Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Prince of Disks Air of Earth, this is a solid and cool Prince. Crowley says, "he is competent, ingenious, thoughtful, cautious, trustworthy, imperturbable; he constantly seeks new uses for common things." And that about sums this one up perfectly. Although I love that Harris said this card gave her a nervous breakdown trying to paint him. At first glance he may seem kind of boring and single-minded but look closer and you see he is getting it all done, one step at a time and with great pleasure - those grapes symbolize the enjoyment of life and its sensual pleasures. (Think Dionysus/Bacchus) In fact, this one can probably merge his work and play into something really magical - hinting that we too, can transform our obligations into pleasures as well. Stay grounded and use this fertile abundance and energy to achieve your goals.
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Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Knight of Wands Fire of Fire this Knight pretty much explodes off the card. Not so much jumping as being pushed from behind by a very strong force. This is a rocket ride and it needs to be aimed where you want it to go otherwise, you could crash and burn. But if you stay on course? Something spectacular can happen. This is a time for being active, insightful and generous with a strong sense of morality - be willing to help and support those who need it. This Knight is faithful to those he loves and cares for. Here is the key: That unknown force that pushes from behind? Pay attention to what is going on around you - something might be nudging you in the direction you need to go and if you can grab that insight and energy you can create some spectacular magic. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Five of Cups This card shows us where the earlier small cards in this suit were heading: Love leads to Abundance which left uncontrolled leads to Luxury, which left uncontrolled leads to decadence, frustration and disappointment. The Cups up to now where light and clear looking, but here water no longer pours into the empty cups, the lotus flowers are blown away, the sky is a funky red color and the sea is just a stagnant pool. Sorrow/loss disappointment in those things from which pleasure is expected. Expectation being the key word here. When we expect things to be a certain way and they end up going pear shaped, we get frustrated or angry, let down. But the challenge here is we expect something and then get disappointed when that something doesn't turn out the way we want it to. Then we fear trying it again for more disappointments. Best to keep any expectations to the realistic or even better, try not to have any. Instead, keep an open eye and mind to what happens each day and let yourself be surprised by whatever happens. There is joy in the unknown as well as fear - so try to stay on the positive side and let the negatives flow away. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Three of Cups This card is just bursting with happiness and abundance. Crowley calls this card of Demeter and Persephone the "fulfillment of the Will of Love in abounding joy. It is the spiritual basis of fertility." Abundance of pleasure and merriment - but it also says this is a passive success - this is something that cannot be made by us - it is simply given to us when the Universe says YES, this is where you need to be. When you are walking your path and doing the things you were put here to do, the Universe blesses us with this type of success and abundance. Once you feel this you will never forget it. Pure Magic! Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Ten of Disks The last card of the deck - or as Crowley says, "a hieroglyph of the cycle of regeneration." It represents Malkuth/Earth, the lowest sphere on the Tree of Life, the bottom with nowhere else to go... but up. And this card holds the magic that will allow it to do so. Each of the disks has an image sacred to Mercury, (Thoth/Hermes) except one - and that one Hod, has the Sun. Harris designed this card so that the Sun could give the spiritual integrity needed to regenerate the world. Crowley adds, "when wealth accumulates beyond a certain point it either ceases to be wealth or call in the aid of intelligence to use it rightly... Carnegie establishes a library or Rockefeller endows research, simply because there is nothing else to do." You've worked hard and now have the ability to enjoy your wealth but that energy needs to flow freely, if we try to hoard it, it will simply disappear. Once you are secure in your life, keep that energy flowing - the more we use it, the more we share it, the more there will be - this is the type of energy that wants to keep moving and regenerating. Don't let it stagnate. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Princess of Disks This Priestess of Demeter is ready to bring life back to the grove she stands in. The symbolism in this card is beautiful : Her wand, diamond tipped, is the essence of Kether - and the tetrahedral form is the basic structure of all carbon-based life. Animal fur cape and a crown of rams horns connect her to life. The disk she holds is a huge seed made of 36 sections (the small cards maybe?) with a yin/yang symbol in the middle. A lot of earthy colors were used to create this card and you can almost smell the Earth. Crowley says that the court cards are "suitable as being descriptive in a rough fashion, the divers(sic) types of men and women." So, what is this Princess describing? New life, growth, big changes, creation and fulfillment. We create our world and we should be aware of the strength and power that is available to us, to grow and renew our world. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Nine of Wands Just looking at this card we can see it crackles with energy and strength. From the perspective of the Tree of Life, it backs that up. The central wand - sun at top moon at bottom - represents the path the links the Sun to the Moon. The Moon's position, Yesod, is the Foundation, the seat of the great crystallization of Energy. Crowley says, "The Nine represents always the fullest development of the Force in its relation with the Forces above it." This is a card of great strength and that strength lies in its ability to be adaptable to changes. Again as Crowley says, "defense, to be effective, must be mobile" We have what it takes to get it all done. Tremendous inner strength and will - everything we need we have, - all our experiences from the past have given us what we need for the present. Own that power and you can do anything. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
The Hierophant What I like about this Hierophant that I hated in the RWS version is that this one is not so stodgy or um, churchy? This teacher is updated for the new Aeon, that of Horus, not Osiris. This is a creative and bold teacher, one who initiates teaching and learning and look at the Scarlet Woman supporting him (not those weird acolytes in the RWS) "She represents Venus as she now is in this new aeon; no longer the mere vehicle of her male counterpart, but armed and militant" I like that this card adds a powerful female/sexual side to this card which was missing before. There are so many Thelemic symbols here that I don't even know where to start or end so I will leave it for now as I am still learning, but it is fascinating to see this card open up into more meanings then it had for me in the RWS deck. We are the small dancing child on the Hierophant's breast - we are joyous in our conversation with this wise teacher - The Hierophant is someone who has united all aspects of him/herself and in this enlightened state can teach us to do the same, by giving us the keys to this Kingdom - so we can explore and become whole. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Four of Wands Each of the perfectly balanced wands here are topped with a dove of Venus and ram of Mars. Crowley says that, "indicates that one cannot establish one's work without tact and gentleness." If you follow the Tree of Life, this card lies in Chesed and is the first solid representation of the suit. This starts to bring order and the rule of law to the universe. Order and perfect balance is what this four is giving us. Something we have been working on that has given us trouble has now been completed and for the moment we can rest and enjoy our labors with this completion. Stay focused while you labor and think about where you would like to go next. Letters From the Thoth Tarot
Lust Courage strength energy and action - living in the now, ready for anything knowing you have what it takes to deal with it. Just look at this gorgeous, sexy card. Babylon, holding up the Holy Grail and sitting astride a seven-headed beast. This image is showing us the ecstatic dissolution of all we are into the Universal Self. Crowley says, "This is the Mystery of Babylon ... for she hath yielded up herself to everything that liveth and hath become a partaker in its mystery. And because she hath made herself the servant of each, therefore she is become the mistress of all." Deity lusts for the moment that we all return to her. Our dissolution into the infinite... someday each of us will also lust for that ultimate moment. Using the energy of this card, we will have all we need to nourish and strengthen our life as we Lust ever higher to the next level and beyond. |
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