The Emperor

​​MLXLOh, the emperor, the large and in charge card.  Well here comes a brush with authority or some figure in your life, more than likely a male.
The card itself is ruled by the astrological sign of Aries, a fire sign and first in the zodiac.  Which, in turn, Mars rules Aries.  

Think red hot, war, male, judge, lawyer.  Someone in power.  A pioneer or a very prolific person.
It also symbolizes hard work, stability, having things under control.  Are you on your way to a promotion? Or some advancement?  Or is it possible your companion is going to receive some promotion?
Aries-  This sign is the pioneer of the zodiac.  Brave, resilient, and never backs down and comes packed with a punch of tenacity as so long as other signs/placements and or houses in the chart do not quell these traits.  

Look at where the Emperor rests his hands, …on the rams.  This is the Aries association ram.  Ever see those guys battle it out? Headfirst, and yes, that is your Aires element to the Emperor.
I have an Aries moon.  I read on a post a while back that those with the moon in Aries are more animated than those with the sun in Aries.  I don’t know, my father is a sun in Aries, and crazy enough all four of the major planets he has are in Aries.  Well let me say this, the guy was in the military, did every sport under the sun, hardly slept, wrote a book despite being dyslexic and could have gone to college on a full-ride with a football scholarship.  Know anyone like that?  I don’t think my dad ever knew what the word failure meant.  In fact, I don’t think he cared to know it, feel it let alone consider it.  

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 There wasn’t anything my father wouldn’t have tried, and if he would have been born rich, I shudder to think about what other endeavors he would have jumped on.  Now, as he is older, he likes to fish.  Of course, he competes.  I went along for some bonding time.  Well, that didn’t work out, he critiqued my cast, made me change my lure ten times.  Not because he likes correcting anyone, he was so worried I wouldn’t catch anything and not have fun.  When I put my rod down, I said: “Dad, I came to bond, I can fish any time.”  He glanced down at the water and smiled.  He was quiet after that for a while, but then we just talked. But he made sure he caught his fish…Aries has to compete, at everything!  

Back to the Emperor, it is a good omen to have in your reading.  Maybe you are on the cusp of something important. Perhaps you are about to start a new fad, a new product line or something like that.  Are you getting ready for a competition?   Whatever it is that you have going on in your life, it means hard work and stability. 

The Empress in Tarot

What is the meaning when the Empress card appears?  
In astrology, The Empress card is ruled by air sign, Libra which represents the planet, Venus and the seventh house.  The symbol of Venus is placed near the bottom left on the card.
This card represents beauty, luxury, love, balance, and judgments.
The seventh house is a partnership house and most often associated with legality, marriage, partnerships, and contracts.
Depending on the reading, it can deliver deeper meaning to this card.
This card is usually a positive aspect and may represent conception.  You may not have a little one on the way, but you may have a new concept in your life at work or in your life philosophy.
The Empress wants you to look at what you have and realize this is a positive I would say this is a wonderful card in the tarot deck. However, the seventh house represents balance and many Libra's struggle with decisions.  Careful, too, this may represent a choice.   If there are few positive aspects, then it may represent a negative female influence.  Again, it depends are what type of reading is used. 

Mstifyd: Tarot- The Death Card

Mstifyd: Tarot- The Death Card:  I do not believe that drawing the death card is the worst thing in the world.  Besides, life is about a series of letting go.  Nothing sta...

Tarot- The Death Card

 I do not believe that drawing the death card is the worst thing in the world.  Besides, life is about a series of letting go.  Nothing stays the same and we as humans are always in a state of change, some for the good some for the bad.  If I am going through a bad time, I see the death card, I think it means a death of a bad situation.  

In astrology, the death card is associated  with Scorpio.  Scorpios are associated with death, rebirth and regeneration.  This sign tends to be very polarizing in that those born under this sign can rise to great heights or plummet to the bottom of the barrel.  I have personally known a few Scorpios in my day and putting it nicely, the definition of the negative side is quite true in my situation.  Scorpios come packed with a sting and some will stop at nothing to destroy you.  My main villain in the story is associated with these traits and represents someone I had the misfortune of ever having dealings with.  

The planet that rules Scorpio is Pluto. Another planet that is mysterious.  

If you conduct a reading and the death card surfaces, do pay attention to what kind of reading it is and where it shows up.  The death card can really turn into a good thing.  

The word death has such a negative connotation.  Sometimes the death of something is simply the birth of something new.  

The Lovers Card In Tarot

The Lovers card shows a naked man and woman standing beneath the angel, Raphael, whose name means ‘God heals’ and represents both physical and emotional healing. The angel blesses the man and woman and reminds them of their union with the Divine.

The couple stands in a beautiful, fertile landscape, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. Behind the woman stands a tall apple tree, with a snake winding its way up the trunk. The serpent and apple tree represent the temptation of sensual pleasures that may take one’s focus away from the Divine. Behind the man is a tree of flames, which represent passion, the primary concern of the man. The twelve flames suggest the twelve zodiac signs, the symbol of time and eternity. The man looks to the woman, who watches the angel, showing the path of the conscious to the subconscious to the super-conscious, or from physical desire to emotional needs to spiritual concerns.

The volcanic mountain in the background is rather phallic and represents the eruption of passion that happens when man and woman meet in full frontal nudity.

In astrology, the lovers card is associated with the 3rd house, and Gemini which is ruled by the planet Mercury. 

The Angel is a messenger of love and brings guidance from the heavens to help the man and woman. Similarly, Gemini rules the 3rd House of communication, information and messages.

Tarot The Priestess

What I want to point out first is, that there are 2 columns in this picture.  What modern day teachings, more so with certain religious establishments would have you believe is that the columns B and J represent King Solomon and the pillars from the old testament. B represents Boaz or negation or strength and J represents Jachin or establish.

However, I disagree.   Ever heard of the Free Masons?  I won’t go into a topic on them and the secret codes of society hidden in plain sight.  In particular columns are representative in much of their institution.  See the image.  

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They are believed to have many secrets within their society…just as the priestess holds what is hidden.  

What do I mean?  The priestess is associated with the Earth’s moon which in turn is rules the astrological sign of cancer.  Now what do we know about these topics?  Well first of all the moon is considered feminine, just as the sign of cancer is.  Priestess herself is considered what is hidden from us, mystery, feminism, emotions.  Now the card itself is associated with Virgo or the Virgin in astrology.  Another feminine aspect.  What do we know about Cancer witch is represented by the crab.  Well crabs are a mysterious lot.  They hide in their shell in live in the water, poke one and you get the snip! 

The priestess forces us to look for hidden truths. 

Anyway, I find it interesting that the Priestess that represents what is hidden, truly hides more from us even in representation of the columns.  The columns simply represent the duality of life.   Man and woman, duality and that we if you take a look at the image that comes from the Masonic Lodge, there again are depicted as columns.  On the card, which is number 2 card, I think what the columns represent are more than just some reference to the bible. 

Humans are simply a part of something so grand, that if we simply look beyond our scope for deeper meanings of things would help us live to our full potential.  Everything in our universe and the world as we know is requires balance.

In my books in the series Meridian Chronicles, I do reference tarot and astrology…but not in this depth. 

However, I also have riddles and mystery.   I write about the things that I do because even though my books are fiction, they are based on my truths, what life is to me.  That the universe requires balance and that not everything we see is on the surface.  Look beyond what we see for hidden meanings.   The protagonist in my series is named after something that we do not see, but exists - Meridian.  Our bodies have meridian lines and our planet has a meridian line.  

From the author's perspective, I love the priestess card because I am fascinated with the hidden and the unknown.  When she comes up in a reading depending on the placement- look beyond the surface for answers. 

Black Moon Lilith in Taurus

Black Moon Lilith in Taurus

In astrology you are more than your sun sign.  As of late, I have not written a lot on basic suns etc.  and at some point I will.  Right now I am really into writing about the signs we don’t usually talk about, the placements in a person’s chart that really expresses who they are. 

I started with asteroids, like Lilith.  Being my books are dark and about the occult, I can see why I gravitate toward writing about that.  So in my previous article on Black Moon Lilith I gave a snap shot of who she is etc. what it means.  Now I am going to write my interpretation of what it means when she is in a sign in a person’s chart.

So let’s get this straight, she is in everyone’s chart.  To know, you must know your time of birth and place.  So let’s talk about Black Moon Lilith in Taurus.  To understand it you need to know a little about Taurus. 

Taurus is the bull ruled by the planet Venus.  Those bon under this sign are sensuous, stubborn, determined, love the finer things in life, expensive items and luxury.  You will find the women born under this sign may be a bit of a ‘diva’ in some way in their life.  They also love good food, and I mean good food.  So how does this relate to black moon Lilith in a chart? 

Black Moon Lilith rules the dark side, your hidden sexual desires, things you wish to hide from the world and struggles.

Those with this placement may struggle with finding a secure income, have issues holding onto possessions etc.  Will resist change and will hold onto the same situation despite what is happening. Maybe the person has suffered a job loss and from that lost or couldn’t hold onto a source of income that was very important. 

This is not the worse placement; I have read about worse.  The best thing that these people can do, is learn to let go and move on if needed.  Find other resources to secure income and assets.  Don’t be afraid to let go of what isn’t working and that includes people and situations.