November 22-24, 2011: XX - The Aeon
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XX
THE ÆON
(Fire, Spirit)MEDITATION COLOR: Red.
HEBREW LETTER: Shin, tooth. Something that penetrates, rends, shreds, or breaks down. The sound sh is like a hissing flame or a serpent.
CARD NAME: Æon (or eon) means an age, or an indefinitely long period. The title was consciously selected to refer to one of the Thelemic-recognized “æons,” the current one of which began in 1904; but the word also communicates a sense of eternity (or a seemingly eternal immense period) that is characteristic of the consciousness of this Path. The Greek original stems from the Indo-European root aiw-, which meant the vital force or life force (compare its phonics to the letter Aleph), and thus long life, eternity, immortality, duration through time. From this root we get modern English words ever, every, never, aught, both aye and nay, and time-terms such as primeval, coeval, medieval, eternal, and sempiternal. – The older title, “Judgment,” comes from the same roots as justice (see Atu VIII), but carries additionally the meaning of mental capacity to discern and distinguish relationships.
ESOTERIC MEANING: The Perpetual Consciousness. Why is it called this? Because it directs the movements of the Sun and Moon according to their natural order, each in its proper orbit.
TREE of LIFE: Malkuth to Hod. (Links ‘the Kingdom’ and ‘Glory’; or ‘Physical Embodiment’ with ‘Intellect.’ Impermeability overcome, rigid structure dispersed or dissolved. Influx of magick current.
ESOTERIC TITLE: The Spirit of the Primal Fire
TANTRIC & ALCHEMICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Growth and development of the Magical Child.
DIVINATION: Final decision in respect to the past, and new current in respect to the future; the opening of new doors concurrent with the closing of old ones. Transforming fire, renewal. Always represents the taking of a definite and decisive step.
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Lately, I am simply silenced and the beauty and completeness of this card.
At my old BOTA meetings, I would always be asked what my main impression of the Judgement card (the older version). Over and over again, I would say that it disturbed me a little that you couldn't see the child's face. "What would I become?"
After much thought, I finally came to an answer that was more of a question: "What expression should the child have? He represents so much!"
I find my answer in the Thoth deck's image, where the double image of Hoor-par-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khuit are presented as different aspects of the one child - Heru-ra-ha.
Amen, and amen.
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@Iaomai said
"Lately, I am simply silenced and the beauty and completeness of this card.
At my old BOTA meetings, I would always be asked what my main impression of the Judgement card (the older version). Over and over again, I would say that it disturbed me a little that you couldn't see the child's face. "What would I become?"
After much thought, I finally came to an answer that was more of a question: "What expression should the child have? He represents so much!"
I find my answer in the Thoth deck's image, where the double image of Hoor-par-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khuit are presented as different aspects of the one child - Heru-ra-ha.
Amen, and amen."
Amazing insights, thank you for sharing them, Iaomai!