
feeling good about a choice, as long as the feeling good waits until after the
best possible choice is made.
My Legacy card is the Ten of
Coins, flavored by the Four of Swords reversed. The Ten of Coins (Mercury, reason, intelligence,
education, communication, in Virgo, “I serve,” practical, analytical, work and
service oriented) represents physical world wealth and bounty, usually achieved
through the implementation of long-term plans, and the attempt to maintain the
status quo. The message of this
card is that achievements have been acquired, but unless I turn them into more
opportunities, those achievements will just become dead weight. My Ten of Coins is being flavored by
the Four of Swords 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, or a time of silence and isolation. Looks
like this one is pairing well with my Ten of Coins because it is telling me
that now is not the time to pause, and recovery is not needed. Get to work!
My 6-digit date number is 6,
the number of vertical and horizontal balance.
My horoscopes: “Be more aware
of your personal appearance and how you're perceived. Make sure that your
attire is appropriate for the people you're with and the situation. Fashion is
a consideration, so don't look like a slob. You may be urged into a fancy store
today where you're talked into buying some new items to spruce up your
wardrobe.”
And: “Financial goals may seem
uncertain for you right now. You know what you're bringing in, but you aren't
sure what your priorities are. Do you want to make a few investments? Do you
want to purchase a new home? Or do you want to squander it all on purchasing an
item you've been wanting for a long time? Some decisions need to be made, but
not today. Wait a while, until you're in a more secure frame of mind.”
My Shadowscapes Insight is
regarding Justice. This is such an
interesting card, another one that speaks of balance. Justice requires rules and a logical, objective
implementation of those rules in the same way for every situation. This card tells of black and white situations,
no gray here. And in the end, when
justice has been declared and karma has spoken, things even out. No one gets a pass, no one is immune to
this process, not eve me.
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