Tarot Card of the Day – December 23 2009 – XVI – The Devil

XVI – The Devil

Glory glimpsed then returned
to chains of mortal flesh
Can I escape and see again
what lies beyond?
If not, can I learn to love my chains
the sensation of sensation
each breath, each sight, each sound delighting me
and you, beauty and heat
besides me in the dark
also chained yet not caring,
Food we have, drink, sustenance
that we give and take from each other
the circle closes but not of our chains
of our freedom
and it all feels so good
No! Come with me and we shall escape…
only to be thrown back.
Stay with me instead
and let us indulge
and transcend…

The Devil From the Rohrig Tarot

Astrological: Capricorn
Hebrew Letter: Ayin “Eye”

ע

Path on tree: 26th – Connecting Tiphareth to Hod

Rune: Elhaz or “Elk”
(To be Cont’d)

Quote of the Day – December 23 2009

” A man who lives through conscience becomes hard. A man who lives through consciousness remains soft. Why?–because a man who has some ideas about how to live, naturally becomes hard. He has continuously to carry his character around himself. That character is like an armor; his protection, his security; his whole life is invested in that character. And he always reacts to situations through the character, not directly. If you ask him a question, his answer is ready-made. That is the sign of a hard person–he is dull, stupid, mechanical. He may be a good computer, but he is not a man. You do something and he reacts in a well- established way. His reaction is predictable; he is a robot. The real man acts spontaneously. If you ask him a question, your question gets a response, not a reaction. He opens his heart to your question, exposes himself to your question, responds to it…. “

–Osho

Video of the Day – December 22 2009

Hanukah Statuses

This Hanukah, on each of the eight days, I wrote a facebook status that related to the qablaistic idea of the number who’s night it was

At a time in the year when it approaches its greatest darkness (winter solstice), a candle is lit, a point of light that illuminates all. Happy Hanukah everyone, May we all find our light.

Two candles lit, a voice answers and the world becomes a bit brighter. Whenever two or more..

Out of the light of two candles comes a third, Enough light to continue warming the hearts of us all

Four candles lit –half the menorah grounding us in our traditions, illuminating past and present.

Fifth Night- The strength of the candles’ glow warms our hearts and awakens us to the possibilities.

Sixth Candle lit- The menorahs sitting on the table glowing with a beautiful soul-filled light bringing our thoughts to the heavens

Seventh Candle is lit and Light wins a victory over darkness. We bask in love at the resplendent light

Eight Candles- The night is lit with splendour.. The miracle has occurred as we have allowed more light to enter our hearts and our lives

Video of the Day – December 21 2009

Quote of the Day – December 20 2009

“Twilight is the crack between the worlds”
-Carlos Casteneda

Twilight Tricksters by GA Rosenberg

Twilight Tricksters 2 by GA Rosenberg

Video of the Day – December 18 2009

Video of the Day – December 18 2009

Video of the Day-December 18 2009

Short Explanation on the Relationship Between the Tree of Life and the Minor Arcana

Besides the 22 Major cards (trumps) which can be linked to the paths between sephiroth on the tree of life there are 56 cards in the minor arcana, split into four suits, These suits correspond to the primary elements (among many other things)
anyway Wands - Fire, Cups-Water Swords-Air Pentacles-Earth
The four suits number from one to 10 symbolizing the sephiroth in each of the 4 elements or (worlds )
There is also in eacy suit the court cards King, Queen, Knight (or Prince) and Page
which correspond to the tatwas, the combination of elements
thus Prince of Wands would be King of Wands would be Fire of Fire, Queen of Wands, Water of Fire, Prince of Wands (Air of Fire) and Page of Wands (Earth of Fire)
thus the sevens would represent the influence of Netzach in each of the four elements, thus in Victory in Spirit (or Fire) would mean the opportunity to win out over something both within or without, Victory in Emotion would be (Crowley’s Debauch notwithstanding) the ability to win out over choices , etc.