Now let’s turn to the Minor Arcana. In the astrological correspondence system that
I follow, Libra is linked to the Two, Three and Four of Swords. Today I’m going
to look at the Two of Swords, which corresponds to the Moon in Libra. It also
corresponds to the first 10 days of Libra – this year, from the 23rd
September to 3rd October.
Libra is the cardinal Air sign, so we’re
looking at creative energy around activity involving thought, ideas, logic,
reason. Libra, as we’ve already seen in
previous posts, is also about partnerships of all kinds, but the emphasis isn’t
on the passion but rather on the contractual side of things – wanting to ensure
equality and fairness within the relationship, be it personal or
professional. Libra, through its
rulership by Venus, is the peacemaker, the lover of harmony and refinement.
The Moon is associated with the element of
Water, through its rulership of Cancer, and so we have a link to the watery
realm of feelings and emotion. The Moon
in Libra, then, will bring sensitivity to what could otherwise be a quite detached,
‘airy’ approach to relationship. The
Moon in Libra will want to protect and nurture those partnerships, and will
quite probably be very aware of their partner’s emotions and how they might
react to situations. They may also be very vulnerable to their own emotions!
Druidcraft Tarot (detail) |
So how might this play out in the Two of
Swords? The Druidcraft follows the
tradition of the blindfolded woman and the crossed swords, but here she turns
her back to us, facing instead into the forest.
Two paths stretch out before her, both leading into the forest - but
where they will end up is unclear.
The blindfold, I think, serves two
purposes. Is she hiding, and in so
doing, protecting herself (the Moon), from the challenges and difficult
decisions (Libra) facing her? The
challenges are in front of her but by choosing to cover her eyes, she doesn’t
have to face them. She’s at a crossroads – shown by the diverging path but also
the crossed swords she holds in front of her. Hiding from reality takes a lot
of effort, though, and that effort can’t be maintained indefinitely; those two
swords will become too heavy.
The other way to approach this is to see
the wearing of the blindfold as a means of shutting out external influences. By
drawing on intuition rather than over-protection (using the Moon’s energy in a
different way), a way forward can be clearly seen. She senses the right time to
make the decision, the right time to take action, to challenge or to mediate.
Either way, we are still dealing with
opposition (the Two), two opposing points of view, which need to be
reconciled. The Libran qualities of
peace (also connected to the Moon) and harmony (through Venus’ rulership) are
required in the form of mediation and/or diplomacy. If not an actual opposition, it will be a
dilemma – a wavering between two options (the Libran ‘indecisiveness’, which I
think isn’t really indecisiveness – more that there are so many things to weigh
up that time is required).
We’re asked here to question, to use our
mental awareness – the cardinal, airy qualities of Libra as well as the
instinct of the Moon – to decide what is just and fair. In that way, the scales will be balanced,
bringing a sense of ‘peace’ and resolution.
Druidcraft Tarot created by Philip Carr-Gomm and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, illustrated by
Will Worthington, published by Connections
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