The Tarot of Eli, LLC-Major Arcana: Thoth Tarot-ATU XX-The Aeon & The Dark Santa Muerte Tarot- Key 20-Judgment

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Above all things, know thyself!

The Spirit of Primal Fire.

The Universal Key of good judgment that is utilized in both personal and professional situations.

The Thoth Aeon Card depicts Egyptian Goddess Nuit (Nut or Nuith), the dark Sky Goddess as she curves over the Golden Sphere of Hadit, Egyptian God of Wisdom (Chokmah on the Tree of Life) who married Isis, Egyptian Goddess of Intuition (Binah on the Tree of Life). The union of Isis & Osiris gave birth to Horus, the God of Perception, which is seen as the seated god Ra-Hoor-Khuit (Horus) on the Thoth card, who holds the phoenix wand in his right hand. His left hand is empty. Standing as a transparent essence before Seated Horus is his twin, Hoor-pa-kraat (see the Sun twins), his finger at his lips in the sign of silence. Baring his Horus Lock, his head is shaven and crown with the 2 Uraeus serpents (life and death). Below is the Hebrew letter Shin (fire-tooth), filled with 3 floating fetuses. Nuit, her body filled with stars, her breasts alive with the milk of whirling galaxies, makes the sign of Leo; the zodiac Leo represents creative and professional power.

The 3 Aeons, of Isis, Osiris (Hadit), Horus, displayed on the Thoth card reminds us that properly used creativity makes positive impact in both family and professional career. Hoor-pa-kraat, with his finger in his mouth, reflects that wisdom comes from experience; to create, see error and correct it, is the path of wisdom. Hence, Wisdom is not randomly spoken.

The red-winged eye of Horus at the top of the seated figure of this card represents inspired vision that gives us the whole-view of any situation. We should understand that by creating error and correcting that error, we become wise. Therefore, there is no sinful error in Creation, only knowledge is gained by doing; what gets one there and what doesn't get one there are both knowledge. Hence, right and wrong do not exist in Knowledge. Every image is of the One Self, for everything proceeds from a generating idea (self-awareness) which is related to transcendent conception. I (Osiris) Am (Isis) Me (Horus)...is the generating principle of manifestation. We are the Divine I AM Me communicating to the Whole of Spirit (Holy Ghost) as I Am...what I assume I AM is call "Me"! As Spirit we need never leave that which we truly love, for all we become truly aware of, we become! Becoming never ends, it is the love process of being! There is no punishing tyrant or judgmental god in this universe, there is only cause and effect; therefore, you make your own fate by getting exactly what you put out. Such is the message of Horus.

The Dark Santa Muerte Tarot-Key 20-Judgment, depicts Santa Muerte wearing a red dress. These days the worship of the Santa Muerte continues to expand continuously, the most faithful are those who turn to her and find refuge and protection.

As a new upsurge in her worship, we can find her image frequently at alters located in homes, businesses, and also on chains surrounding the necks of students, labor workers, professionals, artists, merchants and endless numbers of believers Since the Santa Muerte does not distinguish her age, sex, race, religion, economic status or social status, the same can be asked to a most powerful humble man which his justice is just the same for all, for one day we will appear before her.
What we must emphasize is that the most Santa Muerte does fulfill what is asked and above all, love matters and business no matter how difficult it may appear to be In all factors, we must come to recognize her very well in order to know where and how to ask her for help to be able to conquer obstacles and solve problems then is when you will find happiness and success. actions. 
According to believers the Santa Muerte is a spiritual entity created by God himself, for the benefit of being human also is considered by some mystics, witch doctors, and spiritual healers of our country as an intermediate between our most powerful God and human being, that is why some devotees to the Santa Muerte give opinion as to how we should be in good terms with her so that way she can intercede for us before God. She is yet another aspect of the Divine Mother.

1. The Scythe as we all know is an agriculture instrument for harvesting and as a weapon it can also be utilized to cut, this way it helps us cut the negative energy that surrounds us, in this manner it helps us rid bad influences that supports us to realize corruption acts.
2. The World: The Santa Muerte is said to cover the world and does not distinguish or favor borders, she equally  helps all mankind without distinction of race, when she has the world at her hands she indicates her power for all boundaries.
3. The Scale: This ancient instrument is a clear allusion to the fairness, the justice and impartiality with what the lady passes judgement on your acts. The Scale is used to establish if Spirit-Mind-Body have the symmetrical balance so necessary for "enlightenment". If found in equilibrium,  the Santa Muerte will manifest inner peace within you.
4. The Glow Over Her Head, as seem by a few, there is a glow around her head which suggests her holiness, that is why her name is Santa Muerte she has an aura of the saints and "holy virgins"; it is the divine power that grants the capacity to realize miracles.
5. The Eagle Owl  is a bird of darkness with a sharp vision in our indoctrinated form of the most disoriented subconscious and as blind as we may be, she guides us till the end. Therefore, this bird represents  wisdom, much like the Greek Goddess Sophia and helps us improve our intelligence. Also, the eagle owl is the messenger of the Santa Muerte.
6. The Hour Glass and the Lamp : The sand in the hour glass symbolizes the measurement of time concerning  our life-span on earth,  which we must live plainly without complications and the lamp is the light that the Santa Muerte guides us in our path. However, if the hour glass turns over we are to begin all over again, so long as the light allows us to see our paths clearly and the decisions we make through our life

Colors of Her robes:

The Santa Muerte dresses in diverse colors in her tunic and every one of them represents the actions and help we ask for.

White Santa Muerte:
Represents total purification, she helps us cleanse our negative energy where ever, whether in homes where there is envy and grudges between one’s own relatives.

Natural and Bone Color Santa Muerte:
Represents peace, harmony and success; where ever she is located, either in your home or business she will help you to always remain firm and stable.

Amber Santa Muerte:
Represents sanity; very venerable and respectable in rehabilitation centers with drug addiction and alcoholism problems.

Golden Santa Muerte:
Represents economical power, success, money and prosperity, commonly placed in jobs and businesses.

Red Santa Muerte:
Represents love, passion and emotional stability; helps improve our relationship with our partner and people that surround us. This is the color of her robe in the Dark Santa Muerte- Judgement card. I am not certain why the artist choose this color for as the action of judgement, I would think her robes should be green. However, emotional stability could be the representation the artist is going after.

Green Santa Muerte:
Represents justice; usually used for a legal nature this color is very important for legal offices as the holiness is respected by attorneys and legal authorities.

Blue Santa Muerte:
Represents wisdom; it is recommended for students and educators it leads them to easy comprehension, understanding and explanation.

No matter one's belief system, the Soul doesn't waste energy, so if a personality (an artificial self identity) succeeds in progressive learning from its own experiences, it doesn't need fixing. Hence, the old axiom of , "Don't fix it if it ain't broke" applies here. This self-corrective personality that follows the will of the soul, instead it's own faux will, will live from body to body, experiencing information and thereby, turning it into knowledge and thereby, continually expanding the Self-Awareness of the I AM. The progressive personality knows that what you think and emote, you get as life. Karma is just another way to say Universal Justice. We are the Suns/Stars, that are a collective of energy and data. This data is information, that hasn't been proven by intimate experience; hence, we manifest a "god body", the "image of the Divine Creative" by installing in the photonic-self into the bio-proton self of organic matter. When manifesting an avatar of the Solar Self (Soul), we are intimate with information, and by turning it into in-form-action/experience, knowledge is achieved. Justly, we get what we emote as emotion, thought, etcetera. Our life is decided by our own decisions and none other.

The Aeon-the 20th ATU/Key

Primary Path color: 

Radiant Orange-Scarlet.

Musical Note:

C Natural.

Meaning:

Tooth.

Maternal Letter: 

Fire.

Qabalistic/Esoteric Title:

The Spirit of the Primal Fire.

This ATU 20 Card is the 31st Path of Wisdom that is known as The Perpetual Intelligence, because it regulates the motions of the Sun and Moon, each in an order convenient for it. The Path of Shin known as Judgment because it joins the Earth (Malkuth) with Splendor (Hod), the base Sephiroth and completion of the Pillar of Severity (The right side of the Tree of Life --your left if looking at it--forms a Pillar to the top Black circle that is Binah. This is the Pillar of Severity.) . The Earth is now connected to the ultimate expression of Binah (Goddess/Mother) which is the Will to Form that is the activating Path of Intellect while the opposite, The Moon, is a formative Path of emotion. This Judgment, is a process undergone by the Personality as it strives to become conscious of its own inner working. It is perpetual process of monitoring of the Personality toward universal consciousness or what I call "Claiming your Divine Inheritance"and/or "Receiving", which is the meaning of the Word, Qabalah.

The Spiritual fires/powers, invoked by the desire of the path traveling student, slowly burn away that which is deemed unworthy of Divine Inheritance by the redeeming fire; a process that is actually physical and can be associated with the Kundalini Fire of the Root/Muladhara chakra as it rises up the spine towards the Brain. This is the "Splendor of the Material World"(as noted by the Golden Dawn) that points out the relationship of the Path of Shin to the physical body as a state of Resurrection or Rebirth. The Path of Shin is a controlled "Redeeming Fire"; a process that is physically experienced as the higher vibratory Passion of the Primal Will To Be- begins hotly flowing through our bodies the "light" of the Solar Self. This is a point of delicate balance, and a Teacher of the Mysteries must expect the Students to react in peculiar ways, such as a feeling of heated passion for the Teacher. This is simply a misplaced transference, because the cultural ego, seeks self-gratification when stimulated by a seemingly outside influence. This bright energy is really the beginning of unconditional love radiating within the student whose inner self is responding to the Gnosis (Knowledge).There exists a Love/ Passion dynamic that is the Fire of Spirit acting in sensual flesh and with proper guidance and cleansing the tempered aspirant will go into the Fire, instead of trying to control it with outside conditions and/or emotional reactions.

I recommend the proven practice of Kundalini Yoga to anyone who aspires to be the Solar Being that they really are. Such is the lesson of Hod, love/passion is not a peacocks splendor, rather it is the Foundation of all Creation. For the personality to know this is a perpetual process of "burning off the unworthy", so that progress can continue, this "burning" is often hard won. Thus the "Splendor of the Material World" is burned away in a kind of fiery-willful physical resurrection of the "God Molecule" (Tree of Life), a rebirth of body and personality sending us perpetually towards the Great Mother/Creatrix/Binah. This path is an initiation through the severity of the Red Goddess, Geburah, the "menstrual blood" of the Creatrix, which purifies the Soul, before it can return to the Supernal Mother-Binah, as the "pure child" that was born as "you" .Before you became a soul/solar self who creates its own form of Self-Awareness, you were "will to force" and when combined with "will to form" the I AM, became "Me". One is purified by this "Red fiery blood" before they enter the Abyssal Womb, to be "reborn" and this purification caused by the Kundalini (Inner Sun) can be very disturbing to a reality formed out of indoctrination and emotional dogma. Hence, a proven practice of Tempering the Body through Yoga techniques is HIGLY Recommended. THE TAROT, is also a proven practice of Mental-Emotional purification and the aspirant's inner journey of the Tree of Life, will temper them to properly achieve the "Solar Self" in manifested flesh. I have found that by combining both Tantric Yoga and Qabalistic Tarot, one stays totally balanced in their enlightened journey.
 

The Path of Shin is where the components of the Personality first encountered in the Moon are critically analyzed and judged (evaluated). It is a bright and fiery probationary path of the intellect while the Moon is the dark, cold and watery probationary path of the emotions. Both are the introduction to the true nature of Self (Greater Self) in incarnation and can thus be extremely difficult as all the fears of the fear based subconscious must be examined and overcome with Wisdom. That is one reason why people are cautioned about "Raising the Kundalini"(primal life force) as it destroys well kept boundaries and therefore, it releases the "dragons" of fearfully suppressed identity kept in the dungeons of our lower subconscious. We are our own judgment of self, by our belief in our own identity and/or self-perspectives. Hence, how a person perceives themselves to be, becomes their judgment at death-their own personal heaven or hell.

As seen in the 20-Aeon card, all elements are present on this path, either active or inactive--which is to say expressed (seen-active) or unexpressed (unseen-passive) making these Elemental Paths difficult to understand. ​Shin contains all four alchemical Elements, Fire, Water, Air and Earth. The evolution of the cosmos is from the subtle (simple) to the most complex; from nothing to something. From simple quanta (subatomic massless particles) to complex molecular and cellular structures that have mass. In all things, the whole is implicit in the developing parts and can only be intimate with these parts as manifestation within them. Hence, the "God Molecule" that is delivered across space and time by ET's points out the fact that Life utilizes the Creations of the Created, to identify itself. The Organic material of earth has now inherited the "God Molecule" through us and from our ancient astronaut ancestors who brought the "god molecule" in there DNA/RNA and combined it with humanoid species on earth. Higher/Cosmic/Celestial Life travels across the Universe in this manner. The Egyptian Sun god-Horus, is Adam Khadmon of Western Hermetic Qabalah, the Universal Archetype of the "God Molecule".

In the Thoth Tarot, The Aeon, supersedes all earlier concepts of the Key, making the traditional idea of the Judgment card obsolete, by showing the harmonious and spiritual state of human existence which will be on earth in the 22 century (according to Crowley). Crowley saw that the World the Traditional Judgment card was talking about, is spiritual the Age of Osiris. The New Spiritual Age of Horus, is depicted on the Thoth Aeon card, as Spiritual Forces that initiated the next Aeon. This is symbolized by the Goddess Nuith, and her consort Hadit (seen as a golden orb of light). Their union births Horus, shown as seated and standing depicting his active and passive forms. Another name for Horus is Heru, which is synonymous with Hru, "The Great Angel set over the Tarot". This card, according to Qabalistic doctrine, also symbolizes the passing of the 500 year period of darkness and trial, preparatory to a new Aeon of Light." There is much more to know, so if you have questions---research is recommended by reading and getting the Book of Thoth, by Master Theron (A. Crowley)

The Aeon, ATU/Key 20, the Path of Shin, is a double letter (Soul)- one meaning of Tooth is the part of the letter Shin and the maternal meaning of the Shin is Fire, both the meaning of the Path and the maternal meaning are a powerful combination of transformation. Dr. Paul Foster Case (founder of the B.O.T.A.)describes the Path of Shin, as, “The Perpetual Intelligence", because it is a continuous monitoring Intelligence of the progress of the Personality toward Universal Consciousness. This monitoring is by the Golden Child and/or our Soul (Tiphareth-the Sun) who is Horus.

Now I have often called the One Mind, The Universal Collective Conscious (Carl Jung) not merely consciousness, simply because a consciousness is more often understood as a microcosmic reality; However, if we release our consciousness to the Universal Conscious Energy, we have developed a Consciousness that bridges the Macrocosm and Microcosm forming a Whole Self/Mind that is personally Self-Aware on all planes of this multiverse! We have then successfully become the Horus, the 22nd century human evolution! That is the reasoning behind Crowley's replacing the old Judgment card with the newer Aeon card.

This resurrection paradigm of the new Aeon, is based on the developments of the opposite card to this progressive Path of Shin, A path that is THE MOON - ATU/Key 18, relating to the disciplined quest for a greater reality, that actually changes the physiological form. In other words, the balanced Energetic forces of both Shin and Qoph (the Moon) stimulate the rebirth of our "personality" that necessitates a physiological rebuild, necessary to handle the higher vibratory states of the Higher Consciousness and the One Emotion that is Love without conditions. This is a process that Dr. Paul Foster Case described, as building a "Master's Body"; a body, where the Primal Vital Life Force of Kundalini is flowing, uncoiled and hot, without emotionally adverse effects. It helps to remember, that we are not "bodies", we are the life within and around them which is often called the "soul and/or psyche". The energy that is in and around that body is the Real you- who are a complex Being of Multidimensional Light, who must operate a more condensed body to be able to process information and thereby experiencing data intimately. Hence, you are a Sun who is reflected by the Moon (Matter-Water) and/or the Mirror of Matter-producing a "Self-Reflection". The I AM cannot see itself without a self-reflection that is a "ME".
 

These introductory Paths to the True Nature of Self in incarnation, are usually extremely difficult to travel, because these Elemental Paths of which The Aeon, The Fool, and The Hanged Man are known, are very difficult to understand. This mental difficulty is because all of the Elements are present on each Path in either repressed or expressed form. For example, the pattern of maternal letters (form producing intelligence) as stated in the Qabalistic text, Sepher Yetzirah that Air (Gases-Mind) produces Water (emotions) which produces Fire which we know to be true by studying physics. THE FOOL-0, is pure Air. THE HANGED MAN-KEY 12, is Air acted upon by Water, and THE AEON- Key- 20, is Air and Water acted upon by Fire within the human body. It pays to note, that the human body is the Crucible of Spiritual Alchemy. On the Path of Shin, the Consciousness (Water) is activated by the Dynamic Principle (Fire) in the presence of equilibrating Spirit/Mind (Air) with in the physical vehicle (Earth), all of which produces a balance of intelligence forces in the individual, necessary for total understanding of the Personality structure and its relationship to the Greater Self.

Many Qabalists know the Middle Pillar, the straight alignment of Malkuth, Yesod, Tiphareth and Kether, is the pillar of balance, yet the Path of Shin, is Left hand Path, or the left side Pillar of Severity and is usually subject to imbalance. The answer to this seeming quandary is that every symbol, represented on these Path cards, is a duality, containing its own opposite. Each Path must contain the essential components of its opposite Path, as energy moves from positive to negative, male to female, electric to magnetic. Upon viewing Hod (Splendor) you will see that it is connected or conjoined with Netzach. Hod is related to The Aeon, and Netzach is related to The Moon, showing that intelligence applied without feeling is as pathological as feeling applied without intellect. And since the Cards represent a kind of intellect/conscious energy, everything we experience, every idea, every activity, co-exists in us with its opposite.

There are so many concepts to grasp in the Major Arcana, that the student may feel overwhelmed. Luckily, the images on the Cards are pictorial representation of the visual experiences of the Paths opening up a great deal of learning and data by meditating on or skrying them. These Qabalistic Images have been carefully assembled over the centuries by the experienced mental work of highly advanced women and men, who have at first traveled these inner Archetypal Roads and then meticulously laid down, in image, the details to assist latter generations.

It often is the shortcoming of most aspirants who begin these astral (interdimensional Conscious paths), that at once encountering theses Tarot constructs, believing that they have a reality of their own. The Qabalistic Teacher must explain that only when the aspirant is able to go beyond the lower Astral of the Subconsciousness, is it where one touches upon realities that activate the symbols, i.e. "open the Gates" to greater Consciousness. For instance, while traveling the Path of Shin, one may at first experience what is illustrated on the Aeon Card. Here they become the Goddess Nuit and her husband Hadit, whose divine copulation now produces Self as Horus. The initiated become the Divine Marriage, The Divine Orgasm, the Divine Birth and then the Divinely Born. This may be hard to wrap your brain around; However,  diligent skrying, will soon project our consciousness beyond the visual construct into a understanding that the Path is the enervating, activating effect of the Cosmic Motive Principle on the individual consciousness. That is to say, that on the Path of Shin, the Fiery Spirit (Kundalini) permeates the Personality of the individual, reversing the descent of Energy into Matter. Thus, the last illusions of personality separateness is burned away (Bye bye dark cold Moon, Hello brilliant, bright and Warm Sun/Psyche!).

The Tree of Life represents the Universe of I AM (Self), if we have learned any physics at all, we know that from the simplest concept, came all the complexity that is the Cosmos. In the Big Bang theory, a singularity, which came from nothing (Dark energy and Dark Matter), exploded outward, and became many. This is also a concept easily seen in the development of the human body, as a single celled zygote, divides into hundreds of thousands of cells ultimately ending up as a human body. In the Tarot, The Fool (The God Molecule), is the ultimate simplicity (a photon) and The Universe is representative of the ultimate complexity (molecules) and yet all the Cards are implicit, although seemingly unexpressed in The Fool. Therefore, in all the cards in-between we find the balance between what is expressed or unexpressed. I am ending this discussion of simplicity into complexity, with the understanding that The Aeon, The Universe and The Moon are aspects of our individual waking consciousness that comprises a sensual personality while also representing stages of Self -Awareness that transpires through intimacy with all that is Self.

It should be noted, that the patterns of the cards will be totally meaningless, unless the student understands what is symbolized by the four alchemical "Elements" and/or Elemental Forces that every Qabalistic symbol represents a specific part of the Whole Self, when combined with spirit. Further understanding of The Aeon or Path of Shin, is in its meaning, "Tooth", which suggests hardness, sharpness and/or biting. It is often interpreted as the teeth which chew prior to the ingestion of energy into the system--in this case the Kundalini is released and chews up the divided personality, by dealing a final bite to the perception of a separate and individual physical self, leaving the original Persona which is Child of the Divine Creative producing a continual and transformational process of "Above all things, Know thyself".

The word Stele, may confuse so let me explain: A stele, or occasionally stela, when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument. The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both. These may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted (Wikipedia).

As I have lightly mentioned Crowley's Aeon card departs completely from the traditional Cards of the Ryder-Waite, The Golden Tarot or Golden Dawn Tarot decks. The Aeon card is illustrative of Crowley's personal philosophy derived from The Book of Law, which he stated was revealed to him, by Aiwass (Crowley's ET Mentor), thus forming the core of his teachings. He called the Aeon Card the Stele of Revealing. In his explanation of the Aeon, he claimed it superseded all traditional concepts of the Key (Judgment Card) because it shows the harmonious, spiritual state of human existence that will reside on this earth in the mid-twenty second century. This advanced human condition is illustrated by the Dark Sky Goddess Nuith arching over her consort, Hadit, who is the Golden Orb of Light. Their Union produces Horus, as shown both seated and standing, his passive and active forms. Crowley states that another name for Horus is Heru, which is synonymous with Hru, which he calls "The Great Angel set over the Tarot".

Consistently, Qabalistic doctrine is a system of Gnosis (Knowledge) that evolves with the races of mankind, we have passed into the predicted 500 year period of extreme darkness and trial, preparatory to a new Aeon of Light. Thus, we have the letter Shin below the Standing Horus, in a flowery form and the 3 Yods, each have an internal human shape that is arising to partake of the Light of the coming Aeon. Naturally the study of The Book of Law is recommended to further the understanding of this card of the new Aeon. However, Horus is the "Heavenly Human" and/or the Qabalistic Adam Khadmon, the "Divine Hermaphrodite", within you. In time, you will realize that Crowley's interpretations aren't always right, but once in a while his massive ego, got out of the way, and he did often receive Gnosis. None of us are always "right", so stop searching for a "always right teacher", there aren't any. Take their interpretations of Self, that obviously work and personalize them by "Above all things, know thyself". Remember, that guides aren't the destination, they aid you in your destination, usually as a way to work out their karma. We are all Divine Spirit, who is seeking Self-Awareness, something we call "life". We are all quantumly entangled, and therefore, we are all expressions of the Universal Collective Unconscious, something that many call "God and Goddess". The Divine Hermaphrodite. Therefore, the Sun is reflected by the Moon, but both are either receptive or expressive. Hence, the Male Sun is also Female in reception and the Female Moon is also Masculine in expression. The Universe began as 0=2 (Isis/Binah and Osiris/Chokmah). Now it is time we all became both- as 2 who equal 1 (Horus/Tiphareth).

When the Aeon-ATU 20/Key 20-Judgment, card is thrown during a reading:

• It states that a final decision has been reached.
• A matter has been determined without appeal on its plane.
• The final decision has been made, and a new state of enlightenment is beginning.
• Birth, renewal, awakening.
• Cosmic awakening.
• Birth of the new.
• Recognition of the great correlations
• Expanded perception.
• Liberation of previously concealed abilities.

If ill defined by the surrounding cards(Thoth) or Reversed (Dark Santa Muerte) it implies:

• False identification of self.
• Self -delusion.
• Megalomania.
• Resisting change.

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