The stem of a sunflower stands proudly as if it knows it is the symbolic scepter of the Queen of Wands. Its sheer strength dominates the gaze. Its bold yellow petals projects confidence and joy. It bares the burden during the dog days of summer shedding nourishing ‘fruit’ (seeds) for humans and Gaia to happily consume. The flower shares much symbolism […]
Read More Courage of the Sunflower“Inertia, boredom and depression often conceal inner terrors” – Rachael Pollack, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom When the Death trump is pulled fear of disease and loss rises to the surface for the uninitiated. Misfortune is assumed. The more one stands to lose, the scarier Death seems. Those “on the bottom” tend to pray for or are indifferent […]
Read More Death is Just a Rabbit-HoleThe privilege of purity is carelessness. The illusion of purity is entitlement. (Earth/North/Pentacles) The rite of honor is righteousness. The illusion of honor is duplicity. (Air/East/Swords) The power of passion is appreciation. The illusion of passion is violence. (Fire/South/Wands) The magic of compassion is love. The illusion of compassion is manipulation. (Water/West/Cups) In this context, illusion […]
Read More The Glory of the Elements (and their Illusions)The astrological sign of Virgo is the standard of purity in Modern Western Consciousness. The Virgin Mary being the premier example of the archetype. We consciously understand Virgo to be asexual and untouched aka uncorrupted by man. Ever since I was a child, I passionately rejected the concept of a desexualized Virgo. The Virgin Queen, after […]
Read More the Purity SpectrumSurrender and Vulnerability are often used interchangeably but they are not the same. To be vulnerable is to be seen. To surrender is to allow. I can easily be seen for all the mess and contradiction that is me as long as I feel like I control the narrative. To surrender would be to release control. Pride is born […]
Read More the Humbling SurrenderI believe that Virgo corresponds to the Star tarot card. I associated the Star with the Hermit (a traditional Virgo correspondence) and the 5 of Cups. Why? How? The 5 of Cups is centered around grief. Three of the five cups are lost. There is a sense of distance from the once […]
Read More the Virgo StarThe key correspondences, from my perspective, of Saturn are the trump cards the Devil and Tower and the magic word being ‘illumination.’ This corresponds to Genesis and the Tree of Knowledge. The Devil is not but the Shadow of God. The Tower is the House of the Devil. The more ignorant we are of our […]
Read More IlluminationBe loved, Beloved. You are your own beloved, first and foremost. Your lover is just a reflection of your own self-love. That is the lesson of now. So, yes, every painful, abusive relationship you’ve been in was a reflection of you loving yourself. How many red flags, bad omens, even moments of divine intervention […]
Read More be loved, BelovedI saw the glory in her eye. Myself I long for love and light, but must it come so cruel, and oh so bright? “Why, I’m fire,” he replied, “And I love your solitude, I love your pride.” “Then fire, make your body cold, I’m going to give you mine to hold,” saying this she […]
Read More a cold and lonesome heroineLa rosa, la inmarcesible rosa que no canto, la que es peso y fragancia, la del negro jardín en la alta noche, la de cualquier jardín y cualquier tarde, la rosa que resurge de la tenue ceniza por el arte de la alquimia, la rosa de los persas y de Ariosto, la que siempre está […]
Read More The Rose of Alchemy
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