The Three of Wands from my new deck in progress: I’m following 777 mainly and strictly for the decan descriptions but occasionally incorporating some symbolism from other decan descriptions. Crowley’s description of the decan per 777, Succedent decan of Aries: A green-clad woman, with one leg bare from the ankle to the knee. Picatrix: A […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part VI of XVI, the Queen of Wands: The Red Queen’s Virtue and Fire’s reflection March 10-19 last decan of Pisces Satiety March 20-29 first decan of Aries Dominion March 30-April 9 middle decan of Aries Virtue The Queen of the Thrones of Flame bears […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part V of XVI, the Knight of Cups: Parzival’s Quest and the Rites of Spring This is the story of Parzival’s great quest for happiness. He faces trials and moral perils, but after passing through the Rites of Spring, he spies ahead the Well at the World’s End. […]
Matter and Spirit: Deconstructing the Court cards and our Solar Year Part III of XVI, the Prince of Swords: the Star seen through the Pylons (the previous article on the Queen of Disks can be found here) This is a story of the Star and the Dove, the Sextant and the Orrery, and the rug […]
Matter and Spirit. Deconstructing the Court Cards and our solar year Part II of XVI The Descent and the Climb: The Queen of Disks This is the story of the Devil and the Wheel, and the Devil and the Tower. But it starts with the Archer trying to launch the Universe. It’s a bit heavy. […]
This is the first article of sixteen, on the sixteen tarot court cards of Tabula Mundi Tarot. Seems like a weird place to begin, here nearing the end of the year. But the Knight of Wands is the first of the courts, and this is his season. In this series we will deconstruct each of the […]
