Yesterday was a fabulous day! I made real headway with the deck and am looking forward to another working day of creative inspiration.
So, today is about forging ahead. When I think of that phrase, I think about the hard work that is done in a forge. It requires strength, fortitude, heat, pressure, pounding, forming and loads of vision. Can you imagine bringing to life something so beautiful from a semi-formless piece of hot metal? It takes honed craftwork and loads of skill to be a master of this.
What tools are used? A hammer, anvil, pincers, air, heat, gloves, apron, visor, etc. What strikes me here (no pun intended), is that while all this fabulous work is being done, the craftsman is very well protected from injury. What this says to me is that, while crafting in the esoteric or spiritual forge, I must take care to guard myself from injury. It’s easy to forget that spiritual work can cause injury as well as crafting beautiful outcomes.
While forging ahead today, I will guard against injury – physical, spiritual, emotional, mental. Are you keeping yourself from harm?
Today, I have drawn Lust – XI. I am using the Thoth Tarot illustrated by Lady Frieda Harris.
This is a very striking card! Look at her all laid back and naked, riding such a magnificent beast! This is such a beautiful card and there is so much to it!
Let’s take a closer look. The woman and the beast are the most prevalent elements of this card but there is a lot more to see!
Let’s start with the images at the top of the card. The image in the centre is the womb, the Holy Grail. Within it is the energy of the sun and moon, distilled and co-mingled. On the horizon of it are 10 rays representing the Sephiroth of the Tree of Life and indicating the dawn of new life. The arrangement of 10 horns represents creative force.
The Beast has seven heads. Many will associate this with the beast in the book of Revelations. Many will associate this with the seven deadly sins. In the Thoth, the seven heads are: an angel, a saint, a poet, an adulterous woman, a man of valor, a satyr and a lion-serpent. These are all aspects of Crowley himself… naughty boy. But take heart, these seven heads can be aspects about those who inquire as well. These seven heads also represent the 7 chakras which are activated by the energy of the union between the Beast and the lady.
The woman is representing Babylon, the scarlet woman of the Bible. She is laid back in ecstasy and is looking at the lion-serpent (phallus) tail of the Beast. The lion-serpent tail represents Kundalini energy and has a nimbus of 13 rays, the Hebrew number indicating unity and love. The Beast is gazing at the Holy Grail.
The woman is demonstrating willful dominance of the Beast. By tradition, women have the power to arouse, harness and direct the animal nature.
The Beast is trodding on the saints who were denied sexual and magical power due to their vows of chastity and purity.
This card is all about power and energy being harnessed. This could suggest sexual power and energy but not love.
This is an appropriate card for my activities today. I will be harnessing power and energy to forge a creative endeavour. This card suggests I will be successful if I can willfully dominate and direct my energies.
How will you control the power and energy in your day to successful accomplish your tasks? Can you activate your chakras to enable your success? How will lust consume you today?
Until tomorrow… Love, light and blessings!
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