Initiation of Choice: Tarot Strength The split pomegranate is not merely a symbol of a traumatic event, the tarot card Lightning Struck Tower; it is the sacred arena for the central act of Tarot Strength: the Initiation of Choice. This initiation marks the profound transition from being a passive object of fate to an active, sovereign subject of your own destiny. The Arena of the Initiation The rupture, be it a loss, a crisis, or an awakening, shatters the old identity, the Maiden. This rupture is the prerequisite, the forced invitation to the underworld. But the power of the […]
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The Alchemy of Readiness: The Ace as Herald of Potential in a Synthesised Cosmology An alchemy of readiness. Tarot card Aces are quiescent, an atmosphere only: they are indicators that conditions are auspicious for a specific type of event to occur. The Ace is not the catalyst, but it is the harbinger of the catalyst: a secret seed of potential realised upon the fusion of our conscious self with our daemon, represented by the Prince and the Princess Court Cards, upon recognising their objective, which is entering into a relationship. An entire alchemical process is mapped onto the Jacob’s Ladder […]
Decans of Sagittarius and Their Tarot Correspondences Tarot Eight of Fire, Wands: Swiftness Minor Arcana, First Decan Sagittarius The decans of Sagittarius corresponding to the Eight, Nine and Ten of Fire. Tarot Eight Fire and each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Eight express attributes of Hod, the eighth sphere on the QBL Tree of Life, whose title is Splendor. Sephirothic Planetary Correspondence The planetary correspondence of Hod is Mercury. Minor arcana cards numbered “Eight” exhibit this astrological body’s quality influenced by their elemental suit of fire, water, air or earth. These four suits correspond to the four worlds of […]
Roger Williamson Tarot Visual Artist Paintings Tarot visual artist Roger Williamson’s paintings creator of the Tarot of the Morning Star art tarot divination deck. The deck encourages users to discover insights into tarot cards from within themselves, evoked from the cards’ paintings. The tarot card images are a visual representation of the concepts he explores in his books Howling at the Sky, Black Book of the Jackal and Lucifer Diaries. The first edition was a major arcana deck of 22 cards in full colour, limited to 75 signed and hand-numbered copies. Cards measure 6 inches by 3.5 inches. Images designed and painted […]