Intermission to do a couple Celtic Cross spreads. The second is fairly interesting.
A good mix of minors, courts and majors.
A majority of Keys (5)-Forces of considerable strength, but beyond the Enquirer's control.
A majority of Court Cards(3)-Society, meeting with many persons.
Three Fire through The Sun, King of Wands, 6W
Three Air through Fool, Star and Ace
Two Water through Court and High Priestess
Two Earth through Hierophant and 9P.
Water as Significator and Influence.
Whats my true purpose with the occult? Celtic Cross
Significator - Knight of Cups
He is subtle, violent, crafty and artistic. A fierce nature with calm exterior. Powerful for good or evil, but more attracted by the evil, if allied with apparent Power or Wisdom. If ill-dignified, he is intensely evil and merciless. He rules from 20"of Libra to 20' Scorpio.
Air of Water. Prince and Emperor of Nymphs and Undines.
Covers - V The Hierophant - Magus of the Eternal Voice, Magi #2. The priest, even if a priest-warrior. Taurus. Hearing/Sound.
The High Priest is the counterpart of the High Priestess. As Aries is the house of Mars and the exaltation of the Sun, so Taurus is the house of Venus and the exaltation of the Moon. He is the reflective or mysti- cal aspect of the masculine. He is the thinker as the Emperor is the doer.
His colours unlike those of the Emperor, vary considerably. Red, orange, maroon, deep brown, and chestnut brown, suggest veiled thought, interior power, endurance, contemplationand reconciliation.This card fre- quently indicates the hidden guardianship of the Masters.
5. Hierophant. Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching. Differing from, though resembling in some respects, the meaning of The Magician, The Prophet, and The Lovers. Occult Wisdom.
Crosses - 0. The Foolish Man.
This card as usually presented shows a man in motley striding along, heedless of the dog which tears his garments and threatens to attack him. In this is seen only the lower aspect of the card, giving no hint to the Divine Folly of which St. Paul speaks. But in the Order pack, an effort is made to reveal the deeper meaning. A naked child stands beneath a rose-tree bearing yellow roses-the golden Rose of Joy as well as the Rose of Silence. While reaching up to the Roses, he yet holds in leash a grey wolf, worldly wisdom held in check by perfect innocence. The colours are pale yellow, pale blue, greenish yellow-suggestive of the early dawn of a spring day.
Idea, thought, spirituality, that which endeavours to rise above the material. (That is, if the subject which is enquired about be spirit- ual.) But if the Divination be regarding a material event of ordinary life, this card is not good, and shows folly, stupidity, eccentricity, and even mania, unless with very good cards indeed. It is too ideal and unstable to be gen- erally good in material things.
Crowns - King of Wands- The Lord of the Flame and the Lightning, King of the Spirits of Fire.
A winged Warrior riding upon a black Horse with flamingmane and tail.
The Horse itself is not winged. The Rider wears awinged Helmet (likean old Scandinavian and Gaulish Helmet) with a royal Crown. A corselet of scale-mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his Helmet, upon his cuirass,and on his shoulderpiecesand buskins he bears, as a crest, a winged black Horse's head. He grasps a Club with flaming ends, somewhat similar to that in the symbolof the Ace of Wands, but not so heavy, and also the Sigil of his scale is shewn.
Beneath the rushing feet of his steed are waving flames of Fire. He is active, generous, fierce, sudden and impetuous. If ill-digrufied he is evil- minded, cruel, bigoted, brutal. Herules the celestial Heavens from above the 20th degree of Scorpio to the First two Decans of Sagittarius and this includes a part of the constellation Hercule (who also carries a club).
Fire of Fire. King of the Salamanders.
Beneath - King of Cups - Lord of the Waves and the Waters. King of the Hosts of the Sea.
A beautiful youthful winged Warrior, with flying hair, riding upon a white Horse, which latter is not winged. His general equipment is similar to that of the Knight of Wands, but upon his helmet cuirass and buskins is a peacock with opened wings. He holds a Cup in his hand, bearing the sigil of the Scale. Beneath his horses' feet is the sea. From the cup issues a crab. Graceful, poetic, venusian, indolent, but enthusiastic if roused. Ill-dignified, he is sensual, idle, and untruthful. He rules the heavens from above 20" of Aquarius to 20' Pisces including the greater part of Pegasus. Fire of Water. King of Undines and of Nymphs.
Behind - Ace of Swords - The Root of the Powers of Air. Spirit of Air.
A white radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and graspin the hilt of a Sword, whici?supports a white radiant celestial Crown from which depend, on the right, the olive branch of Peace, and on the left, the palm branch of Suffering. Six Vaus fall from its point.
It symbolises invoked as contrasted with natural Force; for it is the Invocation of the Sword. Raised upward, it invokes the Divine Crown of Spiritual Brightness. But reversed it is the invocation of demoniac force,and becomes a fearfully evil symbol. It represents therefore very great power for good or evil, but invoked. And it also represents whirling force, and strength trough trouble. It is the affirmation of Justice, upholding Divine authority and it may become the Sword of Wrath, Punishment and Affliction.
Before - Nine of Pentacles - Venus in Virgo, 10° to 20'. Lord of Material Gain.
A white radiating angelic hand as before holding a Rose branch with nine white roses, each of which touches a Pentacle and then are more buds arranged on the branches as well as flowers. Venus and Virgo above and below. Complete realisation of material gain, inheritance, covetousness, treasuring of goods and sometimes theft, and knavery. All according to dignity. Yesod of Heh. (Inheritance, much increase of goods.) Herein rule the might angels Hazayel, and Aldiah.
Querent - II High Priestess
2. High Priestess. Change, alteration, Increase and Decrease. Fludua- tion (whether for good or evil is again shown by cards connected with it.) Compare with Death and Moon.
Environment - XIX. The Sun
Glory, Gain, Riches. Sometimes also arrogance. Display, Vanity, but only when with very evil cards
Hopes/Fears - XVII The Star
Hope, faith, unexpected help. But sometimes also dreaminess, deceived hope, etc.
Final Outcome - Six of Wands - Jupiter in Leo, 10"-20". Lord of Victory.
Two hands in grip, as in the last, holding six Wands crossed, 3 and 3, Flames issuing from the point of junction. Above and below are two short wands with flames issuing from a cloud at the lower part of the card, surmounted respectively by the symbols of Jupiter and Leo, representing the Decanate. Victory after strife, success through energy and industry, love, pleasure gained by labour, carefulness, sociability and avoiding of strife, yet victory therein. Also insolence, pride of riches and success, etc. The whole depending on dignity. Tiphareth of Yod. (Gain.) Here unto are allotted the Great Angels from the Schemhamephoresch, Saitel and Olmiah.
ToD: 2C/BoD:7P
