July 13-15, 2014: Four of Disks

Al-Shariyf

(EARTHLY) POWER
Four of Disks

Meditation Pattern: Place Atu XIX, The Sun, and Atu XV, The Devil, side-by-side, with the 4 of Disks above them.

Traditional Description: A branch of a rose tree, but without flowers or buds; except that in the center is one fully blown white rose. The four Disks are disposed as on the points of a square; a rose in its center. Symbols of Sol and Capricorn above and below to represent the Decanate.

Chesed of Earth: Dominating and stabilizing the practical situation. Skill in directing physical resources. Government through law, order, pattern, system. Gain of money or influence; a present.

Sol/Capricorn: Assured material gain: success, rank, dominion, earthly power, paternal power; completed, but leading to nothing beyond. Vigilant authority. Industrious, but little originality. Prejudicial, covetous, suspicious; careful, serious, and orderly, but discontented. According to dignity as usual.

Jupiter + Sol: Power, authority, instinct for command; but inclined to self-aggrandizement
and superiority. A rightful ruler, or a pretentious bigot.

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Danica

Material success; completion of a grand undertaking; stability of material situation; dignity and eminence; “The House of…” – establishment of a line of succession; wealth.
Zenith of personal social engagement; astrology: natal MC fully manifested.
Wise management of resources; need to give and to share what one IS not only what one has.
Own Castle built; will it be a Temple or a Cage? It depends only on Love and willingness to surrender to the Great Mother.
Fulfillment/realization of the “finite will”.
All of Earth’s architecture as bearer of human cultural and spiritual development, that upon which the future generations build (a magnificent example: the great pyramids of Giza).

Organization, planning, step-by-step working towards an achievement. Stability of social status. High rank. Social recognition of one’s authority and expertise. Long-termed influence on others through own Work fulfilled (for example: a good large physical Library; Foundation such as the Nobel’s one; etc.).
Institutions of culture; founds, heritage, public good.
Hierarchy and structure; collective work which secures the well-being of every particular member (or at least, the basis for it).

There is Joy of Play here, all “fruits” and wealth which the Card indicates came out of it.
The open space in the center (inside the walls of this building on the Card) seems to serve for Ceremony, Ritual Adoration and Festivity. Water protects the fortress from all sides, and around it - desert sand…
Peak in all things “mundane” ; further evolution requires one to leave all of that, to go out beyond the security of the fortress, deep into the uncharted desert.