thorhammer
Netzach in Yetzirah, Moon in Aquarius
Lord of Futility
I’m struck largely by Crowley’s statement about the one strong being opposed by the many weak – he struggles in vain. This is a very powerful way to word it, and to describe the card. It really gives the card an extra dimension, and makes me think about on what “side” I fall – the one strong or many weak. Am I opposed by many, or am I one of the masses who fight the nebulous greater order? And anyway, which is “right”?
The colours of light blue and silvery-whitish-purple are very Airy and evoke clarity. But also, with no solid-looking parts to the image to fix the swords to, the whole card gives a sense of disconnectedness and working in a vacuum. This applies nicely to the idea of mild rebellion implied by the “many” and the “one” in opposition.
There are five swastikas in this card, not all of which appear in their entirety. They are symmetrical, four-pointed, which implies a total of twenty points (although only thirteen are visible). This links the card to both Death and The Aeon, which I think is telling. Both those Trumps dovetail with the rebellion theme, with the overthrow of a regime or worldview and replacement with another. But those are unidirectional; this card is ambiguous. Is the current worldview about to be dethroned, or will the guerrillas be quashed? It’s all a matter of perspective.
Perhaps a divinatory meaning could be gleaned by using associations with planetary influences. If one considered one’s *cause* to be aligned to, say, Mercury, then it will be aided by forces relating to the other small planets (whose unifying cause may disintegrate upon victory); if the cause were likened to the Sun, then the light may be extinguished by the sheer number of warring factions.
\m/ Kat
ETA: Related thread: Magic symbols on the Seven of Swords - HELP
Lord of Futility
I’m struck largely by Crowley’s statement about the one strong being opposed by the many weak – he struggles in vain. This is a very powerful way to word it, and to describe the card. It really gives the card an extra dimension, and makes me think about on what “side” I fall – the one strong or many weak. Am I opposed by many, or am I one of the masses who fight the nebulous greater order? And anyway, which is “right”?
The colours of light blue and silvery-whitish-purple are very Airy and evoke clarity. But also, with no solid-looking parts to the image to fix the swords to, the whole card gives a sense of disconnectedness and working in a vacuum. This applies nicely to the idea of mild rebellion implied by the “many” and the “one” in opposition.
There are five swastikas in this card, not all of which appear in their entirety. They are symmetrical, four-pointed, which implies a total of twenty points (although only thirteen are visible). This links the card to both Death and The Aeon, which I think is telling. Both those Trumps dovetail with the rebellion theme, with the overthrow of a regime or worldview and replacement with another. But those are unidirectional; this card is ambiguous. Is the current worldview about to be dethroned, or will the guerrillas be quashed? It’s all a matter of perspective.
Perhaps a divinatory meaning could be gleaned by using associations with planetary influences. If one considered one’s *cause* to be aligned to, say, Mercury, then it will be aided by forces relating to the other small planets (whose unifying cause may disintegrate upon victory); if the cause were likened to the Sun, then the light may be extinguished by the sheer number of warring factions.
\m/ Kat
ETA: Related thread: Magic symbols on the Seven of Swords - HELP