The Tarot of Eli, LLC-Court Cards: Thoth Tarot- Knight of Cups & The Declarative Tarot-Flow of Perceptive Heart-Heart Centering Self-Authority.

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Lord of the waves and waters; The King of the Hosts of the Sea; King of Nymphs or Undines.

In the Thoth Tarot the Kings are called Knights, who are armored sitting astride their powerful "Spirit Force" steeds. This is because of the YHVH formula (Tetragrammaton meaning 4 letters and the 72 names of God) used by Crowley. You'll find this explained in depth in Crowley's book of Thoth.  The Thoth Knight of Cups is known as the fiery part of water, this may sound strange to the neophyte; However, the fiery part of water is the Power of Solution. He is amiable in a passive way, as is solution in water.  

The Thoth Knight/King of Cups is not unlike the fiery attack of rain or springs. He rules the Zodiac from the 21st degree of Aquarius to the 20th degree of Pisces. All Tarot King's Authority radiated from the 2nd Sephiroth-Chokmah-wisdom. The Armor, the bright wings, and the leaping white charger, all represent the most active aspects of water. The crab represents the aggressive nature of water and its regenerative state, as crabs individually regenerate by shedding their hard outer shell. The Knight of Cups totem is the Peacock (bottom right corner), as the very nature of active water is its brilliance. The Peacock is also the totem of the Peacock God Myths of which are often seen in Hindu mythology. However, in Western Mythology the peacock is associated with the Greek god Argus. Who was a huge many eyed Warrior.

Whether those fixed unseeing eyes on a Peacock's feathers are the tragic eyes of Goddess Hera’s favorite spymaster, Argus, remains questionable. But the story, so poignant in its emotional ebb and flow, that for echelons of time, made people look at the peacock as the bird symbolizing the transforming power of love and trust between mistress and bondman. As the story goes, Hera had posted her hundred eyed giant to keep an eye on her cheating husband Zeus, who was at the time thinking of indulging himself with Io, a river nymph. Zeus, clever enough to take and manipulate himself into the role of the king of the God’s could easily solve this problem of being under constant observation. Therefore, Zeus put Argus into a rich dreamy state of sleep and chopped off his head. This put Hera in a deep emotional funk. The inconsolable Hera placed each of the delicate eyes of Argus in the tail feathers of the peacocks that pulled her chariot. This was to keep his protective eye and his spirit close to her, also to remind her of his trust and loyalty, also a bit about his incompetence despite his giant size in the world of Gods. Scholars really don't seem to know. However, this myth explains Argus's and the Tarot King's utter devotion to the Grail/Creatrix.

In the Indian/Hindu context, peacocks have layered and complex roles in legends and myths. The one element that remains unchanged through it all is the belief that the peacock was created from the feathers of Garuda, the giant mythical bird who is Vishnu’s mount. Its beauty, fearlessness of snakes and power over time are traits that the peacock inherits from this mythical creation. The most interesting and metaphoric representation the peacock has in Hindu mythology is the link that it has with time. Garuda carries Vishnu through time, preserving and maintaining a balance in a cosmos that tends to lapse into chaos as easily as a blink of Vishnu’s eye. As a default of being created out of Garuda’s feathers, the peacock can break through the cyclical nature of Earthy or human time as envisaged by the Hindu Mystics. The peacock does this by devouring snakes! Yes, that is because snakes are symbolic of cyclical time in Hindu Myths. And it is true that peafowls can eat poisonous snakes without obvious disruption to their digestive system.

Often many mythological god traits are represented in one Thoth Tarot Card. The Knight of Cups is no exception for in Western Myth, this card also represents Dewi, the ancient lord of the Abyss, who is also later known as Bran or Bron the blessed who later became the Christianized Fisher King or Rich Fisher named Bron. He represents ageless power and strength, a reliable protector of the needy with a quality of irresistible force underlying a calm surface.

The fluorescence characteristics of the person's personality, born between Feb. 19 to Mar 20th, signified by this card are surprisingly passive, as dictated by the Zodiacal attribution. With the qualities of Venus, s/he is a graceful dilettante (a weak Jupiter) who is amiable and quick to respond to attraction, but the stimulation fades away as s/he is not very enduring. Emotionally triggered by outside influence, this person has no real material depth of character. The Knight of Cups has an undeniable innocence and purity that is hardly clouded by their ill dignified sensuality, idleness, and untruthful nature (a storyteller). In fact, he may be so superficial that it is hard to reach any depth in him. But in truth, he is a really "nice guy or gal". S/He is more like a bard and poet than a warrior.

To be sure, there is great difficulty in rightly mating water with Fire, as the swift violent nature of fire (Will to Force) ill suits a character that is naturally as placid as water (Will to Form). It is a rare persona indeed that has mastered the alchemy that forms this balance, so most often we find this personality mismanaging their affairs and unless good fortune attends them through the Jupiter connection, their career and life is littered with a trail of failure and disaster. There is a mental "civil war" here, and this can lead to depressions, and/or schizophrenia. The abuse of stimulants, alcohol, and narcotics is common with such a personality. As always, the surrounding cards will help the Reader decide the positive or ill dignified nature of this card and often within the reading is the recommended nature of correcting the unwanted behavior of this ill dignity. Overall s/he is an incredibly fun person to be around---if you show the necessary attraction, to stimulate his/her attention.

Some of the modern personalities associated with the Knight of Cups Tarot Card are: 

Sonny Bono, Mia Farrow, and Burt Reynolds. However, there is something in this card that engenders the likes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Edison, all of whom sport more depth than this card displays. This might be because this card also represents the Myth of Dewi, the ancient lord of the Abyss, who is also known as Bran the blessed who later became the Christianized Fisher King or Rich Fisher named Bron. He represents ageless power and strength, a reliable protector of the needy with a quality of irresistible force underlying a calm surface.

The Declarative Tarot-Flows of Perceptive Heart-Heart Centering Self-Authority represents us accepting our own authority and feeling confident, focused, willing to experience, and to act. Here we are willing to engage under our own authority and need no one's permission to do so. Authenticity is action, falsehood is reaction.

The Imagery of this card represents the depth and height of our total Being, the Spirit-Mind-Body collective of Self. Rather than a manmade self of reaction to environment, our True Self made by Divinity as I AM... acts in the environment it is in. We all may dream and consider flights of fancy that take us on Tom Swift or Huckle Berry Fin style of crazy adventures, we also know that the world is a measure moment of time and is operating under rules of engagement, and we are part of the set of rules. Hence, the top of the card illustrates that we are free to dance in the heavens and sail the cosmic seas in ships with feathered wings (We are not from earth, we are from the "heavens") where our Celestial Star-Self (Soul) is radiant, and the Moon Goddess touches the Sea of the Collective Imagination with reflections of Self. This inner elation of I AM, often reflects upon greater action in the world of man.

The images of the inner and outer sea illustrate images of layered life experiences and opportunities that rise from the depths of the Unconscious Ocean and to crawl onto the land of outer being. The currents on top of the Sea of Life show currents that reflect and carry bubbles of inspiration, here fish swim freely.

A fish may seem like a rude symbol of Spirit; However, to understand what a fish symbolizes; we must consider the innermost relationship these creatures have with the water element. Water is a well-known symbol of subconsciousness, purification, healing, and emotions. Considering this, fish symbolism is related to knowledge, transformation, creativity, eternity, and femininity and was often used as a symbol for the Yoni of the Mother Goddess of all life. The Ocean or Sea is also the Symbol for the Amniotic fluid which is the fluid that surrounds your baby during pregnancy. This Astral amniotic fluid of the Unconscious mind is called "the first matter" in Alchemy. One can say, this is where the Ocean dreams of itself and forms thoughts of self that drift in and out of consciousness. Hence, if we are seeking Spirit, we are a fish in the ocean looking for water which is a great metaphor for one who is all reaction. The True Fish knows it is the Ocean experiencing itself. Hence, I AM Spirit, experiencing myself, within MY SELF!

The symbolism of fish has been known to humankind since ancient times, and it is strongly connected to the water element. Psychologically speaking, water is a powerful symbol of the depths of the unconscious. Water also means knowledge and mysteries of the unknown. Water is strongly connected to the idea of life and birth. Fish, as a water animal, is linked to steadfast movement and independence. Fish represents the unconscious of higher-self, feelings, and motives. It is also a metaphor for deeper awareness and intelligence and thought process.

The fish on this card are repeated images from the Sophia card and remind us that the Eternal Guardian will dance with you in the cosmic sea, as well as send the intuitive messages that shall help you ride out the stormy seas around you. The joyous expression of the freedom to be your own authority, is shown as a Sailfin flying fish. The Indian Pea Fowl is known for its confidence and strut around in an authority's presence. The Calico or Leopard crab calmly sits on the sea floor where the tube worms pop in and out of the ocean bed to collect a meal of microscopic organisms. Reminding us of the depths of the Unconscious that we often plunge into during the raging storms around us. Like these ocean floor beings, sometimes we pop in and out of our homes to live and meet the challenges of our day.

All of this reminds me of when I was incredibly young and throwing a fit because things weren't going my way, all the while my mentor sat in meditation and did nothing to calm me or assist me in my failed endeavors undeterred by my howling pleas. When I finally could stop bawling and amongst hiccups of spastic diaphragm, I said in a howling voice, "Why don't you help me"! And Yo Chen (sounds like) my mentor said, "If you wish to speak to me, you must stand, for I will not kneel to your weakness". Although this was in a lifetime long past, I have never forgotten this perfect statement of yours is the Authority to Stand Tall no matter what the circumstances are around you. This is also a metaphor of tough love, and the respect that your soul has for the truth of you. Stand Tall and Spirit will assist you!

WHEN THE KNIGHT OF CUPS and HEART CENTERING SELF-AUTHORITY IS THROWN DURING A READING, IT IMPLIES:

• The optimist.
• Issues with family and/or relationships.
• The Spirit of Water; intuitive.
• One has attained their position of authority by listening to their conscientious, by action and looking ahead into life.
• Becoming aware that a psychic process in one’s life has ended.
• Releasing an old emotion by realizing it has run its course and is no longer operative in one’s life.
• The ability to love. 
• A counselor or caregiver who is creative and imaginative.
• A seductive personality that is good in the art of love.
• A powerful, dominating person. 

If ill defined by the surrounding cards, it implies:

• Seductibility.
• Duplicity.
• Instability.
• Helper syndrome.

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