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The fifth card of the Tarot is associated with Taurus. In some decks, this archetype is called Shaman. It carries the energy of a spiritual leader or guide, one people seek for wisdom, information or connection to higher perspectives. It could be a figure within a religious institution, suggesting tradition, or it could suggest alternative beliefs and practices. It’s a medicine person. I imagine it linked to the centaur Chiron, the ‘wounded healer,’ which some astrologers now see as the modern ruler of health-conscious Virgo. It’s the cooperation of spirit and body- holistic health. It’s an intermediary, like the High Priestess, but leans more toward communication with the super conscience than with the subconscious- although they’re facets of the same whole. It has a more masculine and yang character. The High Priest can also simply be a teacher.

The number five is mental, and also related to the fiery vibration of the fifth zodiac sign, Leo. A connection between the High Priest and Taurus may come from the fact that Venus (Taurus’ ruling planet) creates the shape of a five pointed star as it travels through the sky. The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet can mean behold or reveal.

Passion flower symbolizes sleep, peace, desire, other-worldliness and friendship. It’s linked with the moon (cool + moist/breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs). It contains vitamin C, dietary fiber, many minerals and fatty acids. It reduces inflammation, anxiety, improves sleep quality, lowers blood pressure, addresses ADHD symptoms, helps reduce insulin levels, may reduce effects of menopause, and is used to help people come out of addiction to narcotic drugs and alcohol.

Arthur Edward Waite (October 2, 1857 – May 19, 1942) was an American-born British poet, scholarly mystic and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters. He was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, illustrated by Pamela Coleman Smith (Pixie). As his biographer R. A. Gilbert described him, “Waite’s name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism-viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion.”

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The thirteenth card of the Tarot is associated with Scorpio. This energy is of deep and complete, permanent transformation. It originates in the soul and subconscious mind, and changes from the inside out. It reminds us that we create from within, and all is birthed from the psyche. It’s like a cocoon, the place where deconstruction and reconstruction are underway. While it can refer to the death of the body, most of the time it reflects a significant psychological or circumstantial shift in progress. It’s evolution-the rising phoenix. It’s not a fast moving energy, but one that plays out over a long period of time- possibly a lifetime. It’s also associated with incisive intuitive ability, mediumship, detective work, remote viewing and other extrasensory perception, the paranormal, maybe criminal justice or forensics.The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Mem, can mean mighty or water.

Moonflower symbolizes magic and spiritual vision. It’s obviously linked to the moon (cool + moist/ breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs). It’s a highly poisonous and potentially fatal plant that should only be used under the guidance of a very knowledgeable practitioner. It has traditionally been part of Indigenous American spiritual practices, as well as medicine. It’s been used as anesthesia when setting bones, to purify the blood, treat hangovers, hemorrhoids, hair loss and dandruff.

Frida Kahlo (born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón;  July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Influenced by the country’s popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist.

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The sixteenth card of the Tarot is associated with Mars. It’s also Uranian in energy- a usually unforeseen, significant change. It could be the breakdown of a structure in order to liberate. Or, to be able to reconstruct a more functional version. It can be the result of a subconscious rebellion against ones circumstances, manifested in physical reality. It might be something much larger than the individual, like a natural disaster, that unsettles and transforms the environment. It represents a light bulb moment, adaptability, and positivity in the face of crisis. It may involve becoming more of a leader, more independent, strategic or inventive. However much of a loss, there’s also inherent excitement. There is potential to feel more free and and empowered. The sixteenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet, Ayin, can mean watch or know.

Lamb’s Quarters is a symbol for gentleness, nurturing and resourcefulness. It’s linked to Venus (warm + moist/kidneys, throat, skin and hair) and the moon (cool + moist/breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs). It contains vitamins A, B2 and C, iron, calcium, niacin and phosphorus. It can prevent scurvy, relieve stomach ache and diarrhea. Its leaves can be used as a poultice to treat itching, burns and swelling.

John Whiteside “Jack” Parsons (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons; October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952) was an American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets. After a brief involvement with Marxism in 1939, Parsons converted to Thelema, the English occultist Aleister Crowley’s new religious movement. In 1941, with his first wife Helen Northrup, Parsons joined the Agape Lodge, the Californian branch of the Thelemite Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). At Crowley’s bidding, he replaced Wilfred Talbot Smith as its leader in 1942 and ran the Lodge from his mansion on Orange Grove Avenue. Parsons married artist, occultist and fellow Thelemite, Marjorie Cameron in 1946. He has been the subject of several biographies and fictionalized portrayals, including the television drama Strange Angel.

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The forty-fifth card of the Tarot is associated with the first ten degrees of Scorpio- Pluto in Scorpio. This card can represent the dynamic, creative power of the subconscious mind. It shows a strong emotional energy that could be overwhelming. It brings up the importance of allowing oneself to feel, process and transmute our feelings, rather than suppress them. However, it’s also necessary for continued growth and celebration of life, to direct one’s attention to the pleasures and resources one has. What we focus on will multiply and expand. This is the energy of the phoenix rising, death (literal or metaphorical) as a transformation into the next phase of life.  

Henbit (or dead nettle), related to mint, with its vertical violet petals, can symbolize connection to the spirit world. It’s linked to Venus (warm + moist/kidneys, throat, skin and hair). Its leaves, stems and flowers are edible, and high in iron, fiber, and antioxidants. A henbit poultice can help to heal burns, stings, cuts and other skin troubles. It is anti-inflammatory, relieves chronic pain in joints and connective tissue, and can reduce fever.

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The thirty-third card of the Tarot is associated with the final ten degrees of Leo- Mars in Leo. It’s focused dedication to a personal and spiritual goal. It’s maintaining belief both in oneself and a higher power. It’s a sense of mission one’s willing to protect from outside distraction and demand. It’s the character of a warrior. It may show strategy to stay stable, mentally and emotionally robust. 33 is a master number, suggesting the opportunity to achieve greatness.

Hemp is one of the most hearty and versatile plants we’re aware of. It’s linked to Saturn (cool + dry/joints, bones, skin, gallbladder). It symbolizes independence, resilience and victory. The oil from hemp can treat a myriad of health issues, from anxiety to arthritis, from sleeplessness to Parkinson’s disease. It can be used to create any product otherwise manufactured out of paper or cotton, is sturdier, and far more quickly grown.

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The eighth card of the Tarot is associated with Leo. It brings up the relationship between spirit-energy and the material world. It reminds us of the power of our hearts and emotions to influence the physical. It suggests the beneficial interaction between the two, resulting in the harmony, protection and enhancement of all parties. It evokes the need for courage, and gives the promise of being guided by faith and instinct. It may show affection and the power of animals to bring joy and healing. It can also indicate a high level of animal magnetism, creative expression, individuality and originality.  The eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Chet or Cheth, can mean divide, half, or inside versus outside.  

St. John’s Wart symbolizes light and levity. It’s linked to the sun (warm + dry/heart, back,spine). It’s fairly widely known to counter anxiety, depression, poor appetite and insomnia.

Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) was an American self-professed clairvoyant who gave more than 14,000 psychic readings while allegedly in a self-induced sleep state. Cayce maintained his subconscious mind (which he identified as the “mind of the soul”) would leave his body and retrieve knowledge from the spiritual realm where all subconscious minds are connected. He is the most documented psychic of all time, with more than 300 books written about him and his material. A nonprofit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, was founded to store and facilitate the study of the Cayce material. A biographer gave him the nickname The Sleeping Prophet. Cayce is also notable for his contributions to the notions of diet and health, particularly the issues of food combining, acid/alkaline diet, and the therapeutic use of food. Some consider him the true founder and a principal source of the most characteristic beliefs of the New Age movement.

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The third card of the Tarot is associated with the planet Venus. This is unbounded, rich and fertile growth. It’s automatic proliferation. It’s communicative exchange and creative expression. It represents beauty, pleasure and sensuality. It’s linked with intelligent design, the consciousness and spirit of nature. It’s the power and authority of mother earth. It can suggest conception, pregnancy, and motherhood- or female energy, literal or figurative. It’s also associated with foraging the fruits of the land. It could be the muse or the artist. The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Gimel, can mean to gather or carry.  

Fennel is a symbol of strength, courage, praise-worthiness, flattery and cleansing. It’s linked with Mercury (dualistic + dry/hands, arms, shoulders, lungs, nervous system, brain). All parts of the plant are rich in antioxidants. Fennel contains fiber, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, potassium and magnesium. It can function as an appetite suppressant, anti-inflammatory, benefit heart health, and may improve mental health and memory. Fennel has properties that act similar to estrogen; its essential oil may alleviate symptoms of menopause, but interfere with pregnancy. It’s best that women who are trying to conceive or are pregnant avoid consuming fennel oil or supplements.

Pamela Colman Smith (February 16, 1878 – September 18, 1951), nicknamed Pixie, was a British artist, illustrator, writer and occultist. She is best known for illustrating the Rider-Waite tarot deck of divinatory tarot cards (also called the Rider-Waite-Smith or Waite-Smith deck) for Arthur Edward Waite. This is the first popularized deck to have pictoral images for the minor arcana as well as major arcana. This tarot deck became the standard among tarot card readers, and remains the most widely used today. Colman also illustrated over 20 books, wrote two collections of Jamaican folklore, edited two magazines, and ran the Green Sheaf Press, a small press focused on women writers. She exhibited work with Alfred Steiglitz and collaborated with W.B. Yeats. Yeats introduced Smith to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which is where she met Waite.

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The tenth card of the Tarot is associated with Jupiter. It reflects times changing, new cycles beginning, unexpected doors opening. It’s movement, travel, adventure, expansion, good fortune. It can suggest a period to take risks and have more faith in the power of our beliefs. It represents apparent luck that comes through preparation, openness, wide circulation and clarity of purpose. This energy recognizes what feels dynamic, invigorating and right, and pursues it. The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Yod, is associated with the divine, omnipresent energy of God and creation.

Wild rocket, or arugula, symbolizes energy and initiative. It’s linked with Mars (hot + dry/head, muscular system, blood, immune system, libido). It’s said to be a good tonic and detoxifier. It can aid eye, skin and respiratory health. It contains fiber, iron, copper, potassium, vitamins A, C and K.

Kenneth Anger (February 3, 1927) is an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he has produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the “Magick Lantern Cycle.” His films variously merge surrealism with homo-eroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing “elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and spectacle.” Anger himself has been described as “one of America’s first openly gay filmmakers, and certainly the first whose work addressed homosexuality in an undisguised, self-implicating manner,” and his “role in rendering gay culture visible within American cinema, commercial or otherwise, is impossible to overestimate,” with several being released prior to the legalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults in the United States. He has also focused upon occult themes in many of his films, being fascinated by the English gnostic mage and poet Aleister Crowley, and is an adherent of Thelema, the religion Crowley founded.

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The thirty-eighth card of the Tarot is associated with the middle ten degrees of Cancer- Pluto in Cancer. Water + water. This energy is the mother, the empath, the intuitive. It’s a nurturer who is also authoritative, strong, a provider, protector, and initiator. It cares for and defends others. It’s knowing and influential. It works at the deepest psychological/emotional level. It’s connected with unconditional love. It can access biological, familial and soul memory. It’s a receptive energy, and could be a counselor or therapist. There’s an implication of powerful feelings, with the ability to channel them into positive forms. It’s also linked with humor, home, comfort food and cooking.  

Mermaids represent femininity, independence and intuition. Aloe symbolizes healing, resurrection and immortality. It’s linked to the moon (cool + moist/breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs). In addition to soothing cuts and burns, aloe can hydrate skin, prevent wrinkles, improve acne, facilitate digestion, work as a laxative, lower blood sugar and benefit oral health. It has antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

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The ninth card of the Tarot is associated with Virgo. Here we have a literal message about taking time for oneself. It reminds of the importance of rest, solitude, silence, meditation, studying, connecting with the inner self. It may be advice to spend more time outdoors, in nature. Virgo is also about tending to physical nutrition, fitness and overall health and well-being- the mind-body-spirit interconnection. It brings up holistic healing, energy work, alternative and plant medicines. It’s the ability to discern. It implies maturity, wisdom, spiritual light, and the responsibility to share it with others. However, it also warns against taking on too much, or diffusing one’s energy by giving without receiving. The number nine is linked to humanitarianism, belonging and contributing to the collective family. It’s also the near end of a cycle. The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Teth, can mean to surround or contain.

Juniper symbolizes cleansing and purifying, good health, strength, fertility, love, and protection against theft. It’s linked to the sun (warm + dry/heart, back, spine). It’s a strong diuretic, cleanses the system and stimulates the kidneys. This can help alleviate arthritis, gout and kidney stones, as well as flush out bacteria from the bladder and speed recovery from urinary tract infections. It can also help treat heartburn, upset stomach, gastrointestinal infections, and remove intestinal worms. The berries may also increase insulin production in the body and combat diabetes.

Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (born February 17, 1929) is a Chilean-French filmmaker and artist. Since 1948, Jodorowsky has worked as a novelist, screenwriter, poet, playwright, essayist, film and theater director/producer, actor, comics writer, musician, philosopher, puppeteer, mime, psychoanalyst, visual artist and spiritual guru!

Note: Jodorosky is also known for doing Tarot readings and incorporating its symbolism into his work. He wrote a book with Marianne Costa called The Way of Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards, published in 2004.

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The nineteenth card of the Tarot is associated with the sun. It questions the phrase, “No pain, no gain.” Does growth really have to be uncomfortable? Is it possible to expand through play, fun, adventure, and celebration of life? If we ask this card, the answer is Yes. It’s Neville Goddard’s book title, ‘Relax More, Try Less.’  By getting into a state of, or following the feelings of calm, optimism, freedom, pleasure, curiosity, we will naturally and what *seems* to be effortlessly, be led to places of learning, experimentation, wonder, enlargement of self.  This is the law of attraction. Trust the heart as a guide. Be the inner child. Life is meant to be reveled in. The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Qoph or Koph, can mean an outer shell, our spiritual nature (as opposed to- and united with-our animal nature), circling and expanding cycles.  

Sunflowers symbolize warmth, strength, confidence and independence. Clearly, they’re linked to the sun (warm + dry/heart, back, spine). Their seeds are packed with vitamins and minerals, particularly vitamin E and selenium. They contain compounds that help reduce inflammation, heart disease and type two diabetes.  

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (May 8, 1938 – March 10, 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist and writer. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim under the pseudonym Moebius, as well as Gir. Esteemed by Federico Fellini, Stan Lee and Hayao Miyazaki among others, his most famous works include the series Blueberry, created with writer Jean-Michel Charlier. As Moebius, he created a wide range of science fiction and fantasy comics in a highly imaginative, surreal, almost abstract style. He also collaborated with avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky for an unproduced adaptation of Dune and the comic book series The Incal. Moebius contributed storyboards and concept designs to numerous science fiction and fantasy films, such as Alien, Tron, The Fifth Element and The Abyss. Blueberry was adapted for the screen in 2004 by French director Jan Kounen.

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The second card of the Tarot is associated with the Moon. It’s symbolic of relationships, receptivity, nourishing, emotion, intuition and memory. It represents the gateway between the conscious and subconscious mind, and our ability to access deeper levels of information and understanding. There’s a sense of mystery, secrecy or knowledge that isn’t always on display- possibly needing an intermediary of some kind to penetrate. This could be a tool like meditation, a hypnotist or medium. It could also suggest guidance that isn’t rational- that comes more through inner knowing than logic. It could be direction from tuning into visceral sensations experienced when imagining one path or another. As a person, the High Priestess could describe someone sensitive, empathic, possibly introverted, interested in healing, counseling, or metaphysics. The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Bet, can mean home or family.

Mallow is a symbol of love and protection. It’s linked to the moon (cool + moist/breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs). It contains calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, selenium, vitamins A and C. It’s soothing and healing to the skin, a remedy for coughs and colds, and helps reduce inflammation of the digestive, urinary and respiratory organs.

“Elsie Wheeler was born Elsie May Wheeler on September 3, 1887 at 9:39 pm in Norris City, Southern Illinois (died November 26th, 1938). Not a great deal is known about her life, but the legacy she left behind lives on through the gift that is the Sabian Symbols.” (www.sabiansymbols.com)

The Sabian Symbols were created by Marc Edmund Jones with the assistance of the clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler, in one day-long sitting in 1925. In 1953 Jones published The Sabian Symbols in Astrology, a book that renders a specific written symbol and interpretive character for each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac that are found on the astronomical ecliptic.

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The first card of the Tarot is associated with Mercury. It’s about the power of the mind to create the experience of our reality. It says we have all the elements we need to build: fire/will, water/emotion, air/thought and earth/material. It advises us to be conscious of the content in our mind, which can bolster or undermine us. Practice positive affirmations and written intentions. The articulated word is influential. It has the butterfly effect. Words are seeds being planted. The pen is mightier than the sword. This card can also bring up the idea of what is real versus illusion. It could be a masterful speaker or a mercurial, trickster type. Maybe it’s a storyteller. The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Aleph, can mean power or leader. The oak and acorn symbolize fertility, potency, luck, money, wisdom and longevity. They’re linked to the planet Jupiter (warm + moist/liver, hips, thighs), Acorns are high in fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamin content. They can protect the heart, increase energy, regulate blood sugar levels, build bone, aid digestion, and reduce inflammation.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (May 11, 1904 - January 23, 1989) was a Spanish Surrealist artist. Born in Figueres, Catalonia, Dalí was a skilled artist draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931, and is one of the most recognizable Surrealist paintings. Dalí’s expansive artistic repertoire included film, sculpture, and photography, at times in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media. Dalí was highly imaginative, and also enjoyed indulging in unusual and grandiose behavior. To the dismay of those who held his work in high regard, and to the irritation of his critics, his eccentric manner and attention-grabbing public actions sometimes drew more attention than his artwork. Note: Dalí began to create a commissioned Tarot deck for the 1973 James Bond Film Live and Let Die. His fee ended up exceeding the film’s budget, but Dalí continued it over the years, eventually publishing it in 1984. It’s been re-released and is currently available to order. er.

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The forty-eighth card of the Tarot is associated with the first ten degrees of Pisces- Neptune in Pisces. When this card appears, we may feel like there’s something wider or higher we’re capable of. A kind of soul-level urge to delve into our next level of potential. At present, the best form for that to may still be obscure. We may not be able to see whole picture, but with faith, we’ll be shown the next steps. The card implies a kind of sacrifice could be required or to pursue it- the comfort of what is already established, particularly in relationships or social networks. Continued growth and evolution is inevitable. Act out of spiritual guidance, not just for the sake of change. We can choose paths we’re emotionally moved by, not lukewarm about. When the time and circumstances are right, the pull to more will be irresistible.

Brussels sprouts symbolize stability and endurance. They’re linked to Venus (warm + moist/kidneys, throat, skin and hair). A cruciferous vegetable like cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower, Brussels sprouts are rich in antioxidants, vitamins A, C and K. They may also help in preventing certain types of cancers, due to their detoxifying and anti-inflammatory properties. Indole-3-carbinol is a particularly powerful substance for preventing cancer-related inflammation, found in cruciferous vegetables.

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Zero, the first and last card of the twenty-two major arcana in the Tarot, is associated with Uranus.

It’s the beginning and timelessness of the journey, a sense of a fresh start, a blank slate, naiveté or innocence. It’s guided and guarded by instinct and whim. It’s an intuitive connection and unity with the environment- even as one searches for and differentiates their identity from the whole. It’s an open mind, like that of a youth. It’s curiosity, exploration, movement or travel. It can be seen as the soul itself, rebirth, initiation a life; the inner being that goes through the phases of all the Tarot’s archetypes over the course of an incarnation. The zero is sometimes associated with the birth canal, the matrix, chaos, God energy, and blessing. The twenty-second letter of Hebrew alphabet, Tau, can mean signal or guidepost.

Thistle is a symbol of might, survival, protection, nobility or royalty. It’s associated with the moon (cool + moist/breasts, stomach, female reproductive organs) and Jupiter (warm + moist/liver, hips, thighs) though it’s a member of the sunflower family. The protective spines are similar to Cancer (ruled by the moon) the crab’s shell. It’s a potent cleanser of the liver, supports kidney and gallbladder health, is an antioxidant, antiviral and anti-inflammatory.

Carl Gustav Jung ( July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung’s work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. Jung worked as a research scientist at the famous Burghölzli hospital, under Eugen Bleuler. During this time, he came to the attention of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. The two men conducted a lengthy correspondence and collaborated, for a while, on a joint vision of human psychology. Among the central concepts of analytical psychology is individuation- the lifelong psychological process of differentiation of the self out of each individual’s conscious and unconscious elements. Jung considered it to be the main task of human development. He created some of the best known psychological concepts, including synchronicity, archetypal phenomena, the collective unconscious, the psychological complex, and extraversion/introversion. Jung was also an artist, craftsman and builder as well as a prolific writer. Many of his works were not published until after his death and some are still awaiting publication.

Note: Astrology and Tarot were among Jung’s tools and fascinations.

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The fourth card of the Tarot is associated with Aries. This is the structure action takes, authority and leadership. It’s idea manifested into form. It could represent an employer, a parental or political figure. It might also be natural law/physics. It’s a strongly masculine energy, linked with fire. It might suggest drive, agency and power, or could be a feeling of subordination to a person or system. It’s a need for desire, clarity, firmness and dedication to a goal. Be confident and act, but strategically, with economy. There’s a foundation to build upon and the resources required to do so are present. The fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Daleth, can mean movement or enter.

Wild Lettuce is a symbol of tenacity. It’s linked to Saturn (cool + dry/joints, bones, skin, gallbladder). It can provide pain relief from migraines and menstrual cramps, has sedative properties, relaxes the body, treats insomnia and anxiety, counters asthma and bronchitis.

Dane Rudhyar, born Daniel Chennevière (March 23, 1895 – September 13, 1985), was a French-born American author, modernist composer, transcendental painter, and humanistic astrologer. He was a pioneer of modern transpersonal astrology.

Most of Rudhyar’s more than forty books and hundreds of articles concern astrology and spirituality. The book that established his reputation in the astrological field was his first on the subject, The Astrology of Personality (1936). Arguing that astrology is not essentially predictive but rather productive of intuitive insights, The Astrology of Personality was one of the most influential tracts of “free-will” astrology,  despite being written in the dense, circuitous style that characterizes much of Rudhyar’s writing. Rudhyar’s astrological works were influential in the New Age movement of the 1960s and 1970s, especially among the hippies of San Francisco, where he lived and gave frequent lectures. Rudhyar regarded the ‘true early hippies’ as potential harbingers of a New Age.  In 1967 the scene reached its peak in the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Most notably, Dane Rudhyar predicted in 1972 that the Age of Aquarius would begin in 2062.