The Tarot of Eli, LLC: The Erotic Tarot-Key 21-The World & The Thoth Tarot-ATU 21- The Universe.

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The Universe card or in the case of the Erotic Tarot, the World card, is the accumulation of all the other 20 cards of the Major Arcana (Trump).

The symbols of the Erotic Tarot, The World-key-21, support the philosophy of fantasy art. The Pure Unveiled goddess image is central to both traditional world tarot and The Thoth deck is symbolized throughout the Tarot as The Moon. The Erotic Tarot rider of the Earth is the Moon. Hence, we have what might be called a humorous and yet clever, image of a voluptuous Cowgirl "mooning" us. Truth is the Creatrix rides roughshod over the Earth. What happens here is her design and she is also the Vesica Piscis and/or Universal Womb. She is presenting an image of joyful -I Am.

THE THOTH DECK KEY 21-THE UNIVERSE.

The universe resounds with the joyful cry I AM.

-Scriabin

This card is the principle of individuality, totality, and wholeness. To those of Eastern culture, this is the image of Shiva (Androgyny); to the Christian, this is the image of the virgin Mary with her foot on the head of the serpent.
 

The proper study of the Qabalistic Paths (Major Arcana cards) is the ascending of Understanding up the Tree of Life, as we are "below" and need to remember the realms of Pure Spirit/Mind "above". The experiences on Earth assist us in our goals of a more refined understanding of Universal patterns, for form gives us "vision" and measurement. Such as a microscope helps the biologist in a more refined understanding of cell-structure and bacteria, minute earth manifestation. With its crystalline lenses of light, the "I sight" of our senses helps us sense and measure deeply into the reflected microcosm, so that we better understand the immeasurable macrocosm. We have become a "point in time", and/or an entity. This gives us the eternal now, where we can become intimate with creation and Self.

If our Divine Consciousness is functioning though a physical vehicle, this is where our serious exoteric work begins and ends. "As above, so below".

The 32nd Path of Tau-Key 21-The Universe, joins the crystallized world of earth, Malkuth-meaning Kingdom, with the Sephira Yesod, meaning Foundation. It is the first journey out of the material condition that leads us to a greater understanding of the Greater Personality that was designed by the Higher Self/Psyche (Tiphareth) for each incarnation, before our man-made personality blinded us to our divinity. We must remember that as a transmitted consciousness, we reside at the Foundation, while the body is receiving our transmission in the realm of Malkuth/Kingdom. When death is experienced, we lose reception on earth and hence, realize Yesod as our place of being.

Dr. Paul Foster Case, who wrote the classroom text, The Thirty-Two Paths to Wisdom (the number Thirty- Two is the sum of the Paths and the Sephiroth) calls the Path of Tau (The Universe card or World card) the "Administrative Intelligence" because it "directs and associates in all seven planets." The "seven planets" he is referring to are the Microprosopus-Hexagram pattern of the seven planets on the Tree of Life. The Qabalistic Microprosopus, is comparable to the Microcosm.

The understanding of the Path of Tau (meaning cross), from Malkuth to Yesod, is rooted on the fact that all is Mind/Psyche. I know that as we are all body-oriented because of the focus of senses, we think that the Mind's realm of ideas, dreams, or thoughts, are somehow divorced from the physical as \we have a dual concept of ourselves as a body and mind. The Qabalah teaches that all is Mind; yes, the body is "crystallized self-image", a type of Avatar, but Mind is the One Energy that transforms, and Spirit is the mystery before "the All"! Taking this a step further, all is Spirit and Mind is therefore, " Spiritual Identity", the I AM. In the Mysteries, the distinction between the Mind and Body, which is condensed Mind and/or self-consciousness, is one of perception (brought on by senses), not actuality and/or reality. For instance, the pictures we see when we close our eyes are a more refined form of matter, the images and energy forms which are closest to the physical condition...in other words, Yesod, the Foundation of Images.

The concept of Yesod (Foundation) is based on the understanding that most of the Universe is unseen to our body consciousness. In fact, our bodies are composed of the electromagnetic spectrum and seem solid, yet they are 99.6 % invisible space and are surrounded by 7 "Beings" of the Ultraviolet and Infrared light spectrum. In Hermetic Qabalah, the word "Being" is an immortal intelligence. That means, that most of us are judging the Kingdom of Spirit (the Earth) with less than .4% of our minds, via the minutiae of imposed sensuality! This is because Malkuth (the physical) is the only sensual kingdom of Spirit. Thus, we must travel the Path of Tau to experience the "Seven Palaces of Assiah" (Seven sacred planets/Seven Auric Beings of Greater Self) as subjectively represented on the Thoth Universe card.

I previously explained that the Universe-key 21, is called the Path of Tau. The symbol of Tau is the equal armed cross which symbolizes the important fact that the Thoth Universe, or the traditional tarot- World cards, as opposed to other Path-cards, represents all Forces present in their full expression. Tau is also the midway point of the Aleph (Fool), Mem (The Hanged Man) and Shin (The Aeon) Paths which makes the equal armed cross on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. The Crowley card shows small tau crosses as the fabric of the Time/Space grid that surrounds the cosmic oval or Womb. Larger explanations of all these Paths will be periodically explained in future blogs, as they have been in past blogs.

Before I go on with further explanation of the Universe-or World card, Key-21, it would be appropriate here to tell you how to mentally "Walk" the inner Path of Tau. This mental walk is called Scrying. Scrying is simple really, all one has to do is focus on a card, while using a dark mirror and candle, placing the card up right so it reflects in the mirror. A dark mirror is simply a glass mirror with its back painted black. This "mirrored reflection" resembles our world, which is but a reflection of light. Hence, you see the "other side of the Card" and/or the "other side of the Mirror", which represents the Macrocosm. Staring at the reflection of the card in the mirror will send your consciousness through the gateway that the card represents.

This is like lucid dreaming, where you enter the dream and control the events by replacing the anthropomorphic image with your own. Here, one is projecting themselves into an inner vision using a "daydream", projecting oneself into the Greater Vision of the Card. Some may breathe deep and easy, relaxed in body, and focus their eyes and mentally project themselves into the Key Vision, others, as do I, leave eyes open, and like traveling into a tunnel, imagine themselves entering the Visions as the card grows ever bigger, until entry. At first, boredom takes over, but soon the diligent student discovers that what they experience in this lucid scrying, is not of their own making. They often are astonished at the vitality, energy, and spontaneous images that these "mandalas" invoke.

In the Forces of Tau, is the Knowledge, the data, of all the accumulated ideas that went into the making of our world and the cosmos. There is much to experience and remember here so discrimination is recommended, as we journey back into our Divine inheritance, we must educate our "I's" (many identities) to perceive our "I AM". The Path of Tau begins the process of Knowing ourselves as we have been known into existence; an existence so dutifully produced by our Divine Parent's Lascivious Lucid Dream. In fact, if the student of Tarot/Qabalah, doesn't scry these cards, they may as well be a deck of playing cards or be a charlatan who prey on superstitious minds for monetary gain.

From the standpoint of Gnosis (knowledge), the Universe or World, Key 21, the most important card in the deck, as it is the beginning of our journey back to Spiritual Awareness: the inner journey so important to "enlightenment" as the "Me", becomes One with the "I AM". On this Path of Tau, we experience our own personality consciousness, which is of our own making, from a viewpoint of the Higher conscious of the Soul/Psyche, a reality that can be both frightening and gratifying. Yes, we make our own reality, and the World/ Universe card helps us to travel beyond the self-absorbed reality of our personalities, into the Higher Self- reality that created our consciousness program in the beginning, and how freedom of choice defines our "End" by the composite pattern of our personalities.

Between the Hebrew letters of Aleph (Fool) and Tau (The Universe), on the Tree of Life, is the entire Universe, the Alpha and the Omega and we must journey upwards from our Spirit's "ending" manifestation, into the beginning; For they who know their end, know their beginning! Thus, the Path of Tau-The Universe, is a Path that can only be successfully traveled by those who begin the process of bringing their Personalities into a self-understanding balance. Of Persona, we have many, built in "passed lives" and stored in a vessel of conscious energy known as our Soul's Akashic Records.

Each state of conscious energy is represented by the Sephiroth on the Tree of Life and for the sake of "Knowing Thyself", they must be viewed at first, independently, and later as a wholeness. This may also astound the student, but it is on the path of Tau, that one discovers the extent to which the process of inner exploration is assisted by the guidance of the "Angels", particularly Archangels. The Family of Spirit is vast and many, and of that family, we are the Children of the Divine Couple, The Inheritors. It may surprise you, especially since the Pavlovian indoctrination of your personality, that to the whole of the Universe, you are most precious! The purpose of this blog is to help you see, as you are seen by your Creator and wonder of wonders, you are not condemned but loved without condition into being!

One of the most important lessons of the World/Universe card, is that of discrimination and/or discernment, a process that can only be learned in the earthly realm of Malkuth. This gateway to the Astral, is the Path of Tau, and the Astral is the place of” fluid thoughts", ideas, dreams, before they crystallize into manifestation. It is as if light were liquid, as if the mirror of your mind is not yet solidified, like the fluid metal of Mercury; Solidification is necessary to reflect you in crystalline light, “within the dark mirror of space".

A note of caution: There is deception in the Astral fantasies; Phantoms that may never make it into our dimensional manifestation, and some you never want to see, so be discriminating and serve nothing but the "spirit within". However, despite the illusions and temptations of the Astral, only through divination can we enter the "Administrative Intelligence" balance; a Intelligence that is shown in the Erotic Tarot-World as the Creatrix and Thoth Tarot card as the Dancing Lilith, the "first wife" draped in coils of Lord Python, the "first husband" and/or Serpent Force (Thoth) while being surrounded by the animal symbols of the Four Cherubim and/or Elements of Pythagorean Alchemy. Implying, from these elements of alchemy, that she weaves the Universe in her copulating dance. The All Seeing Eye (I) in the Thoth Tarot- UNIVERSE card, sending forth rays of light that become the Python, suggests the "first Husband" of the Goddess Lilith---the "First I-dentity" which would be Kether on the Tree of Life and later the Eye (I) of Horus--the child of both Isis and Osiris, who is the Christ-Buddha-Soul consciousness that our self-consciousness are to become on Earth.

The Universe/World Card is a multidimensional understanding of the Cosmic Mind. After much study, one may grasp the principle that the entire Tree of Life, which is taught through the Path of Tau- or the Egyptian Ankh which is a Tau cross topped with the Vesica Piscis. The Universe Tarot Card represents the most profound concept of "As above, so below". To a sensual body, this means "up and down", to the Infinite, this just means "higher vibration" and "lower vibration", a normal occurrence as energy condenses to greater and greater crystallization. Of course, Spirit/energy, frequency, ideas, and Mind are inseparable, just as electricity and data in your computer are inseparable. Thus, another axiom is attributed to the Tree; "The Know is in the Flow". That is why, when we mentally journey a Path, we gather knowledge at the same time we encounter higher mental frequency. Therefore, diligent scrying is more than just a moment of silent contemplation, it is also a gathering of information.

I have discussed the "Will-To-Form" of the Great Mother Binah (3 Sephiroth on the Tree of Life) who is Life Conscious, and which is Saturn in the exalted Supernal Realm. She is completely expressed on the Path of Tau, key 21-The Universe and not so completely in the Erotic Tarot- World card. The female figure of the "Cosmic Dancer" of the Universe, is the fullest expression of this Life Conscious and has been called Isis, the Anima Elohim, as well as Saturn/Chronos who gives life and destroys it as Great Mother Binah. Some may be confused by this Chronos comparison, since "Father Time" is a description of Chronos/Saturn but before the Patriarch, the Goddess of Time-Space was Juno. However, the Ternary Maid-Mother and Crone, is the Description of Binah, and of Time itself, from youth to old age, Time/Space is her domain as it is the weave used to build form.

As before stated, The oval ring of Stars illustrated on the Thoth Universe card, that surrounds the central female figure, represents the Womb of the human female, as well as the Cosmic Womb into which the soul passes after body death. The exposed vagina on the Erotic Tarot image also represents Vesica Piscis. The grid of Time/Space is shown on the Thoth UNIVERSE card as surrounding the oval Cosmic Womb. No matter the symbols, we are born surrounded by our mothers Vesica Piscis, and we all arise from our death surrounded in a ring of stars, on our way to the Great Mother. The Kerubs of the Four Elements, Fire, Water, Air and Earth are shown in corners THE UNIVERSE card.

Life, with its beginning, middle, and end, processes in waves or spirals (Spirit is a Spiral flow of Energy) which cycle back upon themselves. This circling back upon itself is often shown as a Great Serpent. This is also the natural course of the Akashic Fluid (Astral Fluid) of Yesod where the Serpent Kundalini is coiled in its passive state and uncoiled in its active state. Thus, Crowley chose to represent the Great Serpent of Akashic Fluid as "Lord Python" of Lilith fame.

The Universe Card is also surrounded in the Great Dark Sea, a reference to the Great Mother Binah, who is the "Sea of all consciousness" which on the Path of Tau, is consciousness in the most dense and difficult expression. The Sea is less dark and light blue on the WORLD card. Traditionally, the Vesica Piscis was always symbolized as a fish. Again, discrimination must be used when traveling the Akasha of Yesod, many who entered this Path, entertain themselves with extended fantasy and find themselves tormented by phantoms of their own making and serving masters that only slave thinking can dream up as saviors. Only slaves need saviors. The discerning traveler will supply every test of reason and feeling. After a time of discernment, one will begin experiencing a process of learning which is not of their own making. Verifying that the images of Tarot by elaborate research aids in this process of "Above All Things, Know Thyself".

When The UNIVERSE OR WORLD Card is thrown during a reading, it means:

• Synthesis
•  The matter itself.
•  World and Kingdom.
• The principle of wholeness, totality, and individuation.
• The querent will build in the next 21 weeks, new worlds internally and externally and actualizing them in their life.
• Attainment of goals and overcoming difficulties.

• Having everything available for you and the awareness to merely reach out and choose one of many options.

• The street to nowhere. 
• The deceptive world of appearances.
• Endogenous depressions.

*More than any other card, The Universe depends on the accompanying cards, as it usually denotes the subject of the question.

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