Weekly Tarotcast™: 2-19-19 through 2-26-19 5 of Cups This week’s Tarotcast card is the 5 of Cups. This energy focuses on disappointment, regret and loss. Notice I say focused on. We may be dwelling on negative feelings from past experiences. We’d be better off focusing on events that are actually occurring here and now, in the present. The Elements Here, Fire and Water seek mutual annihilation rather than cooperation. Scorpio’s waters dissolve and putrefy, thwarting Mars’ action. The Number 5 The Fives of the Minor Arcana challenge order and structure. Their suit and element get shaken out of complacency, stagnation or stasis. They bring a period of cleansing, regeneration, or reassessment in events and relationships. The number 5 keeps energy flowing. Otherwise, the solidification and stability created by the fours would degenerate into inertia. On the Tree of Life, this card represents the formula 5. We begin with sephiroth or sphere 5, Geburah meaning Strength. The sphere of Mars; motion, aggression, storms and stress. This combines with the suit of Cups (Briah, the creative world, the element of Water – our emotions). Adding in Mars in Scorpio (more on that in a moment) we get “Disappointment.” Astrology This card represents …
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Weekly Tarotcast™: 2-12-19 through 2-19-19 Nine of Wands This week’s Tarotcast card is the Nine of Wands. This week is all about momentum and drawing on our stored reserves of energy and strength. Our ability to keep rolling with the changes is a source of great power. We’ll be balancing and adjusting to maintain our forward motion – sort of like riding a bicycle. The Elements Here, the element of Fire – the life force; is tempered and refined by lunar energy. The result is applying exactly the right amount of action at exactly the right moment. The Number 9 The Nines of the Minor Arcana bring things to a conclusion. They represent integration, fulfillment and attainment. Our will has manifested and reached its peak of perfection. Kabbalah On the Tree of Life, this card represents the formula 9. Sephiroth or sphere 9, Yesod (the Foundation – sphere of the Moon and the crystallization of energy) combines with the suit of Wands (Atziluth, the archetypal world; the element of Fire – the life-force, our will). Along with the Moon in Sagittarius (more on that in a moment), we get strength Strength. Astrology This card represents the Moon in Sagittarius. It …
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Weekly Tarotcast™: 2-05-19 through 2-12-19 Nine of Swords This week’s Tarotcast card is the Nine of Swords. Not the happiest card in the deck, that’s for sure! Very few cards in the suit of Swords are welcomed when they show up in a reading. It’s hard to find the positive benefits here, but they do exist. We have to be willing to look for them. That’s probably the only way to overcome the tendency toward downright stupidity and meanness that this card embodies. The Elements Here, the element of Air – mental energy – is influenced by aggressive, confrontational and angry actions. The result is despair, depression and self-torture. The relief for this “agony of mind” is the courage we can gain from a seriously necessary reality check. The Number 9 The Nines of the Minor Arcana bring things to a conclusion. They represent integration, fulfillment and attainment. Unlike the nines of the other suits, this card is really unpleasant. On a higher level, this card shows us that we can use fear to guide us on our path to maturity. Sometimes we must be cruel to be kind. Like a surgeon cutting out diseased tissue, the pain and risk …
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Weekly Tarotcast™: 1-29-19 through 2-05-19 Nine of Disks This week’s Tarotcast card is the Nine of Disks. This suit which is also called Pentacles or Coins, taps us into the energy of material comfort, financial security, and inner peace. We find a measure of stability in our finances. We’re able to enjoy and appreciate the material comforts of our homes, pets, and whatever adds physical and sensual comfort to our lives. Nature’s green, growing things – a garden, a patch of grass, a houseplant – all help to create a pleasing, harmonious environment. The energy of this card also points us to ways in which our self-sufficiency can bring us a sense of fulfillment and completeness. We enjoy our existing relationships. Even if we are looking to develop a romantic relationship or closer friendships we can be content with our own company. We find that we don’t need the constant reassurance of companionship to feel at ease. The Elements When the element of Earth – physical energy – is influenced by practical, orderly behavior, we benefit from good luck through good management. Satisfaction for reaping a bountiful harvest is our reward, and we can completely enjoy it. The Number 9 …
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Weekly Tarotcast™: 1-22-19 through 1-29-19 Seven of Swords This week’s Tarotcast card is the Seven of Swords. It represents intellectual and mental fluctuation. It shows healthy skepticism when circumstances are uncertain or “the whole story” isn’t readily available. There is a self-protective energy to this card. This helps us actively guard against being taken advantage of, or taken in by, other people. With the positive energy of this card, we can root out self-deception and reveal the deceits of others, if those exist. The downside is using tolerance or compromise when those approaches are disastrous. The Elements When the element of Air – mental energy – is influenced by instinctive and instinctual behavior, we may be lulled into a false sense of security. The urge to appease or practice passive diplomacy can allow us to be preyed upon by more ruthless or violent people. The Number 7 The Sevens of the Minor Arcana illuminate the motives for manifesting their respective suits and elements. Balance gives way to questioning and exploration as well as the disruption which naturally arises from the search for the underlying causes of creative action. The sevens dissolve and deconstruct. Kabbalah On the Tree of Life, this …
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