Sun: Taurus
Moon: Waning Gibbous (in Capricorn)

Tonight I am asking the spirits how I can better be open to their messages and communications.

Images from the Alchemical Tarot (copyright Robert M. Place): Used with Permission

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It seems as though the Knight of Staffs represents where I am now. Proud of myself and my accomplishments. The power of my will, of my ability to work my will, is a blazing torch that i hold firmly, sometimes jauntily.

But the light my fiery staff sheds upon the world hides as much as it reveals. To see and hear better, to communicate better I must find the waters of understanding. There is the recognition that each emotion and perception I have, no matter what shape it may take is in its own way a part of the communication, of my communion with the universe. And no matter how I may turn myself or my attention, my thoughts, perceptions, and emotions will not leave me in peace unless I have addressed their vessel and prepared myself to be emptied.

With that emptiness, that quietness of mind and spirit I stand to become the Hierophant. He who sits on the boundaries of the mundane, neither well lit nor truly shrouded, he is keen and observant to the portents and movements of the world around him, as well as listening to the voices of spirits and gods in his ears.

It seems I need to spend some of my energy on emptying myself. I have felt many times that my insides are too busy. It feels as though emptying myself, giving myself real quiet well make room for a stronger communion with the subnoumenal world.

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On a related note. I am going to try to do some of this work at least 4 or 5 times a week. Daily would be ideal, but I’m not going to set up an unrealistic expectation. As a result, I’m going to be doing a lot of divination and spirit work. If you’ve got a question or query you’d like me to read for please let me know and I’ll be glad to do so. I won’t use your reading here without your express permission. Comment or email me!