The Art of Interpreting Symbolic Language: The Pinecone Courtyard of the Vatican
I chose the Pinecone Courtyard of the Vatican to demonstrate how to interpret symbolic language not only because it includes several different disciplines, but because the process it provides instruction for is profound in the spiritual sense. This interpretation is not based on religion, per se, but on the...
“17” – The Star, Hope, and Rebuilding after the Destruction of Illusion
In the Hermetic Arcane of the Tarot, the archetypal idea of the “starâ€, which is Key 17, follows the “the Lightning Struck Tower†(Key 16) which represents the destruction of illusion (Key 15) and is what prompts the “the dark night of the soul†as an identity crisis that...
“16” – The Lightning Struck Tower, Destruction of Illusion, and the Dark Night of the Soul
The major Arcane of the Tarot, also known as the “Hermetic textsâ€, is comprised of 22 Universal Archetypes that operate simultaneously on multiple planes through the “creative process†conducted through the utilization of the 10 primary Universal Laws that govern all material manifestation. The first 11 principles involve the...
“The Power of 7” – The Birth of Christ, the New Moon, and Annular Solar Eclipse
In our modern world of excessive materialism we’ve lost the essential meaning of life as a soul. Rituals and festivals of various kinds are designed to take us deeper into the hidden meaning of things where we can tap into the spiritual powers involved. Anytime we have a unique...
“14” – The Art of Transmutation and Regulating Your Vibratory Frequency
The symbolic interpretation of the Tarot card 14 - Temperance by Dr. Linda Gadbois...
“13” – The Principle of Death, Regeneration, and Birth
There’s probably no number or idea that has been consistently misinterpreted to instill fear as a misunderstanding of the principle involved than this one. Yet by examining the occult meaning of this number we can gain a new understanding of the universal law it represents as the means of...