| Tarot | [Nov. 23rd, 2007|02:25 pm] |
I got three more cards done, I'm not happy with the High Priestess and will be redoing it at some point. I think I'm trying to translate it too literally, but the trees as the black pillar and the white pillar just seemed like such a good idea. Hrm.
Descriptions for the cards come from Wyrdology.
Anyway, without further ado:
The Magician (Magus) is a card of power. Power over the elements, power over others - or the ultimate power, power over oneself.
This is card One - and "1" is also "I".
The Magician, also known as Magus, represents those aspects of the personality traditionally considered "masculine". He is in control. He knows how things work, he can analyze them in detail. He takes action and makes things happen.
This is a forceful, dynamic Tarot card, yet one that operates through the power of Will rather than brute force. If knowledge is power then the Magician represents the application of knowledge. The Magician creates his desired reality.
When this card appears in a Tarot spread it indicates the attainment of goals through the application of knowledge and Will. If badly aspected in a spread, this card can represent abuse of power. It can indicate manipulation of others, trickery and deception.
The Magician can be both sage and conjurer.
The High Priestess is a card of intuition, instinct and hidden knowledge. She encompasses the word "esoteric".
The High Priestess does not seek to dissect. Instead she relies on synthesis, on the bringing together of opposites. She is duality in a singularity.
An emotional singularity which can suck you in and from which you may never escape.
She knows all your secrets, you can hide nothing from her. Yet you will never know the secrets she herself protects.
If well aspected in a Tarot spread, this card can indicate the use of intuition to solve problems; trust to your instincts. If badly aspected, it can mean suppression and ignoring of such instincts - following your head at the expense of your heart.
The High Priestess understands the Mona Lisa's smile.
The Star represents peace, harmony and tranquility. Possibly it is the calm following the storm that destroyed the Tower.
In this card, the storm has passed and the air smells fresh. It is time for renewal, feelings of hope abound. It is time to stretch ourselves, to look forward to new horizons.
Times change, as do we. A new day brings new hope.
When the Star appears in a Tarot spread it represents new possibilities, new hope, new opportunities. If well aspected then those opportunities will be recognized and grasped.
If badly aspected it can indicate a failure to recognize those opportunities, or lack of courage to take advantage of them.
The future starts now. |
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