Balanced Choice ~ Tarot for 24 Jan 2017

Patterns continue in today’s tarot reading from my Morgan-Greer deck. A young woman stands before the water holding two swords crossed in front of her. She is blindfolded, a waxing crescent moon behind her. The 2 of Swords signifies going within, assessing all facts, arriving at a balanced decision.

Two nines and two sixes comprise the woman’s considerations with all suits represented as well as a card from the Major Arcana. The numerology is 5 or energetic change, interesting because of the pentagram spread. From The Complete Book of Numerology:

FIVE is the centre of the soul (feeling) plane and the very centre of the total Birth Chart. It is the spiritual number representing love and freedom of expression.¹

And from Numerology, The Complete Guide: Volume 1:

There is a time for expansion, for dealing with change, unexpected happenings, adventure. This lesson usually gives a person an abundance of talents in every direction, the capability of accomplishing almost anything for which an opportunity is presented— and many opportunities are presented. With the freedom that this abundance of talent and opportunity brings, life can be exciting. But the lesson is more difficult: the individual must learn the CONSTRUCTIVE use of FREEDOM.²

Beginning with the 9 of Pentacles, we see a beautiful dark-skinned woman, one of my favorite cards in this deck, gazing off in thought. A bird sits on her hand just over her shoulder, her other hand placing the grapes she’s just picked in a golden bowl on her lap. Her purple and green robe is adorned with 9 pentacles expressing wealth and abundance as she lives an active and productive life.

Moving over to the 9 of Cups, a rosy faced man stands smiling against nine cups in the background. Cups signify our emotional presence and nine, the fulfillment and completion illustrated in both cards. The six crossed laces on his vest signify a progression toward happiness with nine cups above on a blue table with a yellow background symbolizing happiness and fulfillment.

Equal weight is given to material and emotional fulfillment given the nine synchronicity.

Next we have the 6 of Wands showing a warrior home from battle on his noble white steed. A wreath hangs on his staff symbolizing victory in battle. His stoic look reflects weariness, his horse no longer on alert. The six denotes balance, community, and the Higher Self. The five other staffs behind him indicate he has support in battle and in life.

The Lovers finish out the reading depicting a man and woman in loving embrace. Four lilies emerge from the lush greenery, with a promise of another breaking through to the sunlight. Their nakedness illustrates their complete devotion to each other, unafraid to show that love to the universe. The Lovers suggests a balanced relationship with others as well as an integration of inner polarities. We experience not only our own individuality but how self is expressed through others. Choice, surrender to the process, and the blending of opposites are among the energies of The Lovers.

Looking at both six cards, integration of inner and outer expressions of self are reflected.

The young woman goes within to bring balance to heart and mind, aligning mind and body with Spirit. She reflects on matters of abundance, both practical and emotional, as she weighs a more solitary path with one of partnership. It’s not a choice she makes but an awareness of self that’s considered. The warrior spirit within protects hearth and home while the lover within brings a sense of integration and balance resulting in our emotional fulfillment and happiness.

The cards show a progression as well as equal weighted concerns. We can see with the 6 of Wands, protecting hearth, home, and community can result abundance and wealth illustrated by the 9 of Pentacles. And we can also see that through the The Lovers’ expression of integration, we find the emotional fulfillment depicted by the 9 of Cups.

The Lovers, from the Major Arcana, holds more weight than the other cards in the reading. Responsibility to the material aspects of our lives is important, but integration of our inner self allows us to love and be loved, our real foundation.

Choices made can either strike a balance between heart and mind or leave them working at cross purposes . Ideally we make the choice that blends both in a way that yields the most abundance and joy.

All things flow from love.

Blessed Be

 

References:

1. Phillips, David A.. The Complete Book of Numerology (p. 7). Hay House. Kindle Edition.
2. Goodwin, Matthew Oliver. Numerology, The Complete Guide: Volume 1 (Kindle Locations 303-307). Career Press. Kindle Edition.