The Tarot of Eli, LLC- The Thoth Tarot-3 of Wands-Virtue & The Astromatrix Tarot- 3 of Wands

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Always be true to Thine own self!

Virtue is the effective and potent force necessary for putting thoughts into action. This is the holy balance of the number three that defines and clarifies the identity of I (spirit) AM (mind) ME (body), where you see yourself more clearly as a presence standing in your Spiritual-Mental-Physical power.

Virtue/integrity is the conscious state of soul, mind and physical action working in concert with each other; seen as three lotus blooms in united purpose on the Thoth Card. Where I AM ME is a dynamic united ternary creative action rather than a "Wanna-Be" dream of powerless separation.

People born under the sun sign of Aries, which falls between March 21st and April 19th, are often associated with certain characteristics. Keep in mind that these traits are generalizations, and individual experiences may vary. Here are some typical characteristics of individuals born under the sign of Aries:

1. Assertiveness: Aries individuals are known for their boldness and assertive nature. They are not afraid to take charge and lead others.

2. Independence: Independence is a key trait of Aries. They value their freedom and autonomy, often preferring to make their own decisions.

3. Energetic: Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet of energy and action. As a result, individuals born under this sign tend to be energetic, dynamic, and enthusiastic.

4. Courageous: Aries individuals are known for their bravery and willingness to take risks. They often face challenges head-on without fear.

5. Impulsivity: The impulsive nature of Aries can sometimes lead to spontaneous actions. While this trait can be adventurous, it's essential to balance it with consideration.

6. Competitiveness: Aries individuals have a competitive streak. They enjoy challenges and are driven to succeed, sometimes turning everyday activities into competitions.

7. Short Temper: Aries individuals may have a quick temper, but their anger tends to be short-lived. They express their emotions openly and move on quickly.

8. Optimism: Positivity is a common trait among Aries individuals. They tend to approach life with optimism and enthusiasm.

Remember, these are general traits, and individuals may exhibit a mix of characteristics from their sun sign, moon sign, rising sign, and other astrological factors. It's always essential to consider the full birth chart for a more accurate picture.

The Astromatrix-3 of Wands is very similar to the Rider-Waite-Smith 3 of Wands. Present in the art are ships at sea, indicating commerce as well as an aircraft in the sky. The personage is dressed in modern hiking cloths and backpack and holding onto one of the wands as if it were a hiking staff. This card represents one who has created a firm foundation for themselves and see that it is time to plan for a secure future.

The Sun is full-out and Shinning in the Three/3 of Wands of both the Thoth and Rider-Waite decks, as Aries is the sign of Cardinal Fire ruled by Mars. Mars is the power to do War, to vanquish or succeed and is a great emotional period of powerful solar energy flowing through the querent, who must be Virtuous at all times, "or be slain by the Arrows of Apollo", a Greek Sun god.

This is also "full on" sexual energy, as the phallic headed wands of the Astromatrix Tarot -3 of Wands shows and can be quite a rush towards creation, as the flaming Mars colored background of the Thoth Deck represents as does the bright yellow sky of the Astromatrix card. Therefore, be Virtuous or "all hell will break loose". Now don't get me wrong, this is not about Chasity, this is about the type of energetic manifestation of the Solar Phallus, that Tantric practitioners, Sufi and Gnostics, seek to experience, as it enlivens the dormant seeds of solar- self, just as spring does to the dormant seeds of winter. It is an adorable fire but as any fire with too much fuel, this can become uncontrollable to the untrained personality. So take great care with great energy. Never lose focus when passion's delicious heat is rocketing you down the road of creation. Just like driving a very fast car with throttle down, lose concentration, and you lose control, experiencing a big crash!

This limited thought makes no sense as the Power of Spirit is all around you, it is you, and yet you don't see it and therefore you believe your body senses are in control. The Solar being surrounds you in rainbow light of fiery spirit and a nice sea of fluid Mind: The balance of fire and water are the foundation of all creation and controlled strength. Water is also the symbol of imagination and intuition.

However, many of us are unaware of the mind virus residing in our subconscious. We mistakenly identify its parasitic influence as our true selves. This is not due to any personal inadequacy but is rooted in the fact that 99.6% of the electromagnetic spectrum, from which we emanate (Central Sun of the Milky Way), is invisible to the naked eye and beyond the awareness of our waking consciousness. Yet, its presence can be felt as an intense energetic sensation generated by the mere 0.4% of our Self represented by the physical body.

The "naked eye" is essentially a complex camera lens, projecting upside down images into the brain. Individual observation, programming, indoctrination, and dogmatic experiences interpret these images, contributing to our limited perspective. This limitation is crucial for navigation, preventing us from encountering harm as we traverse the planet.

In contrast, the Psyche/Soul possesses farsightedness, capable of foreseeing the future and reflecting on the past. This ability safeguards us from stumbling into unforeseen pitfalls or repeating mistakes that render progress futile.

The Three of Wands tarot card suggests the virtue of maintaining constant communication among the entire Self—a trinity of I-AM-Me (Spirit-Mind-Body). In simpler terms, it advocates staying true to oneself. However, achieving this virtue necessitates self-knowledge, which extends beyond mere belief systems, requiring active engagement with a system of knowledge.

Each of us are a ternary individual that is akin to Hermes/Mercury Trismegistus—a messenger of the Divine fashioned by a trinity of wisdom: Spiritual Wisdom, Mental Wisdom, and the Wisdom of the Soma (body). Each aspect forms a trinity of integrity and virtue.

The Texts of the Golden Dawn said it best:

" In Binah is a thick darkness which yet veileth the Divine Glory in which all colors are hidden, wherein mystery, depth, and silence, and yet, it is the habitation of the Supernal Light. There The Supernal Triad is complete. And the Sphere of its Operation is Shabbathi, or rest, and it giveth forms and similitudes unto chaotic matter and it ruleth the sphere of action of the planet Saturn. And Jehovah Elohim is the perfection of Creation and Life of the World to Come. And the Archangel is Tzaphqiel, the Prince of the Spiritual Strife against Evil and the name of the Angels is Arahim, the strong and mighty Ones who are also called the Order of Thrones."

"The order of Thrones" are represented as the Four Queens of the Tarot who are united with the Four Kings, their Husbands and/or consorts.

I can offer insights into the concept of the "Mighty Ones" within the framework of the Golden Dawn and Western Hermetic Qabalah. In this context, the term "Mighty Ones" refers to a distinct group of entities integral to the Qabalistic and magical cosmology within the Golden Dawn tradition.

Within the Golden Dawn system, the "Mighty Ones" are specifically associated with the Sephira Binah on the Tree of Life. Binah, the third sephira, is often symbolized as the "Great Mother" or the "Supernal Mother" and is linked to the divine feminine, the domain of understanding, and the emanation of wisdom.

In this particular context, the "Mighty Ones" are perceived as potent spiritual intelligences or archangels residing in Binah. Referred to as the "Thrones" or the "Chairs," they act as intermediaries between the higher spiritual realms and the material world. These beings are believed to transmit divine wisdom and understanding to seekers through their spiritual practices and magical endeavors.

Each sephira on the Tree of Life in Qabalah is associated with specific spiritual entities, and the "Mighty Ones" hold particular significance within the Golden Dawn and Hermetic Qabalah framework. They play a crucial role in the mystical and magical exploration of the Tree of Life, often being invoked or meditated upon by practitioners seeking spiritual insight and enlightenment.

THE THREE OF WANDS-VIRTUE, is also called the Lord of Established Strength. Well noted, as the Sun is in Aries here. There is great power where the Sun illuminates Aries, the Cardinal Sign of Fire often related to Mars (Mars is the Old Roman god equivalent of Aries).

The Three of Wands also represents Binah's Love and understanding influencing the World of Pure Spirit (Atziluth), the Supernal (upper) Triangle of the Qabalistic Tree of Life which represents the Universal One- Self.

Shown on the Thoth card, the three crossed Wands indicate the balance of Chokmah, Binah and the birth of Tiphareth-Beauty, the Sun (son), and/or The Prince who marries the Princess (Vau Heh). Growth begins and is shown on the card as the unfolding lotus blossoms (Thoth) or white rose blossoms (Western Magic) opening to the Warm and Bright Energy of Aries.

  The Great Mother has received the transmitted Will and conceives, prepares and by Understanding, gives birth to its manifestation of the Solar Self-Awareness that is the Soul. The Soul then creates its own Self-Image made by "self-reflection", in the Material World. Hence, your truth is I AM, and your identity is an assumption.

Therefore, the three of Wands card reminds us to clarify and redefine our Identity to the Original Form of I AM Me, "The Real Person" called The Soul, and no longer accept identity from words, from the brain, from those around us and/or our environment. We are not Man-Made, nor brain made, we are Spirit---a spiral-solar energy conscious that spins through time-space building self-images from focused thought of I AM. Thought is the first material of self-identity, which must be "understood" into manifested image. For this thought of SELF, becomes our only visible identity as in-form-action and/or the motion of Life.

All of us are the Princes and Princesses of The Divine King and Queen of this Universe, i.e. Children of God/the Divine Creative who inherit the Universe. But as in all inheritances, one doesn't earn it, one claims it! We know how, for we are the Original I AM's identity. Just by saying "I AM...", is declaration! I AM health, wealth, and wellbeing, is a claim on our Divine Inheritance, whereas, I AM Sick, poor, and depressed, is our rejection of it, imposed by dogma and indoctrination. Man does not make wealth...

The Great Divine She is the cornucopia of Wealth!

The "me" is your mental creation of what you think you are, thereby being your creation and not your creator.

All of us have inherited this Inner-Cosmic Fire (perfect balance of fire and water) that defines Beauty in this physical world...and we are that Definition! The Birth of the Christos, or the Buddha/ Horus consciousness that is the "Son/Sun" of the Divine Creative, the Priestess being the "Abyssal Womb" and/or Dark Ocean of Mother Binah, each an Understood birth from the Androgynous Priestess, which is/was in the invisible Sephiroth-Daath- called Knowledge. The born solar self is represented on the Qabalistic Tree of Life as the 6th Sephira-Tiphareth/Beauty. The Number 6 is the totality of 3+3=6, the Trinity of Father, Son, and Grandfather and the Maid, Mother and Crone, producing the "Child" who is also a Divine Androgyne as shown by our brains whose left side is male and right side is female..

We should love that adorable fire that enlivens our outer bodies but many of us seek it "outside" of ourselves; hence we knowingly or unknowingly reject our birthright as Suns of the Divine! By being true to yourself, you can not only "see" the "inner Bright and Warm Higher Conscious", the "Sun of the Divine Creative, but also feel it. However, to be true to you, Virtue must be defined in your actions as "Self". You are Energy, not seeking it!

I AM ME and by being the best Me I can be...I see the best in you!

Remember, we can't have days, unless we have forms made of time-space. My body makes my day! To Love my body is to have a day of intimate love.... to not love being, is to not be and that sadly states that we only have the yesterdays of the dead.

To avoid being "wanna-bees" (those who don't live in the now) we must remember our true Virtuous name---I AM and we must love the experience that name gives us ---"ME"! All other names are masks made of words that hide our True Identity. You are not a body seeking spirit, for that is totally backwards/upside down thinking. Spirit/Energy existed long before bodies, as Spirit is Spiral Energy Frequencies that produce Life. The Body is Alive. Hence, we are Spirits seeking to bring our intelligence to matter, for Light is made of Photons, and as Photonic Being we have no mass. To have mass is to experience being. To Experience Being, channels information into in-form-action, which becomes knowledge and knowledge is neither good nor bad. Knowledge gives us the Power to do our work which is Life creating the alive. Knowledge is produced by experience which tells us what to do and what not to do to achieve a progressive goal.

The Qabalist knows this virtue, as they practice the high magic (k) where a magus of does to others what they want done to themselves which is "being true to thine own self". The volume of Powerful flow of the Life Force (Fire/Water) is predetermined by the Virtue of the Manifestation. Open channels, unblocked by deception, denial, and bigotry, are the best of Life Force flow that contains manifested Solar Logos. Often, people confuse morals with virtue, but morals can be rules imposed by others, whereas virtue is the morality of Knowing your-Self. The Virtuous know that when you treat others as you would be treated, you are practicing the only morality needed. Remember, one cannot give what one doesn't have! Therefore, without love in its three states of Eros (love of flesh), Philos (love of family and/or brotherly love) and Agapé (Spiritual love), "one knows not virtue".

• It can symbolize Pride and Arrogance, sometimes Power and established force and/or strength.
• Realization of hope, completion of labor, nobility, wealth, and success after struggle.
•  It is a new surge of Power that sprouts new manifested ideas and motion, all within the next 3wks or 3 months. This card also adds acceleration to the surrounding cards in a reading.

• The querent is experiencing the conjoining of Body, Mind and Spirit.

• Putting thoughts into action.
•  Keeping on with present activities for they are conceived and will soon flourish into manifestation.
• Clarity, where you are seeing yourself honestly.
• Established strength in enterprises where collaboration will favor the querent.
• Radiating intention, understanding the Will of Fire, and increasing energy to birth ideas.
• This is a highly active card of powerful direction, so it requires us to understand that Virtue is not chastity, no nothing so obviously prejudicial, but rather "Always being True to Thine own self". Here there is a warning not to compromise your inner integrity and passion for others.
• Be as Spring and flower in your own inner fire! Clarify your identity and " Above all things, Know thyself!"

• In the next 3 weeks or 3 months, it is important to operate from a place of virtue/integrity as you move forward in sunny new directions.
• This could also mean that you should wait until your heart, mind and body are aligned and share clarity of purpose before you act in or handle your relationships with the Aries people in your life; Aries -March 21 to April 21.
• The state of natural clarity is represented in this card by the crystalline structure in the background. While the flames represent the ability to await the natural unfolding of things to come.
• Inside all of us is the "inner fire of balanced integrity", it is an inheritance of our Divinity; However, one is reminded that the smoke of denial has dimmed the flames of I Am Me, as a spiritual expression of Life-self- awareness into the slave thinking of "I Want To be me"(Wanna-Be).
• When this card is thrown, it means it is time to act as a True You and not what others think you must do.

​When ill defined by the surrounding negative cards in a reading, it implies:

• Moodiness and attention getting behavior.
• Overestimation of one's own energy.

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