You are free to achieve anything you wish to, my beloved one! You can move mountains because you have my power within you. You are not a slave to anything or anyone because you are a divine being. By using your creative choice you can make your mark on the world in little and huge ways. Remember that even the tiniest decision relies on your creative power.
Have faith in yourself, dear one. With my help, love and guidance, you have all the resources you need to succeed. You can positively touch so many lives with your creative choices. I will assist you to connect with the passion that lies within your heart so do not ever feel that you need to cast your ambitions aside to put other things first. You can have it all!
What you need to know
Your choices have a far greater impact than you might expect. You are important. Don’t ever forget that, dear one. Today, Our Lady of Creative Choice comes to you with a strong and clear message. No matter what’s going on in your life and how powerless or empowered you feel, you can take control of the situation via your own choices.
If something is upsetting you, you have the power within you to move forward from this even though this decision may cause temporary upset. If there is something that you wish to do or to try, you have the innate potential to have a go! What’s the worst that can happen? Remember that Mother Mary is holding your hand always so that you can walk confidently forward!
Prayer for healing
Sit quietly as you see yourself sitting by a beautiful blue lake. The sun is setting as you look at the pebbles dotted around your feet. As you take a closer look, you notice that each one has a word painted on it. Kindness. Courage. Peace. Honesty. Just think of any word you choose, then pick up the corresponding pebble. Hold it in your hands as you feel the energy of your chosen word then say the following.
“Our Lady of Creative Choice, my dearest Mother Mary, I revel in your unconditional love! I thank you for reminding me of my divine power of creative choice. I understand that there are many routes ahead of me that I can choose from. I trust myself to go down the ones that serve my highest good. I ask that you bless me as I become more creative with my choices along my personal path.”
Breathing came naturally to us, then as we grew up, faced traumas, and started building walls to protect ourselves, we unconsciously cut off our natural breath. […]
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You are both my child and also a heavenly regal creation. As you dive deeper into the eternal heavenly heart and see all the love that’s in there, I’m always by your side. Holy ecstasy greets you when the truths unveil themselves to you today. Even as I assist you into euphoric contact with your divine nature, I will keep you anchored and real. You are to be consistently fruitful in a world that requires your light now more than ever!
There is always someplace and something greater to explore, despite where we believe we are on our personal journey. I see that you’re ready to embark on a new faith journey. This new realm will be suitable and therapeutic for you, allowing you to evolve spiritually in a comfortable way. What is appropriate for someone else is unlikely to be appropriate for you. So, with all-encompassing affection and ferocious guardianship, I am watching over you. Have faith that what you require will be sent to you!
What you need to know
You’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, probably without realising it. To be ready for the next stage of spiritual awareness, it may often take many years of hard work. You may need to be tested in a partnership that truly stretches or fractures your heart in order to be ready. Going through this helps you to love more selflessly, to let go or to continue in the relationship, depending on what is best for you.
Remember that everything in life happens for a reason. You may not yet be truly aware of why things have happened as they have as yet, but given time, you will have the answers you seek. Whatever the past problem or obstacle, the way you learnt to react and evolve through it gave you the maturation you needed to advance onto the next degree of heavenly awareness. There are so many good experiences ahead of you!
Prayer for healing
Our universe’s most important power is love. It can be found in all things and manifests itself in an infinite number of ways. It takes a lot of preparation to embrace this love, to be receptive to it, to be able to absorb it. However, you are well on your way!
To help things along, say the following prayer, “Our Lady of the Rose Crown, please bless me now and always. I know and see the power of the divine more and more in every moment. I am a royal heavenly being of light and am spiritually successful beyond my expectations!”
Ere thou canst settle in Dhyana-Marga and call it thine, thy Soul has to become as the ripe mango fruit: as soft and sweet as its bright golden pulp for others’ woes, as hard as that fruit’s stone for thine own throes and sorrows, O Conqueror of Weal and Woe.
Make hard thy Soul against the snares of Self; deserve for it the name of ‘Diamond Soul’. For, as the diamond buried deep within the throbbing heart of earth can never mirror back the earthly lights, so are thy mind and Soul; plunged in Dhyana-Marga, these must mirror nought of Maya’s realm illusive.
The Voice of the Silence
Every authentic system of spiritual discipline indicates different stages upon the path of progressive mastery over the mind. The path of progressive awakening to supreme unconditional universal Truth is an arduous course of intensified practice leading to serene contemplation. Dhyana Marga — the Path of Meditation — is an inward fusion of mentality and morality that releases the mystical energies of enlightenment. Transcending ratiocinative analysis and ethical endeavour, though yielding to the full fruition of both, dhyana is the mysterious catalyst spoken of by Jesus which “leavens the whole”. It is the living presence of the Dhyani energies vital to any lasting nucleus of universal brotherhood formed by sincere aspirants and neophytes on the Path. Like the fabulous wish-fulfilling gem or the pearl of great price, dhyana is one of the priceless treasures of the Path which must, at a certain stage of development, be earned by the disciple before there can be any further advance. If this is true of the cyclic process of individual growth, it is even more true of the evolutionary stream of humanity.
From the beginning of the 1975 Cycle emphasis has been laid upon reaching beyond discursive reasoning and analytic study. Though skilful analysis can be helpful, it is no more efficacious than one wing of a bird in flight. The other wing is ethical practice, purification of motive and steadfastness in reference to one’s deepest integrity and fidelity of commitment. The balance between these two aspects of development has been stressed from the start, but as in the life of a bird a definite stage comes at which further development of the wings is neither possible nor desirable, so too in the growth of a committed group of sincere individuals, many of whom have bound themselves by commitments to the spirit of the Pledge of Kwan-Yin. Touched by the potent vibration of the Cycle, a strong nucleus of seekers has persisted, despite ups and downs, in creating a distinct current of direction in their lives. In ways known and unknown to themselves, they have resonated to the current Seventh Cycle of the Theosophical Movement, the last of the series initiated by Tsong-Kha-Pa in the fifteenth century in Tibet. It is deeply fitting that all aspirants upon the path of The Voice of the Silence should now seek to become more firm and steadfast with regard to dhyana or meditation.
True meditation begins with intense concentration or dharana — bringing the mind to a clear focus, which then gives way to the uninterrupted contemplation that is the beginning of dhyana. In its full unfoldment it can lead to true wisdom — prajna— complete absorption in one’s higher consciousness with universal self-consciousness, a state of being marked by the attunement of Atma-Buddhi-Manas to the Cosmic Triad. The actual level of attainment reached by anyone attempting this meditation and the pace of his or her development are relatively unimportant. Whatever doubts, anxieties or ambitions some may bring to such attempts are largely irrelevant. What is significant is that a definite and increasing number of human beings should make an attempt, at whatever pace, to learn the practice of true meditation. The simple fact that a number of human beings recognize this common undertaking and obligation, sensing the common joy in the quest for gaining greater proficiency in dhyana, is propitious and encouraging to the alchemical work of the Theosophical Movement. It is a positive contribution to the profound impact of the 1975 Cycle, to the elevation of human consciousness in the world as a whole, and to the careful preparation of the ground for the Mystery Temples of the future.
The apprentice on the path of Dhyana Marga must learn that the senses are liars; it is precisely at that moment when one seems outwardly to be most alone and engaged in the difficult task of acquiring mental concentration that one is in fact most directly related to humanity. Once one sees this clearly, it becomes possible to insert one’s honest and humble efforts in the practice of dhyanainto a larger effort by a number of people. If they bind themselves together by invisible threads spun through firmness and contemplation and by a continuous current of meditation, they can leaven up the world, in the metaphor of Jesus. This has nothing to do with any individualistic accomplishment. Rather, through their meditation, they can create a magnetic field into which can be focused the wisdom of Avalokiteshvara, the wisdom of the collective Hosts of Dhyani Buddhas, Mahatmas and Bodhisattvas. Metaphysically, it is the totality of actual and invisible wisdom behind the whole of this system of worlds, which is itself a partial emanation of the primal Adi-Buddha. The aggregate sum-total of actual and potential wisdom forming the radiant core of the system of worlds is nothing but a spark of that absolute and infinite ocean of purely transcendental Wisdom from which arises the possibility of all worlds and all periods of manifestation.
Wisdom is neither created nor destroyed, neither increased nor decreased, but is universal, inexhaustible and vast. It is already self-existent on a primordial plane and is in fact the very ground of the possibility of existence. It may be represented in thought and in collective manifestation as a Host of beings called the Army of the Voice. This is merely a metaphor to intimate something of the virtually inconceivable grandeur and precision of the array of divine elements and beings that constitute the living cosmos. It is possible to focus that light of universal wisdom, continual contemplation and eternal ideation within a matrix created by the love, unity and joint heroic efforts of a nucleus of human beings formed over a period of time. Thus, it is possible to bring down onto the plane of mundane human existence glimpses and rays, sparks and flashes, of that divine light of wisdom that is all-potent on its own plane but is otherwise latent and unavailable. Collectively, a group of human beings can become like a great lens for the drawing down of the light of unmanifest wisdom into our globe to meet the cries of pain, the hungers and the longings of myriads of minds and hearts.
To begin to become an apprentice of eternal wisdom in time, one must gain some minimal understanding of cycles. There can be no practice of concentration and meditation and dhyana unless one can rise above the sequence of alternating states of consciousness involved in the breath, the pulse, sleeping and waking, the passage of seasons, septenates of years, life and death and rebirth. Whilst it would be a false and self-imposed burden to expect to comprehend complex evolutionary cycles, one may, nonetheless, bring a minimal sense of the marriage of continuity and detachment to one’s understanding of the collective human pilgrimage. The 1975 Cycle of the Theosophical Movement, its Seventh Impulsion, marks its anniversary on November 17, a date that is significant not only in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of the Christian era, but in relation to human consciousness on this earth in general. According to Clement of Alexandria, it was the true birthday of Jesus. Historically, it was the birthday of Pico della Mirandola, the light of the Renaissance. It is also the anniversary of many extraordinary events in history, both recorded and unrecorded. It is one of a series of occult points in the year that may be thought of as birthdays of the Dhyanis, points of intersection in cyclic time of aspects of Avalokiteshvara with manifested humanity. Thus, whilst the Seventh Impulsion of the Theosophical Movement is directly linked to this particular aspect of the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, it cannot be separated from the other manifestations of the Logos present at other cyclic intervals.
I am so aware of the strenuous efforts you have been making recently. You have been working yourself to exhaustion, so it is not surprising that you have found your way here in search of some peace and quiet today. In addition to this, there is no longer any reason for you to worry about anything at all because you can seek safety in me.
As I always have, I will continue to look after you in this present moment as well as in the future. I am aware of the amount of difficulty that you have been through. Listen to me carefully as I tell you that you do not need to continue feeling this way any longer.I ask that you simply take a moment to unwind so you can clear your head. Taking care of yourself is not an act of selfishness.
What you need to know
Turn off your thoughts and relax; everything will work out. Mother Mary wants you to unwind. Just go with the flow so you do not impede You are impeding the natural sequence of events by focusing so closely on what you want to happen.
Hand over any issue or problem to Our Lady, and she’ll take care of it. Appreciate your past accomplishments and talents. Instead of worrying about what is to come, why not focus on self-care as well as engaging in things that nourish your spirit? It is crucial for you to just relax and to have more fun.
Prayer for healing
Our Lady of Sweet Rest, hear my prayers as I ponder on your devotion to your children here on earth. Your help relaxes my mind, body and spirit. You soothe me when I am worried. You defend me always with a serene, strong spirit. I have discovered love both inside myself and in you, my Mother,
The most potent energies in our universe are love and compassion for one another. Teach me every day how to be more like you as I embrace humanity in spite of its faults. I feel supported by you to be the change in the world that I wish to see. In the name of everything that is pure and merciful, please make it so that this comes to pass!
The Four of Cups indicates that we are lost in the working of our own mind rather than trusting our connection with the universal heart.
While the universal heart tenderly ensures our protection, we remain self-absorbed in irrelevant contemplation. This contemplation is taking us deeper into the illusion that we are helping ourselves.
We convince ourselves that our being contemplative is helping us solve an emotional problem.
Are you trying to think your way out of a challenge and actually exacerbating it? Take a deep look. Is all this internal philosophizing a way to distract you from feelings? It’s okay to take a break from hardship, but thoughts won’t solve this particular predicament.
Eventually you will need to sit with your emotions which will neutralize, become calmed, from your love. This will bring you back to the universal heart. Guidance will be profound.
Right now you are not receiving the guidance as you are determined to run your own show, use your own mental apparatus to control, feel like you are the one who knows. This need to control has isolated you while the problem continues to fester inside.
The universe compassionately holds you, reminding you that waters of healing and wellness are yours when you are ready to face your own vulnerability.
It is possible that you got in this predicament by saying an imbalanced yes to people too many times. You may need to learn how to hold the loving force of a healthy no when you come out of your mental retreat.
What feeling propelled you into your excessive thinking? What emotion was unbearable? Can you identify where that emotion is in your body? Aim to be so present with this feeling that it takes you to new waters! It is suggested that you work with a healer or therapist to do this process as it can bring up a lot of vulnerability.
When you are ready to experience the emotions that have taken you into your mind, great liberation and freedom awaits. It will feel like drinking and bathing in deeply healing waters. The Lemurian Hawaii waters are yours from within when you are ready. Relief will then come.
When you reject the Four of Cups consciousness, you are cleverly distracting yourself with excessive mental activity that entices others. You are being a funny clown or entertainer who takes yourself far away from your heart and soul. While others are clapping, headed toward distracting rides themselves, your self-imposed sham will vanish or crash. In time, you will be forced to look into the gifts that call you more deeply!
The Four of Cups appears when growth is on hold, an emotion is purposefully blocked and you are taking a time out, looking for false solutions. It’s okay. When you are ready for your bounty, you will do the work-play required!
Contemplation
Which emotions am I running from or fighting?
Meditation
What feeling is in my heart? Go through the layers of what you find in your own heart. It is recommended that you do this with the help of a trustworthy healer or therapist.
May your happiest dreams be actualized and may your life be full of miracles!
Experience my dazzling kindness as it improves and transforms your current reality as well as your future. Be prepared to be sparked to life in a variety of ways soon, as everything is sure to feel different and original to you. I am here to instil in you a new feeling of freedom and optimism.
When you place your confidence in me, as my child, you will never be wounded by anybody or anything. Nothing at all can diminish or constrain your lovely spirit. You may soar freely because my love is protecting you always and forever. My love is flowing through you always!
What you need to know
True, you’ve been injured before, but you can and will begin to trust again. Unfortunately, in today’s cultural society, there is an undercurrent that seeks to shatter the soul and stifle the spirit. Mother Mary, on the other hand, gives fresh life to those who obey and adore her. So, rather than being pressured to conform to an image, it’s time to understand that you are perfect just the way you are!
Circumstances may now be seen for what they actually are. You are now capable of loving, breathing and communicating your own real truth. You are avoiding anxiety and power struggles since they are unrelated to your particular experience. You are being the real you!
Prayer for healing
Trust that your life will improve as a result of realising that you are perfect as you are. You don’t have to alter something about who you are to receive the respect, affection, and approval of others. Live only for you. Be joyful as you spread your happiness to others you meet!
The following is a beautiful prayer to invoke Mother Mary’s help, “Our Lady of Radiant Grace please live within my heart! Give me the space I need to flourish and grow on all levels, I beseech thee! Please provide me with the opportunity to realise my spiritual purpose because of your honourable grace!”
With the Ten of Pentacles experience, you know the virtue of wealth but you also know the joke of life. It feels great to have far more than enough. It feels great to laugh. It’s good to seriously thank life for gifts.
It’s good to see how arbitrary and self-propagated all human dramas are. You created the wealth from knowing what it does and doesn’t mean, so now you sit in gleeful enjoyment. You give joyous thank with a wink to the divine!
You have lived too many lifetimes in the cycles to glorify self-imposed poverty in hopes of enlightenment. You know the neutral. You see the whole world is a comical play. You don’t give undeserved power to your thoughts or anyone else’s. Yet you do use your thoughts well.
You construct wealth from air, mental wisdom and proper action. You stay aware of the nothing out of which all something happens. You laugh a lot. And of course, little can perturb you. You have the balance of the inside openness, the awakened consciousness and the duality street wisdom. You pay no heed to others’ dogmas.
The Ten of Pentacles is a very blessed card. You have compassion for people. You give to others. Your wealth is intricately related to all your tithing or service in one form or another! No guilt. No embarrassment,. No shame. You passed on those long ago,
You feel grateful to receive and grateful to give. Natural to you. You don’t take the merry-go-round of life too seriously but you give thanks non-stop. And so you invite richness in as you take it all with a light laugh, forever willing to lend a hand and having the ability to steer clear of other’s dramatically self-created agendas.
Ten of Pentacles consciousness lives in completion with loved ones. Family, animals, nature are all valued. Beauty abounds. Fullness is the norm. Focus is on what is good, genuine contentment. Good for all which includes self is your only care. Light shines straight out of your heart and into your yard. Your family members generate balanced bright auras.
When you reject the energy of this card, you just don’t comprehend how wealth or enlightenment work. You sure think you do. You betray the generosity of wealth with self-aggrandizement for your vows of poverty. You pretend you are enlightened when you are very attached to your ego trip. Give it up already. Who are your pleasing?
The Ten of Pentacles is the love of material wealth used for a foundation of warm, happy environment to support the deep union of love, health, family, community of all species, and contentment. You don’t create problems to solve. You don’t escalate difficulty to be a hero. You don’t intensify difficulty to get sympathy. You don’t escalate challenges to build false philosophies, medical establishments, spiritual paths, or religions. You don’t entertain yourself with trouble.
You let life be deeply good. You maintain an equilibrium of care and non-attachment, empathic love and individual protection, gratitude and laughter in ideal balance. If the rest of the world wants to dance in chaos, so be it. You gave up the heal-the-world routine seven lifetimes back. You lend a hand and generously share your wealth to anyone with a good heart or a genuine need. You fund artists, the hungry, and the garden growers.
You feel very at home being your partially-conservative, partly-quirky and slightly-eccentrically green self.
Good for you!
Contemplation
You are done. Nothing to contemplate. Maintain your observational devotion and subtle sense of humor about it all.
Meditation
Nothing new to mediate upon. Life is your meditation.
May your happiest dreams be actualized and may your life be full of miracles!
I am so proud of you, my most loved child. Whenever you accomplish something new it gives me such joy to see you develop! Permit me to assist you in breaking free from a karmic cycle so that you will be led into a new way of perceiving the world around you. You are undergoing a rebirth in the most incredible way imaginable!
You are prepared to begin again on a fresh page that will be expertly written with the most incredible and inspiring tales ever told. My heart is home to the rising sun. As you make your way inside of it, protected by the affection I have for you, you will be able to see that illumination for the first time. You will be able to see the light at the end of any tunnel while you gain insight into the meaning behind your past anguish, allowing you to finally release the past and live peacefully, unburdened by feelings of bewilderment, humiliation or doubt.
What you need to know
My dear child, you are currently going through a meaningful period of change and progression, which will ultimately lead to huge personal development. You, my beloved, have entered a phase of spiritual connection and reawakening, during which you have the chance to work closely with your higher consciousness as well as your guiding principles.
This is a very exciting time for you! You will now make preparations to be the ultimate version of yourself that you are capable of being by aligning with the many shifts going on around your life!
Prayer for healing
Our Lady of the Ocean of Rebirth walks with you to help you to understand that your life has a certain amount of karmic burden. You are neither being penalised nor confronted with a “bad” scenario. Because your spirit is developed, it can deal with more than that of a person with a more youthful soul. So, in actuality, the significant troubles you may currently face are an indication of your soul’s personal enlightenment.
A good devotion for wholeness is, “I invoke the heavenly compassion and karmic healing of Mother Mary, who unconditionally adores me. I embrace your heavenly influence in every aspect of my life and praise you for providing me with spiritual gifts that serve my ultimate good. By my own will and union with divine love, let it be so!”
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There are times in our lives when we must accept inevitable change and allow things to come to a natural end.
The Judgment card is often referred to as a time of resurrection and awakening, a time when a phase or period of our life comes to an absolute end making way for dynamic new beginnings.
It may be that a long-term relationship or marriage has had its time and whilst it may feel painful to accept this finality, the Judgment card is saying try and accept that this is a time of fast-moving, positive change and action for you.
Whether it’s the end of a career, a time when your children have flown the nest, or a turn of events that make you wish your life was different, this card represents karmic change and it indicates that bigger and better things are yet to come into your life.
Quite often, fantastic events and opportunities follow sad and difficult challenges and this card can represent any events that may feel like ‘Judgment Day’ has come. Changes that may be indicated upon the appearance of this card can be significant, so this would not be a time for regret and fear but a time for courage and rejoicing in what you have achieved and what you are yet to achieve.
Your life may well pick up a pace when this card appears, so whatever future possibilities are indicated in your reading, these events may happen quite quickly.
If the Judgment card comes up in a reading about legal issues, it is a positive sign that any ruling will be in your favor. However, if this card is surrounded by negative cards, it may indicate legal battles ahead and the possibility of having a ruling made against you.
In general readings, if this card is surrounded by negative cards, it could be that the swift conclusions foretold by the positive aspect of this card may be delayed. This can mean that you are fearful of such significant change and may be ignoring opportunities that may well promise a brighter future.
I also feel that when this card comes up, it’s important to use your own judgment wisely and not to judge yourself too harshly. It is a signal for you to open your heart and mind to accept that all things come to an end and nothing lasts forever, yet for each ending there is always a new beginning.
Embrace such significant and inevitable change and a whole new world of opportunity can unfold for you – the Judgment card is a calling for you to be all that you can be.
My essence remains constant, despite my various appearances and names. Now and always, I am your adoring mother. Even during the times you felt isolated, I was always there for you. I am with you in both the good and the bad. Even when life doesn’t appear to be going your way, I’m there for you. Have trust that I’ll always be there for you, no matter what you’re dealing with.
Your happiness and safety are at the heart of my universe as your mother. With my presence in your world, you will have enormous spiritual strength and tranquillity. You, too, are a radiant being. By embracing your divine nature, you will help and assist others in moving from a state of suspicion and anxiety to one of compassion, generosity, and sheer delight. Even in the dead of night, my child, you exude spirituality!
What you need to know
When Mother Mary reveals her light face to us, it is quite simple to recognise her presence. Then, we sense her empathy, calm energy and kindness. However, it’s more difficult to perceive her being there when her face isn’t as bright. When we go through grief, anger, alienation, death, and other bad emotions, we may feel this way. She is always there for us, even while we are fighting our inner demons to keep afloat.
Her dark face is as warm and beautiful as her bright one. Mother Mary’s dark face, sometimes known as the Black Madonna, gives us all hope. You see, even when you’re sad or depressed, you’re secure in her loving arms. She provides you with unwavering brightness in the present and the future. She has come to answer your prayers because you are in desperate need of her. As you feel and then express your feelings in safety, remember that she is cradling you in her warm embrace
Prayer for healing
Picture a lovely river of sunlight streaming before your eyes while you sit calmly. Slowly, a lovely black face appears, subconsciously encouraging you to let go of your anguish. You sense the world’s pain in her beautiful, black eyes, but you instinctively understand that all will be well.
Permit yourself to offer her unconditional love as you pray, “Our Lady of the Dark Mysteries, I am so very grateful for every single one of your blessings! My Mother, I beg you to assist me. Work through me so that I may help the world in every manner possible. I pray for your advice and assistance so that I may carry out your desires.”
You arrive at the path of achieving and enjoying success…
The King of Pentacles represents someone who is unusually successful in business dealings and acquiring material possessions. I call this Pentacle “The Midas Touch” or “The Husband Card” in my deck. This King could represent you, a friend, family member, father figure, boss, lawyer, businessman, mentor, potential lover, potential marriage partner, or even an open enemy.
The Court Cards represent significant people who will enter your life. The Minor Arcana represents your choices and actions throughout the realization of your destiny. The Tarot card Kings represent authority, sound judgment, control, and strongly influence your current situation. The Pentacles represent your desire for material success, good health, and a happy home life.
Astrologically the King of Pentacles is related to the earth sign of Capricorn, the ambitious hardworking user of people and lover of things whose mind rules the heart and who is serious, traditional, economical, cautious and business-like, or domineering, egotistical, unforgiving, fatalistic, stubborn, inhibited and status-seeking.
The King of Pentacles astrological relatives are the planets Saturn (the structured teacher, lord of karma and lessons to be learned through trial and error), Venus (the morning and evening star that guides you to higher ideals. However, Venus is beauty or the beast. The beauty of a relationship that grows, or the beast of a relationship contract that could not achieve resolution and balance), and Mercury (the speed with how you gather information and think).
Symbolism
The King of Pentacles wears a golden crown decorated with red roses, yellow lilies, and a yellow and blue knotted laurel braid. The red roses represent the King’s passions, desires and actions, and the yellow lilies represent that the archetype is inspired with every step he takes. The tightly-knotted laurel braid indicates the King’s dedication, education, experience, and the status of his business achievements.
The King’s throne is decorated with goats (determination). Goats like to explore high vistas and climb the mountains of success.
The castle in the background represents goals and the solid foundation built to support these goals. The flag (announcement) flying over the blue (thought) roof may indicate that the archetype is thinking about announcing that a new business contract is in the works.
The King’s robe is decorated with grapevine leaves (growth) and red berries (the harvest of wealth). In one hand this archetype holds a globe scepter (indicating a businessperson who works worldwide). In the other hand the King holds one pentacle (new business opportunity).
The King shows only one steel boot, a sign that he would trample his would-be enemies if needed. The other boot is hidden because this King would never reveal all his cards.
My Interpretation of the King of Pentacles
The King of Pentacles has the Midas touch, is wealthy and loves the finer things in life. He embodies the combined royal qualities of the Tarot Kings with the earth-based qualities of the ambitious Capricorn mountain goat. He uses his authority, sound judgment, discipline, and his desire for structure to obtain status, social acceptance, a distinguished position, and financial security.
He is a financial genius, a business-savvy wizard, and a comfort seeking pleasure-lover. He is willing to work hard and may suffer many hardships in order to reach his goals and realize his dreams. Once he has obtained what he was pursuing, he is content to enjoy his well-earned rewards.
The King of Pentacles is a dedicated family man who follows tradition and expects the same from his partner and family members. He is the poster-boy of proper social behavior. He is solid as a rock and a good provider.
However, the King is always in control of his of environment or his castle. He handles conflicts by getting to the root of the problem to find the solution, and will also hold others accountable for their actions.
Positive Position: You may make solid business decisions and wise investments for yourself, a friend, family member, father figure, boss, lawyer, businessman, or mentor. The King may represent a potential lover or potential marriage partner, someone who is trusted, honest and dedicated and may sweep you off your feet. You may deal with an open enemy who has hidden intentions. See Note below.
Negative Position: You might be controlling, inflexible, rigid, nasty, and narrow minded. If you consider people to be unequal or of a lower social status, you may treat them badly. You may have trouble with a love relationship or your marriage may be in trouble. You could receive a bad performance review at work or lose your job. You may meet an open enemy who goes out of the way to ruin your reputation. See Note:
Note: You need to pull a clarifying card and cross the King of Pentacles to see if the energies are positive or negative to understand their intentions. Crossing cards indicate energies that need resolution. Swords = conflicts and challenges, Pentacles = growth and development, Wands = taking action with what you desire to achieve, Cups = love, feelings and emotions.
I have a wide range of resources at my disposal, so I can assist you in a number of ways. I will send one of my messengers to help you when you appeal to me. To help you see your way out of the gloom of your difficulties and into the light of your understanding, I always enlist the help of the angels.
You and those close to you will benefit from the assistance of my angels as they provide light on your road through dark times. Do not be afraid right now because you will be assisted by a heavenly army under my leadership so that your life will drastically improve!
What you need to know
It is time for something to alter in your world since you absolutely know that things can no longer remain as they are. Mother Mary is here to remind you that to receive assistance from the angels you need to simply ask. If you don’t do this, they won’t be able to intervene.
For those who have a problem they don’t know how to cope with, Mother Mary offers a very powerful message. The situation might even apply to someone other than you. Thankfully, as long as you do it with good intentions and aren’t attached to the outcome, it’s permissible to ask the angels for aid on behalf of another individual.
Prayer for healing
Envision that you are bathed in a warm glow that is lovely and therapeutic. As you breathe and calm your mind, take in all of the feelings that you are currently experiencing. You are able to sense that your cares and problems are drifting away, enabling you to feel much lighter.
When you feel ready, say the following prayer, “Our Lady, Who Sends the Angels, I kindly ask you to dispatch your angels to aid myself and others who need you. I am able to link with the divine kingdom through the joy and love that lives within me thanks to your compassionate force.”
The World points you towards a path of initial completion as you continue your journey through the seventy-eight passageways of growth. This is the next level up on your continuous cycle of change and is the final Major Arcana path.
Starting with the path of the Fool, you had to attend “The School of Hard Knocks” and learn very hard lessons to gain wisdom from mistakes and to become a stronger person. Today is a graduation.
Congratulations on climbing the last mountain of setbacks and struggles! You are receiving your diploma and standing at the gate of a fresh new start. The past does not hold you back anymore because you tied up all your loose ends and will not wander back in time and repeat old patterns that got you in trouble.
You are at the end of your journey, placing the final touches that allow the forging of new beginnings – the end of a cycle and the time of completion. You closed the doors to the past and are now opening the new doors to the future.
Remember, all endings bring new beginnings and this card reveals that yours will come very soon. When you reach the World on your journey, you will realize that you have finally reached an important point in your life’s education. Having grown, you should be proud of what you have accomplished and acknowledge the distance and time that it exacted.
Numerical Number 21: This number is related to working hard to achieve your goals and having learned the necessary lessons, closing the doors to the past. You will feel inspired and optimistic about the future and the new goals that are waiting for you to explore.
The World, enumerated 21, consists of: 2 (making a choice) + 1 (a new beginning) = 3 (rebirth, creating something new. You will expand, give birth to life and create something beautiful with people who are close to you).
The Element of Earth: The World is associated with the planet Saturn (wisdom received from making mistakes and rolling up your sleeves to do the hard work to complete your education).
Probable Outcome: You are experiencing self-completion and success. You are the commander and chief of your life, no longer ruled by old thoughts because you live in the now. You have tied up loose ends and everything is starting to fall in place.
You might receive recognition from others and feel respected and appreciated.
Possible Outcome: Things from the past rule your mind, or you still have loose ends that need to be tied up. This might be a time of frustration, delayed completion, or a stagnated situation, but not failure. Things are not moving as fast as you wanted.
It’s possible that you are not receiving recognition from others, or do not feel respected and appreciated.
Then again, you might not be able to channel the World’s energies into your life. If this is the case, then you are not willing to make changes because you are too structured.
It’s also possible that you unwilling to end a situation and your resistance to make this change indicates a delayed completion to achieve your dreams. You are still a student in the “School of Hard Knocks” because there is still more work to be done.
Timing: The World predicts that an important event may occur within the next 30 days.
The Strength card signifies mental, physical, and emotional power over trying circumstances. It frequently appears as a comforting omen when the querent feels as though they are being buffeted by the vicissitudes of life and need the inner resources to confront the trials set before them.These trials may take the form of an illness, hostility from others, or perhaps even the querent’s idiosyncratic foibles. Whatever difficulty Strength represents in a reading, it is a call to action to fortify one’s personal reserves and meet challenges with courage and integrity.
Strength is numbered 8 in the Major Arcana and, in accordance with Kabbalistic principles, the number 8 is the number of miracles and transcending the limitations of the physical world. The number 8 also bears a striking similarity to the occult symbol of the moebius which represents the interminable flow of the universe and the transmutation of energy from one form to another. From these observations, we can understand that the Strength card signifies that the querent is being urged to loose themselves from the fetters of their present limitations by using the firm knowledge that they have the ability to be more than what they currently are.The Strength card is associated with the sign of Leo which is ruled by the sun in astrology. The sun governs personal vitality, ego, and reputation. The sign of Leo rules the fifth house of the zodiac wheel which encompasses creative talents, romance, children, theatre, and artistic endeavours. These associations cement the principle that the Strength card symbolises transcending current constraints through the astute use of one’s personal resources and ingenuity.In the Rider Waite deck a female figure dressed in white is shown taming a lion. The Lion represents ego, pride, vanity and brute force, while the colour white symbolises moral purity and integrity of character. Through this imagery we can understand that by being upstanding and virtuous, a number of pitfalls can be overcome. The archetypes of the lion and the virtuous individual remaining unharmed by the lion is one that has recurred throughout history in various cultural mythologies. Androcles in Greek mythology and Daniel in the Old Testament are two notable examples, demonstrating that purity of character will protect one from the most savage circumstances. In energetic terms this is also true as it is said that the more morally upright and loving a person is, the less that strife and violence in their outer reality will be able to affect them, or even arise in the first place.In a love reading the Strength card can represent that a person of interest is a difficult creature to tame and that the querent is continually having to “be the bigger person” and use gentle but subversive tactics to entice them. More negatively, the Strength card can be indicative of a person of interest who has a bloated ego and expects the other partner to put all the effort into the relationship. In its most positive aspect, the Strength card can show that the querent will win over the object of their affections because of the purity of their character, and that their moral integrity will induce their love interest to lower their guard and be receptive to love.In a work or career reading Strength signifies persistence and extinguishing one’s inner critic to reach goals. It does not foretell guaranteed success but that the querent will battle any obstacles to the best of their ability and will draw on personal reserves to do so. In a negative context, the Strength card can foretell physical and emotional burnout because of a heavy work load.
Timing: Timing is dependent on card position within a spread but the period governing Leo may be pertinent.
Major Arcana: Card 8
Planetary Influence: Leo, 5th house of astrological wheel
Element: Water
Quality: Cardinal
Positive Aspects: inner resources, taming one’s darker side, persistence, moral purity, integrity, courage, breaking personal limitations
Negative Aspects: manipulation, physical burnout, failing health, one-sided effort in a relationship
My beloved child, it is within the sacred temple of your heart that the greatest treasures are kept. My initiations are holy. So, with this in mind, no matter what is currently happening in your life, have faith that I am behind it. Feel my loving guidance that helps you to step into who you truly are with faith, courage and trust.
I shower my grace upon you without holding anything back. All I ask of you right now is that you trust in me. I am holding your hand as you go on your journey. I imbue you with the courage you need to look inside yourself and others to see things as they truly are. Your reward will be riches beyond anything and everything you can imagine!
What you need to know
Perhaps it is easier to feel divine presence when times are good. When you’re celebrating or enjoying life and good fortune, you feel uplifted. However, during losses and challenges, it can be difficult to see the path that has been planned out for us. However, Mother Mary needs you to know that she is as much behind you in difficult times as she is when you’re loving life.
In her divine wisdom, she knows exactly what your heart can handle as well as how much upset you can bear in order to grow, learn and to move on in order to inspire and teach others. She is also aware that if you have everything you think you want, it might not always be for your greater good. Something more amazing may well be around the corner!
Prayer for healing
As you sit in quiet contemplation, open your heart up to the Holy Mother. Ask her to be with you and to help you in all that you do. Feel loved, cared for and held as you open your heart. Know that you are always safe with her in your corner. Whatever is going on in your life at present, whether good or not so good is initiating you into your heart power.
When you feel ready, say the following prayer, “I am initiated via the divine light of Mother Mary as the inner gate of my heart opens. Beautiful treasures and multiple blessings are bestowed upon me. From a place of grace, I lovingly share these with the world!”
The Hanged Man can signify some delays with something you are trying to do, and letting go.With delays, it’s very important to be able to distinguish the things you have control over in this life, and things you do not. When talking about creative work, David Lynch, the famed auteur and proponent of Transcendental Meditation, says “You concentrate on your work, you do the best you can, and when it comes time you release control, realizing it’s in the hands of fate.”
This idea isn’t only applied to creative work, though as a writer, I’m also well-versed in the art of waiting. Waiting for people to read my work, to publish it, waiting for that next-level career moment to come.Again, this is not strictly applicable only to people in the arts. We all want to get ahead in our careers, be at the end result, or get the end result of a situation, but right now this card says to learn to let go of the outcome.This also includes love and relationships. When you aren’t at the result you want, focus on the present and what you have control over. As a writer, I just keep producing more work, or try to spend time filling myself out more, trying to live a full life. I advise you to do the same in your own way.Control by letting go, and you’ll return to a more balanced state. Remember, everything in its own time.My mentor always says, the twilight zone between where we are and where we will be can be a time when we mentally get ourselves into trouble if we aren’t careful. So be aware, and trust.
As far as another version of letting go – a lot of us like to hold onto outdated ideas, thoughts, feelings for people who don’t belong to us. We torture ourselves, because when we release into the unknown, we are doing just that. The unknown isn’t easily defined, but with a little faith that it could hold something better, something that makes us new, something that expands our worlds, by focusing on possibility, that might make everything a little easier.
Don’t be afraid to let go of certain things so you can be exactly who you want to become. To try things that are new and what you might currently deem out of character. Let go, be you, be new.
Although you may have felt alone at times, this has never been the case, my dearest one. We’ve never been apart – not even for a second. I’m pleased when you’re happy. I mourn together with you as you cry sad tears. I’ve held you in my loving arms throughout your travels. Believe that nothing will ever be able to alter this. You’re always secure with me!
My child, I adore you for who you are. Because I am your mother, you can be free with me. When you’re upset with yourself, it affects me as well. Similarly, I am ecstatic when you adore your life! So, love yourself, care about the world, and keep loving me. You are the source of light that this world requires to prosper. Always keep this in mind!
What you need to know
The soul’s journey is never simple or easy. There are the happy times and the not-so-good periods to contend with. However, there is always an upside despite all of the pain, sorrow, regret and anxiety.You are the lovely human you are because of your sense of pure joy, pleasure, and happiness. And, you should respect both your experiences and yourself because you are the sum of both.
It is solely through being complete that we become able to allow the divine to express itself through us. As a result, it’s critical to open your heart and spirit to Mother Mary and all the glorious gifts she intends to give you in order to live to the best of your ability. Have confidence that you will be an agent of her grace as a result of this!
Prayer for healing
Calm your mind and envision yourself drenched in the brilliant glow of Mother Mary. You may sense absolute love and happiness encircling you. You’re both laughing at the same time, savouring every lovely moment! This is unquestionably delightful.
Say when you are ready, “Beautiful Mother, shining brilliant with your divine compassion, we are both one together! Stay by my side through all I do. Give me whatever I need to become the absolute best version of myself. I beg you to shower your nurturing light and love on my spirit at all times!”
Hālau 'Aha Hui Lānākila 