tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184159571849278252024-03-05T16:33:40.197+00:00Alison's AlembicAll sorts of magical things can come out of an alembic - put something in, and out comes.... well, here it's tarot, astrology, and art!Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-25456689202277654832023-10-30T13:06:00.006+00:002023-11-22T09:02:35.592+00:00Readings<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Need some insight into a problem or situation? Having difficulty seeing the way ahead? Looking for some guidance or inspiration in
order to make changes? Drop your question into the alembic, and see it
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<span style="font-size: small;">I offer readings by e-mail, looking at where, what, and how
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<span style="font-size: small;">- Three-card readings, which tend to be more of a 'snap-shot' of a situation, while still providing insight into what action could be taken, or what to avoid, for example.
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<span style="font-size: small;">- Seven-card readings, which allow for a more in-depth consideration. In the longer 7-card reading, I may also feel drawn to use oracle cards, or runes... whatever comes out of my alembic on the day! (UK£50/US$50)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To start the process, or if you have any questions, please<a href="mailto:avcoals@gmail.com" target="_blank"> send me a message.</a> <br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I will send you the details for payment once you've confirmed which type of reading you've chosen and sent me your question. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I take payment through PayPal. You don't have to have a PayPal account - you will be able to pay with a credit card by following the links on the PayPal page (select 'Check-out without PayPal account').</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once your payment has been received, I will begin work on your reading. <br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">You will receive your reading within 2-3 days, by email, in PDF format. </span></div>
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</div>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-86732726455035079992023-02-20T10:50:00.002+00:002023-10-30T12:58:32.171+00:00Swimming into Pisces<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">On Saturday, the 18th of February, at 22:34 UT, the Sun moved (in the
Tropical System of astrology) into the zodiac sign of Pisces.<span> </span>The twelfth sign of the zodiac spans 330°-360°
of celestial longitude, although strictly speaking this region of the zodiac is
now covered mostly by the constellation of Aquarius, due to the precession from
the point when both the constellation and sign of Pisces coincided*.<span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> (*In Sidereal astrology, the sun currently transits Pisces
from approximately 15<sup>th</sup> March to 14<sup>th</sup> April.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKeLJLU2O996h_zLR9Rj7d7oGryQ7z4FYgJIVwpzIKLHh0VFv_V9g1BEn9ys6m03lMFOcakOZO79u3BnkISC3L_G8dDnJR_xeBvD2W_9y5Rua9XUo6RGoTwpuLNBL7lM1UCcNXhXaYheCAcHzhtlG6notO6YUux-QvhnAQwQAQtjuMWDZEZEeJc2B/s3648/IMG_0554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKeLJLU2O996h_zLR9Rj7d7oGryQ7z4FYgJIVwpzIKLHh0VFv_V9g1BEn9ys6m03lMFOcakOZO79u3BnkISC3L_G8dDnJR_xeBvD2W_9y5Rua9XUo6RGoTwpuLNBL7lM1UCcNXhXaYheCAcHzhtlG6notO6YUux-QvhnAQwQAQtjuMWDZEZEeJc2B/s320/IMG_0554.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">In the northern hemisphere, at mid-latitudes, this is the
time of year when the ice and snow starts to melt.<span> </span>Water begins to flow as it’s released from
its frozen, crystalline (Aquarian!) state. Boundaries melt. It’s a time of release,
of letting go, of merging. A time to learn to accept what can’t be changed or
controlled, as well as a time to surrender to change that is beyond our
control.<span> </span>Unsurprisingly, then, we find
that the sign of Pisces is one of the three Water signs. We’ve already met
Cancer, the cardinal Water sign, and Scorpio, the fixed Water sign. Pisces –
the mutable Water sign - completes the triplicity. In many ways, I think this
is the easiest of the three triplicities to understand – after all, water in
its natural state is free-flowing, and can be found in many forms (mutable
meaning the ability to transform).</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxDdH_AqwXdeG0hja2Ic_WYpZBaxX8k28QH_28srjgIvbL45kYRvGdmgmv-knl5HFb0_u9BQRKeAxMRkhRR-V0Oy5DioqYcJFTynuBDbGW0ZZeIbuALuX_9f5BKXUVtNxd-QRpOL1vdb0vascHrpyMeTmSIJiwmLjo_nMJ3SVW9ip2eAUiuPv3DIo/s215/Pisces-AtlasC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="215" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxDdH_AqwXdeG0hja2Ic_WYpZBaxX8k28QH_28srjgIvbL45kYRvGdmgmv-knl5HFb0_u9BQRKeAxMRkhRR-V0Oy5DioqYcJFTynuBDbGW0ZZeIbuALuX_9f5BKXUVtNxd-QRpOL1vdb0vascHrpyMeTmSIJiwmLjo_nMJ3SVW9ip2eAUiuPv3DIo/s1600/Pisces-AtlasC.jpg" width="215" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">The astrological glyph for Pisces is said to symbolize two
fish held together by a string. In the constellation, the fish are usually
‘seen’ as swimming away from each other (image from Atlas Coelestis).<span> </span>Alpha Piscium, the star at the point
corresponding to the knot in the cord joining the two fish, is also known as
Alrescha, from the Arabic al-Risa – the “well-rope” or “the cord”. The glyph’s
symbolism can be extended to represent our dual nature - one fish could be seen
as swimming upwards towards the heavens as if looking for spiritual guidance,
while the other continues along the path of the Sun (the elliptic),
concentrating on more earthly or material pursuits.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">In Greek mythology, Pisces has many associations with
Aphrodite (Venus in the Roman pantheon), who - as a reward to the fish who
rescued her - placed the fish into the night sky. In astrological terms, Venus
(the planet) is said to be exalted in Pisces, expressing all-encompassing love and
compassion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvJQq4PbiNg2ZO_v1vsxINyQkeUEDQmexF6C8yR-uv8U6HJ0o4fqQJCYAGYBWrVBYLt5FzpFhDgS-RzLsGp6Nk5LXPfPk0ZK2cKnZGTjiWLfU4UDVrGZPiPPdLC4Q-YYdQ9NzGeYtjp13tdOOtqJPNZY2u4Rh9BD-D0FjsZmxz3V7Cj4P05eAOy3z/s423/Jupiter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="423" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvJQq4PbiNg2ZO_v1vsxINyQkeUEDQmexF6C8yR-uv8U6HJ0o4fqQJCYAGYBWrVBYLt5FzpFhDgS-RzLsGp6Nk5LXPfPk0ZK2cKnZGTjiWLfU4UDVrGZPiPPdLC4Q-YYdQ9NzGeYtjp13tdOOtqJPNZY2u4Rh9BD-D0FjsZmxz3V7Cj4P05eAOy3z/w200-h166/Jupiter.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Jupiter (courtesy NASA)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> The traditional ruler of Pisces is the planet Jupiter.<span> </span>Jupiter, as you may remember, is a huge
planet comprised mainly of hot gas. Known as the ‘Greater Benefic’ (Venus being
the ‘Lesser Benefic’), Jupiter is associated with growth, expansiveness,
benevolence and laughter (Jove, the Roman version of Jupiter giving rise to the
word ‘jovial’).<span> </span>It’s also linked to
higher learning, to philosophy, law, and religion (in the broadest sense of the
word) – to expanding our horizons, lifting us to new heights (think of a
hot-air balloon!). With Pisces, it’s expressed by living through our ideals,
by being compassionate and sensitive, and by developing faith in the universe
as well as the self. <span> </span>William Blake
wrote, in his <i>The Marriage of Heaven and
Hell, </i>that “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" – a
wonderful description of Jupiter in Pisces! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>
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</p>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-92147129554001610402019-12-30T19:20:00.002+00:002023-10-30T12:58:40.585+00:00Moving into Capricorn...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and the depths of winter - well, at least that's the idea, here in the Northern Hemisphere! Not that wintry in the UK but even so...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I created a <a href="https://tabi.org.uk/2019/12/spread-of-the-month-midwinter-meditation/">Midwinter Meditation tarot spread for the TABI blog</a> - please do check it out <a href="https://tabi.org.uk/2019/12/spread-of-the-month-midwinter-meditation/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See you in the New Year!</span>Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-41537526260441508072019-09-30T12:20:00.000+01:002019-09-30T12:21:27.710+01:00Sitting in Judgement<br />
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judged – or at least, not only about that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
others clearly don’t agree, so I thought I’d have a look and see what other
views are around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Little White Book (LWB) that
accompanies the Universal Waite Tarot deck simple says “Change of position, renewal, outcome.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Short and to the point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Rachel Pollack, in her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seeker: The Tarot Unveiled (Llewellyn, 2005)</i>, adds “rebirth, new
possibilities, and wholeness” to the list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, she maintains (as do I) that Judgment is not about judging
others, showing good judgement, or being judged themselves at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The child in the image reminds us that new
opportunities and possibilities can appear when we heed the voice that tells us
to let go of old, out-of-date, ways and beliefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nakedness of the figures symbolizes
openness as well as new beginnings – the state in which we were born into this
world, but also the state in which we need to embrace this “re-birth”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trumpet, far from being the call to
judgement, is in fact the “voice”, the push, the call – however it manifests –
to step into the unknown and stop hiding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Juliet Sharman-Burke, in her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beginners Guide to the Tarot (Connections, 2001)</i>,
adds “resurrection and resolution” to the list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She too sees this as an opportunity to greet the new with joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She calls it the card of karma, saying “it
heralds the time of reaping what has been sown”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You might see an element of judgement in that
but, reading between her lines, I feel it’s more about assessment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, she does use the word “judge” – “to
judge your actions and appraise what you have done” – but she goes on to say it’s
more about the preparation for the next stage in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Liz Dean, in the accompanying guidebook to <i>The Game of Thrones Tarot (Home Box Office, Inc., 2017)</i>, doesn’t use the word “judgement” in her description of the card. She writes about being on the edge of a change, and focuses on the need for second chances after a review or appraisal, and about the chance to make sense of the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the accompanying book to the
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process [surviving inevitable change] is judgement of yourself and others.”,
yet the word “judgement” doesn’t come up in their list of keywords.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Karma” and “cosmic law” do, as does “inescapable
truth”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do talk about renewal and
rebirth, themes that are echoed in the image that Will Worthington has created
for the card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That idea of rebirth is
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So yes, my challenger was right in
saying that the card is about judging the self and others, but I think perhaps
it depends on how we define “judgment” – and maybe I need to be clearer about
that when I read!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(To be fair, the deck
I was reading with, Kim Krans’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wild
Unknown Tarot</i>, does focus on the forgiveness aspect, as I did in the
reading.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kim Krans’ view is that the
word carries such negative connotations – fear, guilt, shame – that it’s more
helpful to seek the truth and forgive, not blame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The image, the dove rising up above all the
negativity (the darkness) and spreading its wings reflects that beautifully, I
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-24609889684306148502019-09-23T19:00:00.000+01:002019-09-23T19:00:01.122+01:00Tarot Blog Hop Mabon 2019: What is my harvest, and how do I find it?<br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Welcome to Alison’s Alembic! You may have arrived here as a stop on the Tarot Blog Hop from either <a href="https://www.tarotandstars.com/2019/09/what-is-my-harvest-and-how-do-i-find-it.html">Tarot and Stars</a>' or <a href="http://www.tarotofchange.com/2019/09/tarot-blog-hop-what-is-my-harvest-and.html">Tarot of Change</a>'s blog. Or you may have found this through TABI’s Facebook page, or though one of the many wonderful tarot bloggers in the ether... It doesn’t matter – what does matter is that you’re here! <br /><br />In the northern hemisphere, we're approaching the Autumn Equinox, also known as Alban Elfed, as well as the time for paying tribute to Mabon. It's the time of year when we’re poised between light and dark, with the hours of daylight and darkness being equal in length. It’s also the culmination of the harvest that was begun at Lughnasadh. At this time we celebrate the beginning of harvesting grapes, making wine, bringing in the sheaves for the canning, preserving, and other ways of gathering the fruits of months, sometimes years, of effort and care. <br /><br />With all this in mind, our wrangler for this particular Blog Hop, Aisling, has given us the title <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />She’s asked us to focus on the collecting of our personal harvest – what we’ve learned, what we’ve decided is important, what we’ve have decided to get rid of. How are we planning to make productive use of the autumn and winter months? How have we changed, what are we beginning, and what have we completed, and – most importantly, how have we begun to further and more deeply understand our ‘self’?<br /><br />Aisling’s suggested using the concept of the Three Realms – Land, Sea, and Sky – to represent Body, Mind, and Spirit, and to draw three cards for each of the Realms, nine cards altogether. In each case, the cards will answer three questions, one set for Body, one for Mind, and one for Spirit.</span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />These are the questions: <br /><br />1. What do I need to know about the current condition of my body/mind/spirit right now? <br /><br />2. What is the most important thing on which I need to focus in the realm of my body/mind/spirit as I move into the winter months? <br /><br />3. What is the main content and context of this harvest of better health/new ideas/deeper spiritual resonance that I am going to receive if I focus on these things?<br /><br /><br />So, here goes! I’m using Stephanie Pui-Mun Law’s lovely Shadowscapes deck. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is what it looks like, overall – bottom row: Land, middle row: Sea, top row: Sky...</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<br />Starting with the first column (left-hand-side), Body –<br /><br /></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0sr5l_GjFRoztc9DP1JHLfT4V-a48J7hqmqs9PKk7jNwXoVCdDB8I-WpE4IxPOSpGQHUNT1JmPvLmstT1N3-fGjiO5zppfN44OLCn-TG3qyv6gSbwkw7exEu5w17HEkw_1gWgAmOu88/s1600/Mabon+2019+col+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0sr5l_GjFRoztc9DP1JHLfT4V-a48J7hqmqs9PKk7jNwXoVCdDB8I-WpE4IxPOSpGQHUNT1JmPvLmstT1N3-fGjiO5zppfN44OLCn-TG3qyv6gSbwkw7exEu5w17HEkw_1gWgAmOu88/s320/Mabon+2019+col+1.JPG" width="70" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Card 1, at the bottom (Land), represents what I need to know about the current condition of my body, my health, right now. The Page of Wands tells me that I’m in the early stages of a new phase, and that it’s good news. That’s encouraging! With this being Wands and the suit of action and adventure, I see this as a pointer to do as much travelling and exploring as I can while I still have good health and the ability to do so.<br /><br />Card 2, in the middle (Sea), represents the thing that’s most important for me to focus on as we move towards winter in terms of my health, or body. The Ace of Cups suggests more beginnings, but on an emotional front. That’s good too – emotional happiness has an effort on the body, and vice versa.<br /><br />Card 3, at the top (Sky), represents what it is I will harvest in terms of improved health. The Ten of Pentacles indicates continued good health – not just in the body but in all material areas.<br /><br /><br />Moving over to the middle column, Mind –<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Card 4, at the bottom (Land), represents what I need to know about the current condition of my mind right now. The World reminds me that I’ve achieved a lot this year, even if I haven’t always been aware of it. Despite difficulties there’s also been joy. New ideas for the coming months are about to seed themselves…</span></div>
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<br /> Card 5, in the middle (Sea), represents the thing that’s most important for me to focus on as we move towards winter in terms of my mind, my thoughts and beliefs. The Two of Swords indicates the need to stop procrastinating, something I’ve been doing a lot of recently. Find workable solutions – not necessarily perfect ones!<br /><br />Card 6, at the top (Sky), represents what it is I will harvest in terms of new ideas. Another Two, the Two of Cups suggests a coming together of ideas. Moving from the edginess of the Swords to the softer Cups, from procrastination to creativity – bring it on!<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Card 7, at the bottom (Land), represents what I need to know about the current condition of my spirit right now. The Ace of Wands tells me that a new spark is ready to be ignited, that within me there’s a way forward just raring to go! My spirit is lifted by the thought of travel and adventure of all kinds, and by the creativity that is born through such wanderings.<br /><br />Card 8, in the middle (Sea), represents the thing that’s most important for me to focus on as we move towards winter in terms of my spiritual growth. The Fool tells me to take a leap of faith. Instead of wondering if I’m following the ‘right’ path, just pick one (shades of the Two of Swords sitting to the left) and see where it takes me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Card 9, at the top (Sky), represents what it is I will harvest in terms of deeper spiritual resonance. The King of Pentacles is the court card that’s associated with the decan in which I was born, so this has particular resonance for me – I feel a sense of ‘coming home’ with its appearance here. A greater wealth in terms of spirit, some of which may come from voluntary work that I’m involved in, as well as my personal spiritual work.<br /><br />Even though they cross realms, I’m really struck by the appearance of the first and final Majors in the spread. Those, and the two Aces and two Twos, really give me the sense of new beginnings, which will be very welcome. I’m also drawn to the richness of the greens and golds in the ‘Land’ row; it gives me a sense of being very grounded and supported (which I am). The blue-mauves of the ‘Sea’ row suggest flow, movement (Water and Air) – a good thing on which to focus. And the blue-green of the top row (Sky) suggests emotional, creative and intellectual fulfilment to come… <br /><br /> Thanks so much, Aisling, for this inspiring idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />And thank you,<span style="background-color: transparent;"> re</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">aders, for stopping off here on your journey through this Mabon Tarot Blog
Hop!</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Please do come back and read some
of my other posts – and if you’re a Facebook user, you can find me at Alison’s
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The <a href="https://tarotwitchery.blogspot.com/Master_List_Mabon_2019" target="_blank">Master List can be found here.<o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-91714136421083768562019-03-09T11:42:00.000+00:002019-03-09T11:42:38.877+00:00Pisces in the Minor Arcana: The Nine of Cups<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Nine of Cups, which - in the correspondence system I use - is linked to
Jupiter in Pisces, as well as the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>middle
third of Pisces (28<sup>th</sup> February to 9<sup>th</sup> March, roughly).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jupiter is the ruler of Pisces, so already we
have a sense of how this might play out! Jupiter, the ‘Greater Benefic’,
expansive, generous, jovial... and in Pisces, described so well by William
Blake’s “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" (from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i>).
Jupiter in Pisces is compassionate and sensitive, and has great faith or trust
in a higher power (and the self).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
wants to grow by living according to its ideals – it’s high-minded, yet its
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jupiter’s expansiveness gives rise to overflowing watery
emotions, symbolized in the Sharman-Burke/Caselli version of the card by the
fountains, or the overflowing cups in the Crowley Thoth and Wildwood decks. </span></div>
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Pisces, it’s all about bliss, deep joy, overflowing love... without
restrictions.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s the benevolence, the
all-expansiveness, of Jupiter that gives the Wildwood’s Nine of Vessels its
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The emotions are nourished, the senses are satisfied
(symbolized by the spread of food and the embracing couple depicted in the
Sharman-Burke/Caselli card, from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beginners
Guide to the Tarot</i>) – it’s a time for indulging, to enjoy relationships. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often referred to as the ‘wish card’, the Nine
of Cups can represents dream or wishes coming true and, through Jupiter in
Pisces, the sense of ‘blessedness’ that comes from deep-rooted, absolute joy.
Mutable Water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Margarete Petersen’s
version of this card we see a pearl in a shell, bathed in bright (sun?) light,
possibly on a beach… the colours conjure up evening, for me - the Cups correspondence with
twilight-evening, perhaps. Pearls are metaphors for something rare, fine,
admirable, and valuable – so I can see why Margarete Petersen has used this to
represent the penultimate goal. You’d
think there was nothing more to gain after this, but it is the ‘almost but not
quite’ idea. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the LWB, Petersen writes about the pain involved in the process of reaching this goal: the pearl forms from a grain of sand embedding itself in the soft flesh of the mollusk, and the continuous pain the creature feels as its shell covers the grain of sand with calcium carbonate to create the pearl. So it’s not all happy-happy in this version – there’s a need to accept the pain in order to truly appreciate the gift from the ‘depths of the ocean’ (i.e., from within ourselves, if we allow it to surface). The shadow side of the card, perhaps?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The shadow side of Jupiter in Pisces, and the Nine of Cups, also reflects the tendency towards escapism, and losing focus. Not that escapism is always
a bad thing, but Jupiter takes things to excess, so what might be healthy
escapism runs the risk of becoming an addiction. It could be difficult to deal
with the outpouring of emotions, to the point where the emotions end up
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<b><i>Beginner’s Guide to
the Tarot</i></b><i> created by Juliet Sharman-Burke, illustrated
by Giovanni Caselli, published by Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Wildwood Tarot</i></b><i> created by Mark
Ryan and John Matthews, illustrated by Will Worthington, published by
Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-4740960725605152142018-12-22T07:52:00.000+00:002018-12-22T07:55:20.988+00:00Mid-winter arrives!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At 10.22 pm UT yesterday (21<sup>st</sup> December), those
of us in the northern hemisphere celebrated the Winter Solstice, the solar
festival sacred to the Old King and to the reborn ‘Sun Child’, whom we find in
various incarnations - Mithras, the Mabon, Jesus, among others. ‘Solstice’ means ‘sun still’, and refers to
the sun seemingly being at a standstill – its turning point, the ‘shortest day’
– as well as its lowest point in the sky.
Up to now, the hours of daylight have been decreasing, the nights
growing longer. Today though, the sun
‘stands still’, the Wheel of the Year seems to stop, and time appears to hang...but
from now on the light will start to increase and days will lengthen.</span></div>
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<i>‘Capricorn’ ©Alison
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Solstice also marks the Sun’s ingress, astrologically
speaking, into the sign of Capricorn, the tenth astrological sign in the
zodiac. It originates from the constellation of Capricornus, usually shown as a
goat with a fish’s tale, but is also seen as a more conventional goat that we’d
see on land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are, as usual, a
number of myths and stories behind the sea-goat. One involves Pan, the goat
god. When he was attacked by the monster Typhon (so now you can guess where the
name ‘typhoon’ came from!), he ran into the Nile to escape. The part of him
below the water’s surface transformed into a fish.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Images of sea-goats go back to Babylonian
times, with symbols for the god Enki being both a goat and a fish. The
constellation of Capricorn is also sometimes called Amalthea, the goat nymph
(in Greek mythology) who reared Zeus after he was saved from being devoured by
his father Kronos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kronos, of course, was the father of the Greek gods, and was
also known as the ‘father of time’, giving us the word ‘chronology’. In the
Roman pantheon, he was known as Saturn – the planet that rules the sign of
Capricorn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf_p6G0o4mfWaMCXSWmO75-AAqry05JnlqbrZ51KUqegaFX8HViqZ2UFMbNKteXiwGwoQ7Qni_CH-ck7njGRA2J0NLqBzeYeLNfqgF0qY5R2JxMutfH7s5AmmhO_AnPpQcaz3vOe2db4/s1600/goats+in+trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="159" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf_p6G0o4mfWaMCXSWmO75-AAqry05JnlqbrZ51KUqegaFX8HViqZ2UFMbNKteXiwGwoQ7Qni_CH-ck7njGRA2J0NLqBzeYeLNfqgF0qY5R2JxMutfH7s5AmmhO_AnPpQcaz3vOe2db4/s320/goats+in+trees.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Capricorn, then, has links to time, as well as to structure
and boundaries. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the image of the
mountain goat we can see the Capricornian qualities of tenacity and
sure-footedness, determination to overcome obstacles as it works its way
towards to its goal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s about
retaining integrity, but can also be ambitious. There’s a business-like quality
to Capricorn, too – it’s an Earth sign, so it’s practical and level-headed, but
at the same time it’s also a Cardinal sign, so it’s not afraid to get things
going, to start new enterprises. On the ‘shadow’ side, it can appear as greed,
in terms of material ambition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘Capricorn’ </span>comes
from <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">my AstroArt series, inspired by
walking the Glastonbury Landscape Zodiac. </span>The image<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> is a collage, using watercolour on paper.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-21907831638478889012018-11-22T12:33:00.000+00:002018-11-22T12:33:50.658+00:00Shoot for the stars! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At 09.01 UTC/GMT today, the 22<sup>nd</sup> of November, the
Sun moved (astrologically) into the zodiac sign of Sagittarius.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here in the northern hemisphere, the days are
getting shorter and the path of the sun – when we see it at all! – is low in
the southern sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The time of solstice,
when the sun will appear to be at a standstill, is approaching – but for now,
we’re in the Fire sign of Sagittarius.<span style="color: #0000cc;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The constellation
of Sagittarius represents a centaur - the half-archer, half-horse figure who,
in Greek mythology, was a disruptive creature, a lover of riot. The most famous
story of the centaurs has them causing havoc at the wedding of Hippodamia and
Pirithous, where they attempted to carry of Hippodamia and some of her women -
the aim being to free the spirit of the women! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the largest of the planets
in our solar system, and one that’s composed almost entirely of gas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not difficult to see how Sagittarius has come
by its reputation for being larger than life, full of hot air, and a tendency
to overdo things!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jupiter is the Roman counterpart to Zeus in
the Greek pantheon - the ruler of the gods, as well as being the god of
thunder. Often shown with a lightning bolt as his symbol, Jupiter came to
represent growth, expansion, and benevolence (in astrology, the planet is
referred to as the 'greater benefic') - as well as good humour. Jupiter
was also known as Jove, giving rise to our word 'jovial'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sagittarius, as well as being a Fire sign, is
also classed as a mutable sign – being able to change and adapt, and to
disseminate or spread. We can see this in the growth and expansion associated
with Jupiter.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sign of Sagittarius sits at the other end of the axis of
information on the zodiac, opposite Gemini. Both signs carry the quality of
wanting to know what’s going on but Sagittarius takes this quest for knowledge
out into the wider world and beyond into the universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes Gemini’s information and data on its
quest, searching for ways to turn that into wisdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like the other Fire signs, Sagittarius is
fun-loving, cheerful, and full of energy - but that mutable energy means it can
be restless and always on the move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In cardinal Aries, we have ignition; in
fixed Leo, the fire is maintained; in mutable Sagittarius, the fire is carried
out into the world. </span>That’s part of being on its quest for knowledge, of
course – but that doesn’t stop Sagittarius from enjoying the journey and having
adventures; just think of the Knights on their quest for the Holy Grail!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adventure and challenge, wide open spaces, the freedom to
roam – that’s what Sagittarius loves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s not just physical exploration though – it’s also the need to expand
consciousness, acquiring wisdom as well as experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Philosophy, religion, law – anything that
involves expansion of the mind will appeal to Sagittarius. There are shamanic
associations to this sign too – the vision quest or shamanic journey could be
seen as very Sagittarian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In <a href="https://alisonsalembic.blogspot.com/2018/11/scorpio-in-major-arcana-death-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1 </a>of our exploration of the Death card, we saw the
raven appear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The raven is considered to
be, among other things, a guardian of the dead, or a guide to the otherworld.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In The Wildwood Tarot’s ‘The Journey’, Will
Worthington has given us an image of the raven tearing flesh from a skull of a
reindeer - a symbol of the stripping of life, and of the (re)cycling of life
through death and birth; all Scorpio (and by affinity, astrological 8<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The skeleton in Kim Krans’ Wild Unknown Tarot’s Death card
may or may not be a raven, but the image reflects that idea of the stripping of
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-37700484137491710592018-11-08T12:00:00.000+00:002018-11-08T12:00:05.534+00:00Scorpio in the Major Arcana: Death (part 2)<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In <a href="https://alisonsalembic.blogspot.com/2018/11/scorpio-in-major-arcana-death-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1 of our look at the <i>Death</i> card</a>, we saw the phoenix rising from the ashes of the fire that consumed what was no longer needed – not unlike the bonfires consuming fallen leaves, or the fires in the fields, burning away the debris after the harvest – in order to prepare the ground for the new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Shadowscapes Tarot also draws on the promise of renewal with its phoenix rising from the ashes of the devastation, the tearing down of what has been, now ready for what’s to come. It's one of the more 'optimistic' versions of the <i>Death</i> card, I think - the fiery-red phoenix looks upwards and outwards towards what appears to be a sunny future... What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Christine Zillich’s and Margarete Petersen’s <i>Death</i> cards both invoke the Crone in their depictions of Death. There’s an element of looking backwards and forwards with the Crone-Hermit, and that ‘crone knowledge’ or wisdom associated with the Hermit is necessary in order to make the changes that Death demands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />In Margarete Petersen’s version, we see two serpents – another symbol of transformation: one white, one black. There are links back to her High Priestess, Chariot, and even the Lovers in the way she’s used duality and opposites in her work. Her <i>Death</i> image is almost a mirror image: white serpent meets black serpent; Death, in the form of a cloaked skeleton, stands behind the white, earth-bound figure. Out of the dark comes light. A bit like the phoenix, then?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Given what we know of Scorpio, it probably comes as no surprise that the card associated with Scorpio (in the system I follow) is <i>Death</i>. Death, as in the end of a cycle – something that’s necessary in order to allow something new to grow and develop. Not physical death, or at least, not necessarily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Traditional depictions of <i>Death</i> show us a knight in armour on a white horse, a king dead underfoot, a religious figure in its path, sometimes children. The image in the Sharman-Burke/Caselli tarot is a variation on that theme; here the horse is black (the colour associated with death in some cultures), its rider a skeleton. The skeleton’s headdress is a swaddling cloth, used at birth, reflecting the link between birth and death and the unending cycle of life. The skeleton carries an hourglass, reminding us that everything has its time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the distance, we see a river – another reminder of the ongoing process of transformation, this time in the form of the hydrologic cycle (the river water evaporates and forms clouds, the clouds rain, rainwater falls back to earth). The boat is said to symbolize both the cradle and the coffin. In the foreground we see a raven, thought to be a harbinger of death in many traditions. The theme is Scorpionic – transformation and change; endings creating openings for new beginnings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The skeleton with his scythe are also seen in the Crowley Thoth tarot’s version of </span><i style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Death</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. He wears two faces here – one is that of the destroyer, the other that of the liberator – reminding us that in order to change, we may have to let go of things that hold us back, that no longer serve us. The headdress of this skeleton is a funereal head-covering, used in ancient Egypt – a reminder of the need to bury old, out-dated, invalid ideas and beliefs so that new life can begin. We see the scorpion at the bottom of the image, ready to sting, and the snake – perhaps THE symbol of transformation – ready to bite. A fish, representing the past, swims through the serpent’s coils: is it the next victim? Above it all, the phoenix, which can only rise from the ashes once the fire has consumed everything in its way. Intense? Oh yes! </span><br />
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-8313147922634902102018-10-30T12:24:00.001+00:002018-10-30T12:24:10.469+00:00A dip into the Runes<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that we’re in Scorpio, the sign of – among other things
– secrets, I thought it was time to dip into the runes and see what secrets I
could unearth there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, out of the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">…also referred to as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beorch</i>,
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ba</i>, depending on what source or
system you’re using.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to some, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beorc</i> means ‘birch goddess’, but ‘birch’
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birch symbolizes growth, birth, becoming. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The birch was considered as the tree of
fertility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve also heard it used to
represent the idea of liberation, although it might be more about increasing
vitality, which in turn could lead to shaking off the old and feeling liberated
as a result. Being lightly whipped with twigs of birch was meant to increase
vitality; this practice still exists in Scandinavia where, after being in a sauna,
you’re meant to roll in the snow and then lash yourself with birch twigs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beorc</i> is a
fertility symbol, the two lobes resembling a woman’s breasts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rune suggests the start of something new
– the birth of a new idea or new project, perhaps even the birth of a
child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can also symbolize your home,
where you come from, your roots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
might be being asked to develop greater awareness of ‘hearth and home’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ba</i> can also mean
‘boat’ and ‘bier’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That might not seem
to relate to the other meanings associated with this rune, but just think about
the Viking funerary traditions:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they set
the biers on boats, sending their dead across the sea to a new life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Death, birth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beorc </i>shows up on
Hermann Haindl’s eponymous Tarot deck’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Death</i>
card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see the boatman ferrying his
boat across the marshes – Charon, perhaps, or one of the Avalon boatmen waiting
for another soul to carry onwards. The cycle of life and death again, appearing
in the card of transformation and the ‘great journey’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here the presence of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beorc </i>reminds us of (re)birth part of the cycle, and the sense of
liberation that comes from letting go of what’s no longer of use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">…and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Death</i> is also
linked, astrologically, to Scorpio…the sign we entered only a few days ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More about this card in the next few days…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-27497579695462088632018-10-24T08:30:00.000+01:002018-10-24T08:38:30.965+01:00Full Moon in Taurus<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today’s offering comes from the Wildwood Tarot, created by
Mark Ryan and John Matthews, beautifully illustrated by Will Worthington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Moon on the Water seems like the perfect card to work
with on the day of the Taurus Full Moon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Full moon overhead, casting light over a marshy landscape – that’s appropriate
too, as we’re in the watery sign of Scorpio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And against the backdrop of that moon we see the silhouette of an
aurochs, the ancestor of our bull – the symbol of Taurus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Taurus is associated with fertility, among other
things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the old Druidic traditions, a
bull or ox might be sacrificed at midwinter, as a symbol of new life emerging
from the ‘dead’ of winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
accompanying book to the Wildwood Tarot, the creators write of the auroch’s
horns representing not only the waxing and waning of the moon, but also
fertility: they see the womb and fallopian tubes in the bull’s horns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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course, with the transformation from what’s decaying or no longer of use into something
from which new life can emerge. Just think of your compost heap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Moon represents this too – the cycles of
life: birth and death, new and old, waxing and waning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what might The Moon on the Water be saying to us today? It’s difficult to see a way through the marsh, although the Moon does cast a path of light (reflected from the Sun) over the water. The 'passage through the unknown', perhaps? The heron, a water bird, represents psychic ability as well as reflection - and there's plenty of reflection in the imagery. The heron also stands at the gateway between life and death, acting as mediator on the soul's journey to the underworld. Or between conscious and unconscious? Under the surface (how Scorpionic!) lies the “primal egg” (to quote Ryan and Matthews), waiting to be fertilized. So, at this time of the Taurus New Moon, perhaps it’s time to stand still for a moment, and see the potential that lies before us. Pay attention to your dreams and your imagination – what are you being called to create?</span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><i>Wildwood Tarot</i></b><i> created by Mark
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-51806626057996104592018-10-23T13:01:00.001+01:002018-10-23T13:03:10.314+01:00The sting of the Scorpion<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSn34VrvicTvOX-TNNZ-LnuRvi3eGn6sMDQXP1vmbtJlZ-1x_K-pfybSuinnAr3y1XnhcX4W3ibn7YM9l69-pWQCaqFeXJu76pB4IVL6jV5DDS5t8y1cAwIHnmrXNoPfWhi-gErGWvYY/s1600/leaves+c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1022" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSn34VrvicTvOX-TNNZ-LnuRvi3eGn6sMDQXP1vmbtJlZ-1x_K-pfybSuinnAr3y1XnhcX4W3ibn7YM9l69-pWQCaqFeXJu76pB4IVL6jV5DDS5t8y1cAwIHnmrXNoPfWhi-gErGWvYY/s200/leaves+c.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today, at 12.22 BST, the Sun moved (astrologically) from
Libra into Scorpio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Leaves continue to change colour, but now they’re falling
from branches, covering the earth in a blanket of gold, bronze, and
orange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The autumn winds lift them up;
they whirl through the air, twisting and swirling in a vortex... Since the equinox,
the nights are growing longer, giving us the opportunity to spend more time
dreaming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here in the mid-latitudes of
the northern hemisphere, people are planting bulbs – the ‘seed’ of life being
sown underground where it will lie protected and nurtured until it’s ready to
‘spring’ forth in a few months’ time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is
it any wonder that Scorpio, the scorpion, is the sign of transformation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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to be going to sleep; animals are starting to hibernate, the birds are
gathering and forming their migratory v-shapes as they head for warmer
climates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before long it will be Samhain (“summer’s end”) the end and start
of the Celtic New Year, the Day of the Dead – times of transformation and
change, which is what we’ve come to associate with Scorpio.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In astrology, Scorpio is one of the three
Water signs, along with Cancer and Pisces, as well as being one of the four
Fixed signs. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It ends the second cycle
of the elements (Cancer through to Scorpio), and opposes Taurus on the axis of
resources.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While Taurus is interested in
material resources, Scorpio – as a water sign – is more interested in emotional
resources.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As a fixed sign, Scorpio
wants to know what’s going on at a deeper level, not at the bubbly surface –
“still waters run deep” is a good description of Scorpio’s focus. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Only by diving into the depths can Scorpio
unearth the root of a problem and attempt to transform it – and it will
probably take a crisis or something similar before Scorpio will take that
plunge.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal">
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providing passion and drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also has
a modern ruler, Pluto, named after the Lord of the Underworld, reflecting the
cycle of life and death and the change involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both planets are associated with power; “knowledge
is power” is another good description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve
just left Libra, with its 7<sup>th</sup>-house focus on partnership, and the
need for harmony and balance through negotiation and diplomacy. Now we’re about
to move into 8<sup>th</sup>-house issues with Scorpio – shared resources, power
issues, life cycles,… and recycling! What follows once the contract is made,
within partnerships and relationships (of all kinds)…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emotions run deep, and power struggles can
ensue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intensity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will be the fall-out, as we move into (in
the northern hemisphere) fall)? What are we recycling, or composting? Any
transformation, under the auspices of Scorpio, will be intense!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-76854256270067193982018-09-30T12:51:00.000+01:002018-09-30T12:51:18.356+01:00Libra ingress - turning point<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, the Sun has moved into Libra, in astrological terms at least. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It often feels, to me, like the start of a new year - perhaps reflecting many years spent in the world of education in the northern hemisphere: the start of a new school yar, new term, new friends, new connection. A turning point in our lives - and in the astronomical world too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Libra ingress marks the turning point where, depending on which hemisphere you’re
in, the days either become shorter (north) or longer (south), due to the tilt
of the Earth and its position relative to the Sun.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This point, where the length of day
apparently is equal to the length of night, is marked by the ingress of the Sun
into the astrological sign of Libra (in the tropical zodiac) – the scales.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The constellation of Libra (Latin for “weighing scales”) was
known as Zibanu (“balance” or “scales”) in Babylonian times. Scales were sacred
to Shamash, the Babylonian sun god, who was also associated with truth and
justice, concepts that are still associated with the sign of Libra today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Babylonians also called this constellation
the Claws of the Scorpion – the constellation sits next to that of Scorpio and
may have been considered to be part of the scorpion. The Arabic word for
scorpion is “zubana”, not dissimilar to the Babylonians’ “zinbanu”, which might
perhaps account for the “claws” becoming the ‘scales”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FJacXMP2TZ60GsxhH0s9PPsIRDrvRll83Ws9fn8-e4LnzWGyJMMfI2fpz853F_Dns2E6EbPGOlQISx1ldA_gDXqfV15wH6pI6XJLdIQOuuS_ZHdBlUiXoGiiRE1n-2an4DcET-z_vlw/s1600/ma__at_by_mi_alegria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1089" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FJacXMP2TZ60GsxhH0s9PPsIRDrvRll83Ws9fn8-e4LnzWGyJMMfI2fpz853F_Dns2E6EbPGOlQISx1ldA_gDXqfV15wH6pI6XJLdIQOuuS_ZHdBlUiXoGiiRE1n-2an4DcET-z_vlw/s320/ma__at_by_mi_alegria.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Egyptian mythology, Libra is represented by Ma’at, the
goddess of the scales who would, at the time of death, weigh the human soul
against an ostrich feather to determine whether or not the soul would
reincarnate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greek mythology gives us
Themis, a blindfolded seer who also carries a pair of scales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The archangel Michael, in Christianity, holds
the scales. In each tradition, the theme is balance, of keeping things – be
they social or spiritual – in order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
the story that resonates most with me is the Greek story of the Judgment of
Paris. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It starts with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris, the
goddess of Discord (a “shadow” side of Libra), hasn’t been invited but decides
to gate-crash. She throws a golden apple down in front of all the goddesses who
have been invited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the apple is
inscribed ‘to the fairest’.... and so we have perhaps the first beauty pageant!
Hera, Aphrodite and Athena are the front-runners, and ask Zeus (Jupiter, in Roman terms) to choose. Zeus,
in his wisdom (or some would argue, cowardice!), elects Paris, a Trojan mortal
to be the judge. Atop Mount Ida, the three goddesses attempted to bribe Paris –
Hera dangled the prospect of becoming king of Europe and Asia, Athena wisdom
and battle skills, and Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paris chose Aphrodite’s gift – Helen, wife of
the Greek king Menelaus... and the rest, as they say, is history, at least in
mythological terms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Trojan horse,
the “face that launched a thousand ships” ... even the idea of “who is the
fairest” comes up again and again – and not only in fairy tales such as Snow
White!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many Libran qualities are illustrated in this myth
–beauty, harmony, attraction, negotiation and adjudication.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And no surprise that Venus (the Roman goddess
most similar to Aphrodite) is the ruler of Libra!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But “to the fairest”?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That also taps into Libran ambiguity!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fairest in terms of the most beautiful,
or the most even-tempered? The most well-balanced when it comes to making
judgments? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Libra, despite the association with beauty and attraction through
Venus, is more a sign of balance. It’s considered and reflective, more
concerned with “the other” (7<sup>th</sup> house) than with the “I” (1<sup>st</sup>
house). Libra is mediator, negotiator, and diplomat.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-43004335473856518162018-03-17T13:45:00.000+00:002018-03-17T13:45:01.692+00:00New Moon in Pisces <div class="MsoNormal">
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Pisces (26°53)
at 13:11 UT today. Pisces, as we’ve seen
over the last month’s posts, is the dreamer, the chaser of the Grail. Pisces
represents compassion and sensitivity, empathy – and shows us where we want to
merge, rather than stand out. It’s linked to dreams and visions, and our
highest ideals. Imaginative, but not a lover of boundaries – it wants to
transcend limits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It can also represent the willingness to let go of things
that hold us back. We may find that we
have to let go of some of the ‘fixed’ ideas we had at last month’s Aquarian New
Moon. Now it’s time to let go of what
isn’t working, of what doesn’t want to be pushed into a fixed structure, and to
be more open to whatever unexpected joys lie ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mercury and Venus are in Aries at this New Moon, so there‘s also
some Cardinal energy around, playing with new plans or initiatives. But whatever we start now, at this New Moon,
has to be practical. Why? Because a couple of hours after the New Moon, Mars
enters Capricorn (at 16.40 UT). Mars is
exalted in Capricorn, adding a burst of fiery energy to Capricorn’s earthy
efficiency and tenaciousness. But it’s
also moving closer to Saturn, very much at home in Capricorn, so some boundaries
may be needed after all! I think the trick to this is the <i>willingness to accept</i> (a very Piscean concept) some practical
structures that will prevent us from straying into murky waters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Any new intentions that we set around this time will be
worth revisiting at the Pisces Full Moon, which falls on August 26<sup>th</sup>
this year. What might we want to
achieve in the next 6 months?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-84748329252505675422018-03-14T09:18:00.000+00:002018-03-14T09:18:26.318+00:00Pisces in the court cards - the Knight of Cups<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last but not least, by any means – Pisces in the court
cards. Different traditions have
different astrological correspondences when it comes to the Court Cards. Generally (but not always!) these
correspondences depend on how cardinality, fixity and mutability have been assigned. As Pisces is the mutable Water sign, I’m
looking for the Cups court card that’s associated with fluctuating emotions and
changes within relationships of all kinds – romantic, platonic, familial.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what court card does this represent? If you work with a system that assigns
mutability to the Knights, as do most of the Rider-Waite-Smith-based decks,
you’re looking at the Knight of Cups. This
Knight will react through his feelings – his heart will rule his head! He’s
kind and sympathetic, with an affinity for the underdog. Not one of the speedy Knights, the image
usually depicts the Knight on horseback walking slowly, often beside water –
letting things happen in their own time, not pushing or rushing. In some
images, he wears a winged helmet, representing the wings of spirit – the realm
that Pisces is most interested in. The
Piscean Knight is a dreamer, one who longs for an all-encompassing, ideal love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knights are often associated with quests – this one will be
in search of love, in pursuit of dreams and ideals, and will be willing to make
sacrifices. The Son of Cups in
the Haindl deck is represented by Parsifal, one of the Knights who searched for
the Holy Grail – an ideal if ever there was one. Inspired, too – another Piscean Knightly
quality. Emotional integrity is a good phrase for a Piscean court card; could
this be the object of the quest?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The shadow side of this Knight could be a tendency to be
moody, or to becoming lost in a dream world – possibly to the point of becoming
addicted to something in the quest to lose oneself, to escape the reality of
daily life.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Ten of Cups, in the astrological correspondence system I
follow, is linked to Mars in Pisces, and the final third of Pisces (10<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all, what qualities does Mars bring
to Pisces? Fire and Water... Mars is
assertive and determined, and takes the initiative – so in Pisces, we could be
looking for assertiveness in terms of ideals or ideology. Assertive, but at the
same time compassionate and kind. The
initiative and drive we associate with Mars will be softened by the sensitivity
of Pisces. Desires and dreams are
achieved by following instinct, or those moments of inspiration. The shadow
side of this could manifest in emotional vulnerability.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And in the Ten of Cups? I’m going to start with the Thoth deck,
because – being a visual person – I like to see the astrological symbolism in
the card’s image! If you look carefully at the cups, you can see that the handles
are actually rams’ horns, giving us the Mars (through its rulership of Aries)
connection. Gerd Ziegler writes, in his <i>Tarot:
Mirror of the Soul</i> (published by Weber Books, 1998), Mars in Pisces
provides “the apparently fragile being with the decisiveness needed to bring
forth into the outer world the beauty which it holds within.” So we have the drive of Mars, but not the
drama of Aries – instead, Pisces allows those qualities to gently radiate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That helps me to see the more permanent sense of contentment
that we’ve come to associate with the Ten of Cups – as opposed to the moment of
‘bliss’ of the Nine. With the Ten, we
have a sense of completion – emotional fulfilment in relationships, be they
romantic, familial, platonic. To achieve
and maintain this sense of fulfilment (Crowley used the word ‘satiety’ to
describe this card), we need the effort and drive of Mars, allowing us to turn
our dreams into reality, rather than let them stay a Piscean vision. But we
still have that Piscean flow (Mutable Water) of feeling running through the card – symbolized
in the Sharman-Burke/Caselli image (from the <i>Beginners Guide to the Tarot) </i>by the river off to the side, as well as the
contentment represented by the happy family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wildwood shows that unconstrained happiness – compare it
to the Saturn in Pisces Eight of Vessels. In the Eight, the water is flowing
but it’s being channelled – a structure has been imposed on the flow. In the
Ten, there’s no such constraint – the water is in free-fall, splashing,
overflowing...in full-on Mars flow!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-28865197285087302452018-03-06T09:55:00.000+00:002018-03-06T09:55:28.200+00:00Pisces in the Minor Arcana: The Nine of Cups <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we move on to the Nine of Cups, which - in the system
I use - is linked to Jupiter in Pisces, as well as the middle third of Pisces (28<sup>th</sup>
February to 9<sup>th</sup> March, roughly).
Jupiter is the ruler of Pisces, so already we have a sense of how this
might play out! Jupiter, the ‘Greater Benefic’, expansive, generous, jovial...
and in Pisces, described so well by William Blake’s “The road of excess leads
to the palace of wisdom" (from <i>The
Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i>). Jupiter in Pisces is compassionate and sensitive,
and has great faith or trust in a higher power (and the self). It wants to grow by living according to its
ideals – it’s high-minded, yet its generosity of spirit makes it sympathetic to
everyone and everything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jupiter’s expansiveness gives rise to overflowing watery
emotions, symbolized in the Sharman-Bruke/Caselli version of the card by the
fountains, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or the overflowing cups in the Crowley Thoth </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and Wildwood decks. In
Pisces, it’s all about bliss, deep joy, overflowing love... without
restrictions.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Mutable Water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s the benevolence of
Jupiter, the all-expansiveness, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that
gives the Wildwood’s Nine of Vessels its keyword ‘generosity’. The emotions are
nourished, the senses are satisfied (symbolized by the spread of food and the
embracing couple depicted in the Sharman-Caselli card) – it’s a time for
indulging, to enjoy relationships. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Often
referred to as the ‘wish card’, the Nine of Cups can represents dream or wishes
coming true and, through Jupiter in Pisces, the sense of ‘blessedness’ that comes
from deep-rooted, absolute joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The shadow side of Jupiter in Pisces, and the Nine of Cups,
is the tendency towards escapism, and losing focus. Not that escapism is always
a bad thing, but Jupiter takes things to excess, so what might be healthy
escapism runs the risk of becoming an addiction. It could be difficult to deal
with the outpouring of emotions, to the point where the emotions end up
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-13418596080932971812018-03-02T08:00:00.000+00:002018-03-02T08:00:13.050+00:00Virgo Full Moon<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the early hours of the morning (00:51 UT here in the UK),
the Moon was exactly opposite the Sun in the sky – meaning it was a Full
Moon. If you’re interested in the
details, the Moon was at 11°23 Virgo opposing the Sun in Pisces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At Full Moon we look back at what progress we’ve made since
the New Moon (that amazing Lunar Eclipse on February 15<sup>th</sup>!). What
did we set in motion then? That New Moon was in Aquarius so perhaps we were
thinking about starting something original – exploring an unorthodox or
unconventional approach to a new project.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We’ve reached the peak of that now, with this Full Moon. It’s time to look back and assess the
strengths and flaws of our intentions. If
we think of the Full Moon as a mirror (the Moon reflects the light of the Sun),
we may ‘see the light’ as to how to make the most of the virtues (Virgo) of our
plans. The challenge, on this
Virgo-Pisces axis, is to find a way to integrate judgment and compassion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s also worth thinking back 6 months or so, to the Virgo
New Moon, back in September 2017 (on the 20<sup>th</sup>). What were your intentions then? Perhaps you were setting new work routines in
place, or starting a new fitness regime? Anything to do with your daily
routines and what keeps you healthy – be it in mind, body, or spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-40487612915188512452018-02-26T09:30:00.000+00:002018-02-26T09:30:32.173+00:00Pisces in the Minor Arcana: The Eight of Cups <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the astrological correspondence system that I follow, Pisces
is linked to the Eight, Nine and Ten of Cups. Today I’m going to look at the
Eight of Cups, which corresponds to Saturn in Pisces – and to the first third
of Pisces (so this year, the 18<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup> February).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pisces is the mutable Water sign, so we’re looking at our
emotional resources and how these might need to change. Saturn sets limits – something that Pisces
doesn’t like! – but also helps us to maintain our integrity. Combined with
Pisces, it wants to transcend the restrictions that we find ourselves
surrounded by so that we can ‘merge’ with others. It needs to find a way to express its feelings
in such a way that it still feels stable – but not stuck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Eight of Cups (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So how might this play out in the Eight of Cups? Let’s start with a relatively ‘traditional’
depiction of the Eight of Cups – as illustrated by the Sharman-Burke/Caselli (<i>Beginners Guide to the Tarot</i>) deck.
Here we see a figure walking away from eight cups, neatly and carefully
stacked. Despite the care taken to place
the cups in this pattern, the figure is abandoning them because they no longer
provide the emotional security needed.
Notice the waning moon in the sky – something is drawing to an end. There’s no sign of any life in the landscape,
so there’s no hint as to what the figure is heading towards. But ‘8’ is the
number of death and birth (8<sup>th</sup> house themes, in astrology), cycles
and recycling – time to let go of what’s no longer working, time to move
forward to something new and (as yet) unknown (shades of the Moon card,
associated with Pisces). Otherwise, stagnation looms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Eight of Cups (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stagnation is the theme of the Eight of Cups in the Thoth
deck, showing us the other side of the coin, so to speak. Here we see standing water, unmoving, at risk
of becoming stagnant without the flow of fresh water to refresh the
situation. Saturn represents the needs
to set some new limits, to learn to say ‘no’, to walk away from a situation or
relationship – something that’s close to the heart - that’s no longer working,
despite all the time and effort that’s been put into it. Things have run their
course, the well is dry; it’s time to move on. Saturn in Pisces speaks of the
need to change old patterns so that we don’t become stuck in an emotional rut,
or stagnate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Eight of Vessels (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wildwood Tarot wasn't created with astrology in mind, but I like to look at it to see if there's any connections in the imagery. In the Eight of Vessels we see water flowing freely -
but is it? The rocks place boundaries on the water, collecting it in pools
before channelling it between rocks to keep it moving! So yes, Saturn in Pisces works here...</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Eight of Cups (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Margarete Petersen’s Eight of Cups, the frame around the
image alone gives us a sense of structure being imposed, something being restricted.
Within the frame, an upside-down head is
submerged in the deep blue sea. A stream of lighter blue emanates from it up to
the surface – air rising to the surface and on up into the atmosphere (as I see
it!). Again, the idea of being trapped in the depths of something that feels
out of our control, yet we find a way to breathe and draw in air from beyond
the barrier that holds us in this ‘hemmed-in’ state/place. And if we don’t?
Indolence, or a sense of stagnation, could set in.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Beginner’s Guide to
the Tarot</i></b><i> created by Juliet Sharman-Burke, illustrated
by Giovanni Caselli, published by Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Margarete Petersen Tarot</i></b><i>,
AGM-URANIA/Deep Books, 2004.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Thoth Tarot</i></b><i> created by Aleister Crowley, illustrated by
Lady Frieda Harris, published by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Wildwood Tarot</i></b><i> created by Mark
Ryan and John Matthews, illustrated by Will Worthington, published by
Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-55800722712794756632018-02-22T09:30:00.000+00:002018-02-22T09:30:00.333+00:00Pisces in the Major Arcana <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As usual, let’s start our exploration of Pisces in the tarot
with the Major Arcana. The card associated with Pisces is the eighteenth one, The
Moon. That often comes as a surprise –
you might think that The Moon in the tarot would be associated with the Moon in
the sky, but no, confusingly, the Moon that orbits the Earth is linked to the
High Priestess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">XVIII </i><i>The Moon (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So why The Moon?
Well, let’s think back to what we know about Pisces. It’s the mutable Water sign, the sign that puts no boundaries on emotions and feelings, the sign
that merges conscious with unconscious, that’s linked to compassion,
sensitivity, all-encompassing love and nurturing... all qualities that have
become associated with the Moon. Often
referred to as a psychic sign, Pisces is interested in exploring the soul, the
psyche. It opposes Virgo on the axis of ‘service’ – while Virgo wants to be of
use on a practical level, Pisces wants to be involved on the spiritual
level. Pisces can feel restricted by the
‘mundanity’ of everyday life; it wants to transcend this, and does so through
dreams (the daydream variety or in sleep) as well as through creative
expression and the imagination. The Moon
card, too, is linked to intense dreams and the power of the imagination. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pisces floats through life, flowing with the tides – another
link to the Moon. The gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun,
combined with the effects of the rotation of the Earth, produce the rise and
fall in sea level – the ebb and flow of the tides. The Moon is also linked to cycles through its
phases – new, waxing, full, waning, old. </span></div>
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<i style="font-size: 12.8px;">XVIII </i><i>The Moon (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>© Shadowscapes Tarot<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Depictions of The Moon card often show
this – for example, we see in the Sharman-Burke/Caselli, the Druid Craft, and the Haindl decks the
new, full and old, representing potential as unfulfilled (‘Maiden’), fulfilled
(‘Mother’), and spent (‘Crone’) respectively. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Thoth’s Moon card shows us
only the waning crescent moon, representing the journey into the depths of the
soul, while the Shadowscapes’ Moon is a crescent suggestive of new birth - although there are two much larger, fuller moon-shapes behind it, which could represent the three phases. </span></div>
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<i>XVIII The Moon (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>© Thoth Tarot<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The shadow side of
Pisces can be a tendency to escape into a fantasy world, a world of illusion –
which can also lead to addiction. The
Moon card is often associated with illusion – that things are not what they
seem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rachel Pollack, in her <i>Seeker: The
Tarot Unveiled </i>(Llewellyn Publications, 2005) talks about ‘the passage
through the unknown’, and how this can refer to actual journeys as well as
inner ones. Either can be adventures, journeys of discovery – but both involve
uncertainty. Sometimes the uncertainty
can make us feel a little ‘mad’ – bringing us to the link between the Moon and
lunacy (‘luna’ being Latin for ‘moon’).
The dog and wolf (jackal and wolf, in the Thoth) often depicted in the
Moon card represent the wildness, the animal instinct to howl at the moon, to
run wild, the ‘madness’ that needs to be released, the unconscious. Have you noticed how rarely people are shown in
this card, only animals?</span><br />
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<i>The Moon (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>© Sharman-Burke/Caselli Tarot<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Those animals can also symbolize irrational fears of 'creatures of the night' and of things unseen or hidden, lost or buried in memory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We often see water in the Moon card, another link back to
the water sign of Pisces. In the
Sharman-Caselli deck, the water in the image is the Pool of Forgetfulness,
representing not only the unconscious mind but also the experiences we want to
forget, or the things we fear (also symbolized by the crayfish/crab, which –
half in water, half on land – symbolizes the feelings that are never allowed to
be made conscious). By accepting the
fears, the ‘madness’, the uncertainty, we gain access to instinct, to our
unconscious – the goal of Pisces!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Water is also prevalent in the Wildwood Tarot's Moon on the Water. Here we have a Full Moon over a marshy landscape - this image makes me think of the Arthurian summerlands (perhaps because I live in that very landscape!). The 'passage through the unknown', perhaps? Again, more animal symbolism. The heron, a water bird, represents psychic ability as well as reflection - and there's plenty of reflection in the imagery! The heron also stands at the gateway between life and death, acting as mediator on the soul's journey to the underworld. Or between conscious and unconscious? That makes me think of the jackals (or dogs, or wolves) in other images. The horns of the aurochs represent the waxing and waning moon, as well as fertility - and there's the egg, waiting to be fertilized as we head towards Aries, the start of the astrological new 'year'.</span></div>
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<b><i>Beginner’s Guide to
the Tarot</i></b><i> created by Juliet Sharman-Burke, illustrated
by Giovanni Caselli, published by Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Druid Craft Tarot </i></b><i>created by Philip
Carr-Gomm and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, illustrated by Will Worthington, published
by Connections</i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i>Shadowscapes Tarot</i></b><i> created by
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law and Barbara Moore, published by Llewellyn<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Thoth Tarot</i></b><i> created by Aleister Crowley, illustrated by
Lady Frieda Harris, published by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Wildwood Tarot</i></b><i> created by Mark
Ryan and John Matthews, illustrated by Will Worthington, published by
Connections<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-26760218366653228412018-02-18T17:00:00.000+00:002018-02-18T17:00:00.187+00:00The sign of the Fish<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At 17. 17 today, the 18th of February, the Sun moves (in the
Tropical System of astrology) into the zodiac sign of Pisces. The twelfth sign of the zodiac spans
330°-360° of celestial longitude, although strictly speaking this region of the
zodiac is now covered mostly by the constellation of Aquarius, due to the
precession from the point when both the constellation and sign of Pisces coincided*. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgRNG81jDow3IbwRjpUmkKoGzqst7WoiKKmzC44Y0LdOpYYy70OsZdL26BLCqYBX6uJEWgE4DwRMXKsBs0hV-zLiui0FCtLaWaGk1SGb8Pk0t57ZnOZxCZmuum-Ag6A2V474hNhttoAs/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgRNG81jDow3IbwRjpUmkKoGzqst7WoiKKmzC44Y0LdOpYYy70OsZdL26BLCqYBX6uJEWgE4DwRMXKsBs0hV-zLiui0FCtLaWaGk1SGb8Pk0t57ZnOZxCZmuum-Ag6A2V474hNhttoAs/s320/IMG_0554.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the northern hemisphere, at mid-latitudes, this is the
time of year when the ice and snow starts to melt. Water begins to flow as it’s released from
its frozen, crystalline (Aquarian!) state. Boundaries melt. It’s a time of
release, of letting go, of merging. A time to learn to accept what can’t be
changed or controlled, as well as a time to surrender to change that is beyond
our control. </span></div>
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<i>' Pisces' ©Alison Coals</i><span style="color: #0000cc;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Unsurprisingly, then, we
find that the sign of Pisces is one of the three Water signs. We’ve already met
Cancer, the cardinal Water sign, and Scorpio, the fixed Water sign. Pisces –
the mutable Water sign - completes the triplicity. In many ways, I think this
is the easiest of the three triplicities to understand – after all, water in
its natural state is free-flowing, and can be found in many forms (mutable
meaning the ability to transform).<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>image from Atlas Coelestis</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The astrological glyph for Pisces is said to symbolize two
fish held together by a string. In the constellation, the fish are usually
‘seen’ as swimming away from each other. Alpha Piscium, the star at the point
corresponding to the knot in the cord joining the two fish, is also known as
Alrescha, from the Arabic al-Risa – the “well-rope” or “the cord”. The glyph’s
symbolism can be extended to represent our dual nature - one fish could be seen
as swimming upwards towards the heavens as if looking for spiritual guidance,
while the other continues along the path of the Sun (the elliptic),
concentrating on more earthly or material pursuits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In Greek mythology, Pisces has many associations with
Aphrodite (Venus in the Roman pantheon), who - as a reward to the fish who
rescued her - placed the fish into the night sky. In astrological terms, Venus
(the planet) is said to be exalted in Pisces, expressing all-encompassing love
and compassion.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The traditional ruler of Pisces is the planet Jupiter. Jupiter, as you may remember, is a huge
planet comprised mainly of hot gas. Known as the ‘Greater Benefic’ (Venus being
the ‘Lesser Benefic’), Jupiter is associated with growth, expansiveness,
benevolence and laughter (Jove, the Roman version of Jupiter giving rise to the
word ‘jovial’). It’s also linked to
higher learning, to philosophy, law, and religion (in the broadest sense of the
word) – to expanding our horizons, lifting us to new heights (remember that
hot-air balloon?!). With Pisces, it’s expressed by living through our ideals,
by being compassionate and sensitive, and by developing faith in the universe
as well as the self. William Blake
wrote, in his <i>The Marriage of Heaven and
Hell, </i>that “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" – a
wonderful description of Jupiter in Pisces! <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pisces also has a modern ruler, Neptune. This planet was ‘discovered’ (or identified!)
in 1846, and was named after the Roman god of the sea. Neptune is associated astrologically with
compassion and empathy, and is said to show us the areas in our lives where we
want to merge, rather than stand out. It’s linked to dreams and visions, and
our highest ideals. Imaginative, but not a lover of boundaries – it wants to
transcend limits.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, where does Pisces fit into the tarot? Stay tuned for an exploration of the final
zodiac sign in the cards...<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>*In Sidereal astrology, the sun currently transits Pisces
from approximately 15<sup>th</sup> March to 14<sup>th</sup> April.</i></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-1327451908498626022018-02-15T21:30:00.000+00:002018-02-15T21:30:12.955+00:00Aquarius New Moon - and a lunar eclipse!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tonight sees a partial lunar eclipse (exact at 20:51). It’s
not visible from the UK, but if you find yourself in the Antarctic or South
America, or in the southern Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, you’ll be able to see
it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Sun and Moon join each other in the final degrees of
Aquarius (New Moon at 27°07, at 21:05), accompanied by Mercury. Aquarius, as we’ve seen over the last month’s
posts, is the innovator, the seeker of new ways forwards. The humanitarian, the
inventor, the designer. Mercury in Aquarius can represent the scientist, the researcher, the investigative reporter, all of which might be coming to the fore now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You might want to go back and read about the <a href="https://alisonsalembic.blogspot.com/2018/02/aquarius-in-minor-arcana-seven-of-swords.html" target="_blank">Moon</a> and <a href="https://alisonsalembic.blogspot.com/2018/02/aquarius-in-minor-arcana-six-of-swords.html" target="_blank">Mercury</a> in Aquarius in the tarot...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jupiter, currently in the fixed Water sign of Scorpio, forms
a square to this eclipse alignment. Squares represent conflict, or tension. In
this case, we may find ourselves at odds with some of our thoughts and
beliefs. We may be challenged to
question those beliefs - are they still valid? Is that what we<i> really</i> think – and why? Are there any feelings of doubt or
uncertainty that we need to consider?
Jupiter in Scorpio suggests that we may need to go deep within ourselves
to explore any hidden or repressed feelings involved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Any new intentions that we set around this time will be
worth revisiting at the Aquarius Full Moon, which falls on the 27<sup>th</sup>
July this year. How much progress will
we have made by then?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12207921488677704002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418415957184927825.post-70112394003620946432018-02-12T09:00:00.000+00:002018-02-12T09:00:50.603+00:00Aquarius in the court cards <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last but not least, by any means – Aquarius in the court
cards. But which one – or ones?
Different traditions have different astrological correspondences when it
comes to the Court Cards. For instance,
the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn chose to assign cardinal attributes
(initiating things) to the Queens, fixed (maintaining order) to the Kings, and
mutable (being able to adapt and transform) to the Knights. Each court card is also linked to the
elements, with Pages with Earth, Knights being associated with Fire, Queens
with Water, and Kings with Air. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Prince of Swords (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following this system, we end up with Fixed Air sign
Aquarius being associated with the King of Swords (Air of Air). The Thoth deck follows this
convention, of course, being rooted in the Golden Dawn tradition - although
Crowley chose to use Princes rather than Kings, just to add to the confusion. In
the image from the Thoth, we see the Prince of Swords slaying whatever stands
in his way. Fast but also careful, he’s discriminating in what he chooses to
remove in order to create something new and innovative. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Queen of Swords (trimmed):<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you work with a system that assigns the Fixed mode to the
Queens, you’re looking at the Queen of Swords.
An example of this is the Sharman-Burke/Caselli tarot (<i>Beginners Guide to the Tarot</i>). Here we see the Queen on her throne, which is decorated with butterflies (symbolizing the
element of Air) and an eagle’s head (the form that Zeus took in order to
transport Ganymede to Mount Olympus to become the cup-bearer of the gods,
taking his place in the sky as Aquarius). The single bird in the clear sky, above the
storm clouds on the horizon, represents clarity; this queen can see past
obstacles and keep her mind on the objective.
The upright sword represents justice and equality – high ideals – and
all strong Aquarian qualities. Detachment,
another Aquarian quality, allows the Queen of Swords to remain dignified even
though she’s known loss and pain – she won’t wear her heart on her sleeve, but
bears sorrow with fortitude and courage. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Thoth Tarot</i></b><i> created by Aleister Crowley, illustrated by
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