"VII. The Chariot." THOTH TAROT CARD and "1. Ace of Cups" THOTH TAROT CARD: READING/s. These cards were pulled as a double reading. The Order of the reading is from left to right.

 

The Chariot, Major Arcana card number VII (7) from the Thoth Tarot, maintains Aleister Crowley's intricacy in merging various esoterica, and when initially looking at the card, one might not be overtly aware of how much Jewish mysticism via the Qabalah, influences The Chariot card.  But, it is abundant.  From the Four Pillars of the World, to which the knight sits under the canopy of the chariot.  With the Ten Stars or Diamonds imbedded into the Chest armour, representing the Ten Universes of the Assiah, which are, according to Qabalah mysticism, the Universes hold dark powers.  The Four Cherubs, from Christian teachings and also esoteric Christian beliefs, represent the Bull, Eagle, Man and the Lion.  All protective symbols at the throne of God.  The Knight holds the 'Holy Grail' which appears to reflect water, with the core representing blood, the lifeforce of the Universe within.  Sitting above the Knight is a image of a crab, as the card in astrological terms represents Cancer, on the bottom left side is the Hebrew letter Chet, which corresponds with Life and the number Eight.  And of the bottom right side, is the astrological symbol for Cancer.

My interpretation, within the context of randoming pulling this single card from the Thoth deck, would entail the mysticism of the self, of both the feminine and masculine, the two as one.  As the knight's form is shielded by its armour, we do not try and see what lies beneath it, therefore we must accept the mystery of its formlessness.  And be guided by its intrinsic wisdom, despite the knight holding a circular vessel of water, the blood in the middle is the reminder that life emanates from the pelvis, note the knight sitting cross legged, not standing.  Representing the feminine power in all of us, there is no duality.   Yet, the knight maybe an imposter, who has infiltrated the throne of so called higher wisdom, offering an alternative.  But do we accept? 

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"1.  Ace of Cups"  is Aleister Crowley touching upon Tantric Hindu, more so Kamakala practices, of the sexual union of male and female sexual discharge, seen as the sacred transmission of creation.   To which Crowley has attached his own Sex "Magick" rituals (a coined that he used) to the card, by adding wine and/or blood to the 'water' in the context of ceremonial usage.  In that sense, in relation to "blood", Crowley refers to the card as a symbolism of the "Yoni" be it the Sanskrit/Hindu/Tantric interpretation of the vagina, hence menstrual blood used in Kamakala Yantra rituals.  As Crowley explains the use of the card, "At the base of the Cup is the Moon, for it is the virtue of this card to conceive and to produce the second form of its Nature."

Reading:

The Yoni is sacred, it is the opening of existence, and will close it self for meditation.  Both must be seen as divine, and each action must be respected.  The masculine is also feminine, and the feminine is also masculine, both have the manifestation of the Yoni, beginning at the base of the pelvis, and axled down to the perineum. For the male, it has been hidden by manifestation of biology, but it can be awaken.  The female can assist, by teaching that the fluid is internal, the pleasure of life are temporary, but the flow continues on.  Know this flow, saviour this fluid, but only in ritual.  Elevate bliss to transcendance, and then release.  But, never take it for granted.  

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(A.Glass 2023, 2024, 2025)

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