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Pisces I

Leave what you know to go where you don’t. (2/18-12/28)

This Decan has been prescribed by Chang to the 8 of Cups and is named The Lord of Indolence. The chapter goes on to describe how this is a time of departure, just like the character on the card we are walking away from whatever we might be feeling in order to get somewhere new.

Major Arcana making up this card being The World and The Moon, giving representation to Saturn in the Sign of Pisces. This begs the question “Just what are we trying to end?” we must search all of the things we know before closing the chapter on the right one. If we choose wrong, then we need back peddle and reopen that book.

In my daily pulls over the course of the past 10 days (I missed day 9 -__-) there has been a lot of back and forth, and a lot of confusion. themes of moving forward but in god only knows what direction. But I suppose that makes sense for the sign of Pisces as a sign that is often called directionless. I think the negatives of this past Decan have been more than the positives in number but the positives have been greater in their weight becoming a nice balance.

In terms of the 8 of Cups, I would guess that maybe the 5 cups that are stacked on the left have been emptied or drank and 3 cups on the right are full still. The traveler wonders off in search of something new, and along the winding path they may get turned around and return to find there is still something left to drink.

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Aquarius III

Starting at the end. (2/10-2/17)

This seems almost like a typical thing for me. I’ve always been kind of bad at following through on things. (zodiac series) This seems like something that has a sort of framework that is already laid out, albeit I’m going out of order.

I’m following in the foot steps of the other astrologers that have taken on this year long endeavor and I’ll be using mainly “36 Secrets” by T. Susan Chang as a guide along the way. I’m really excited about this venture because it will be a good way for me to really dive into learning the Tarot in a much more intentional way. I currently have a simple fascination with tarot and have a couple of decks that I try to read intuitively and can glean a little insight from but this will be good for really internalizing the significations.

According to 36 Secrets the 3rd Decan of Aquarius, or degrees 21-30 of the sign, is called “Lord of Futility” is ruled by the moon, are represent in the tarot by The High Priestess and The Star of the Major Arcana and the 7 of Swords in the Minor Arcana. The High Priestess representing the Moon in the 7 visible planets of the solar system that are used in astrology. The Star representing the sign of Aquarius. The 7 of Swords representing the themes are associated within the last 10 degrees of the sign.

Although there are the Cards of the Major Arcana they seem to take a back seat and simply represent the ruler of the Decan and the sign that is in. The main cards to be focus on is the Minor Arcana, these are the cards that will give us the truer nature of these degrees.

The 7 of Swords in the Rider Waite-Smith deck is shows a man carrying 4 swords while 3 more are planted firmly in the ground.

Chang talks in her book about how this card represents the “Divided Mind”. Saying one thing and doing the other. Noting that the man has a somewhat suspect air about him. One might think that he is trying to steal the swords he’s carrying. The way he’s looking back while walking away on tip toes. “Midnight Activity while the Sun is brightest”

In my personal life I feel like I’ve noticed this dynamic playing out somewhat in the hunt for new employment.

I have been unemployed for about 2 months now and looking for work has been tough. While the Sun has been in this Decan I feel that it has been especially difficult to stay focused on the the task at hand. I’ve had several ideas of thing that I might be able to start doing to try to make some more money than just my unemployment checks can bring me; but when it comes to put the rubber to the road my tires seem to still be spinning an inch off the ground.

The book also mentions reference to the Picatrix which notes the energy of this area as “-the accomplishing of the will, and the giving of offense” in thinking of things in these terms, I think that I’d like to become an professional astrologer for a living however I’m not sure I could do that without giving some offense to my partner who wants me to do something more stable.

For the next Decan, Pieces I, I’m planning on drawing cards for all the days which I will record and try to draw a theme that puts everything together.

See you then!