The eighth card of the Tarot is associated with Leo. It brings up the relationship between spirit-energy and the material world. It reminds us of the power of our hearts and emotions to influence the physical. It suggests the beneficial interaction between the two, resulting in the harmony, protection and enhancement of all parties. It evokes the need for courage, and gives the promise of being guided by faith and instinct. It may show affection and the power of animals to bring joy and healing. It can also indicate a high level of animal magnetism, creative expression, individuality and originality. The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Chet or Cheth, can mean divide, half, or inside versus outside.
St. John’s Wart symbolizes light and levity. It’s linked to the sun (warm + dry/heart, back,spine). It’s fairly widely known to counter anxiety, depression, poor appetite and insomnia.
Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) was an American self-professed clairvoyant who gave more than 14,000 psychic readings while allegedly in a self-induced sleep state. Cayce maintained his subconscious mind (which he identified as the “mind of the soul”) would leave his body and retrieve knowledge from the spiritual realm where all subconscious minds are connected. He is the most documented psychic of all time, with more than 300 books written about him and his material. A nonprofit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, was founded to store and facilitate the study of the Cayce material. A biographer gave him the nickname The Sleeping Prophet. Cayce is also notable for his contributions to the notions of diet and health, particularly the issues of food combining, acid/alkaline diet, and the therapeutic use of food. Some consider him the true founder and a principal source of the most characteristic beliefs of the New Age movement.
