Tarot #62: Prince of Cups, a single-minded artist or idealist driving through a tunnel of ambition.

Posted on October 27, 2018 by randomyriad

An intensely ambitious creative person who relies on others without reciprocal feelings of belonging. This person belongs to creative energy and tends to get lost in imaginary worlds, but has an intense desire to manifest these works of thought in the world for others to appreciate.

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This person is often unkind and even ruthless, but usually without true malice, simply as part of a creative process that must be worked through. They tend to use whatever assistance that is offered as a natural part of the work, and so feel that nothing is owed to the people who participate in the process.

These people are capable of tremendous energy and personal sacrifice to their chosen creative endeavor, often expecting the same from others who work with them. They generally do not respond well to input or criticism even when it is valid and given in good faith.

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You are engaged in a creative task and are placing demands on friends and family who do not share your obsession and may be growing weary of being used. Your focus may need to enlarge to include your effect on those around you, if you wish to retain good feelings in your relationships.

This may be a time to focus on creative endeavors and distance yourself from your social life and avoid emotional entanglements. Beware of callous hubris that can lead to a lonely life and the ill will of others.

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Beware of brooding and melancholia, perfectionism, idealism, and narcissism. Try to maintain realistic humility and a sense of humor about your ambitions and gratitude for the parts that others play in your successes.

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Knight of cups: Compassionate and Empathetic, Providing and Seeking Unconditional Love.

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Keep me away form the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow to children.

Khalil Gibran

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Tarot # 61 : XIII Death, the dance of interruption and transformation

Posted on October 26, 2018 by randomyriad

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The Universe is Change; every Change is the

effect of an Act of Love; all Acts of Love contain

pure joy.  Die daily.

Death is the apex of one curve of the snake Life:

behold all opposites as necessary complements,

and rejoice.

Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth

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Death is not the extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come.

— Rabindranath Tragore

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The end of an extended and integral relationship (a job, a partnership, a career) that will be devastating, and leave you transformed and transported to the other side of an abyss. There is no knowing what awaits you.

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You have reached the long expected crisis point and must make a drastic change in your way of life or undertake long journey to a unfamiliar living situation or face imprisonment or devastation of your current life.

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Like a caterpillar that has reached its full size, you are at a point of stasis and stagnation and must enter a process of metamorphosis from which you will emerge in a form more capable of navigating beyond your now limited range of perception and gain new perspectives and insight into your existence.

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What are you not doing now

that you are putting off.

Changes will come soon enough maybe

before you awaken

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Tarot #60: Strength, from the heart of fire moving to provide support and balance.

Posted on October 25, 2018 by randomyriad

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Pure energy from the deepest levels brings harmonious rhythm to the delicate balance of the world and universe.  Elaborate patterns of synchronized motion that make the structures of the universe stable.  Though at any one time the balance can swing quickly from order to chaos if any of the elements should weaken or fail or fall out alignment.

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For a time, you have at your disposal more than the usual amount of energy and will, enabling you to push through hardships and obstacles and rely on stamina to put effort forth at critical times to succeed at to your undertaking.

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You will be challenged to use your will and energy to protect something in which you believe that is endangered or you will find a cause that you believe in that needs a leader with immense amounts of enthusiasm and energy to manifest a change in the world. You will be ready and capable of accomplishing what you desire.

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It is time to face cowardice with courage, speak truth to power, and leap into the breech both barrels blazing, knowing that it will a long and hard fought battle to bring something revolutionary out of the spirit into the world. But it is the stagnant water that breeds disease and needs to be stirred and tumbled to run clear.

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You have put in hours of practice and gained experience in a variety of situations. You are in your element and ready to lead those around you by your confidence and intensity.

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Tarot #59: III The Empress, nurturing spirit of creation.

Posted on October 24, 2018 by randomyriad

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This is the Harmony of the Universe, that love

unites the Will to create with Understanding

of that creation: understand thou thine own

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Love and let love.  Rejoice in every shape of love

and get thy rapture and thy nourishment thereof.

Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth

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The Empress represents the nurturing spirit at play in the world, that which encourages growth and fertility and causes us to use our senses in wonder and admiration for the beauty of life and the balance that holds its truth.

Life will prevail and rise from the blasted earth or in the depths of the deepest oceans in sulfurous volcanic vents and there is the strength and will within all living things to create and carry on the song of life that surrounds us.

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You may need to use your intuition or sense of spiritual balance to come to grips with an issue you are struggling with. Or, you may need to seek the help of a nurturing person or a place that you find regenerative in order to heal or recover from a shock or grief.

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Learn how to create your life in a more fulfilling way and seek out experiences and teachers who can light a path to growth and development.

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If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

–Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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You are seeking a family to belong to or a circle of supportive friends who can mutually give life to each others dreams.

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Tarot #58: Knight/King of Disks, solid and dependable, and planted in the earth

Posted on October 23, 2018 by randomyriad

This is the middle way, not clever, but applicable in everyday life. Never overreaching, the embodiment of practical approach and common sense. One who heals through simple methods learned from observation and tradition.

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Think on a small scale, do little things that lead to the large solutions, begin with yourself and work out in a steady and painstaking way building bridges and smoothing the path where it is rough. Do nothing to arouse defenses in others. Work openly with only the benefit of all the world in your heart and all will succeed eventually.

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You are moving into a time when you will need to act in a conservative manner examining your options with care and moving slowly. There will be opportunities that seem to good to be true and those that seem too far a reach. Somewhere in the middle is a path that will suit you and those who may rely on you.

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You may need to look to a simpler and practical way of resolving issues or you may need slow down and meditate on adjusting your point of view to see the path of least resistance where all that is necessary is to position yourself effectively and await the solution.

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There is a challenge coming your way in which you will have to draw on your inner resources of strength and instinct to succeed. It is not time to be clever or fancy. Stick with methods that have been proven empirically and if that fails, trust the most steady course and stick to it. You may need to look to a simpler and practical way of resolving issues or you may need to slow down and meditate on adjusting your point of view to see the path of least resistance where all that is necessary is to position yourself effectively and await the solution.

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The King of Disks/Father of coins

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The master of the sensual life. The King lives filled with the present moment, open to all forms of pleasure and experience. What can you learn from your body and senses?  Can you free yourself for one moment to live in your body with no preconceptions? It is risky, but sometimes necessary to find the limits of who you are.

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Revering the mother and source of life and gaining power from the earth, roots are sunk deep.  With one hand the bounty of the earth is gathered and with other given back.

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