Velkommen til afsnit 29 af serien Årsrejse i Tarottens talkort. De foregående tekster kan findes under hovedsiden Tarot.
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31. december – 9. januar
Dette er Viljens fæstnede pyramide i forståelsens vande – Stenbukkens sande lyst i livet. Kortets navn er Arbejde / Work(s). Dets formel lyder: Jord + Mars i Stenbukken + 3. sfære.
Her hviler vi hos altings Moder:
Ordene husker vi fra undersøgelserne af Dyd, Overflod og Sorg – nu læser vi dem en sidste gang:
These cards are referred to Binah; in each of them is expressed the symbolism of Understanding. The idea has become fertilized; the triangle has been formulated. In each case, the idea is of a certain stability which can never be upset, but from which a child can issue.
Forståelse; visdommens skønne skød: Her er idéen frugtbar; trekanten får sin form – et barn kan opstå.
Og videre:
The Three of Pentacles, in a similar manner, exhibits the result of the idea of Earth, of the crystallization of forces; and so the Three of Pentacles is called the Lord of Work. Something has definitely been done.
Udkommet af Jordens idé, kræfternes krystallisering – noget er faktisk fuldbragt.
Mars i Stenbukken
I det særlige afsnit om de 3 Skiver længere inde i The Book of Thoth finder vi denne uddybning:
The influence of Binah in the sphere of Earth shows the material establishment of the idea of the Universe, the determination of its basic form. It is ruled by Mars in Capricornus; he is exalted in that Sign, and therefore at his best. His energy is constructive, like that of the builder or engineer. The card represents a pyramid viewed from above the apex. The base is formed by three wheels-Mercury, Sulphur, and Salt; Sattvas, Rajas, and Tamas in the Hindu system; Aleph, Shin, and Mem-Air, Fire, and Water-the three Mother letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
This pyramid is situated in the great Sea of Binah in the Night of Time, but the sea is solidified; hence the colours of the back- ground are mottled, a cold thin dark grey with a pattern of indigo and green. The sides of the pyramid have a strong reddish tint, showing the influence of Mars.
Den materielle etablering af Universets idé – i al sin enkelhed: Dette er Værkets sande befæstelse i Jordens element som Åndens trone.
Mars i Stenbukken; her er han ophøjet og viser sig som den han egentlig skal være: En voldsomt fyrig kraft, hvis vilje er at arbejde opbyggeligt – over afgrunden. Altså, med overleveringens ord: Værket er ikke værkerne. I pyramidernes by kan ingen sidde, før de har mistet deres navne.
Kviksølvet, svovlet, saltet; Magiker, Kejser, Kejserinde; Merkur, Mars, Venus – forandring, kraft og sansning; dér har vi alkymiens væsentligste ingredienser, som de kan findes overalt i det, vi kalder vores verden.
Binah: Hemmelighedens dunkle bolig, Moderens salte hav, Dronning Saturnias kammer – her munder alting ud:
. . . the sea is solidified . . .
Dér har vi vores hjemkomst: At Vandet bliver fast, så pyramiden roligt frigiver sin grønne gas. Læs og forstå:
O thou that settest out upon The Path, false is the
Phantom that thou seekest. When thou hast it
thou shalt know all bitterness, thy teeth fixed in
the Sodom-Apple. Thus hast thou been lured along That Path, whose
terror else had driven thee far away.
O thou that stridest upon the middle of The Path, no
phantoms mock thee. For the stride’s sake thou
stridest.
Thus art thou lured along That Path, whose fascina-
tion else had driven thee far away.
O thou that drawest toward the End of The Path,
effort is no more. Faster and faster dost thou fall;
thy weariness is changed into Ineffable Rest.
For there is not Thou upon That Path: thou hast
become The Way.
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