The Aeon 2024-09-16 [tarot] Awakening, Rebirth, Renewal, Liberation, Revelation. "I am awakening to my calling." The Aeon signals the birth of a new consciousness, a kind of awakening that comes from the death of the ego and the attachment we have to our individual selves. Fire is a powerful element in this card. It is the fire of purification and therefore also of healing. The phoenix is burnt to ashes only to be reborn anew, and through the process brings light to the darkness of the goddess Nuit. In order to experience the shift from an individual consciousness to a more universal one, we must also bring all things into the light. It is through the light that the phoenix can heal the wounds of the past and avoid the repetition of mistakes in its future incarnations.
Death 2024-09-15 [tarot] "Loss can open the doorway for a new beginning." Death and Rebirth, Beginning and Endings, Transformation, End of Cycle, Darkest Fears. Death, though menacing, can also be a transformation and the ending of one thing that also brings about the birth of another. It is the endless cycle and a reminder that change is the law that binds all things. To have life, one must have death; and in this way, things are made beautiful by their fleeting nature. The ending of something is bound to be painful; this card does not imply that transformation is without suffering. Bug regardless of one's feelings or attachments, all things must come to and end, and we must learn to let go. The refusal to let go is what creates the deepest pain. Instead of holding on to something that is decaying, we must remember that what dies also gives up the materials for new life. If we can feel the pain, and honor it, but ultimately also leave it behind, it can bring forth more beauty. To stay with something we outgrow only leads to decay and stagnation.
The Universe 2024-09-13 [tarot] "I belong." Completion, Resolution, Mastery, Fullfillment, Accomplishment, End of Journey. At the end of the Fool's spiritual journey, we find the Universe. Here, we no longr differentiate between self and other, internal and external. This is the culmination of the spiritual path; a connection and a deep love and oneness with the source of creation. Our sense of individuality disappear, as does our limitations. It is the card of nirvana, of no longer being controlled by our lower selves. Eve, who was tempted by the Serpent, finds enlightenment, no longer restricted by the chains of matter. She dances with it instead, in complete unity with the creature who led to her fall from paradise.
The Fool 2024-09-12 [tarot] "I have enough courage and trust in myself to take a leap of faith." Movement, Energy, Innocence, Potential. The Fool represents the spirit descended into matter, creating the universe. It is a symbol of the infinite potential that lies within all of us. The Fool is truly innocent, full of promise and freedom, and the pure joy of feeling at one with the universe. The number 0, shaped like an egg, further reinforces the Fool's ability to take any and all directions. All possibilities are open to him. He represents the start of something unbound by the past, and having the freedom to explore a boundless future. He does not consider consequences, and doesn't plan ahead but rather only reacts to what the world brings him. He follows his instincts, like an animal, in step with the natural world. With this animalistic bravery, he also is filled with optimism and belief in his own abilities, fearless and coragenous.
The Moon 2024-09-11 [tarot] "Knowing my unconscious biases helps me differentiate between intuition and illusion." Feeling Lost, Loss of Clarity, Deception, Secrets, Hidden Truths. The Moon represents the Fool's journey into the night, the darkest part of the unconscious. This unconscious is filled with traumas, anxieties, denials, hidden desires and repressed memories. It is the confrontation we have with our own mirror. In this card, the Fool takes the form of a scarab beetle, descending and then arising from the depths with the light of the sun. He must travel through the space between two combative parts of his own peronality, represented by the two howling wolves that perch upong the pillars. From the darkness, he illuminats all that remains hidden in the nibht, and brings them to the surface. Under the light, all those dark secrets suddenly become much less fearful than we imagined.