March 20-22, 2012: 3 of Disks
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WORK
Three of DisksMeditation Pattern: Place Atu XVI, The Tower, and Atu XV, The Devil, side-by-side, with the 3 of Disks above them.
Traditional Description: The Disks are arranged in an equilateral triangle, apex upward. There is a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and surmount the topmost Disk. Above and below are the symbols Mars and Capricorn.
Binah of Earth: Material establishment; the crystallization of idea or force into form, through work. Business, paid employment, commercial transaction, financial gain.
Mars/Capricorn: Working, constructive force, building up, creation, erection; endurance, perseverance, obstinacy, sober practicality; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; ambitious, independent; increase of substance, influence, resourcefulness in business; selfishness. Commencement of matters to be established later. Narrow, prejudiced, opportunistic.
Binah/Saturn + Mars: Labor; tireless endurance; disciplined energy; will converted by effort into results.
http://pturing.firehead.org/occult/thelema/libri/The Book of Thoth/thoth/disks03.jpg
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Footnote for this card
"Previously called, “Material Works.” The Master Therion shortened the name to “Work” in The Book of Thoth, but published versions of the Thoth Tarot Deck give the name as “Works.” There is a subtle but important dissimilarity in the meaning of these two titles, which has not been neglected in our present naming of the card. – Fra. Π."
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Thanks as always, Shariyf. - I won't be able to mount the three-card image until I get back to the office tomorrow (since that's where I have the templates).
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Here we go...
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Did Crowley or Freda Harris plan these visual alignments between the trumps and the number cards, that you know of? It just is striking to me how much the number cards are a visual blend of the two trumps.
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@Avshalom Binyamin said
"Did Crowley or Freda Harris plan these visual alignments between the trumps and the number cards, that you know of? It just is striking to me how much the number cards are a visual blend of the two trumps."
No, I have no reason to think that they did.
However, one could expect in theory some similarities in symbols used, even if not artistic continuity.
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This is an awesome arrangement for applying what we know. What I took away from the meditation is that it really is about consciously working a principle or idea; Being used by it. And this requires the "disappearance" of any preconceived notions about how things will or should turn out so we can stay connected with what's actually happening.
There's a bit of mirth that comes with pulling this off successfully. A sense of "what else can I do? What else can I take on?"
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I just noticed that I did not share about this card yet. I promise, I will get the hang of this eventually!
Here is a bit from my diary about this card:
Today with meditation on the 3 of disks (Tower/Devil flanking):
...thoughts of industry...of using all parts of oneself...of using the seeming obstacles in your Work...of being "on the court"….of the Angel putting obstacles in your path to "use" as opportunities for breakthrough….that doing the work of breaking through our illusions regarding the limited view of ourselves is THE WORK. ..our working this work is the fuel of which to do our Work...walking the walk not just talking the talk….reality, in this timeline….