tarot
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The Rook
Divinities: Tishtrya, God of the Rains Month: Tir Zodiacal Constellation: Cancer Hero-work, a calling, card number seven is The Rook. Just like the chess piece, the word “rook” stems from the Persian, rokh meaning “chariot.” The card is ruled by the astrological sign Cancer, Latin for “the crab,” also popularly known in the West as…
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The Lovers
Divinities: Haurvatāt, the Archangel of Wholeness and Perfection & Guardian of Water; Vāyu-Vāta, the yazatas of Atmosphere-Wind Month: Xordād Zodiacal Constellation: Gemini Manthra: To Haurvatât, the master; to the prosperity of the seasons and to the years, the masters of holiness. haurvatâtô rathwô ýâiryayåsca hushitôish saredhaâibyô ashabe ratubyô. (Flowers, Original Magic, 93) A card of…
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The Fool
Divinity: Asmān, Guardian of the Sky Manthra: To the high, powerful heavens; to the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy ones. ashnô berezatô sûrahe vahishtahe angêush ashaonăm raocanghô vispô-hvâthrô. (Flowers, Original Magic, 96) Sometimes numbered zero, sometimes twenty-two, often not numbered at all, The Fool is a card of beginnings, or pre-beginnings. A carefree…
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