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Thoth- 4 of Disks-Power
Lord of Earthly Power.
4 OF DISKS: Power
[Pentacles in Traditional decks]
...condition of assured material gain, and earthly power completed but nothing beyond. (Waite).
Here we have a fortress on the edge of the Abyss, made by the grounding of Chesed (mercy) in Assiah, the Material world. Held by constant authority and vigilance, a type of Law and order holds the 4 Universal Elements in balance. Fire (Spirit), Water (intuition, emotions),Air (mind), and Earth (matter), are all centered on material security. When we get too comfortable in material security it often means that "nothing ventured nothing gained" and becomes a problem of stasis that will be removed by the Greater Spiritual Self (A Tower Moment) to keep things moving. For now things look under control and sitting back and enjoying material security seems justified. Here we also have gift, legacy and inheritance.
Astrologically we have Sun in Capricorn which assures the light and warmth of success but nothing beyond the moment. Therefore, it is representative of the Rational Mind in total control of creative energy for material wealth; boundaries against change are erected and the illusion of security is enjoyed. Now this feeling of benevolent strength, is indeed wonderful but we must also invest in the motion of wealth into prosperity---so being flexible with your wealth is recommended.
The 4 of Disks card reminds us that damming a river can secure water, but if we don't leave room for flow, we stifle the prosperity all around us for a false sense of security. This easily becomes Avarice, blockages of thought and action which naturally follow from excessive devotion to materialistic rewards. However, as shown on the card, when the drawbridge of an open mind is open for "outside" traffic we can make something tangible and take concrete steps towards creating security in the physical world that actually enhances that security for others as well. Hence. when all is examined, this card represents a positive with a caution; a kind of “good for you", that can only keep being good if you expand it to "good for others" as well. That is why the draw bridge is down and the gate open on this illustration of the 4-of Disks, we must allow flowing change in order to really stay Secure in our power.
By looking at the Qabalistic Tree of Life, one can see that Chesed- the 4th Sephiroth called Mercy, is the architect of the Supernal (upper 1-2-3-triangle on the Tree of Life) whose intelligence externalizes the combined potencies of the upper Trinity. Chesed is the administrator of manifestation and the laws thereof and resides on the Edge of the Abyss.
The 4 of Disks (Pentacles in Tarot Illuminati) is the most complete expression of the grounded Chesed forces. This card shows the influence of Chesed/the Architect, in the material world, or the World of Assiah as our material world is called in the Qabalah.
The 4 of Disks -Power, is also called the Lord of Earthly Power. The Angels of the Decan are Keveqiah and Mendial. The planet is the Sun and here it is in Capricorn.
The illustration of the 4 of Disks suggests a fortress implying law and order maintained by undaunted vigilance. The Disks themselves, are square implying that revolving or motion, is opposite to this card, However, another form of Chesed is in the Key 13 card of the Major Arcana, and it is the Death of stability, so that revolution can continue, 1+3=4, so the motion of Chesed lays hidden in Gematria (numerology). Chesed, the Engineer of manifestation, has the power to reorganize creation through a process we call Death and/or transformation. This is because Chesed lays down the measurement of everything and can change that measurement at willful deconstruction and reconstruction.
The 4 square disks each contain one of the symbols for the four elements and the walls are strong and seemingly immobile. Yet we have the Sun reborn in Capricorn so new powerful activity is present, and is best shown as the Dancing Skeleton of key 13. What hints at underlying power in the 4 of disks Tarot Card which is represented in the orange-yellow color of the card,
Like the eye of a hurricane, The Four of Disks is the "Dead Center" of the Engineer of all manifestation. Here at the center, everything looks quite and stable, but violent activity is making it so and soon that stability will "fly to the winds". Capricorn is the center "where the Sun turns Northward." So the turning is happening in what looks to be stable and unmoving.
Tarot Illuminati- 4 of Pentacles
The Ownership of Power.
The Tarot Illuminati- 4 of Disks, elegantly expands upon the traditional tarot art which is shown on the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck. However, instead of a Western King displaying his wealth and power we have a Chinese Emperor displaying the 4 pentacles in the same position but surrounded by the Great Wall of China and his empirical city behind him. This card definitely gets the point across that there is no better feeling than being able to count your blessings. To Know what you have because you can taste it, smell it, see it and hear it. Being intimate with creation is the foundation of joy and happiness.
Rider-Waite-Smith - 4 of Pentacles
Hence, this card is about the power of ownership and how you use resources.
When the 4 of Disks/Pentacles is thrown during a reading:
- The querent is owning their own personal energy, physical potency and vitality. The very act of which proceeds change.
- There may be a feeling of holding on tightly to what one has, emotionally or physically.
- The enfoldment of Power, Here the Ability to Do Work (Power) is unfettered and the engineer is active.
- The querent is taking solid steps towards creating material security in the physical world.
- Here, "nothing ventured nothing gain" is the axiom of the Four.
- Holding to tightly to what you have, and not taking risks of change.
- Blockage of creative thought due to avarice, or excessive devotion to material things.
- Possession and ownership.
- Strength in defense.
- Resources and how you use them.
If ill defined by the surrounding cards in the layout;
- Compulsivity.
- Stubbornness.
- Stagnation.
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