Ascendant decan of Virgo: A virgin clad in linen, with an apple or pomegranate Sephira/world Hod in Assiah Associated majors The Hermit and the Sun Associated minors Knight-King of Disks Color(s) Yellowish Brown, flecked white; plus the colors of the associated Majors Colors of the associated Majors The Hermit: Yellowish Green – Slate Grey – […]
Welcome to Leo decan 3, the Seven of Wands, the Lord of Valour. Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the Sevens/Netzach by Venus. We don’t see much of Venus here, but Netzach is also called “victory” and “endurance” and is associated with fire and fortitude. But the major player in this card is the […]
This is the Part II “update of musings and/or events” for the Leo decan II post, which has all the info and correspondences. As of the date of this post, the Sun is at around 17 Leo, so we are about three-quarters of the way through the decan. As the next few days are going […]
The best of the Leo decan cards, the doubly solar Leo decan 2, the Six of Wands, Victory. It hits the sweet spot between the Five, Strife, and the Seven, Valour, each of which has its own Mars-flavored challenges. But here we have Sun-ruled Leo in Sun-ruled sephira Tiphareth, with the decan itself ruled by […]
This is the Part II update with observations on things that arose during the Leo 1 decan. For more about the correspondences of the first decan of Leo, see the Leo decan 1, Five of Wands, Part I post. We are about 75% through the decan as of today. So far, the Leo 1 theme […]
Ascendant Decan of Leo: A man in sordid raiment, with him a nobleman on horseback. accompanied by bears and dogs. Welcome to the first decan of Leo! Leo decan 1 might be my favorite time of year. As of today (Tuesday the 22nd) we now have the Sun in Leo and the Moon in Cancer, […]
Images and text © 2021-2025 M.M. Meleen. Already here to Gemini decan 3? Gemini decan 2 flew by! The image above is the original line drawing for the Ten of Swords, known as the Lord of Ruin. Cadent or declining decan of Gemini. Gemini is ruled my Mercury; decan 3 is ruled by the Sun; […]
This is the Part II update for the Gemini 2 decan, for the Nine of Swords. The image above does not do the scene justice, but shows just a small section of a large flock of these yellow and black swallowtail butterflies encountered on a bike ride. There were tons of them, all clustered in […]
Our decan walk enters Gemini decan 2, with the Sun’s passage through ten to twenty degrees of Gemini. The tarot card shown above is from Telos Tarot of 777, for the second decan of Gemini, known as the Lord of Cruelty. Crowley’s 777 gives the decan image description as “An eagle headed man, with a […]
We are now most of the way through the Gemini 1 decan, which corresponds to the Eight of Swords, Interference, so some Part II updates on the ways this decan has manifested so far are in order. To recap, Gemini and Eights are Mercury ruled, the Gemini 1 decan is Jupiter ruled. The first few […]
