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Monday, December 8, 2008

Ooops, High Priestess

I realized that I forgot to post the High Priestess write up that I did for the tarot cards, so I wanted to put my post in. I also wanted to say that I am having surgery on my back on the 16th of the month, so I am being stressed. I have been very erratic for the last two hours since I found out when surgery is. i have just been kind of bouncing from one thing to another and not been able to focus at all.

The High Priestess

The High Priestess is a woman of knowledge, but unlike the Magician whose knowledge comes from books and study, her knowledge comes from a high level of intuition. She is highly empathic and respected as such. Spiritually, she is a leader of her people and a guide to the Goddess. Her knowledge will help others reach an enlightened state and to get in touch with their own inner wisdom.

The High Priestess is a number two of the Major Arcana, two's usually represent a period of waiting or a partial success with a further success coming later.

In my Fantastical Creatures Tarot Deck, the High Priestess is a Winged Serpent lying on the ground with its' front half off the ground and its' wings spread. The ground is stony and matches the scales on the serpents hide. There are two scrolls lying on the ground in front of the serpent and words are illuminated behind it. Light shines down from an unknown source directly onto the serpent. Besides the light and the words behind the serpent, it looks like it could be night and outside.

Again, I see the signs of knowledge from the scrolls in front of the snake. The words that are glowing behind the snake, I see as innate knowledge or wisdom. The snake itself is a symbol of transformation and change as it sheds its' skin as it grows and changes. The illumination itself I see as enlightenment, reaching a place of higher knowledge and connection to higher forces then ones' self.

Some other thoughts I have , especially if there is a reversal: The fact that the snakes skin matches the ground around it and the darkness around it indicates to me that it might not always be easy to see the clear path of intuition. One should be aware of relying too heavily on intuition or receiving intuition from one who might be deceiving you. Try to keep a balance between intuition and “common sense”.

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Friday, December 5, 2008

Tarot - The Emperor

Well, another day, and I have seen the surgeon again. I have to make up my mind about surgery. It seems that though I have had less pain, that may not all be a good thing, as I have had more numbness and tingling which means that the nerve might be having more damage. I am not sure what to do at this point. It is looking more and more like surgery.

The Emperor

The Emperor is the patriarch of the family, the wise ruler or leader. He is a man of strength and will, whose passions lead him to make the necessary choices to rule with wisdom. He does not make his decisions blindly, but first seeks out the truth.

Being a number four card, the Emperor often stands for a plan coming to fruition or the space or foundation for things to grow or the manifestation of an idea.

In the Fantastical Creatures Deck, the Emperor is represented by a pegasus flying across a chasm. Over its' head a wind or cloud seems to take a shape showing three faces, all masculine. One face looks forward, one which appears to have glasses on looks down and the third appears to be looking skywards. The pegasus is flying beneath the cloud and does not seem to notice it. Around the neck of a the pegasus there is a cord with two white feathers wound into it. Small rocks are stirred near the back hooves of the winged horse and also further in front of it. It appears it is just taking flight. Some red flowers cling to the face of one side of the chasm face.

As many other people have spoken much about seeing fire signs in their Emperor cards, I find it interesting that I am seeing mostly air signs in my card. I also see a very different meaning then what I would normally say for the Emperor from this card as well. I am seeing the chasm as an obstacle to be overcome. It is one that is overcome with wisdom and knowledge and by correctly using the information one has to make a decision. So, I suppose that is not too far off from what I did say. The main difference is that there is an obstacle to be overcome.

I see the winged horse as a symbol of air as well as action and energy. It is a means to get over the obstacle of the rocky chasm in front of it. Above it are the onlookers, the three faces in the clouds. One looks down, looking for further dangers, one looks forward doing the same. The third face looking up is thanking the Lord and Lady. Also, the three faces could be representing body, mind and spirit. The red flowers growing are the place I see a fire symbol, passion and tenacity growing on the side of a cliff.

The concern I see with this card is that it is knocking rocks off into the chasm and may not notice what is below in the chasm that it may harm. So, a reversal may be that there is the possibility of overcoming the obstacles but not looking around to see who may be hurt in the process, being too focused on success to see a larger picture.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

The Empress

I am continuing with my Tarot updates with The Empress. I have yet to hear from the surgeon about surgery on my back. I have been thinking seriously about not having the surgery as I have been feeling better, but have not had a chance to talk to the surgeon to arrange anything with him, so things are very much up in the air. I have no idea what is going on for the holidays. Bah Humbug!

The Empress

The Empress is the matriarch of the family. She is an older mother, not the mother with child, but more the mother whose children have grown into their teens and she is keeper of the house. While she can be demanding, she is also fair. She holds great knowledge, but it is not always easy to get it from her as she knows that the most important lessons we learn we must learn on our own.

The Empress is a number three card which usually suggests a situation involving more then one person or a group. It can also signify a delay or a partial success and then a wait before the situation can come to fruition.

In the Fantastical Creature Tarot, the card shows an older woman wearing a gown with a pattern of vines on it. It is covered by a blue cloak with gold trim. A headband keeps her hair from her eyes, but otherwise it flows loose behind her. A radiance surrounds her. At her feet there are some ferns and some rocks with spiral patterns and three apples. A rabbit sits on a nearby rock and above her head a raven flies. Behind her is a tree with gnarled roots.

I find this card very interesting because of all the symbols in it. The raven itself is a symbol of occult knowledge. It is also seen as a harbinger of death. The tree, especially the one with the gnarled roots strikes me as a tree of life image. The tree of life expresses both life and death in it. Apples are seen as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. Rabbits symbolize fertility, while spirals are another symbol of the cycle of life as well as a symbol of the divine female.

All of these symbols together seem to suggest a lot toward knowledge and also gaining this learning through transformation. This may be a bit outside of the norm for other Empress cards, but with the amount of death or transformation symbolism I see in this card, I have to say that transformation is part of the learning process that comes with the wisdom that must be gained.

In keeping up with reversals, I think that the thing to worry about here would be to be overwhelmed by all the little details. The opposite is also possible, to focus too much on yourself and to not see the lessons outside of yourself that you need to learn. I think it could go either way, and that would vary on the reading.

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