Ace of
Swords/The Fool. 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; it offers the power to analyze that is necessary in order to make
good choices, and in order to react correctly to events in our day. This card is filled with intellectual
potential, nice card to have on the New Moon accompanied by a partial solar
eclipse! And so is The Fool! The Fool corresponds with Air (hot/separates and wet/adapts, and
challenges that tend to require the use
of the intellect to solve), Uranus (technology, science, radical change), Aleph
(the head, youthful learning) and the Path between Chokmah (male in the
electric sense, dynamic energy and the origin of vital force and polarity) and
Kether (the source; limitless possibility). The Fool is the spark that begins the idea, and the neutral
powers of creativity; he is above, beyond and before the world and all its
extremes. He is also the archetype
of the Holy Child, above, beyond and before petty squabbles, evil intent, and
pessimistic expectations. What a
nice combination.
My
Thoth cards are the Ace of Disks and The Emperor. Aces present
potential only, and the Ace of Disks (Aries, “I want,” action oriented,
assertive, competitive, Taurus, “I have,” sensual, cautious, stubborn, and
Gemini, “I think,” curious, talkative, dual, social) tells of the presence of
potential that is connected in some way to the physical world, and perhaps the
physical world is where I can have the most impact today. Crowley calls this card the root of the
element of Earth, and thus it tells of all possibilities within that element,
from the very best to the very worst, and since it is upright, the potential
offered today will have good tendencies.
No sure thing, mind you, but good tendencies are . . . well . . . good. 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), represents confidence, authority, and the archetype
of the Father. The Emperor
instills balance, form and structure onto the fertility and creations of The
Empress, an important task. The
Emperor says that the best way to make the day have a happy ending is to follow
the rules, get things done on time, and encourage others to do the same, and he
does his best to guide and protect others so they may do so. The Emperor will make good use of the
potential offered by my Ace of Disks; after all, Fire needs Earth as fuel in
order to manifest.
My
Legacy card is The Hanging Man reversed, flavored by the Seven of Swords. 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), and presents the kind of balance that comes to
us through surrender, and through deliberately attempting to see things in a
different way. This card tells of
initiation and destiny, as well as sacrifice and loss, but the interesting
thing here is that in many situations, the face of the Hanging Man is not
distorted by pain or suffering, as we would expect. Instead he is serene, as if he was experiencing a quiet
epiphany. This card has a “wait
and see” feel about it, or maybe a fatalistic acceptance of what presents
itself. The key to The Hanging
Man’s evolution is his ability to see without expectations, and without
including the input of his body or his physical world, and this kind of
sacrifice might be difficult for me to achieve today, because my card is
reversed. Plus it is being
flavored by one of the “selfish” cards, 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. This card can also be referring to the effort necessary to
maintain things, or lack of effort thereof. No matter what, these two cards seem to offer a Bad Cop
version of the Good Cop of my Thoth cards today. Ugh, at least I know what not to do today.
My
6-digit date number is 2, the number of balance, polarity, and the energy of
“distance between.”
My
horoscopes: “Go-go-go? No-no-no, Archer! Today's arrival of the Sun and
Venus in Scorpio and your 12th house of R & R marks your annual time for
slowing down, unplugging and turning your attention inward. Enjoy a month of
unapologetic withdrawal from noisy gatherings, and allow yourself to escape
into a world of creation, meditation and spirituality. There's also a solar
eclipse in Scorpio tonight, which can help you bring closure to something
that's no longer useful in your life. Let it go so you can grow!”
And: “Today
you might experience strange feelings that something is wrong, perhaps in the neighborhood,
perhaps with a friend or relative. This is probably going to bother you all day
today, so it might be a good idea to ring this person up, or otherwise look
into the matter, as soon as you start having these feelings. Probably there is
nothing really wrong, but someone close to you may have just experienced a
shock of some kind.”
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