Philosophy, Spirituality, and Mysticism
The Moon Ruled by Pisces Keywords: insight, intuition, femininity, spirituality, power, womanhood, psychic powers, creativity, occult, astral consciousness, darkness, mysterious, strange Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS Moon we see the mysterious Moon looking down on a strange scene. Two dogs, one light, one dark, stand at the edge of a pool of water with a lobster … Read more
The Emperor Ruled by Aries, which is ruled by the planet Mars, exalted in the Sun. Keywords: authority, reason, logic, masculinity, foundation, stability, leadership The emperor represents the authority of the Father figure, the masculine ruler, the rational principle. Where the Empress is connected to the Earth, the Emperor is connected to the civilized world … Read more
Sun Le Soleil Keywords: achievement, success, positive energy, happiness, innocence, childlike wonder Rider-Waite-Smith A.E. Waite’s version shows a single child riding on a horse out of the garden but apparently the original version was two children playing in a garden. Why did he make these changes? It’s unclear. Regardless, the Sun is generally a card … Read more
The Tower Mars La Maison Diev Keywords: change, disruption, failure, something new in your life, suddenly seeing the truth, radical transformation Rider-Waite-Smith In the Rider-Waite-Smith we see lightning striking a tower, causing the crown on top of the tower to fall off. We also see two people leaping from the tower and falling to their … Read more
The Hierophant Taurus, which is ruled by Venus Le Pape Keywords: tradition, organized religion, spirituality, initiator, mystery tradition, the Great Work Rider-Waite-Smith The Hierophant is a great religious teacher. Traditionally, he is said to represent religious tradition and ancient wisdom. He is the opposite of a rebellious spirit. He wants to preserve the order of … Read more
The Star Aquarius The Star of the Magi Keywords: hope, love, vision, spirituality, health, insight, transcending thought, Celestial Rider-Wait-Smith In the RWS version, we see a naked woman pouring water from two jugs. One jug is being poured into a pool of water, and the other is being poured into the ground. The water on … 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
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
Often you hear tarot readers talk a lot about masculine and femine energy while doing tarot readings. What does this mean? If the Queen of Cups represents feminine energy does that mean it is indicative of women or only applies to women? Not at all! There are masculine women and feminine men and everything … Read more
The Minor Arcana is split into four Suites: Wands: ruled by Element of Fire, energetic, passionate, desirous, active, masculine component of Yang of the Yin-Yang dynamic, sparking thought, manifesting, illuminating, emmanating Cups: ruled by Element of Water, emotionally energetic, intuitive, dreamy, passive and mobile but also dense and forceful when gathered in waves, feminine, receptive … Read more