The Huntress Within ~ Tarot for 18 Jan 2017

The Devil card is so interesting in the Haindl tarot deck. A three-horned goat-like creature with three eyes is depicted, a crystal above its head and a snake below. Card fifteen of the Major Arcana, its numerology is six, or the I Am presence of self. Transformation and rebirth are depicted, the Devil appearing to look to the future with a sense of wonder. In other decks, the Devil looks controlling and menacing so I like this depiction. Reflecting our physical aspect of self, our instinctual nature is transformed and elevated by our Higher Self.

A card of Capricorn, the Hebrew letter Ayin or eye along with Algiz from the Elder Futhark appear at the top of the card suggesting higher consciousness and divine vision. We are protected with clear sight, our physical and nonphysical aspects of self in balance.

The Ace of Stones in the West is such a powerful card that aligns Spirit with matter. An eagle lands on a huge boulder, a rainbow in the distance, as above so below. Strength of purpose and stability are depicted by this card, Spirit manifesting into form.

Interference is the theme of the 8 of Swords. Eight swords cross in a pattern, threading through two trees. The hexagram from the I Ching is called Biting Through, or the use of power to overcome interference. Power has been exerted and things are brought to a standstill. Looking more closely at the card, we see the tree on the right bound more completely by the swords. Viewing the two trees as depicting polarity, the right side seems to be more constrained than the left.

Polarity of self is more than a balance between the feminine and masculine. It reflects the interaction of our nonphysical and physical aspects of Self, as well as our choice between service to self or others.

Biting Through is an interesting title for this twenty first hexagram or gua. Strength and Will, the Hunter and Huntress, we either retain or regain power by asserting control over the environment surrounding us. It would appear that the masculine side tends to control more than does the feminine side suggesting that moving in nonresistance might result in a better outcome.

Acting with compassion when asserting control gives the Huntress an edge over the authoritarian perspective of the Hunter, her wisdom reflecting the light of Divine Self. She reserves judgment, instead going with the flow, embracing each moment with grace, the Hunter trapped by his own thoughts and choices, more focused on control over others than of self.

The final numerology is 5 or change. It also reflects the downward pointing pentagram symbolizing matter controlling Spirit. An imbalance has resulted with this overemphasis on instinct and aggression, binding our thoughts into a focus on self. We’re experiencing a self-imposed resistance to needed change.

The wonder on the face of the goat-like Devil reflects amusement as well. His focus on the material aspects of form, allowing instinct alone to guide his choices, has only imprisoned him. And now he makes a new choice, his instincts in alignment with Higher Self awareness, the Hunter allowing the Huntress to emerge.

Blessed be the Huntress within..repressed no longer..extending love and light to all!