Satyatarot
Aleister Crowley said:The canopy of the Chariot is the night-sky-blue of Binah. The pillars are the four pillars of the Universe, the regimen of Tetragrammaton. The scarlet wheels represent the original energy of Geburah which causes the revolving motion.
I was pondering this yesterday, as I was trying to reconcile the Chariot with the Chayot Ha-Kodesh and was attempting to find the concept of motion within the attributions. While I understand that the Chayot Ha-Kodesh (Which I think this card references more than any physical chariot) is a vehicle to maneuver through the high heavens, and a vehicle in and of itself does not move without the conscious will of the individual involved in piloting the vehicle, the Chayot Ha-Kodesh has always implied an inherent energy motion of its own to me. It seems to contain an amount of energy-motion of its own. Crowley seems to know this, and this particular quote is paramount, I think, to understanding what he saw in path cheth, and what I'm subsequently attempting to reconcile. My question is then: What is the "Original energy of Gevurah"? As far as I can reconcile, Gevurah does not seem to imply any energy of its own, only what it receives from Chesed. Path cheth connecting 3:5 also does not seem to imply any original energy, as both of these are on the pillar of form. The only energy here is the potential of form and the strength of restriction. What "Original energy" is he referencing?