Eight of Pentacles/Two of
Swords. The Eight of
Pentacles (Sun, the inner core of a person or situation, in Virgo, “I serve,”
practical, analytical, sensible, orderly) tells us that diligence and an
awareness of details is important. Today I may find myself very absorbed in physical-world
projects, to the point where I am working in a solitary fashion and resent
interruptions. The Two of Swords (Moon,
feelings and emotions, illusion, imagination, in Libra, “We are,” partnerships,
balance, cooperation) validates my Eight of Pentacles, because this card represents
a time of not looking or of shutting out the world. The serenity of this card happens because we choose to not
receive or acknowledge as valid the information that comes to us from the
outside. I guess I will be able to
take care of all details if I shut out distractions.
My Thoth cards are the Ace of
Swords and the Knight of Cups. 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 tells me that I am ready to make use of logic and
analysis in order to assert my Will. The
Thoth Knights correspond to the rank of King; the King of Cups (cusp of Libra, “We are,” partnerships, balance,
cooperation, and Scorpio, “I desire,” intense, controlling mysterious,
obsessive) is the expert on emotions and the subconscious, mainly because of
his life experiences. This King is
good at caring for others, but he is pretty passive about his own emotions, to
the point of being disconnected from them. This is an interesting pair, for it tells of the beginning
of self-awareness, as well as a disconnect to personal feelings even though
there is an ability to manage the feelings of others.
My Legacy card is the Five of
Wands reversed, flavored by the Ace of Cups reversed. The Five of Wands, which corresponds
with Saturn (discipline, responsibility, law and order) in Leo (“I am,
passionate, dramatic, egotistical) in an upright position indicates a struggle
caused by annoying cross-purposes. These discomforts can be beneficial, but
they aren’t fun. Growing
pains? have good results in the
end, the process of getting there might be uncomfortable. I need to remember that at times like
this, my biggest opposition is myself.
I can only choose my reactions, not the situations that require those
reactions. Perhaps today I can
react in a good way to these annoyances, since my Five of Wands is reversed. 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 is reversed, and since it is flavoring the reversed Five of
Wands, I’m thinking that the best plan is to not allow any annoyances to
encourage an emotional response of any kind. Keep calm!
My 6-digit date number is 9,
the number that tells of the completeness of manifestation or effect.
My horoscopes: “Expect
a visitor to put you in touch with people who could make a real difference in
your life. Changes are manifesting more quickly than you realize. Certainly all
that's occurring is exciting, but the speed may have you feeling a little apprehensive.
Fear often accompanies success. You can't move ahead without taking some risk.
You're up to this challenge!”
And: “Do
your best to keep things light and fun loving today. This sort of energy will
be sorely needed considering the incredible intensity that is likely to kick up
on a day like today. You may find that other people are saying things that are
quite unexpected, and you may be surprised at the events that transpire as a
result. Try not to get too bogged down by other people's negative attitudes and
clashing opinions.”
What a marvelously crazy busy
weekend I had! We had friends
down, arriving on Friday afternoon.
We had some lovely Arabic appetizers and swordfish for dinner. Saturday, I went to the Breadstand for
the first time in three weeks, and then we went to Point Park and walked a few
trails, and then sat in on a marvelous talk about monarch butterflies. We even got to watch a few butterflies
get tagged and released!
Saturday after dinner we went
to listen to our friend Jeff sing.
Sunday our other friends joined us from Myrtle Beach (they are hopefully
buying a house down the block from us!).
Monday was another early day, filled with good things.
Time to come back to reality.
