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Archive for January, 2009

Strength

This is the ninth card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 8.

Divination

Change your ways and start looking at the big picture. Do not concentrate too much on details and forget what you ultimate goal is. Do not be unbiased and prejudiced in your decisions. Be convinced and optimistic about your decisions.

Keywords: Courage, Strength, Determination, Patience, Self Control, Compassion, Acceptance. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chariot

This is the eighth card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 7.

Divination:

You may see success soon. Have a positive outlook towards life and keep away from negative people.  Perseverance is the key to your success. You will be able to overcome your adversaries due to you decisiveness. This is a good time for travel.

Keywords: Victory, Control, Aggressive, Journey, Assertion, Discipline, Movement. Read the rest of this entry »

Parshat Bo contains the very first commandment the Jews received as a nation; the Mitzvah to have a first Rosh Chodesh (new month), and to mark the beginning of every month thereafter (Exodus 12:2). What makes this commandment so important for it to be the very first commandment for the Jews? Also, when describing the first month that the Jews need to acknowledge, the Torah fails to name that month. If the Torah values the months, wouldn’t it be important for the Torah to name those months, just like the Torah names important places the Jews had traveled through? Read the rest of this entry »

The Lovers

This is the seventh card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 6.

Divination:

This is the time to understand and give a meaning to your relationships. Develop those that you feel need to be nurtured and cut off those relationships which are useless. Tell your loved ones how much they mean to u. there is optimism and freshness in the air.

Keywords: Alignment, Bonds, Passion, Unions, Relationships, Sexuality, Harmony.

One popular image on the Lovers card shows a young couple with an angel like figure above them. The angel’s wings spread over them, its hands are held above their heads in a gesture of blessing. The Waite deck depicts them as Adam and Eve, standing respectively before the Tree of Eternal Life and the Treaty of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Imagery in other decks suggests choices involved as well as the possibility of union. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hierophant

This is the sixth card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 5.

Divination

You may be more worried about your social status and unsure if you are ready to sacrifice it at the cost of what you think is right. You seek wisdom and pure knowledge. Marriage and partnerships are seen.

Keywords: Government, Society, Religion, Tradition, Teaching, Beliefs, Spiritual

The Hierophant is a figure with authority and power, like the Emperor but the Hierophant’s power is of a spiritual nature where is the Emperor’s temporal. Finney is shown as a religious leader. Some decks title him The Pope. He is usually seen seated on a throne, dressed in priestly attire, crowned and holding a sceptre. His tools vary according to the religious theme of the deck. He sceptre symbolises the three plains – the physical, the astral and the esoteric his free head is held aloft in a position of blessing. Acolytes may stand before him, deferring to his wisdom and understanding as a representative of religious authority. He contains was in himself the wisdom of a spiritual calling, and likely High Priestess, the Hierophant frequently sits or stands between two pillars, which signify the duality of matter and the spirit. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hebrew language has so many hidden lessons, and one such lesson lies within this week’s Parsha (portion), Vaeira, where G-d promises to take the Jews from under the ‘burdens’ of Egypt (6:6). But as the Rebbi of Gur explains, the Hebrew word that means ‘burden’ also means ‘tolerant’, which would make the Passuk (verse) read…”I will deliver you from being tolerant of Egypt”. We find proof for this tolerance when even after the Jews were released from Egypt, when the situation looked bleak, they wanted to go back to slavery. Had their slavery been such a burden, why would they ever consider going back? Read the rest of this entry »

The Emperor

This is the fifth card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 4.

Divination

This is the time to organize yourself and plan your actions. Take your time and then take you decisions. Logic and reasoning are the only things that will help you achieve your goals. Competitiveness, common sense, authority and power are seen. Wealth and stability are also seen in the near future.

Keywords: Solid Foundation, Father- figure, Authority, Confident, Discipline, Control, Reason. Read the rest of this entry »

The Empress

This is the fourth card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 3.

Divination

Execution of your decisions are in you own hands now.  You need to take calculated risks to achieve your goals. You may receive some good news related to a wedding or birth of a baby. Now is the time to take action and develop your creativity.

Keywords: Fertility, Creativity, Birth, Abundance, Success, Feminine, Nature. Read the rest of this entry »

The most repetitive phrase you hear when you get engaged/married is “you should build a Bayit Ne’eman (sturdy home), and it just so happens that this week’s Parsha is the very first time in the Torah that this concept is mentioned, so it might be nice to try and understand it:When Yocheved and Miriam, the 2 midwives responsible for delivering the Jewish babies, were ordered by Paroh to kill all the newborn boys, they disobeyed a direct order, thereby risking their lives. In explaining this to us, the Torah says that G-d rewarded them, the nation prospered and multiplied, and G-d “built them houses” (1:20-21)
- not literal houses, but rather that their descendants would become great pillars of Jewish leadership and religion (Rashi). From the way the Passuk (verse) elucidates it, though, it seems that they were rewarded AND there were houses built for them. Were they rewarded twice? If so, why? Read the rest of this entry »

The practice of Magic is very personal and each working should be highly individualized . When using a traditional spell, it should be tailored to your specific needs to be most effective for you. Understanding the basics of Spell Construction will enable you to formulate your own specific, effective spells for any purpose you desire.

Preliminary planning

The very first step is to decide precisely what your desired end result is to be. Before you can start, you must decide where you are going. You must be very explicit.

It is important, also, that you choose your time carefully. You should take into consideration all Astrological implications, energy currents and Moon phases.

The Moon is the astronomical body closest to us and, therefore, has a profound influence upon us, it is very important to choose a time when the Moon is in an astrological sign which is appropriate for your working. For example: Aries/Action — Enthusiasm, Taurus/Renewal — Sensuality, Gemini/Communication — Curiosity, Cancer/Emotion — Nurturing, Leo/Vitality — Determined, Virgo/Organizing — Studious, Libra/Balance — Cooperation, Scorpio/Sexual — Philosophical, Capricorn/Authority — Ambitious, Aquarius/Innovation — Social, Pisces/Sensitivity — Idealistic. Read the rest of this entry »