Two of Cups/Three of
Wands. Niiice. The
Two of Cups (Venus, beauty, allure, relationships,
in Cancer, “I feel,” sensitive, family and home oriented, tenacious, moody) tells
of about love and connections, usually having to do with feelings,
relationships and commonalities.
It also has to do with recognizing these things and the effects they
have on us. Today will be a day of
magnetic attractions of all kinds, as well as sharing that brings balance. The
Three of Wands (Sun, the inner core of a person or situation, the deepest self
and personal power, in Aries, “I want,” action oriented, pioneering, assertive)
is a card of planning ahead that tells of the excitement that comes with good
possibilities at hand. Broadening
our horizons, exploring possibilities, and perhaps creating some kind of trade
or give-and-take through negotiations could bring profit.
My Thoth cards are the Ace of
Swords reversed and the Prince of Cups reversed. The Ace
of Swords (Capricorn, “I build,” ambition, caution authority, cunning, Aquarius
and Pisces, “I believe,” feeling, duality, soul growth, artistic) tells of the birth
of ideas and concepts. The Ace of
Swords tells of consciousness and the beginning of the awareness of “self,” and
it is reversed today, which tells me that asserting my Will might be dangerous. The Prince/Knight of Cups (cusp of Aquarius, “I know,” friendships, the
group, cause-oriented, and Pisces, “I believe,” feelings, duality, suffering,
soul growth) is about feeling things strongly and without restraint or
grounding. He may appear calm,
cool and collected to others, but in an upright position my Prince of Cups
responds deeply to life, and dreams big dreams. I may not be good at hiding emotions or feelings today;
between this one and my reversed Ace of Swords, I might be better off staying
inside.
My Legacy card is the Seven of
Coins reversed, flavored by the Seven of Swords reversed. Two Sevens, both reversed! The Seven of Coins (Saturn, discipline, responsibility, law and
order, in Taurus, “I have,” sensual, cautious, stubborn) tells of pauses and
choices and assessments within the physical world. The pause and assessment of this card reminds us that
blossoms need to fade in order for seeds to appear. Timing is important to the energies of this card, and since
it is reversed, I may not perceive the issue clearly. I need to be patient, but I also can’t allow patience to
turn into procrastination. My
Seven of Coins is being flavored by another reversed Seven card, the Seven of
Swords.
The
Seven of Swords (Moon, feelings and emotions, illusion, imagination, in
Aquarius, “I know,” friendships, cause-oriented, the group, aloofness) in an
upright position tells of the effort to maintain things as we want them, often
through the use of deception and without considering the wants or needs of
others. My card is reversed, and
thus is telling me to trust in my own beliefs and needs, and trust that I will
be able to prevent any behind-the–scenes shenanigans from causing harm.
My 6-digit date number is 9,
the number that tells of the completeness of manifestation or effect. Appropriate, eh?
My horoscopes: “You may feel
like you're doing all the work in a project or relationship and if you pull out
for even a minute, the whole thing will fall apart. Be careful of putting so
great a burden on yourself that you grow resentful of everyone else. You're
good at criticizing other people's actions, but maybe the person you need to
talk to about these issues is you.”
And: “Too many people might ask
favors of you at once, and as is your way, you'll probably agree. Usually you
can handle it, but today you might find you've bitten off more than you can
chew. This could have you running around trying to keep everything straight.
Stop for a moment, and see everything in its proper perspective. Then
prioritize. You'll find you'll finish everything a lot more quickly!”
Today is the Sabbat of Samhain,
the last of the harvest celebrations that tells of the death of the Sun God and
the beginning of the dark time of the Wheel of the Year. In our busy modern lives we often do
not allow time for re-setting ourselves.
This year, I am going to consciously give myself this time. I am going to strive to keep an inner
focus during these cold, dark days, as I prepare for the rebirth of the Sun God
in six weeks. I will focus on
releasing the things that no longer serve me, just like the trees around me
that are releasing the leaves that had huge value over the Summer, but that are
used up and ready to be recycled into Nature.
So much has happened since last
year, and more and more I believe that my experiences with Superstorm Sandy
were the catalyst that began the changes.
Here is a part of my Journal entry from last year:
Maybe it is
just the aftermath of experiencing the hugely churning energies of the past few
days. Maybe those energies have
sand-blasted my senses, making them supercharged. But it is interesting to me that this storm happened as
Samhain approached, the final Fertility Sabbat and the re-setting of the Wheel
of the Year. This is the time that
focuses on the Death card of the Tarot Major Arcana, which 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. In hind sight, I never
came close to death over these past days, but there were a few moments when I
was a bit nervous for a brief time.
I talked myself down from the ledge, but I could have easily panicked; I
could have let the adrenaline rush control me.
I have reached some
tipping point over these past days, since Bob left for Hackensack at about 12
on Saturday afternoon. The way my
life essence fits into my body has shifted. What will happen?
How will I change? I don’t
know, but change I will. I can
feel it happening already.
Tipping point? Yep. And here I am, in the midst of my second Saturn Return,
approaching my 59th Solar Return, a totally different person.
Blessed Samhain, and Happy
Halloween!
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