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Cooperative tarot readings

Hey all!

I’ve been tossing something around in my head for a while now. I’ve been reading tarot cards for over 10 years and have had many different and interesting experiences in it. Here’s the deal, long ago when i was full-time year long traveling, one of my traveling companions also read tarot. We started this joint tarot readings, for ourselves and others, where we both took our very much different decks, and combined them within one reading. Almost like a meeting of tarot minds. The results were very exciting 90% of the time. So i propose practicing much the same thing. with that being said I’m lookin for a fellow tarot reader to join me in this exercise. If anyone is interested hit me up on here, Facebook or my email addy: gottome@yahoo.com.

 

MadQueen’s First Tarot Reading on Infinity Network

This is the first tarot reading I ever did on Infinity Network.  The reading was for the group overall and it’s impact.

I used a 10 Card Tree of Life Layout.

This reading was initially one of the primary motivators for me to stay involved, other than the people within the group that I have grown to love.

I think it represents Infinity Network nicely thus far.

June 10, 2010
10- group/ plan at present, external circumstances.

Hanged Man: he is upside-down in this life, material concerns are not his. His weight suspends from the rose in the center of the cross of elements, as his center of gravity is dependent on the guidance of the spirit rather than material needs. His head, the center of intelligence, is brought down to earth, where the light of spiritual guidance that envelopes it may shine in the darkness of his own ignorance. His clothes are rainbow colored to show that his higher self shines through the whole spectrum of his affairs. The patchwork pants show that he is aware that each part of life, and each individual, is just sections of the WHOLE. Gaining understanding that life is a just a reflection, a stage on which life is acted out as a cosmic play. Self sacrifice, especially in the sense of work done for others without reward or at the expense of lower desires.

 

9- lies behind the situation, not immediately obvious- hidden motivation or worries.

Virtue: independence

Vice:  idleness

9 of Discs: Prudence- A large figure 9 is reached by 9 discs, suggesting stepping stones, across the river. The darker stones in the front suggest relative ignorance, but get lighter as they move towards their destination, showing that knowledge is gained in stages.

 

8+7 are paired as the Mind Sphere

 

8-position of mental functions, communication and learning, what is affecting the mind most at the time

8 of swords: Conflict- 8 swords cross and pierce each other, drawing drops of blood. The
background is muffled. The lower circle is that of the lower mind, when it rejects opposition it can prevent itself from being the reflection of the higher circle, or higher mind.

 

7-seat of emotion or desire:

Queen of Cups: Contemplation- She is water of water, the creative essence of self. She is represented by the eagle, the winged creature symbolic of water. The full moon mirrors the sun and is above the sea in all its depth and beauty.

 

6- heart center: influence of higher self/ purpose on circumstance:

2 of discs: Unity- The figure 2, made of rose stems, bears a white rose for purity and divinity, and a red rose for earthly nature, representing the union of the pure desire of the spirit with the personal desire of self.

 

5- shows direction the revolutionary part of self operates, traditionally associated with fear, or bad habits that need to be dropped- unrealized destructive force, but also can highlight positive aspects of the base of operation:

The Fool: symbolic picture of divine spark, the ancient child soul of man. Shown before the fall of Manifestation, playing with the symbols of the elements as if they were toys. Symbolizes the EVOLUTIONARY journey through life. Can also show the folly of proceeding on a course
of action while ignoring likely pitfalls.

 

4- Center of Stability and How you rule your own kingdom, base of operation.

King of Swords: Intuition- He holds the sword as a lightning or energy conductor. He is alert, even tense, on a throne of feathers above clouds of illusion in windy, lightning filled sky. The king shows the highest level of mental functioning and “flash” of intuition.

 

2+3 are Paired as the Sex Spheres

Female is sphere of formation Male sphere is condition before formation

 

3- sphere of feminine principal, infuses everything we believe we are& how we experience the world. Basic formation of journey:

8 of Discs: The figure of Mercury has constructed the 8 out of metal with a hammer and chisel. Sparks fly from the blows of the hammer, holes in 8 are representation of the suit of discs. The chessboard background and Mercury’s physical labor suggests mental skill being applied to physical tasks and work.

 

2-Sphere of masculine principal, outward moving force- what is aimed for on other levels and spiritual/ magic aspirations:

4 of Wands: Completion: 4 wands form a square, within which the 4 is perfectly fit, indicating completion according to design.

 

 

1- The Alpha and Omega, beginning and ending- shows root cause and gives pattern to the reading.

Queen of Swords: Reason- Red hair to indicate vibrant activity, dressed in blue to symbolize intelligence. Symbol of alchemy on her throne to show that her reasoning encompasses all levels including qualities of the soul and compassion. Her power leads to truthful analysis and faith in the evolution of self and self mastery.

 

 

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Zodiac Sigil Maker

The 13 Twins of the Zodiac: English Alphabet Key of Forms

 A Universal Language of the Aeons

Using the key above for connection points, the below wheel of the zodiac can be utilized to create a working alphabet of desire or as a simple sigil maker.   Play with creating different glyphs by various methods. This sigil maker allows for both using all letters in a word or phrase or dropping vowels if you prefer.   You can connect the points with either straight lines like in the above sigil for power, or you can allow it to be more free flowing as shown in the sigil for health below.  Another method is to alternate between connecting the points at the inner and outer sections of the circle as shown in the example below.

This sigil maker is allows for use of a predefined system of formation that is not specific in associations to any particular magical path but is incorporated by many. You can pull as many associations as you wish to layer your glyphs with meaning, such as things from perhaps astrology, mythology, tarot, or astronomy to name just a few.  These things make this extremely useful for partner or group work, allowing idiosyncratic formation and layering to intertwine on an agreed upon reference base.

Edgar Allan Poe and Evocation of Anchors in Poetry

The Bells

by Edgar Allan Poe

 

[01:56] <@MadQueen> <.<
[01:56] <@MadQueen> >.>
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  HEAR the sledges with the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Silver bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen> What a world of merriment their melody foretells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>           How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 In the icy air of night !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>           While the stars that oversprinkle
[01:56] <@MadQueen>           All the heavens, seem to twinkle
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 With a crystalline delight ;
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              Keeping time, time, time,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              In a sort of Runic rhyme,
[01:56] <@MadQueen> To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>       From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>    From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
[01:56] <@MadQueen>   Hear the mellow wedding bells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Golden bells!
[01:56] <@MadQueen> What a world of happiness their harmony foretells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>           Through the balmy air of night
[01:56] <@MadQueen>           How they ring out their delight !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 From the molten-golden notes,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      And all in tune,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 What a liquid ditty floats
[01:56] <@MadQueen>       To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      On the moon !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              Oh, from out the sounding cells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen> What a gush of euphony voluminously wells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      How it swells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                     How it dwells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 On the Future ! how it tells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 Of the rapture that impels
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              To the swinging and the ringing
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 Of the bells, bells, bells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>      Of the bells, bells, bells, bells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>     To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  Hear the loud alarum bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                           Brazen bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>            In the startled ear of night
[01:56] <@MadQueen>            How they scream out their affright !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 Too much horrified to speak,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 They can only shriek, shriek,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                           Out of tune,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  In a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  In a mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic fire,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    Leaping higher, higher, higher,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    With a desperate desire,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 And a resolute endeavor
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 Now — now to sit or never,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>            By the side of the pale-faced moon.
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    Oh, the bells, bells, bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    What a tale their terror tells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                           Of Despair !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         How they clang, and clash, and roar !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         What a horror they outpour
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  On the bosom of the palpitating air !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>            Yet the ear, it fully knows,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                  By the twanging,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                  And the clanging,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              How the danger ebbs and flows ;
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         Yet, the ear distinctly tells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>               In the jangling,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>               And the wrangling,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         How the danger sinks and swells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  By the sinking or the swelling in the anger of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    Of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        Of the bells, bells, bells, bells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>               Bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>     In the clamour and the clangour of the bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>     Hear the tolling of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                       Iron bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>  What a world of solemn thought their monody compels !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         In the silence of the night,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         How we shiver with affright
[01:56] <@MadQueen>      At the melancholy meaning of their tone !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             For every sound that floats
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              From the rust within their throats
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                     Is a groan.
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             And the people — ah, the people –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             They that dwell up in the steeple,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                   All alone,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>            And who, tolling, tolling, tolling,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 In that muffled monotone,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             Feel a glory in so rolling
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 On the human heart a stone –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>       They are neither man nor woman –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>       They are neither brute nor human –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                    They are Ghouls: –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             And their king it is who tolls ;
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             And he rolls, rolls, rolls, rolls,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Rolls
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 A pæan from the bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             And his merry bosom swells
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 With the pæan of the bells !
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             And he dances, and he yells ;
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        Keeping time, time, time,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        In a sort of Runic rhyme,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 To the pæan of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                     Of the bells :
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        Keeping time, time, time,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        In a sort of Runic rhyme,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                 To the throbbing of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              Of the bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                  To the sobbing of the bells ;
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         Keeping time, time, time,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>             As he knells, knells, knells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>         In a happy Runic rhyme,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                  To the rolling of the bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>              Of the bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                  To the tolling of the bells,
[01:56] <@MadQueen>        Of the bells, bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>                      Bells, bells, bells –
[01:56] <@MadQueen>     To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

 

This poem is one of my absolute favorite examples of beautifully executed iambic pentameter.  It evokes emotions with not only with the descriptions but also with the overall sounds of the vowels, and words used to make those descriptions. They have been programmed in layers since birth from everyday life and interaction with society. The poet sees the layers and will utilize as many as possible concurrently.

These are the tools a poet needs to perform an anchor evocation.

  • The “feel” of words.
  • Their definitions.
  • The theatrical presentation and conveyance of the message.

These things all help to illicit responses responses in the reader predicted by probability and anchored by previously experienced emotions.  Using sound is a subtle way of affecting  the reader and  getting the subconscious reaction the author intends. When this is used in tune with the words chosen it’s a powerful evocative of a magical act; combining conscious and subconscious layers of effect and consensual culturally ingrained symbolism.

An example in The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe is the sprialing change of tone and feeling  from”light and merry” to ”dark and terrifying” at the end.  The use of wording such as “the tintinnabulation that so musically wells” is a stark contrast to “what a world of solemn thought their monody compels”.

This is direct conscious manipulation of basic minor emotional anchors.

To add to the power of of its delivery the indentations and offset of the above text was done purposely in an attempt to match the way Poe originally wrote it. There is debate among scholars as to what, if any, importance this may have. However most will agree that the undulations of words create a unique form and face to the poem.

Forms, shapes, patterns and outlines can all illicit an almost intuitive response by a programmed reaction. It seems the shape of the poem is to assist with the overall “falling” theme synthesized on multiple levels and layers within the piece.

 

Fare thee well wordslingers. And we are well met