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The Thoth Tarot: ACE OF WANDS

The Thoth Minor Arcana consists of Forty cards. Each of the four suites is numbered 1-10: wands, cups, swords, and discs. These four suites show us the four ways that we perceive anything. All human awareness is filtered either through our:

(1) Wands: Plasma, Vital Fecund life force/Motion/ Sexual Energy/Will.

(2) Cups: Intuition, emotions/consciousness/subconscious.

(3) Swords: Intelligence/Rational Mind/idea.

(4) Disks/Pentacles: The mundane five physical senses (and the twenty-eight more subtle).

Without a stimulus being received through one or more of these four perceptive mechanisms we remain unaware of its presence.

The Tarot Ace of Wands is the essence of the Spirit World of Creativity, the time of Spring and the space of South. The Ace of Wands represents Spiritual self-realization, awakening and is known as the symbol of the yet uncontainable flow of life-force that is with-in and all around us; it is called "Male Electric"/Plasma and yet is shaped and formed into measurement by the Abyssal Womb who is Female/Magnetism/enclosure and when balanced in Communion, forms the Cosmic Fire that is all Life.

The Thoth Torch of Life is accompanied by lightning bolts that represent the awakening to spiritual truth and authenticity to who you are; for you are the Plasmic Prana that flows through brain and body. It is the Will of Spirit that makes Truth of Self manifest and who you are physically is the simulation of the Divine Self as Spirit- Fire/Water/Earth and Air coagulated into a spiral form of Life and/or Self-Awareness: A "solar logos" and/or a Soul.

The 1st Sephiroth-Kether and the 4 Aces: THE CROWN, OF THE HERMETIC QABALAH.

Remembering such a scenario of degradation, what will happen when we profane the Self-Image of Spirit that is Humankind? You will find the dim outlook by looking around you, a world of war, of ignorance, of hatred, bigotry, slave religions, and separation exists. Only the individual who stands as Spirit knows we all belong to each other, and that every person is a Spiritual Self-Expression of the One Source who is many. Only those who know can stop the disease in themselves. and by doing so influence others to do so as well. One person in the power of Spiritual Identity can change their environment and that of others.

I AM the Power Trinity of Spirit-Mind-Body!

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1. The first principal symbol is the crown (preferably diamond). We may think because of our anthropomorphic perspective that this Force of Motion lies somewhere in our head, as a spacial yet un-awakened part of our brain; However, this is not the case, as the brain is a "copy" of the Mind (Artificial mind). The Crown represents the Holy Guiding Spirit of the God Name of Kether-Eheieh- "I Will BE", the True Being that is the crowning glory that we all aspire to.
2.  Because of George Lucas and his marvelous creation of modern myth, known as the Star Wars series of movies and books; The Force has been described as the personal Aspiration of all Jhedi (Djedhi), an Arabic word which is a cross of Magi and Djinn (master of Djinn). As archeologists have discovered the symbols for the Holy Guiding Spirit are everywhere. 
3. The ancient Egyptians called the Three Magi, the Three Stars in Orion's belt that pointed to Osiris's star Sothis (Sirius), which "rose in the East". These belt stars were still called the Magi in the Middle Ages (See the Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets- by Barbara G. Walker. (Page 565). The Egyptians and all Mesopotamian cultures believed the "gods" that created homo sapiens came from the Orion section of the sky. 

As stated, The Qabalistic God name of Kether is "I Will Be" or the God name Eheieh in Hebrew, which is likened to the sound of breath (Spirit comes from the Greek Spiro-Breath). Because all Work begins and ends with Kether, all ritualistic, or meditative work must begin with the invocation of the Highest; such invocations begin with breath. In yoga, these expanded breath exercises are call Prana Yama's (Life-Death). Spirit is an English word that comes from the Greek Word, Spiro, which means "breath". All that is of Spirit-Breathes. This idea alone, causes subtle changes and activity on the Inner Planes of our Psyche. For when the Unconscious guides and directs us toward our Higher and/or Whole Self, we begin to imagine the "Breath above" and the "Breath below" are the same.

To the Qabalist, consciousness guides, motivates, transforms, and even translates the Energy of the Divine Unconscious but does not create that energy, nor can it destroy it. Again, Imagination is the Womb, but Kether is the Source of All frequency and vibration (microwaves) including Imagination, as the "I". The "Will to Force" that is Chokmah, the 2nd Sephiroth, is not the same as the 1st Sephiroth of "I Will Be", for the 2nd Sephiroth- Chokmah, is individual and idealize, while the 1st Sephiroth-Kether, is without idea; the ideas of being came later in the conception of Time -Space (measurement), and therefore, as another latent aspect of Kether.

The Will becomes three identity aspects. The I Will Be, first entity/point, becomes Will-to-Force-second entity/wisdom and Will-to-Form, third entity-Understanding, undivided and united becomes, Will-to-be, which is the Wholly Spirit; or better yet, I AM ME. a plane/trinity of Whole Self-the Archetypal Plane of Azziluth.

All this may seeming amazingly simple until we begin to meditate on simple numbers and simple geometry. The symbol 1 could be pure 1 which is indivisible, so what do we really know? Symbols such as numbers, are themselves not what they represent. Thus, Kether is …but we really don't know What it is; for it is just as "Dark Energy", an unmeasurable light that some call Aether. We know it is here and there, pushing along the Universal expansion, but not of what it is composed of.

  I Am is existence, but what I AM is an assumption.

However, we do know that Kether is not static, for the "First Swirling's" of manifestation are also in Assiah, the Qabalistic Material World. That is why the symbol of the *Swirling Buddhist Swastika, which rotates around a point, is another symbol for Kether. The Nazi's had high ideas for their Patriarchal perversions and have taken an ancient Buddhist symbol for the "First Swirling's" reversed the image and as in all Military Complex rulers manipulated propaganda, changed the meaning of the symbol to suit their vision of self-importance: However, to the perspicacious that profaning doesn't change the original meaning of the symbol.

*Actually, the swastika symbol for the "first Swirling's", was also a symbol found in Norse, Native American, Sumerian, Aryan, Persian, and many other cultures. The Aryan's were never a "people", it was first considered to be a language that spread throughout India, but somehow became a "people" due to misinformation and propaganda.

The Ace of Wands reminds us that thinking we are separate from the whole and somehow better than others, is much like the city person who insists that farmers are "red neck" hicks, a form of lower life than themselves; even though their whole life 's food is dependent on the good, intelligent, and diligent work of the farmer whose neck burns as their hard labor is done under the sun. Such ignorant people are indeed in denial and base their whole life on fear of rejection.

Much like a parasite, thinking it is more important than the host, looking for superiority is a mind virus that plagues us all. Such is the ignorance of believing that we are separate from each other. In truth, the city human depends on the rural human and vise verse. It is indeed time to expand our perspectives and "above all things, know thyself". How about declaring: "I Am a collective called Life"!

Finally, we must come to understand that Kether as Source of All is a quality unknown to us, but one which we can symbolize to some extent. Thus, when an Ace appears in a reading, it implies great power that is beyond our perceptions. Yet, when we perceive ourselves, we are the One looking at itself as you.

You are not the person; you are the Orphic Egg of Plasmic Energy (Aura) that surrounds it and supports it as a flow of Prana.

When you look upon the Ace of Wands, you are viewing the Plasmic Star Fire (Father) aspect of the One Energy that is in all things and formed into all things (as a catalysis of motion), as well as, in all Sephira on the Tree of Life. The Fire, also represents Spirit (Frequency) which "Knows Itself through Form", and thus is loosely explained as the underlying Fire in all things, and/or Serpent force, but in no way is this a complete understanding of the Spiral Energy {Spirit} that is all around you, in you, below you and above you, and as you, but unseen by your avatar/body, whose job is to view and/or be intimate with the reflections of Self in a crystalline world.

The spirit understands itself by manifesting assumptions and examining them as "alive".

In gematria, the numerical sequence 777 is often associated with mystical and spiritual significance. In the context of Western Hermetic Qabalah and related esoteric traditions, 777 is closely connected to the Tree of Life. Each of the three sevens represents a different pillar on the Tree of Life:

1. Macrocosm (Archetypal World/Supernal Triangle): The first seven represents the divine world, the realm of archetypes, and the macrocosm.

2. Microcosm (Psychological World-Ethical Triangle): The second seven represents the human psyche, the microcosm, and the interplay between the divine and the individual.

3. Merging of Macrocosm and Microcosm (Astral Triangle): The third seven signifies the merging of the divine and human, the union of macrocosm and microcosm, often considered a state of spiritual attainment or enlightenment.

In numerology and mysticism, 777 is also seen as a powerful and positive number, symbolizing divine intervention, protection, and completeness.

It's important to note that interpretations may vary among different mystical and esoteric traditions. If you have specific themes or aspects you'd like to explore within the context of Tarot Card Comparisons, feel free to provide more details for a more tailored discussion.

The Mystic Palette Tarot Ace of Wands card shows the 1st Sephiroth-Kether, as a white=light exuding crystal toping a wand held in a magical hand (yod). The I Am Passion of the Divine Creative as "I Will BE!". The wand itself, representing the suite of Fire/Wands, is shaped as a fertile intertwined phallic and serpentine force (() =2). Fertility is in the leaves, and the serpentine flow of energy waves, is shown in the wand's structure.

There is an image of a wild cat in the background with human eyes; Implying that this primal power is directed by human awareness. It is the driving force behind passion.

In the Crystal is the golden triangle and Dragon as crown on the Wand, both symbolizing the Plasmic and/or Fire that is the suit of wands.

In both Western Hermetic Mysteries and Chinese theology, dragons are powerful and multifaceted symbols, but their interpretations differ due to cultural, philosophical, and spiritual contexts.

Dragons in Western Hermetic Mysteries

In Western Hermeticism, dragons carry a complex, often ambivalent symbolism:

1. Primordial Power and Chaos

• Dragons in Hermetic traditions often symbolize the prima materia (the primordial substance of creation), representing raw, untamed power and the chaotic forces of nature that must be harnessed in the alchemical process.
• The dragon is a symbol of dormant potential, waiting to be transformed into spiritual gold through inner work.

2. Guardians of Wisdom

• Dragons are often seen as guardians of treasure or secret knowledge (e.g., the dragon guarding a hoard of gold or an ancient scroll).
• In this context, the treasure is symbolic of spiritual enlightenment, and confronting or "slaying" the dragon represents overcoming inner fears or lower instincts to access divine wisdom.

3. The Serpent Aspect

• Dragons in Hermeticism are linked to the serpent, often appearing in the Ouroboros (a serpent or dragon eating its tail), which symbolizes eternity, the cyclical nature of existence, and the unity of opposites.
• This reflects the Hermetic axiom, "As above, so below," where the dragon unites the heavens (spiritual realm) and the earth (material realm).

4. Transformation and Alchemy

• Alchemically, the dragon represents the nigredo stage (blackness), the initial phase of spiritual transformation where the alchemist must confront the "shadow" aspects of the self.
• Slaying or taming the dragon is a metaphor for transmuting base instincts into higher consciousness.

Dragons in Chinese Theology

In Chinese tradition, dragons (龙, Lóng) are predominantly benevolent and represent cosmic harmony:

1. Cosmic Energy and Creation

• Dragons are associated with Qi (vital energy) and the forces of nature. They control the elements, particularly water, rain, rivers, and seas, making them symbols of life-giving energy.
• They represent the balance of the cosmos, embodying the creative and nurturing aspects of the universe.

2. Power and Authority

• The dragon is a symbol of imperial power and was historically reserved for the emperor, who was considered the "Son of Heaven."
• The emperor's connection to the dragon reflected his role as the mediator between heaven and earth, ensuring cosmic order.

3. Wisdom and Spiritual Ascension

• Unlike the Western view of dragons as chaotic or dangerous, the Chinese dragon symbolizes enlightenment, strength, and divine wisdom.
• Dragons are often depicted ascending to the heavens, symbolizing the journey of spiritual elevation and the attainment of immortality.

4. The Five-Clawed Dragon

• A specific symbol of imperial power, the five-clawed dragon represents the unity of the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), which underpins Chinese cosmology and the balance of nature.

5. Harmony and Prosperity

• In Chinese feng shui, dragons are associated with good fortune, protection, and auspicious energy, often paired with the phoenix to symbolize harmony between yin (feminine) and yang (masculine).

Commonalities and Differences

• Commonalities:

  • In both traditions, dragons symbolize cosmic power and wisdom, but their expression differs.
  • They are associated with the balance of forces, whether it's the Hermetic balance of opposites or the Chinese balance of yin and yang.
  • Both see dragons as mediators between higher realms (spiritual) and lower realms (material).

• Differences:

  • Western Hermetic Mysteries often depict dragons as challenges to be overcome or forces to be tamed, emphasizing the duality of chaos and order.
  • Chinese Theology reveres dragons as inherently benevolent and harmonious beings, focusing on their role in maintaining universal order and prosperity.

Synthesis of Meaning

The dragon, as a universal archetype, embodies the primordial creative power of the universe. Whether feared or revered, it invites individuals to recognize and engage with the forces of transformation, balance, and enlightenment within themselves and the cosmos.

The Phallic shape implies the Source- Kether, the "first ejaculation" and/or "first star seed", and that ejaculation is energy held in an enclosure (magnetic womb) being expressed as Self. Hence, the Suns/Stars are seen as a first form of Mind.

The Ace of Wands reminds you that it behooves you to pay attention to your actions and the emotions (Energy-in-Motion) that fires impassioned ideas. For these are the sparks that kindle a desire, an action, or an empire. Hence, with diligent analysis, when you know yourself, passion and/or emotion can be expressed with diligence and patience, without the need to explode outward in chaos before its motivation and/or intent is examined thoroughly by your awake consciousness.

The Aces are considered seeds of the element they represent. Hence, we are to realize that all seeds hold the holographic knowing from the first patterning to the one we are consuming or planting now both in our brain and emotions. That patterning is released as the adult creation of the seed which is a condensed patterning of, I AM Me. When we consume the seeds of "I Will Be", our presence becomes the original archetype of Spirit that began the Universal Self-Images of I AM. Being Self is a Gnosis (knowledge) of Celestial Presence and the knowing that each man and woman is a Star. I AM Spirit.

The Ace of wands indicates energy as related to the powerful energy one can infuse by igniting our subconsciousness, propelling us toward action, leadership, career advancement, imagination, new beginnings, and total assertion of the Primal Will; Thereby cleaning out the parasitic "mind virus" that is known as the deceiver, the trickster, the Wetiko (also wentiko) of the Native American Nations, the Satan of the Christians, or the Archon of the Gnostics. We can go on with many names of many cultures for this infection of evil (Antilife is Live spelled backwards: Evil) that is a plaque that infects the subconscious of man, causing indolence, drug abuse, escapism, depression, denial, lies, deceit, helplessness, and even suicide.

The "false ego" remains powerful in the subconscious of humankind as it runs the Military Industrial Complex, and its billionaire media propagandized word hypnosis. It is hidden because observation brings it into the light of our consciousness thereby eliminating its false authority. Hiding is its only true power, and we then think it is "us". I call it the "false ego", and like most of us, it had a heyday, in my subconscious, causing all kinds of dysfunction that I thought was "myself". Thanks to Qabalah and my twin Soul/ Anima Elizabeth, I found it out and thereby denuded it of any kind of power just by observation and knowing I was Divine and all that isn't Prosperity, Love, Wealth, Health, and Well Being, is not what "I AM": "Get thee behind me false ego"!

Out True Ego is our Soul/Psyche known as the "Sun/Son of the Divine Creative" and has never been a subconscious project. Before you deny you are infected, just get and read the book: WETIKO By Paul Levy. You may be incredibly surprised!

Now all of you that are taught that you are built "incomplete" and must seek Goodness (God-ness and/or Demiurgeous-ness) to "make it to heaven"(heaven and hell are fear inspired mindscapes); Therefore, you are taught a lie.

Most people believe they are in the image of God, and/or made by a Divine Creative complete with the Divine Creative mind of Imagination (making you a Demiurge); However, this Divine All Knowing, all building, all Creating Power has somehow failed you, even though you are It's precious and Divine image! To think you are "incomplete" is to state that the Divine Creative is a mad god who creates what it doesn't want! OH, COME ON! You are the image of the Divine Energy reflected in the mirror of matter (Mater-Divine Mother); Therefore, by not knowing yourself, you can never "know" the Divine Creative for it is now calling itself-Spirit-Mind-Body.

You are made in a completeness of a Collective Self Awareness of Transformative Idea, a Wholeness of the One Energy, which has taken Trillions of years to produce and that must always identify Itself, by ever changing "being". Therefore, you are granted "freedom of choice"(You decide your own destiny) by inheritance of the image-making mind, i.e., imagination; that alone, says you are a completed mechanism for continual change! Hence, you are a Soul/Solar Self that is the Universal Constant of Transformation! Transformation is your Life Path.

Be thankful that because you belittle your own identity, doesn't mean the Divine Creative does! "ABOVE ALL THINGS, KNOW THYSELF".... YOU ARE A Demiourgeos OF YOUR OWN UNIVERSE; an I AM- universe of that manifests a "Me"; identity that never ends by continually transforming!

However, being "complete" doesn't mean you've reached an end of any kind. For the infinite, cannot know itself, being endless it has nothing to examine; therefore, unless it simulates self as "being", there is no self-awareness/no Self-reflection and the I AM is existence but knows not what that existence is. Therefore, we will never end, but only transform Self through constant experimentation and always converting information into in-form-action. Thereby, turning information into experienced self-knowledge.

The Hindu philosophy of the "sleeping/dreaming divine" and the "dancing/active divine" also explains this concept of Kether and you.

The concept of Vishnu as both the sleeping/dreaming Vishnu (known as Yoga-Nidra Vishnu) and the active, dancing Vishnu reflects the dual aspects of cosmic existence and creation in Hindu philosophy. Here's an elucidation of these two manifestations:

Sleeping/Dreaming Vishnu (Yoga-Nidra Vishnu)

• State: Vishnu is depicted reclining on the cosmic serpent Shesha (also called Ananta), floating on the Kshira Sagara (the Ocean of Milk).
• Symbolism:
  • This form represents cosmic rest and potential energy. Vishnu is in a meditative state, maintaining the balance of the universe.
  • His sleep (Yoga Nidra) is not ordinary but a state of divine contemplation, where the potential for creation resides in his dreams.
  • From his navel emerges a lotus, upon which Brahma, the creator, sits. This signifies that the act of creation originates from the cosmic dream of Vishnu.
• Mythological Importance:
  • Vishnu’s Yoga-Nidra represents the unmanifested potential of the universe, a state before active creation or manifestation.
  • It is the interval between cycles of creation (kalpas) when Vishnu preserves the cosmic order (Dharma).

Active/Dancing Vishnu

• State: Vishnu is also depicted in dynamic, active forms, such as his avatars (e.g., Krishna, Rama) or as Nritya Vishnu (the dancing Vishnu).
• Symbolism:
  • The dance or active form of Vishnu represents the manifestation of energy and the action required to sustain and protect the cosmos.
  • His movements symbolize the flow of life, creation, and destruction—a balance maintained through his divine interventions.
  • In his role as a preserver, Vishnu actively engages with the world to restore harmony, as seen in the various Dashavatara (ten avatars).
• Mythological Importance:
  • The dancing Vishnu can also be linked to his cosmic play (Lila), emphasizing that the universe is a divine performance enacted by the supreme being.
  • It contrasts with the stillness of Yoga-Nidra, highlighting the dynamic nature of existence in contrast to its latent, potential state.

Integration of the Two Aspects

1. Cosmic Cycle: The sleeping Vishnu represents the in-breath (contraction or dissolution of the universe, Pralaya), while the active Vishnu represents the out-breath (expansion or creation, Srishti).
2. Philosophical Duality:
   • The dreaming Vishnu corresponds to stillness and potential, a meditative state where the seeds of reality are formed.
   • The dancing Vishnu embodies motion and realization, the energy that brings these dreams into action.

Broader Implications

These two aspects reflect the cyclical nature of existence central to Hindu thought—creation, preservation, dissolution, and re-creation. They teach that rest and action are both integral to cosmic balance, much like the interplay of silence and sound in music.

Through this duality, Vishnu embodies the cosmic balance between inertia and dynamism, showing that the universe is sustained through both contemplation and action.

The Western Hermetic Mysteries actually link our Souls as the Exhalation of the Universal Breath. Hence, you are the "active Vishnu/Mind" and therefore, within and dancing outside the Universal dream of "I AM". By be "self-aware" we are able to view the dream of Self, as an individual active perspective. This allows each of us to transform the images of the dream as we see ourselves! This constant transformation of self-awareness interferes with entropy by constant renewal of movement.

You are the fulfillment of the "I Will Be" the Divine Eheieh, to be! By being that awake consciousness, you can correct the errors in the dream, by outside (individual observations) and experience (knowledge) that many of us call a "life path".

I Am the Dance of Life!
 

This last concept may take some meditation of thought, which is the "purpose" of the Tarot, Gnosticism, and the Qabalah. You are blinded by "man-made" definitions and the trickery of the Mind Virus and/or '"false ego" and the word hypnosis of media thinking. Hence, you are the still enacting the false- "yourself".

From ancient times to now, the Picture Language of the Tarot and the Qabalah, help us to "see again", as well as inoculate us against the effects of this mind virus. Our incompleteness is an illusion created by the Military Industrial Complex of Rulers, who know the art of "divide and conquer" to get you to deny your divinity and become man-made, a slave to another's authority.

The purpose of conquering your will to define yourself, so you may be ruled, is to become divided, spirit from body, mind from energy, and now you must purchase spirit, intelligence, and energy from the Military Industial Complex (Don't forget to give money to the church!) The Soul is now separated from purpose as it can be bought and sold. Weakness requires confusion, division, separation and "above all things, to not know thyself". Strength requires Union and/or a "wholeness" and "Above all things, Know thyself".

In the world made of seekers (Wanna-Be's), there aren't I AM's, there are Rulers and Slaves; Hence, there are "I Ain't s", whose identity is denial, and a media controlled continual mental lack of self-presence is supplied by rules/laws/definitions, that are enforced by the rulers' "minions" who are now controlled by the programed "false ego".

Therefore, the mundane are those who must seek or pursue happiness, love, value, etc., all of which is supplied by "somebody else" (Saviors), because," God/The Divine Creative must have had a "bad day" when God the Divine Creative created you as Its own Image! How silly! Divine Creative wouldn't create what it doesn't want or identify as "itself"! The Whole Universe is but a "self-awareness" of One Energy Mind that is I AM!

Sorry people, but to seek value is to be thoughtless, the Divine Creative has day's only when the Divine has Form, and human form is the most "sensual" of Divine Creative-days! Remember, "Days" come from Time/Space and not from the Infinite and Endless! "I AM Divinity's Day" is a far more intelligent way to understand this! I Am the Love of You, is a far greater understanding of the simulation that is Me, for all that I see is another way to be Me.

As Stated, Kether, the First Sephira on the Qabalistic Tree of Life, is the Point, the Crown, the Observer, the Dark Energy, that is. It is the Unknowable Collective- Divine Creative or intelligent Energy that understands itself as many forms of in-form-action.

Religions are supposed to be explanations of this One and yet as many of us know, religion is not God, but the interpretation of Rule by those who enforce rule to build their "Vision" of rule over their concept of reality. By stimulating the survival mind of the mass with "fear of god", the Patriarchy (Military Industrial Complex of multinational corporations) have created a control mechanism of definition; a cultural egregore.

It is well known, that if you enforce and rule identity, you control the mind of the collective masses. Let me be a sphinx here, and ask you " How many minds are there in this Universe?" The proper answer is "ONE"! All is of One Mind, and most of us call it "god" or the Divine Creative; it is I AM.

To reiterate: The 4 Aces are related to Kether, thus they are representative of the Pure Forms of Energy that are elaborated by the other cards of the Tarot Deck and/or Sephiroth on the Hermetic Qabalah's Tree of Life. The consecutive elaboration of the Numbers, are Forces being woven together to Form the Harmonic that is the World of I Am Me. A World that is 99.6% invisible to us, making reality a falsehood.

However, by combining the colors/vibrations of the invisible spectrum of electromagnetic light, we see that different objective combinations are created, making visible color and assorted color changes (communion), such as blue combined with red makes purple, etc. These combinations are the necessary diversity of creation and can be called harmonies and/or the Veils of light. We the Psyche, (Soul) know them personally, as material bodies that are called soma.

Therefore, our world perspective is psychosomatic!

To a Qabalist, the numbered Sephiroth are either Force or Form and sometimes even both depending on the Masculine expressive and Female receptive aspects of a particular Sephira. And since we are both "Force" (Will) and "Form", we are called the "Children of The Divine Creative" and can set the rules for our own form, by individual identification of vibrational forces, that we call, emotions (energy-in-motion) and/or Passion.

Each Ace is unique and is distinct in its degree of density and in its ability to do work as a specific function in the One Energy. Thus, each Ace is the Seed/Egg of an Alchemical Element. We think we know what seeds are, but when we look at one, we don't see the Form it represents, just as we look at one another and see not the Tree of Life, that we represent. We just "kind of" know from experience which we may call "hindsight", which is created by in-form-action, that a certain seed makes a certain tree. That is also our conceptions of Kether, we just "kind of Know" that it is infinite, but then infinite is a human concept and Kether can't be objectively known by objects, so this "knowing" gets a bit tricky. Obviously, open-mindedness is required and the courage to keep asking questions until answers emerge as "Self" for Kether is seen only in the form of willed being!

Hence, the Influence of Kether is all around us, we must trust that it Knows us into being even if we know it or not. Obviously, we exist, and we are a combination of many factors, some unknown to us, so it is easy to trust the subtle. Knowledge built us, and that knowledge is ours to understand and experiment with as self-identity. The Truth is-I AM: What I AM is an assumed theory called a "Me"!

THE ACE OF WANDS:

The Ace of Wands represents the Force of Spirit as the Element of Fire. It is the Radical or Root Force of the Fiery Motion that Moves all things that are formed of it by the Divine Feminine. (Water). To those of us who need a pattern, the Four Aces are said to be placed at the North Pole of the Universe, where they revolve and govern the revolution of the Universe. To a Qabalist the Four Aces are the connecting link between Yetzirah (Formative World) and the Material plane.

Therefore, the Ace of Wands represents the outpouring of energy in the Universe. It is the root of the Powers of Fire and is the influence of Kether (Dark energy) on the level of pure Spirit. It is represented as the Hebrew letter Yod-meaning Hand and is often depicted has the "hands of god-dess". Yod is related to Kether, not only is it isolated and self-contained but it is also the formative graphic root for all other letters of the Hebrew Alphabet. Moreover, the Yod is Phallic, just as are our most intimate hands; Hands manipulate into the world the images of invisible mental creation. It is the Male-Fire (electric) that rushes out toward the Female-Water (Magnetic), pushing the Universe of Galaxies along. Yet each of us is a Yodic force as well, for we too wield the material hands of a "god-dess mind", i.e.., Imagination (Hu- is the ancient Mandarin word for God and Man comes from the Hindu-Manas, meaning mind. Together, Hu-Man, means god-mind, all before Latin became the official language of propaganda of the Patriarchy sponsored sciences). It behooves us to remember that the Roman military complex, (who spoke Latin) started the nationalized conquest of free people as a way to supply the state with a monetary monopoly of land and slave labor!

Since Crowley worked in magick, this card symbolizes his idea of the solar-phallic wand with electric-lightning spiking out in all directions. For those of us who practice the Gnosis of metaphysics, know the Solar semen as Plasma/electricity and the abyssal womb and Earth itself as Female womb/ magnetic vessel (for electricity cannot flow without polarity) which is formed by magnetism. So, to say that this seed of electricity male, is not exactly correct---as all seed have both properties of male and female (electromagnetic).

However, to fully understand a concept, we often must separate one from the other, such as an illusion of separating electric from magnetic, to better understand both as well as, the power of their union that builds an "electromagnetic" force, creating all living form and an electromagnetic universe.

Hence, The Ace of Wands/Flames represents the primordial energy of the Divine, manifesting in matter at an early stage of "I will be" and therefore not yet formulated into "willed being". Will being the Magus Card (Key-1), which is the Spirit (fiery will). In other words, energy before it became Conscious Energy (consciously formed energy is called "magick"). You may also be surprised that you create magick every day when you emote a thought as I AM.

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