by Madhavi Ghare | Decan Walk, Thoth, Knowledge, Numerology, Mythology, Marseilles, Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, Rider-Waite-Smith, Symbolism, Astrology, Tarot |
Today, let’s dive into the image of the 9 of Swords, connected with Mars in Gemini, and understand how Astrology has influenced or shown up in the card imagery. On our Decan Walk, we are now in the second Decan of Gemini.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Decan Walk, Rider-Waite-Smith, Symbolism, Astrology, Tarot, Thoth, Knowledge, Numerology, Mythology, Marseilles, Major Arcana, Minor Arcana |
As we continue our Decan Walk, we will look at the 8 of Swords, which is associated with Jupiter in Gemini. These 10 days, from the 21st of May to the 30th of May, are linked with the first 10 degrees or the first Decan of the Sign of Gemini.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Decan Walk, Mythology, Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, Rider-Waite-Smith, Astrology, Symbolism, Tarot, Thoth, Marseilles
Let’s continue our Decan Walk into the 3rd Decan of Taurus, which is linked with Saturn in Taurus. This is also associated with the 7 of Pentacles from the Tarot. Let’s get into this Decan and understand what’s going on.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Decan Walk, Thoth, Knowledge, Numerology, Mythology, Kabbala, Marseilles, Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, Rider-Waite-Smith, Symbolism, Tarot, Astrology
Today, we continue our Decan Walk journey, delving into the fascinating world of Astrology through the lens of the Tarot Cards. This is the Decan of Moon in Taurus, which is linked to the 6 of Pentacles. Let’s study the Astrology of this pairing and explore how these energies manifest in the card’s meaning.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Tarot, Major Arcana, Rider-Waite-Smith, Symbolism, Tarot in Real Life, Knowledge, Mythology |
One of the key Hermetic Principles is: As Above So Below. I was thinking about the state of our world and then I remembered this principle, and I began to wonder.
The world has always been a mess. It is a mess that we human beings have created and kept on escalating to even bigger and higher levels of messy. According to the concept of “As Above So Below”, then it also means that this mess just got way more messier!
As always, I use my Tarot Cards to help me make sense of this mess. Let’s explore these thought processes, shall we!
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge, Mythology |
The myth of Isis and Osiris is an immortal story of love, betrayal and revenge. And several images / symbols that relate to this egyptian myth find their way on the images of the Tarot cards. Today, let’s have a look at the myth of Isis and Osiris.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge, Mythology
The Chariot card in the Tarot deck is often linked to the story of Oedipus, a Greek Myth about a king who fulfilled a gruesome prophecy by killing his own father and subsequently marrying his own mother. Sigmund Freud has also immortalized this story by coining the words ‘Oedipus Complex’ to define an unconscious desire within the mind of a boy to kill his father and marry his mother.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Knowledge, Mythology |
Hidden within the different symbols of the High Priestess card is the story of Persephone. Drawn from Greek Mythology, this story is a fascinating look into the hidden depths suggested by the High Priestess card. Today lets look into this story, and understand its connection with that card and its symbols.
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