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it represents is an extremely secret process. Beneath his chariot is the calm and
stagnant water of a lake upon which rain falls heavily.
The whole symbolism of this card is exceedingly complicated, for Scorpio is the most
mysterious of the Signs, and the manifested portion of it symbolized by the eagle is
in reality the least important part of his nature.
The moral characteristics of the person pictured in this card are subtlety, secret
violence, and craft. He is intensely secret, an artist in all his ways. On the surface he
appears calm and imperturbable, but this is a mask of the most intense passion. He
is on the surface susceptible to external influences, but he accepts them only to
transmute them to the advantage of his secret designs. He is thus completely
without conscience in the ordinary sense of the word, and is therefore usually
distrusted by his neighbours. They feel they do not, and can never, understand him.
Thus he inspires unreasonable fear. He is in fact perfectly ruthless. He cares
intensely for power, wisdom, and his own aims. He feels no responsibility to others,
and although his abilities are so immense, he cannot be relied upon to work in
harness.
In the Yi King, the airy part of Water is represented by the 61st hexagram, Kung Fu.
This is one of the most important figures in the Yi: it "moves even pigs and fish, and
leads to great good fortune''. Its dignities and correspondences are manifold and
great; for it is also a "big Li", the trigram of Sol formed by doubling the lines. By
shape it suggests a boat, but also the geomantic figure of Cancer, Saturn in
Capricornus.
This card is in consequence one of great power; Libra going over into Scorpio is of
tremendous, active, critical energy and weight. To such people good will, sincerity,
and right mating are the essentials of success; their danger is overweening ambition.
PRINCESS OF CUPS
The Princess of Cups represents the earthy part of Water; in particular, the faculty of
crystallization. She represents the power of Water to give substance to idea, to
support life, and to form the basis of chemical combination. She is represented as a
dancing figure, robed in a flowing garment on whose edges crystals are seen to
form.
For her crest she wears a swan with open wings. The symbolism of this swan
reminds one of the swan in oriental philosophy which is the word AUM or AUMGN,
which is the symbol of the entire process of creation. [See, for a full analysis and
explanation of this Word, Magick, pp. 45.]
She bears a covered cup from which issues a tortoise. This is again the tortoise
which in Hindu philosophy supports the elephant on whose back is the Universe. She
is dancing upon a foaming sea in which disports himself a dolphin, the royal fish,
which symbolizes the power of Creation.
The character of the Princess is infinitely gracious. All sweetness, all voluptuousness,
gentleness, kindness and tenderness are in her character. She lives in the world of
Romance, in the perpetual dream of rapture. On a superficial examination she might
be thought selfish and indolent, but this is a quite false impression; silently and
effortlessly she goes about her work.
In the Yi King, the earthy part of Water is represented by the 41st Hexagram, Sun.
This means diminution, the dissolution of all solidity. People described by this card
are very dependent on others, but at the same time helpful to them. Rarely, at the
best, are they of individual importance. As helpmeets, they are unsurpassed.
KNIGHT OF SWORDS
The Knight of Swords represents the fiery part of Air; he is the wind, the storm. He
represents the violent power of motion applied to an apparently manageable
element. He rules from the 21st degree of Taurus to the 20th degree of Gemini. He
is a warrior helmed, and for his crest he bears a revolving wing. Mounted upon a
maddened steed, he drives down the Heavens, the Spirit of the Tempest. In one
hand is a sword, in the other a poniard. He represents the idea of attack.
The moral qualities of a person thus indicated are activity and skill, subtlety and
cleverness. He is fierce, delicate and courageous, but altogether the prey of his idea,
which comes to him as an inspiration without reflection.
If ill-dignified, the vigour in all these qualities being absent, he is incapable of
decision or purpose. Any action that he takes is easily brushed aside by opposition.
Inadequate violence spells futility. "Chimaera bombinans in vacuo".
In the Yi King, the fiery part of Air is represented by the 32nd hexagram, Hang. This
is the first occasion on which it has been simple to demonstrate the close technical
parallelism which identifies Chinese thought and experience with that of the West.
For the meaning is long continuance: "perseverance in well-doing, or continuously
acting out the law of one's being", as Legge puts it in his note on the hexagram; and
this seems incongruous with the Qabalistic idea of violent energy applied to the least
stable of the elements. But the trigram of Air also indicates wood; and the hexagram
may have Suggested the irresistible flow of the sap, and its effect in strengthening
the tree. This conjecture is supported by the warning in line 6: "The topmost line,
divided, shows its subject exciting himself to long continuance. There will be evil."
Allowing this, the image of "the extended flame of mind", as Zoroaster calls it, may
well be subjoined to the former description. It is the True Will exploding the mind
spontaneously. The influence of Taurus makes for steadiness, and that of the first
decanate of Gemini for inspiration. So let us picture him, "integer vitae scelerisque
purus", a light-shaft of the Ideal absorbing the entire life in concentrated aspiration,
passing from earthy Taurus to exalted Gemini. Here, too, is shewn (as in the Yi) the
danger to the subject of this symbol; for the first decan is the card called
"Interference"; or, in the old pack, "Shortened Force".
QUEEN OF SWORDS
The Queen of Swords represents the watery part of Air, the elasticity of that
element, and its power of transmission. She rules from the 21St degree of Virgo to
the 20th degree of Libra. She is enthroned upon the clouds. The upper part of her
body is naked, but she wears a gleaming belt and a sarong. Her helmet is crested by
the head of a child, and from it stream sharp rays of light, illuminating her empire of
celestial dew. In her right hand, she bears a sword; in her left hand, the newly
severed head of a bearded man. She is the clear, conscious perception of Idea, the
Liberator of the Mind.
The person symbolized by this card should be intensely perceptive, a keen observer,
a subtle interpreter, an intense individualist, swift and accurate at recording ideas; in
action confident, in spirit gracious and just. Her movements will be graceful, and her
ability in dancing and balancing exceptional. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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it represents is an extremely secret process. Beneath his chariot is the calm and
stagnant water of a lake upon which rain falls heavily.
The whole symbolism of this card is exceedingly complicated, for Scorpio is the most
mysterious of the Signs, and the manifested portion of it symbolized by the eagle is
in reality the least important part of his nature.
The moral characteristics of the person pictured in this card are subtlety, secret
violence, and craft. He is intensely secret, an artist in all his ways. On the surface he
appears calm and imperturbable, but this is a mask of the most intense passion. He
is on the surface susceptible to external influences, but he accepts them only to
transmute them to the advantage of his secret designs. He is thus completely
without conscience in the ordinary sense of the word, and is therefore usually
distrusted by his neighbours. They feel they do not, and can never, understand him.
Thus he inspires unreasonable fear. He is in fact perfectly ruthless. He cares
intensely for power, wisdom, and his own aims. He feels no responsibility to others,
and although his abilities are so immense, he cannot be relied upon to work in
harness.
In the Yi King, the airy part of Water is represented by the 61st hexagram, Kung Fu.
This is one of the most important figures in the Yi: it "moves even pigs and fish, and
leads to great good fortune''. Its dignities and correspondences are manifold and
great; for it is also a "big Li", the trigram of Sol formed by doubling the lines. By
shape it suggests a boat, but also the geomantic figure of Cancer, Saturn in
Capricornus.
This card is in consequence one of great power; Libra going over into Scorpio is of
tremendous, active, critical energy and weight. To such people good will, sincerity,
and right mating are the essentials of success; their danger is overweening ambition.
PRINCESS OF CUPS
The Princess of Cups represents the earthy part of Water; in particular, the faculty of
crystallization. She represents the power of Water to give substance to idea, to
support life, and to form the basis of chemical combination. She is represented as a
dancing figure, robed in a flowing garment on whose edges crystals are seen to
form.
For her crest she wears a swan with open wings. The symbolism of this swan
reminds one of the swan in oriental philosophy which is the word AUM or AUMGN,
which is the symbol of the entire process of creation. [See, for a full analysis and
explanation of this Word, Magick, pp. 45.]
She bears a covered cup from which issues a tortoise. This is again the tortoise
which in Hindu philosophy supports the elephant on whose back is the Universe. She
is dancing upon a foaming sea in which disports himself a dolphin, the royal fish,
which symbolizes the power of Creation.
The character of the Princess is infinitely gracious. All sweetness, all voluptuousness,
gentleness, kindness and tenderness are in her character. She lives in the world of
Romance, in the perpetual dream of rapture. On a superficial examination she might
be thought selfish and indolent, but this is a quite false impression; silently and
effortlessly she goes about her work.
In the Yi King, the earthy part of Water is represented by the 41st Hexagram, Sun.
This means diminution, the dissolution of all solidity. People described by this card
are very dependent on others, but at the same time helpful to them. Rarely, at the
best, are they of individual importance. As helpmeets, they are unsurpassed.
KNIGHT OF SWORDS
The Knight of Swords represents the fiery part of Air; he is the wind, the storm. He
represents the violent power of motion applied to an apparently manageable
element. He rules from the 21st degree of Taurus to the 20th degree of Gemini. He
is a warrior helmed, and for his crest he bears a revolving wing. Mounted upon a
maddened steed, he drives down the Heavens, the Spirit of the Tempest. In one
hand is a sword, in the other a poniard. He represents the idea of attack.
The moral qualities of a person thus indicated are activity and skill, subtlety and
cleverness. He is fierce, delicate and courageous, but altogether the prey of his idea,
which comes to him as an inspiration without reflection.
If ill-dignified, the vigour in all these qualities being absent, he is incapable of
decision or purpose. Any action that he takes is easily brushed aside by opposition.
Inadequate violence spells futility. "Chimaera bombinans in vacuo".
In the Yi King, the fiery part of Air is represented by the 32nd hexagram, Hang. This
is the first occasion on which it has been simple to demonstrate the close technical
parallelism which identifies Chinese thought and experience with that of the West.
For the meaning is long continuance: "perseverance in well-doing, or continuously
acting out the law of one's being", as Legge puts it in his note on the hexagram; and
this seems incongruous with the Qabalistic idea of violent energy applied to the least
stable of the elements. But the trigram of Air also indicates wood; and the hexagram
may have Suggested the irresistible flow of the sap, and its effect in strengthening
the tree. This conjecture is supported by the warning in line 6: "The topmost line,
divided, shows its subject exciting himself to long continuance. There will be evil."
Allowing this, the image of "the extended flame of mind", as Zoroaster calls it, may
well be subjoined to the former description. It is the True Will exploding the mind
spontaneously. The influence of Taurus makes for steadiness, and that of the first
decanate of Gemini for inspiration. So let us picture him, "integer vitae scelerisque
purus", a light-shaft of the Ideal absorbing the entire life in concentrated aspiration,
passing from earthy Taurus to exalted Gemini. Here, too, is shewn (as in the Yi) the
danger to the subject of this symbol; for the first decan is the card called
"Interference"; or, in the old pack, "Shortened Force".
QUEEN OF SWORDS
The Queen of Swords represents the watery part of Air, the elasticity of that
element, and its power of transmission. She rules from the 21St degree of Virgo to
the 20th degree of Libra. She is enthroned upon the clouds. The upper part of her
body is naked, but she wears a gleaming belt and a sarong. Her helmet is crested by
the head of a child, and from it stream sharp rays of light, illuminating her empire of
celestial dew. In her right hand, she bears a sword; in her left hand, the newly
severed head of a bearded man. She is the clear, conscious perception of Idea, the
Liberator of the Mind.
The person symbolized by this card should be intensely perceptive, a keen observer,
a subtle interpreter, an intense individualist, swift and accurate at recording ideas; in
action confident, in spirit gracious and just. Her movements will be graceful, and her
ability in dancing and balancing exceptional. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]