Styrke // Strength – 9 Stave

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Dette er Skyttens månesikre midte – ildens knitren midt i mørket, den kongelige kunst i natten. Kortets navn er Strength // Styrke. Dets formel lyder: Ild + Luna i Skytten + 9. sfære.

Dette er selve fundamentet:

Yesods grundpræg erindres fra besøgene i Grusomhed og Vinding. I The Book of Thoth læser vi:

These cards are attributed to Yesod. After the double excursion into misfortune, the current returns to the middle pillar. This Sephira is the seat of the great crystallization of Energy. But it takes place very far down the Tree, at the apex of the third descending triangle, and a flat triangle at that. There is little help from low, unbalanced spheres like Netzach and Hod. What saves Yesod is the direct ray from Tiphareth; this Sephira is in the direct line of succession. Each of these cards gives the full impact of the elemental force, but in its most material sense; that is, of the idea of the force, for Yesod is still in Yetzirah, the formative world. Zoroaster says:

“The number Nine is sacred, and attains the summit of perfection.” Egypt and Rome, also, had Nine Major Deities.

Forandring er stabilitet

I forlængelse af de almene ord læser vi denne fremstilling af de 9 Stave:

The Nine of Wands is called Strength. It is ruled by the Moon and Yesod. In “The Vision and the Voice“, the eleventh Aethyr gives a classical account of the resolution of this antinomy of Change and Stability. The student should also consult the works of any of the better mathematical physicists. Of all important doctrines concerning equilibrium, this is the easiest to understand, that change is stability; that stability is guaranteed by change; that if anything should stop changing for the fraction of a split second, it would go to pieces. It is the intense energy of the primal elements of Nature, call them electrons, atoms, anything you will, it makes no difference; change guarantees the order of Nature. This is why, in learning to ride a bicycle, one falls in an extremely awkward and ridiculous manner. Balance is made difficult by not going fast enough. So also, one cannot draw a straight line if one’s hand shakes. This card is a sort of elementary parable to illustrate the meaning of this aphorism: “Change is Stability.”

Here the Moon, the weakest of the planets, is in Sagittarius, the most elusive of the Signs; yet it dares call itself Strength. Defence, to be effective, must be mobile.

Forandring er stabilitet – dér har vi styrkens ligning: Visheden om, at Verden hviler bestandigt bevægeligt i sin forvandling og netop derfor altid vil være dét, den er.

Månen, den såkaldt svageste af alle himmelmagter, i samklang med det flygtigeste af Dyrekredsens tegn, begge dygtigt forankrede i fundamentet – i dette forbund anes alkymiens opskrift.

Skyttens sti

I det særlige afsnit om de 9 Stave længere inde i The Book of Thoth finder vi denne udhævning af hovedsagen:

This card is referred to Yesod, the Foundation; this brings the Energy back into balance. The Nine represents always the fullest development of the Force in its relation with the Forces above it. The Nine may be considered as the best that can be obtained from the type involved, regarded from a practical and material standpoint.

This card is also governed by the Moon in Sagittarius; so here is a double influence of the Moon on the Tree of Life. Hence the aphorism “Change is Stability”.

The Wands have now become arrows. There are eight of them in the background, and in front of them one master arrow. This has the Moon for its point, and the Sun for the driving Force above it; for the path of Sagittarius on the Tree of Life joins the Sun and Moon. The flames in the card are tenfold, implying that the Energy is directed downwards.

Stavene er nu pile – otte i baggrunden og én i forgrunden. Målet er Månen, afsættet er Solen. For sådan er det jo: Solen er vores centrum. Månen bevidner midten – oplyst af ilden.

I Skyttens flammevåde sti, som leder fra Yesod til Tiphareth, forbindes disse magter – både derude og derinde. At gennemleve denne sammenføjning kaldes med rette selve sagen: At være Månebrud og favnes af sin Prins som Solen selv – i altings indre.

Dette er Værket.

One mounteth unto the Crown by the moon and by the Sun, and by the arrow, and by the Foundation, and by the dark home of the stars from the black earth. Not otherwise may ye reach unto the Smooth Point.

Kærlighed er Loven, kærlighed under vilje

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