Tarot Mystery School - THE CIRCLE for 9/3/09

Card for 9/3/09:
10 THE CIRCLE

Deck:
THE SHAPESHIFTER TAROT

Deck Creators:

D.J. Conway, Sirona Knight and Lisa Hunt

Traditional Tarot Equivalent:
The Wheel of Fortune

 

MoonCoach Phase for today:

Waxing Gibbous

MoonCoach Sign for today:

Pisces

Silvia Pancaro's interpretation and suggestion for the day:

Today... we can connect with our inner Circle (Wheel of Fortune), recognizing that within the ever-turning Wheel of Life, we go through many changes and shifts in Consciousness. All is in Divine Order - it always is, even when we experience apparent 'downturns' of the Wheel, it's all guided by an Unseen Hand, that is always working on our behalf. This Arcana card, to me, is about trusting the nature of Time: Natural Time and Cosmic Time - really, our Soul's Clock, as opposed to that silly little device you might be wearing on your wrist, or hanging on your wall. All great Philosophers, Mages, and Esotericists, knew that there's a much more powerful 'tick tock' working behind the Veil, whose Divinely Tuned Gears move according to our Souls' Rhythms - always in perfect Synchronicity with the Celestial Blueprint (or Sacred Contract or Astrological Chart) that you signed up for, Ages ago.

You've heard the axiom, "What goes up must come down," and that really speaks to the nature of the Human de-illusion: We all experiences 'highs' as well as 'lows' in our lives. It's all a question of Perception! And just how attached we might be to the illusion of Duality, which is where 'suffering' comes from. We put the 'labels' on events - we judge experiences as 'good' or 'bad' according to the filters we have, as Individuals, and as a Collective. Who knows, maybe that event that you are still grieving or angry about, may have actually been a God-send! Maybe that divorce, that illness, that death, that fight, that financial downfall, that horrible experience that you struggled with (or are currently struggling with) is EXACTLY the Medicine you needed - the very answer to your prayers. It's all about PERSPECTIVE: Where are you in the turning of the Wheel today? Can you allow your experience to just BE, without attaching any labels as good or bad?


And keep in mind that holding on too tightly when you are 'on top of the world' (really on top of the Wheel), is counterproductive to your spiritual evolution. Enjoy it, but don't get attached to the label of 'good' when you are in this spot on the ever-turning-churning-Wheel-of-Life...what comes to mind is the old Biblical phrase of 'This too shall pass' whether we are speaking of painful experiences as well as the delightful ones! Enjoy and savor every moment of your Life! Regardless of what you may be experiencing, just take a moment to appreciate the absolute Beauty of the complexity we call the Human Journey. Remember, that you are the Divine Fool, having jumped onto The Royal Road (Life), you knew that there would be many, many situations to experience.


This particular version of the Wheel of Fortune, called The Circle in the Shapeshifter Tarot, is brilliant! We see a Circle, divided into 8 sections (reminiscent of the 8 Phases of the Moon - see www.MoonCoach.com), held by a Hand, which I will interpret as the Hand of God/Dess (note yesterday's card, The Tower, where 'the Hand of God/Dess also showed up), spinning the Wheel; Also what appears to be a strip of Film (movie) or maybe even DNA, moves through The Center, and of course the Elements of Alchemy are present and the Shapeshifting Human/Animals, all amidst Stars and Vortexes of Energy in the Cosmos. Here I see Change, and Movement, once again, guided by the Divine Hand, who is working and reworking our DNA, shifting our 'stories' into ones of Cosmic Proportions!


In putting this card together with the Waxing Gibbous Moon in Pisces (which will be a Full Moon in Pisces on Friday at 12:03 pm EDT), I would advice us all to take a moment to find our current place on The Wheel, and make any adjustments necessary to our Perspective, so that we can come into full recognition of the Perfection of our experience in THIS Moment of Now. As we build up to the Piscean Full Moon, we are growing and expanding in our Consciousness, especially where our Connection to the ALL is concerned. Keep in mind that as the 12th and final Zodiacal sign, Pisces is all about SOUL and the Soul's Journey completes in this watery Zodiacal sign, and is happy to return Home, to Source, to One-ness. Pisces teaches us Compassion, having been through the entire Zodiacal Journey, it has experienced the highs and the lows, the Light and the Shadow, of each of the other 11 Zodiacal Signs, so Compassion is a key frequency of this Celestial Archetype. I encourage you to consider what 'completions' are you working with; what 'culminations' are you approaching; what 'illuminations' are you nearing? And whatever it is, acknowledge your place on the Wheel, and get ready for another Turn very soon. It's ALL good/God/Dess.

Divinatory Meaning from The Shapeshifter Tarot book:

"...The Circle of shapeshifting is another visual example of such symbols as the Celtic Year Wheel or the Hindu Wheel of Karma...it also symbolizes the ever-turning ethereal life-wheel of physical existence: past incarnations, present cycles of development, the chain of event that make up a life's experiences, the numerous rites of initiation along any spiritual path. A strand of DNA runs through the Wheel, symbolic of  the spiritual spark of divine life that endlessly creates and perfects...The half-shifted forms around the Wheel symbolize the phases of growth and development throughout several incarnations. In the center is a human face, half-shifted into an owl and representative of the seeker (Silvia's note: Seeker = YOU). With wide-open, all seeing eyes, the owl-seeker looks upon reality and acknowledges it, yet is aware that with ancient magickal and spiritual knowledge, she or he can make changes. Behind the Wheel is a stone portal, the doorway to higher consciousness, the gateway to esoteric knowledge. In order to advance on the spiritual path, the seeker must learn when to influence the turn of the Circle and when to ride it out, experiencing and dealing with karmic events now instead of later."



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Silvia's interpretation:

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The Shapeshifter Tarot card image and divinatory meaning:

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Tarot Mystery School - THE TOWER for 9/2/09

Card for 9/2/09:
XVI  - THE TOWER (The Will of Mars)

Deck:
THE CELESTIAL TAROT

Deck Creators:

Brian Clark and Kay Steventon

Traditional Tarot Equivalent:
The (Lightening-Struck) Tower

 

MoonCoach Phase for today:

Waxing Gibbous

MoonCoach Sign for today:

Aquarius

Silvia Pancaro's interpretation and suggestion for the day:

Today... we can connect with our inner Tower - that set of old, outworn ideas, beliefs, patterns, habits, that are bound to come down, one way or another. Better to be aware of your negative habitual patterns, and be open to Divine Inspiration, than to be hit by the Universal 2 x 4!  Traditionally, the Tower represents the destruction of a part of our lives, due to the faulty foundation we had built it upon. I liken this to the Hand of God/Dess who through Ruthless Compassion, intervenes on behalf of our Soul, and therefore, like Kali or Pele, destroys that which would otherwise have destroyed a more vital part of our Selves.  With Mars as the resonating planetary Archetype, we can invoke our Inner Warrior, and take on the Dragons of our minds - those negative beliefs we hold about ourselves or others, and face them courageously, in order to be free of them. Once this process is complete, we can rebuild a new structure - one that is in true alignment with our Vibrational Core Essence, one that truly is supportive of our Life Purpose, instead of the old 'Towers' that undermined our True Divine Nature.


In combining this card with today's Lunar phase & sign, which remains as Gibbous in Aquarius, we see a theme building up for the week so far: one of self-healing leading to the collective healing. My sense is that we can consciously choose to recognize the day's events as part of the inner clearing necessary to a healthier relationship with others in our communities, be they large or small. More specifically for today, consider what your 'foundation' has been up to now. Is it healthy? Is it in need of rebuilding? If so, meditate on this card, asking Mars to assist you in whatever way is best for you, on the ways that you can remove the old 'building blocks' and put in new ones that truly serve you and the Greater Good. Interestingly, yesterday's card, Conditioning/The Devil, happens to precede The Tower in sequence...so this says that in having identified yesterday how we are 'imprisoned' by beliefs and values, today, we can claim our Freedom by doing away with the old structures that held us back!



Needless to say, this card can be instantly recognized even by non-Tarot enthusiasts, since it evokes the Collective feelings regarding the destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. And here we are, just days before the anniversary of that fated day, pulling this card. I remember how I felt that morning, and in the days, weeks, months, years that followed. What about you? Did you feel the rug pulled out from under your feet? Did you sense the Collective 'WAKE UP!' Call, regarding the question of: What values have we built our Society upon? Difficult as a pill that has been to swallow for all of Americans, and really the World, that 'destruction' is a reflection of the old Patriarchal and Greedy Ideals that the Western World has held for far too long. I love my Country, I love my People - the USA is a brave and passionate Collective of uniquely creative individuals - we have sooooo much to share, so that Day was an opportunity, to truly ask ourselves profound questions regarding what we 'serve' as a Nation...to consider our Collective Fate, and the Sacred Contract we signed, long ago...it would be a shame to forget that Day's Events by falling right back into our old Collective habits of greed, selfishness and the old forms of Power...it would be a dis-honor to the Souls that perished that awful Day, if we don't choose to REBUILD a new structure - one build on mutual respect, one built on honoring the inherent dignity within all Citizens of the World, and one that truly takes action based on care for the Planet Herself, and considering the Next 7 Generations, and the effects the our choices have upon them. Let's take the lesson of those Towers into our Personal Experience, and spend the day today, checking on our own Foundation - make sure you understand that every Individual has a Right to be as they are - and that in honoring each others unique differences, we can build a Global Community that celebrates Diversity, instead of killing each other for our differences. www.Rainbowism.com coming soon!

Divinatory Meaning from The Celestial Tarot book:

"...When the Tower appears in a spread, the unconscious reveals an important crossroad. For some it may be the time to journey forward as the old structures have liberated a more authentic path forward. Having journeyed into the shadow regions of the psyche and confronted the Devil (the previous sequential card), the individual is now empowered to move beyond the material world. As a guide, Mars represents the apsects of the psyche we can invoke at this time: aspiration, courage, enthusiasm, energy, and will. For others, it may suggest a time to reconsdier their position and what needs to be relinquished. It may be necessary to delve deply into the self to face the terror of what keeps them bound to the collapsing structures around them. Here, we invoke Mars and his sword of discrimination to sustain our battle with the shadowy aspects of the self, which hold us back...
...On a divinatory level, the appearance of Mars as The Tower suggests than an instinct is operating to tear down old structures that my have been supporting an established way of being. The more rigid the structure the more violent the upheaval needed to dislodge it (Silvia's Note: The Universal 2 x 4). In addition, The Tower card also implies that it is time for the collapse of the old, whether we resist or cooperate. Having encountered The Devil, the initiate is ready to destroy the imprisoning defenses and structures and turn towards the future: The Star.  The sword of Mars strikes The Tower of the Past, breaking up complacency and rigidity to create a more energetic and creative future."




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Silvia's interpretation:

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The Celestial Tarot card image and divinatory meaning:

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