DECAN WALK: LEO 3, SEVEN OF WANDS – Part I

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 […]

DECAN WALK: LEO 2, SIX OF WANDS – Part II

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 […]

DECAN WALK: LEO 2, SIX OF WANDS – Part I

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 […]

Leo 3: third decan of Leo, Seven of Wands

Magical image of the decan, per Crowley’s 777: A swarthy hairy man, with a drawn sword and shield The Seven of Wands, Lord of Valour, Leo’s third and final decan, ruled by Mars: Six against one: is this the hill you want to die on? [coming soon]

Leo 2: second decan of Leo, Six of Wands

The tarot Six of Wands is the Lord of Victory, the succedent or middle decan of the fixed Fire sign Leo. 777 describes the decan image as “A man crowned with a white myrtle wreath, holding a bow“. The Picatrix decan description is similar, with the additional detail that this is a man who will […]

Leo I: first decan of Leo, Five of Wands

Per 777: A man in sordid raiment, with him a nobleman on horseback. accompanied by bears and dogs Deity per 36 Airs of the Zodiac: Hephaestus A complicated image for the Five of Wands, the Lord of Strife (and striving). An image that suggests the hunt. The 777 description is likely loosely based on the […]