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Above all things, know thyself!

Chokmah, represents the 2nd Sephiroth and the first Male concept of force that represents the Willed Force behind the Kings/ Thoth Knights of Tarot and is both Wisdom and the Will to Force. He is the idea of male polarity. Where Kether is the Energy, the 2nd Sephiroth-Chokmah is the "light-switch" that sends it flowing into expression.

Now there are those who think that Male came first, or that Female came first; well let’s just say that they think only in linear time aided by our short-sighted physical- dogmatic cultural perspective on sexuality. The startling fact to some, is that if you produce the idea of Male, then you produce the idea of Female at the same moment. There is no male concept without the concept of female and vice versa. So, the argument of whom came first is invalid when intellectually talking about the upper 3 Sephiroth, the Supernal Triangle. The Entire Supernal Triangle (Super Consciousness) is the Plane of I AM. Hence, Kether is I and Chokmah and Binah comprise the Am. In other words, the entire upper triad of the Tree of Life denotes simultaneous existence in formlessness.

The Will to Force (Chokmah) and the Will to Form (Binah) united produce the Willed images of the I AM; which is the way of saying the mating of I and Am conceives the idea of "Other" and/or being and that conception of Self, becomes a birth as a - Me/Self-Awareness; the first of which is the Golden Child and/or the Soul. Our concept of sexuality needs adjustment before we can understand the One Energy that made itself into 2 (0=2) by the concept of I and Other. Hence the Self (I AM) is a collective of many Selves and a Hermaphrodite state of energy that both female and male in polarity. The Truth of you is "I AM"; what you think you are...is pure assumption. Hence, after the truth of "I AM'" the "Me" is an illusion, whose fate is freely chosen by the individual. That is of course if you are not supporting the parasite of the "false Ego", who is called the ARCHON in Gnostic (meaning "Those who know") philosophy. This parasite that bleeds you like a vampire, and lives in the shadows of the subconscious/body intelligence and rarely seen by the common man. You are Life, and the false ego is it is antilife! Just as matter and antimatter exist in this universe, so do Live and Anti-live.... which we call evil...and/or live spelled backwards. I have known it intimately, and by seeing it, you cause light to focus upon that which wishes not to be seen. Your inner "Sun of God" vaporizes it. This "false ego" is continually manipulated by the Military Industrial Empire, which owns all media. Time you stop being manipulated by evil---the "deceiver". I would recommend highly that the true seeker of Self read the Book-WETIKO by Paul Levy. The Wetiko (Archon) is this vampiric deceive that is known to Native American Shamans. It rides us all in our virus riddled brains and since it is a "false ego", we think it is ourselves. Hence, the "deceiver". True "light seeing" requires us to see darkness as well, for shadow is cast by light and in this case, the Celestial Soul casts the light, and the body casts a shadow.

In Qabalah, Chokmah is the 2nd Sephiroth-Wisdom and is therefore, also the force behind the 4 Deuces. The Personification of that force is represented in the 4 Knights/Kings. In other words, Chokmah's Will to Force, is at its most concentrated and dense elemental form on Earth and manifests in such a historical personality as Davy Crockett. As Davy Crockett's archetypal personality, one can see that the Knight of Disks represents the Lord of the wild and fertile land and as such is the King of the elemental spirits of earth: for instance, the Gnomes. The zodiacal attributes to this card are the last Decan of Leo and the first two Decans of Virgo.

Being that the Knight of Disks is the densest manifestation of the Elemental Yod force, he is the force behind fruition, and growth but tends to be patient and slow. This powerful fertility is represented in this card using the Stag antlers on the Helm of the Thoth Knight. The understanding of the mythical animal images of the Middle Ages comes in handy here, as the Stag is the beast that ate the serpent -deceiver (Wisdom eats the false ego) and in so doing sheds its skin, any illness, and old age, just as a serpent does. So, to make a long and wonderful story short, the Stag represents the Knight/King's power to regenerate as does the organic matter it is a symbol of; it also represents his/her majestic sexuality...A sexuality controlled by the light and not the "darkness" of false ego's.

Many of us have seen the Fire of Earth, in its volcanic upheavals; However, how often do we realized that Volcanism is the Earth organically regenerating itself much like a phoenix? Therefore, the Fire of Earth that is the Knight, may be fleeting, yet he is also the cycle of rebirth. On the Thoth Knight card, the same fruition is implied by the oats or wheat on the fruitful plane that his horse is grazing on. Therefore, he carries a flail, used in grain harvest rather than a sword and his disk/shield is that of solid nutrition. By now you should know that the use of a Knight instead of a King in this tarot card, was Crowley's way of proclaiming the mystery of YHVH (Tetragrammaton), as explained in previous blogs and his Book of Thoth. Besides, his Kings are Battle Kings/the Creators of Knights, not courtly knights who are usually pompously displayed on thrones and/or as powdered Princes. However, the Knight of Disks is the only Battle King who seems at repose and without a sword. However, he wears his armor, knowing that battles are in the future. Instead of violent aggression, he is all about the production of food. His horse/charger is grazing nonchalantly, in a wheat field while the Knight on his back, in a relaxed pose, with helm thrown back, signifying there is no conflict on the horizon, and all is at peace and yet he is prepared for any consequence in his battle armor.

The Tarot Apokalypsis- King of Pentacles, represents the placement of moral and spiritual rigor in us by the God Vishnu the Hindu god of prosperity and preservation. Therefore, prompting us to submit our emotional nature to a transcendent one. Our subconscious (Body consciousness) must welcome its energy as an inspiration directed towards research and moral rigor, specifically when dealing with difficult moral choices that can easily drive us into intransigence. Hence, meditation and prayer, without becoming fanatical, are recommended to reestablish our connection to the Divine that is within us.

Vishnu is the god of Preservation, the great maintainer who often appears in various incarnations (avatara) to provide salvation for humanity. Some of his best-known avatars, who are tremendously popular and beloved throughout Hindu India, are the gods Krishna and Rama.

Krishna and Rama

Krishna and Rama are both vishnu-tattva, in the category of the Supreme Person. But one difference is that Krishna is the origin of all other incarnations of God, and Lord Ramachandra could be said to be one aspect of Krishna's personality. Lord Rama's pastimes are those of a valiant king, and His superhuman activities are those of a great hero.

The Personality of this Knight of Disks/King of Pentacles person is that of one who keeps his/her nose to the grindstone and takes little interest, if any, for intellectual musings, or the finer aspects of culture or civilization. Hence, the character of the King/Knight is not that of a Rocket Scientist and if ill defined, will take great interest in displaying his/her ignorance as a virtue while taking obstinate pride in their own lack of sophistication and subtlety. This is not to say there are no geniuses with the Knight of Disks/King of Pentacles persona, for such persona's also appear (ed) as: Napoleon Bonaparte, Cardinal Richelieu, Louis the XIV, Bill Clinton, Madonna, and H.P. Lovecraft, to name a few highly intelligent personalities. However, this "nose to the grindstone" type tends to take little interest, along with little respect, in the intellectual musings of others or the finer aspects of culture and/or civilization. They are complete masters of their art. Hence, we have such Knight/ King personalities as: Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, and Country Western star Buck Owens, Porter Wagoner, Patsy Cline, and Jim Reeves.

WHEN THE KNIGHT/KING OF PENTACLES IS THROWN DURING A READING:

It implies:

• A concern for the body and good health.
• A doctor or herbalist concerned with health.
• The querent shows the spirit of fertilization, as joyous practicality, steadfastness, reliability and is an epitome of material success.
• Generous, courageous but not prone to seeking adventure.
• Ordinary activity, in social position, accomplishments, experiencing a success that is relaxed and enjoyed.
• A mature reliable, dependable, and wise male upon whom others may depend on and with whom they lay their burdens.
• A dark male, who is both courageous and lethargic in tendencies. However, driven in matters of material success. 
• A good financial provider who understands and likes work knowing it leads to financial security.
• The querent may be such a person or involved with such a person in their life. The surrounding cards or position in the reading would support this understanding.

If ill defined by the surrounding cards, it implies:

• Conservative.
• Materialistic.
• Dogmatic.
• Jealous of what they realize is the superior state of others. 
• Proud of their ignorance. 

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