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your own innate abilities; a lack of success in a relationship.
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JUSTICE
The Daughter of the Lord of Truth
Libra
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
A crowned woman seated on a throne centered between two pillars
gazes out at us with piercing eyes. To the rear of her throne hangs
a purple veil behind which shines a brilliant yellow light - a
symbol of the principal of Justice as the Higher Consciousness
acting through her. In her left hand she holds a pair of balanced
scales and in her right hand there is a raised sword – the pure
embodiment of the law of Justice - that unyielding principal upon
which all creation rests assuring that in the end every being will
reap what they have sown. The sword of authority in her other
hand enforces this law and cuts away all that which is excessive,
unjust, harmful or obsolete so that the universal balance may
always be maintained and life will always be able to move
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forward on its eternal evolutionary journey.
MEDITATION
The balancing energy of Libra which informs Justice is the
equalizing energy of the Zodiac through which we achieve
spiritual and material balance in life. The balanced energies
associated with this sign guide us on our path so we may balance
and integrate the polarities of existence both within ourselves in
our human relationships and in our relationship to the natural
world. When we live as balanced individuals and act in a humane
and selfless manner justice comes naturally as an outer expression
of inner spiritual development. Justice invokes an atmosphere of
balance maintained through a just and equitable approach to any
situation and seeks to establish truth as the basis for all human
actions and decisions.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When Justice is revealed Upright in your reading, its meaning(s)
may correspond to: truth being revealed; the need to act in a fair
and just manner in the situation you have inquired about; seeing
both sides of a matter before you; the importance of eliminating
the wrong ideas which are undermining your life;
a need for
honesty in a personal or business relationship;
accepting
responsibility for your actions; restoring balance, order and
harmony by seeking to understand both sides of a matter; judging
a situation with fairness, honesty and impartiality; basing your
decision on logic and reason in this circumstance; maintaining a
well balanced perspective on your work or career; the need to
weigh all aspects of this matter before making any important
financial, personal or business decisions; using
reason and not
emotion to discover the real truth of your situation.
When Justice is revealed Reversed in your reading, its meaning(s)
may correspond to: falsehood being exposed; acting in an unfair
and unjust manner to the detriment of all; seeing only your own
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side of the matter before you; clinging to wrong ideas that are
undermining your life; a failure to take responsibility for your own
actions; deliberately distorting the facts of a matter to benefit
yourself; acting dishonestly in a financial transaction; harboring
prejudice against all viewpoints other than your own; clinging to
an unbalanced perspective; perpetrating injustice through your
actions; supporting economic inequality; becoming too one sided
in your personal or business relationships; making errors due to
excessive emotionalism; being unconcerned with the moral
consequences of your professional or personal actions; exhibiting
emotional coldness in your social relationships; being overly
judgmental towards other people.
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THE HANGED MAN
The Spirit of the Mighty Waters
Water
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
The Hanged Man willingly sacrifices himself on a living tree and
in doing so turns his self consciousness away from rational
arrogance to commune with the living psychic waters flowing deep
within him. Through this union he is freed from self-delusion and
enters onto a path that leads to emotional security and creative self
realization. The image of “The Hanged Man”is defined by both its
simplicity and inner symmetry. His arms and head form a triangle
while the legs and the torso form a cross superimposed upon the
living wood from which he willingly hangs suspended. Greenery
sprouts from the surface of the cross symbolizing that only through
personal sacrifice is spiritual growth attained as a natural process
of life. Through this symbolism one of the Tarot’
s fundamental
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principals is revealed: that which we term “Consciousness”is in
reality dual in nature consisting of both an inner and outer
dimension and that true spiritual enlightenment symbolized by the
halo encircling his head can only be achieved by the recognition of
this truth and its practical integration into the life of the human
individual. The Hanged Man invokes the idea of forging a
relationship with the fertile and creative spiritual waters of the
Inner Self and through this relationship successfully evolving to a
higher level of human consciousness.
MEDITATION
The
element
of
Water
symbolizes
that
aspect
of
inner
consciousness related to the emotions, instincts and the creative
imagination. Symbolizing the Primal Water of creation from which
all life emerged in human life the Water element relates directly to
the Inner Consciousness and its great reservoir of strength and
wisdom upon which we may draw if we acknowledge it as a
valued partner in our lives. Informed by the element of Water,
“The Hanged Man” invokes an atmosphere of the self sacrifice
necessary to achieve reunification with the Water of the living
inner Psyche and the necessity to acknowledge its importance in
our lives.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When The Hanged Man is revealed Upright in your reading, its
meaning(s) may correspond to: a need for greater emotional
involvement in your romantic life; voluntarily sacrificing your own
egotism in order to attain a higher level of consciousness; pursuing
a path of inner spiritual growth leading to wisdom consciousness;
learning to value your watery emotional self; voluntarily checking
your present advance; the need to acknowledge and value your
inner self; making the self sacrifice necessary for continued
spiritual growth; an indication of sincere emotional expression in a
romantic relationship; the need for more adaptability in dealing
with your present financial or employment situation; maintaining a
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flexible viewpoint in your workplace; having courage in the face of
personal suffering; being willing to sacrifice in order to attain a
higher goal; liberating your imagination through the pursuit of
artistic expression; rising out of instinct and attaining a higher level
of aesthetic awareness; authentically revealing your emotions to
someone who loves you.
When The Hanged Man is revealed Reversed in your reading, its
meaning(s) may correspond to: a lack of emotional commitment
creating an obstacle in your romantic life; pursuing self seeking
actions motivated by personal gain; persevering in egotism and
ignorance; living blindly and without imagination; acting stupidly
by charging forward when you should retreat; a failure to
acknowledge and value your inner self; being overly selfish in your
personal relationships; an expression of sham or insincere emotion;
a consciousness dominated by arrogant rationality; the pursuit of a
life of indolence and pleasure seeking; a preoccupation with
materialistic ends; maintaining your status quo at any cost; a need
for greater emotional detachment in your job or profession; too
much emotional distance harming your relationships; the fallacy of
worshiping reason and logic while under valuing imagination and
emotion.
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DEATH
Lord of the Gates of Death
Scorpio
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
Along the bank of the river of Life strides “Death” here
symbolized as a skeleton clothed in black armor and riding astride
a white horse. This is not a card of physical death but rather one of
psychic regeneration. Before him Death carries the banner of the
Rose Cross, a symbol not of dissolution, but one of transformation.
Before his relentless march all fall: the young and the aged; king
and peasant, princess and priest alike for all regardless of their
station in life are destined to pass through the dark gate and
undertake the passage of transformation from a lower to a higher
state of being. In contrast to many depictions of this most dreaded
reality Death carries no scythe as he claims his victims. Here the
mounted skeleton of Death becomes an instrument of progress
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bringing both transformation and renewal as the agent of transition
from the realm of material form to the realm of Spirit.
MEDITATION
Nothing in the Universe ever dies. All is regenerated in the
transforming waters of Scorpio so that it may continue upwards on
the path of evolutionary progress. Death’
s association with Scorpio
mirrors the primal emotions that ebb and flow around the
confrontation with our own mortality and our need to discover a
path of spiritual development so that we may successfully achieve
the transition from a lower to a higher state of being when Death
strides towards us on its white horse and brings about the
dissolution of our physical form. Informed by the power of
Scorpio, Death invokes an atmosphere of an immediate need for
radical transformation to get the energy of life moving again
towards whatever may be its evolutionary goal - even if it causes
the dissolution of business or personal relationships - so
regeneration and further evolutionary progress may take place.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When Death is revealed Upright in your reading, its meaning(s)
may correspond to: an atmosphere of
radical transformation
surrounding your inquiry; entering a transitional period before
beginning a new phase of life; accepting destruction followed by
renewal; a time of great change and transformative renewal;
accepting decay and regeneration in your life so as to make
further evolutionary progress; a need for a radical solution to your
financial concerns; breaking free of stagnation and going boldly
forward; an abrupt change of circumstances coming your way;
accepting the death of a stagnant relationship; a need to let go of
the past so your future can be born.
When Death is revealed Reversed in your reading, its meaning(s)
may correspond to:
continuing on a path leading to spiritual
dissolution; persevering on your present path of stagnation and
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spiritual decay; just waiting around for the ax to fall; accepting
stagnation instead of working to break free of it; refusing to accept
the end of an already dead relationship; having a deep seated fear
of change; a psychic paralysis that is undermining your life;
accepting the death of a cherished dream; clinging to a false
perspective on a relationship; an involuntary change coming into
your life; an unnatural attachment to the sorrow and unhappiness
of your past; being paralyzed by the fear of coming change.
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TEMPERANCE
The Bringer Forth of Life
Sagittarius
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
The Archangel of the Sun stands astride a pool of clear blue water
flowing upward from the depths of the Cosmic Consciousness. Its
hand holds two golden cups - the lower cup symbolizing the
watery lunar power of the Inner Consciousness and the upper cup
symbolizing the solar power of the outer Self Consciousness.
Between the two cups flows a vibrating current of water which
illustrates the need of the Inner Consciousness and the outer Self
Consciousness to communicate.
The Archangel’
s one foot is
firmly planted on the land while the other is halfway immersed in
the pristine waters revealing that it is simultaneously of both the
Inner and Outer worlds. Beside the pool stands a growth of flowers
sacred to Isis, the Goddess of the Rainbow. Over the Angel’s heart
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is placed the golden fire triangle enclosed within the white square
of the Earth – a symbol of the Spirit Fire revealing itself in Nature.
On his forehead is centered a solar disk whose power radiates
through his golden hair and outward into a halo of white light.
Leading from the pool is a path that points to a radiant golden
crown floating in the distance between the two mountain peaks
symbolizing the two goals of enlightened consciousness - Wisdom
and Understanding - necessary to attain the crown of Selfhood.
MEDITATION
The energy of Sagittarius which informs this sign is one of
spiritual expansion and transformation by inward evolution.
Through Sagittarius we experience the energies needed to guide us
on the path of spiritual development. It is the energy of the Zodiac
by which we create our own personal relationship with the Higher
Self and through which we can communicate with the Divine
Consciousness through prayer or meditation. Temperance invokes
an atmosphere of equilibrium and moderation in which all aspects
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sp; of Consciousness come into balance through meditation and the
psychic waters of the Inner and Outer life flow together in unity
and harmony.
INTUITIVE CLOUDS
When Temperance is revealed Upright in your reading, its
meaning(s) may correspond to: a need to exercise more self
control; successfully adapting to your present circumstances;
acting with good judgment; working in harmony with others; a
need to restore a sense of balance and equilibrium in your life;
pursuing a path of greater
moderation; exercising
sound
judgment in your present situation; remaining adaptable in the
face of a financial or professional crisis; striving for a balanced
judgment in the matter confronting you; finding the middle ground
between the forces presently opposing you; exercising
self
restraint in your investment and financial strategies; continuing to
make gradual but constant progress towards your career, business
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or employment goals; maintaining your personal equilibrium in
spite of workplace
stress; living with
moderation
and
self-
control
in spite of the numerous temptations confronting you;
striving for greater balance and harmony in your romantic
relationship; undertaking a personal quest to attain a higher level
of spiritual awareness.
When Temperance is revealed Reversed in your reading, its
meaning(s) may correspond to: living with a lack of self discipline;
letting circumstances control you; acting with poor judgment;
remaining tangled in interpersonal conflict; being out of balance
and exercising poor judgment in this situation; pursuing ill advised
actions pushed on you by untrustworthy people; taking a one sided
or narrow minded approach to the situation in which you presently
find yourself; difficulties being caused by a lack of moderation and
a life of excessive pleasure seeking; conflicting career interests
causing an imbalance in your professional life; exhibiting a lack of
common sense in managing your financial affairs; losing your
personal or professional equilibrium due to workplace stress or