No Plans. Just Planets.
Mercury
Six months ago, close to the previous eclipses along the Cancer-Capricorn axis, Jasmine and I wedged our way through a shaft of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Tourists wilted on all sides from over-exertion or claustrophobia or heat...
The Alchemical Goddess
We're so lucky to work with a community of talented and supportive women. Today we're featuring writing from one of our good friends and collaborators, Colorado-based psychotherapist and all round magic lady: Kestrel Neathawk. Where the light meets the water and...
Lady and the Serpent
When did we learn to fear snakes? The Hebrew name for Eve, Hawwah (or Havvah or Chavah) has been translated to “mother of all living,” or simply “life” or “breath.” But scholars have also traced the etymology to words for serpent, possibly from the Phoenician snake...
The Hermit
No matter what deck you use, the Hermit never seems to look at you head-on. In this version, he buckles into the wheat, face barely even in profile. His hand forms the centre of the card, which is appropriate, given the Hebrew letter associated with the Hermit...
The Star
Here we find Nuit / Nuith / Nut, the Goddess of Night in her manifest (that is, physical) form. We studied this figure in our exploration of the Aeon card, which featured Nuit in her "formless form," back-bending in infinite space over Horus. That tension between form...
Death
This card is attributed to the letter Nun, which means fish; the symbol of life beneath the waters; life traveling through the waters. So begins Crowley's interpretation of the Death card. Ever a contrarian, he opens with an emphasis on life. This card is represented...
Ace of Swords
The Ace of Swords is the root of the Air element: the purest essence of Air, which we associate with the mind, words, and law. For what is law but language? Indeed, θέλημα, or "THELEMA" is inscribed on the blade: the Greek word for "will," or "the word of the law" for...
The Aeon
This has been one of the hardest Thoth cards for me to tap into: partly because I've read so many conflicting interpretations. Angeles Arrien describes the central gods as Osiris, in child and adult forms. Except the falcon-headed god at the centre is unambiguously...
The Lovers
My lasting sensory impression of this card is velvet—or another sumptuous textile, maybe polar bear fur. The Lovers is the 6th card of the major arcana and the first featuring more than one figure. The imagery is so Venusian, I might have assumed the correspondent...
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