Philosophy, Spirituality, and Mysticism
🔮When I was shuffling this popped out. I felt like this card was telling me to stop doing something. I am seemingly cut off from the Crown of Kether at the top of the Tower, lacking a clear vision of my plan in accordance with Divine Will. My Tree of Life, my Soul, is apparently … Read more
✨🌙 The Modern Witch Tarot – The Hermit – Is she closing or opening the laptop, her connection to the outside world? 🌙🔮 I love this version of the card for its open ended meaning. The Hermit is notorious for her individuality, guided by her own Star, but here we see a laptop half open. … Read more
✨A message from my Thoth deck: “Do not over indulge my Wisdom lest you have too much of a good thing.” 👏🔮 Yikes. Definitely guilty of this. I want to constantly receive communication from the spiritual world, but what are my motivations? Are they pure? Will dipping into the spiritual stream too much ruin the … Read more
I had this thought a while ago that the “Pillar of Mercy” could be better seen as the feminine column and the “Pillar of Severity” could be better seen as the masculine column. First of all, the concept of “mercy” is more feminine than “severity.” The traditional interpretation, Chokmah is in Sephira 2 because in … Read more
Death Ruled by Scorpio, ruled by Mars Keywords: ending, transformation, change, rebirth, starting over, cycles of life Rider-Waite-Smith In the Wait-Smith version, we see death, in black, riding a horse, carrying a flag embroidered with a harvest crown. The Reaper has come to harvest. The basic meaning is that of rebirth. Just because you die, … Read more
The High Priestess Keywords: initiation, divination, lunar, manifestation, actualization, feminine, divine, witchcraft, mystic, Represents the Moon Associated with: Persephone, Demeter, Isis, Artemis, The Virgin Mary Rider-Waite-Smith The RWS High Priestess wears the crown the Isis, a symbol of the moon, which suggests the triplicity of the moon phases; this symbolism has long been associated with … Read more
Cardinal Air Jupiter in Libra Keywords: rest, meditation, relaxation, introspection, recharging, balance, equillibrium Chesed, ruled by Jupiter, realm of the Wise King, the Lawgiver. Representing the concept of Expansion, Growth, and Luck. Chesed is the first manifestation below the Abyss, receiving directly the energy of Binah, the Great Mother. Swords represent the realm of Yetzirah, … Read more
Justice Libra, exalted in Saturn Ruled by Venus Cardinal Air Keywords: fairness, balance, justice, righteousness, equity, legality, equilibrium, karma, grace, seeing both sides, harmony Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS, we see Lady Justice sitting upon a throne wearing green and red robes. In her Right hand is a sword and in her left is a set … Read more
The Wheel of Fortune Ruled by Jupiter Element: Fire Keywords: fate, destiny, change, cycles of life & death, turning point, serendipity, possibility Related concept: Dharmic Wheel of Buddhism Rider-Waite-Smith In the Waite-Smith Wheel of Fortune we see a karmic wheel rotating, upon which we see the creatures of the Sphinx, Typhon (as a snake), and … Read more
The Magician Other associations: Hermes, The Messenger of the Gods, the Word, Logos Represented by Mercury Keywords: manifestation, will, determination, transmission through action, creation, ideation, conduit Kether, The Crown, ruled by Pluto, the card which is spirit territorializing matter. Rider-Waite-Smith The Magician is the one who makes things happen through sheer force of Will in … Read more