First Decan Sagittarius

First Decan Sagittarius

Tarot Eight Fire, Wands: Swiftness

First decan Sagittarius corresponds to 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 and each of the minor arcana cards numbered “Eight” exhibit this astrological body’s quality coloured by their corresponding elemental suit of fire, water, air or earth.  

These four suits correspond to the four worlds of the QBL: Fire: Atziluth, Water: Briah, Air: Yetzirah and Earth: Assiah.

Astrological Decan Allocation

This card corresponds to the first decan of Sagittarius, the major arcana card Temperance, whose planetary attribution is Mercury.

The Hod Mercury combination in Fire under the influence of Sagittarius indicates Swiftness. 

This swiftness is of high velocity expressing instability unless the card is very well grounded. If the card is well aspected the beneficial impact of Temperance will introduce an influence of steady and gradual heat as is witnessed in disciplines such as alchemy where steady and persistent application is the formula of their philosophy. 

Any urgent desire to tackle projects or address issues risks instability. Take time to think and speak before acting.

Remember, Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, which has expansive positive qualities. 

First Decan Sagittarius Considerations

This card symbolizes Sagittarius’s enthusiastic quest for freedom, often channelled toward singular objectives. Associated with Hod and Mercury, the card indicates a need for organization and logical thinking. Even though we are drawn to express sudden and spontaneous actions, we should consider seeking creative expressions to achieve our ambitions.

The level of success signified by this card’s appearance hinges on our prior preparation. Preparing ourselves enhances our ability to harness this card’s expansive qualities toward our goal.

The attributes represented by the Eight of Fire are best suited to projects achievable in a short time frame. This is due to the Eight of Fire’s combustible nature, leading to an explosive disposition that indicates actions or situations of short duration.

All of the Fire Minor Arcana cards express dynamic energy, spontaneity, creativity, and suddenness. However, when negatively aspected, they can also be cruel, violent, and overbearing.

Personality Type

The character qualities of the court card Knight of Fire are those best suited to receive and translate the specific ancestral voice of this decan. However, these qualities need to be tempered if they are to be useful in accomplishing projects or when interacting with others. There is grave danger here in overreacting. This is because of the Achilles-like personality witnessed by this Knight when in environments requiring synergy. 

The qualities of Hod, Mercury and Fire illustrate Sagittarian traits directed successfully in communicating with others.  However, there is the danger our exchanges can be expressed by spontaneous,  and violent behaviour.

Decan Signature

In our failure to understand what any minor arcana card is saying, we should allow ourselves to be driven back to our specific inner voice of the decan for resolution.

In this example of Eight of Fire, the conjunction of major arcana cards Temperance and Magus, corresponding to Sagittarius and Mercury, are the specific signature of this decan and will be projected through the personality type represented by the Knight of Fire. The elemental quality of Knight of Fire corresponds to Fire of Fire.

Each of the Knight court cards corresponds to the Fire aspect of their elemental suite.