Daath The Mind the Abyss Knowledge Is It A Sphere or A Pathway
Having no actual table of correspondence to work with for Daath makes it a challenging issue to address for me. In my studies of late I have gathered a few correspondences for you which I will try to present here. Since very little of easy access is available to us on this it is probably the one area of the Tree we can truly help each other to develop. I will lay out a table of correspondence for you as I have in the other spheres before it and would ask that you all help to fill in the blanks...
The Star Key Pathway
The eighteenth card given the key of seventeen. The Star ushers in a new and more learned age of spirituality. Amidst the ruins of mans creations he lie confused and dazed. Man's once proud material god is laid low but the soul is set free from the chains of the material and powers its gentle light upon humanity like the light of hope in this card. In the aftermath of the bloody conflicts of war man seeks once more a sacred path. In a world of bereavement and wrecked lives faith and the occult...
Pathway Key Judgement
Situated on the pathway between Hod and Malkuth this card represents divine judgment. After the glory may we walk in the kingdom. From Hod to Malkuth it is the passage from purity to the kingdom of heaven. To travel in the other direction can lead to zelotsy. It symbolises duality on a higher plane. The soul is ready to transcend it's earthly plain and saw on new wings above. The psyche is released from it's earthly imprisonment and is reborn. The herald calls the people to rise as if growing...
Pathway Key The High Priestess
Situated on the pathway between Kether and Tiphareth this card represents balance. It is the gateway that stands between the pillars of force and form. The joining of the crown with beauty that carries the soul on its journey towards actuality. The harmonising of opposing forces in indicated here. This card symbolises counterpoise, relativity and the dualism of pairs of opposites. It is the interaction between two poles, which are represented by the two pillars. It is man's experience of...
Pathway Key Temperance
Situated on the pathway between Netzach and Hod this card represents fruitfulness. The third harmonizing of the pillars of force and form, linking victory with glory. The careful balance achieved between force and form. It is the card of combination, of unity and the quaternary produces the pentagon or five sided figure illustrating organic growth. It is inspiration and the reconciliation of several parts in a great whole. It is the seed of new life entering a stage of total passivity. It is...
Holy Guardian Angels
Down the ages there have been many different ideas regarding these beings and it can be a confusing mine field to work through. However, most ideas fall into one of two categories when we whittle them down. There are those who believe the Holy Guardian Angel, hence forth known as HGA, to be a totally external being. They believe it is an entity totally separate from the person which chooses to watch over someone's spiritual well being. Also in this category are the HGA's again separate in...
Pathway Key The Wheel of Fortune
Situated on the pathway between Chesed and Netzach this card represents change. The second purely masculine force pathway, it links mercy with victory. The apparent weakness of mercy leads to the strength of victory. This card symbolizes new beginnings and completion of earlier stages. It is traditionally a card of perfection and is represented by a wheel or circle. Here the second half of the quest begins. Having travelled the inner world of dreams and visions as the Hermit the seeker is ready...
The Hanged Man Key Pathway
This is the thirteenth card in the deck given the key of twelve. This card represents the fall of civilisation into the dark ages. Like an anaesthetic for surgery the dark ages were a much needed holding of civilisations breath, a painful period as is maybe, but one which would stand at the darkest point just before the dawn of a wondrous new age. The number twelve signifies the interaction of unity with duality which gives rise to a third dimension. It is a symbol of renewal and salvation.
The Wheel of Fortune Key Pathway
This is the eleventh card in the deck given the key of ten. This card represents the rise of the great cultures of the world of man. Babylon rises to power and grander and falls into the depths of depravity. Egypt thrives till Alexander the Great arrives with his Greeks. Next the Romans come to power and on and on the wheel of time turns. Ten is the number of change, new beginnings. What once was will be replaced with new and better. The number ten is traditionally thought to be a perfect...
Meditation Netzach
Continuing with the work we began in Hod I would now like to ask you all to try and find ways of turning your weaknesses into strengths. Netzach is the sphere of love and acceptance and this demands that having found our weaknesses in Hod we now take responsibility for them. So often it is easy to sit back and tell ourselves that its not our fault we are the way we are. It is easier by far to say I am selfish because I was deprived as a child, or I am controlling because I had my control taken...
Netzach Astral Temple
This temple has seven sides. It is surrounded by growing things, green leaves make up the walls of this temple. There is a seven sided altar in the center of this temple which is a large emerald, clear and green. If you gaze into its depths you will see there either the Magical Image of Netzach or an image of the deity you wish to venerate here. Each of the five doors open onto a tarot card. The atmosphere here is that of a quiet forset glade. Only small scurrying animals and soft gentle...