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The Misunderstood Tower
Thinking about The Tower in an esoteric way can ease these concerns. In its most central energy, this card represents Mars. Think of Mars as pure force, dynamic movement, and reproductive energy. It is the gas, if you will, of our actions. Without Mars, we would be essentially inert. Continue reading
Uh-One and uh-Two and uh- . . .
First off, you need to know the code. In the minor Arcana: 2′s through 10′s count as their face value; aces count 11 (beginning of a new cycle of ten) or 5 (the fifth element, quintessence), depending on the spread; Continue reading
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Tagged blackjack, count, interpretation, spread, tarot
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Celebration?
I felt sad to see the way people reacted. It’s not a sporting event. I believe that the “in yer face” attitude is beneath what we stand for as a nation. To turn it around, how did we Americans feel when we saw the (largely staged) videos of people dancing in the streets after the World Trade Center buildings came down? Think our own spontaneous two-stepping endears us to others? Continue reading
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Tagged celebration, consciousness, death, obama, osama, self-development, USA
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It Doesn’t Matter What You Do
What is really important is not what one does, but how one is. Each of us has a life purpose, and it is our duty to seek it out and follow it. This is essential for our soul’s sake. Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Enlightenment, Life Purpose, Self-Development
Tagged consciousness, enlightenment, life purpose, self-development
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What A Fine Fallow
It is an important, if often underestimated or forgotten, principle of esoteric study that one cannot make constant progress. It is essential to allow study and practice to incubate in order to blossom at full potency. Continue reading
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Tagged consciousness, cycle, enlightenment, self-development, tarot, wheel-of-fortune
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Mystery, Mastery
A voice said, “Move from mystery to mastery through the power of YA.” Of course, it was a play on the two words, whose spellings differ by those two letters. However, the implication is potentially profound. Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Enlightenment, Self-Development, Tarot
Tagged consciousness, enlightenment, hebrew, mastery, mystery, self-development, tarot, tetragrammaton
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Heart-Centered Living
It’s difficult to live from the heart, and it’s an easy out to justify insensitivity on our part as “taking care of ourselves.” After all, love does begin at home. Continue reading
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Tagged bodhichitta, consciousness, enlightenment, heart, self-development
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Is It Intuition?
I have told class after class of budding healers that intuition needs a channel through which to flow, and that channel gets bigger and better worn the more one knows about the relevant field. Continue reading
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Tagged consciousness, healer, intuition, self-development
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Tarot Reading – Stage Five
To lay out the cards, they are dealt into ten piles, traditionally in the shape of the Tree itself. Whichever pile the significator is in, that is the sphere begin brought into play. Continue reading
Tarot Reading – Stage Four
The significator is placed on the reading surface and the next 36 cards are dealt, in groups of three, around it. This will make a circle of twelve groups, one for each astrological sign. Continue reading
