"XIII Death" THOTH TAROT CARD and "6 of disks. Success" THOTH TAROT CARD: READING/s. These cards were pulled as a double reading. The Order of the reading is from left to right.

 

"XIII Death" reading:

Do not fear Death, for it is the great cleanser, the great educator.  Life is short, so do not squander it.  What all, must be, all must return.  When the body breaks down, and the skeleton remains, there is very little difference between the female and male.  They are only material illusions of the self.  You are nothing.  Remember this, and repeat.  You are nothing.  So, be free from the burden of life, and free from the spectra of death.  Yet, hold true to the symbolism of rebirth.  The scorpion shows its defiance to the end, it lives within its perpetual aggression, and when faced with aversion, it kills itself.  Always poised, without a qualm, for self annihilation.  The fish swims free, aware and unaware that its time could be near.  The snake, is rebirth personified, the sliverer between worlds, detached from life and death. And one has to admire its gelid resolve.  Yet it is the Eagle, the flies above above the Earthly realm.  Eyes afixed, looking for prey, it misses nothing, but in its chaotic irony, even the most shrewd and wise must face the end.  See, the scythe of Death as it cuts through life, it also creates bubbles, renewing life.  A dying God is also a dying Star, yet it is the necessity for renewal.  Light is eternal, its photons travel for all eternity through the cosmos.  Death releases the spirit, and this spirit in the end, must be released.  But, for now live.  Live how you wish, as you are nothing, you will rejoice in this day.  And be reborn in the moment.

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"6 of Disks.  Success" 

One of Aleister Crowley's more concise and esoteric cards, detailing his fondness for astrology and Jewish Qabalah, or at least the hermetism borrowed version aka "The Tree of Life".  Also noted with the card, is his interest in number symbolism, starting with 6, being the Tiphareth from the Tree of Life, which represents "beauty, harmony and balance", which was probably borrowed from Greek mythology of the goddess Venus, as the number 6 also equates to the same sentiment of being harmonious.   The card is peaceful and serene, with the Hexagram being the centre with the Sun rising, the colors of the card are suppose to represent Dawn, the new day.  Hence the "6 of Disks. Success" is a positive card, Crowley also shows  that the Moon is in Taurus, in astrology speak means, "Moon's exaltation".  With a rose in the middle, being of 49 rose petals, and from Jewish lore, 49 is the limit of human understanding, 50 a divine gift from god.  So, all is calm and well within this card.

Reading:

The Sun rises in the East, that's all that matters.  A new day, and new dawn, one of many, but the first in its realization.  There maybe no other.  Rejoice in it, with a calm resolve.  The Moon is exalted, as it gently bears down on us all, it has seen the rise and fall of empires, civilizations and turmoil on this pale blue dot.  We are a fragment in time, nothing.  You are nothing.  So smile, for the number six is perfect, a number pure for mediation, as is the colours of the card, representing the new dawn, new life, to be reborn in one day is enough.  49 rose petals maybe the limit of our knowledge, and 50 out of our reach.  So be it, I did what I had to do, for me, for my spirit, so it may be released in peace.

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(A.Glass 2023, 2024, 2025)

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