Soul cards, Inner teacher cards, etc. (a la M.K. Greer)

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

DeLani	26 Feb 2004
Hi gang, I was recently doing some meditating on my various personal cards - my soul card, sun sign cards, etc. My sun and moon are conjunct, so if I were to have an inner teacher card for my moon sign, I believe that I would also have a male inner teacher for my sun sign. According to M.K. Greer, the inner teacher card if your moon is in Capricorn is the Queen of Pentacles. But I always think of the Queen of Pentacles as my outer, practical persona. Hmmm...so I'm going along this train of thought, just riding the waves of it...and I thought: what if my inner teachers (sun and moon) are the same card from different decks? Aha! My lunar inner teacher is from a more feminine deck. Namely, I love the Queen of Rainbows from the Osho Zen. She's Eastern looking (I love that), and she looks like a belly dancer to me. She's happy, joyful, and looks like she's snapping her fingers. This felt so right to me. The Queen of Pentacles for my solar inner teacher was from a different (but I wouldn't say "masculine") deck - the World Spirit. The Meso-American Corn Mother, looking very content and practical. That's the "outer" me all right! And I love Meso-American cultures and ruins. Now, I don't know if this helps anyone but me, but I just thought the idea of same card - different deck approaches to the personal cards might interest someone.

TemperanceAngel	26 Feb 2004
DeLani, what a great thought! Different decks do have different personalities, don't they, so whatever you feel you resonate too has to be very helpful for you. Have you meditated on the different aspects of the cards? XTAX

Macavity	26 Feb 2004
According to the MKG theory, most of my cards turned out either as Sevens or Chariot (7) or the Tower (1+6)? All in all, It didn't seem a very inspiring selection }) Perhaps deck variety is indeed the key... Macavity

DeLani	27 Feb 2004
Macavity, The numbered cards are from your soul or personality number, but there are also court cards she assigns as inner teacher for your moon sign, and I think the rising sign as well. Then there's your Astrological card (Leo is The Sun, etc.), and the 3 cards that correspond with your decanate (sp?) of your birth (e.g., being born in the middle decante of Capricorn, and earth sign, mine are the 2, 3, & 4 of Pentacles. My birdate falls in the time corresponding to the 3 of Pentacles, which is called my Destiny card.)

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