Goddess of Love Tarot

Informationen zum Autor Gabriela Herstik is the author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements , Embody Your Magick, and Sacred Sex , and has written for outlets such as VOGUE International, Glamour, i-D, Cosmopolitan, and NYLON. She is based in Los Angeles, and is devoted to the Goddess of Love. Leseprobe THE MAJOR ARCANA The tarot represents the Divine Union of all aspects of self, reflected in the journey of the Goddess (e.g., Inanna, Isis, Demeter). The majors uncover different facets of magick and soul through the deaths and rebirths one goes through in this life. Here, they represent the living Goddesses of Love with whom you can connect to pursue the mysteries of each card. They are the guardians of the deck, and the rituals that accompany them are portals to these Deities. If you are drawn to a particular Goddess, you may do further research; learn about; and relate to Her through prayer, meditation, affirmations, offerings, and working with Her card. I highly recommend recording the results of each ritual in your grimoire. Take notes on what it felt like and what knowledge you received. THE FOOL KEY 0 Renamed: The Void Goddess: Shakti Elemental Correspondence: Air Welcome to the abyss. THE FOOL is the 0 key-neither here nor there, neither beginning nor ending. THE VOID is birth and death and rebirth expressed as infinity. THE VOID is unyielding potential. It is latent sexual energy, the power of creation and love in its underworld form, waiting, waiting, waiting. It is Shakti, the Hindu personification of sexuality and power, who embraces nothingness and totality. She is in the microcosm as self (represented as Kundalini energy, coiled like a serpent at the base of the spine) and in the macrocosmic as the connective tissue of the universe. Shakti is the creative and life-giving principle. THE FOOL asks you to step into new experiences and expressions of self, to trust and be willing to laugh at yourself. This card can mark a literal beginning-a new relationship or a career or a move-or the beginning of an emotional, spiritual, or sexual journey. THE VOID is the first step in the journey of the Goddess as She embarks to the underworld and back again: a new romance, a new connection to your sexuality, a new recognition of what love and lust mean. Remember your ability to work with sexual energy, with Shakti, to create an aligned life. Practice sex magick to connect with your sexuality as an offering to the Goddess, to manifest love or sex, to protect yourself and your heart, or to heal or banish. Think of your sexual energy as a direct link to the Goddess of Love, and by summoning this power, you become THE VOID. When THE VOID turns up reversed, something may be coming to an end, and you're being invited to go inward. Reassess whether you really need a fresh start; spend time in the nothing before you turn it into something. Affirmation: I am born of THE VOID of the Goddess of Love, and I am filled with Her Divine Erotic potential. Journal Question: What is being birthed from THE VOID, especially around sex and love? Ritual: Create an environment that connects you to your heart and to the Goddess. Decide on an intention you want to explore through THE VOID. Come back to your center. Meditate on this nothingness, and breathe into the base of your spine, at your pelvis. Send energy up your spine and into your third eye. Allow this energy to expand until it touches all of existence. Repeat as you masturbate or have sex, and as you orgasm, or come as close as possible, feel the climactic energy of Shakti open and expand to the whole universe. Remember that you are THE VOID. THE MAGICIAN Key I Renamed: The Enchantress Goddess: Kurukulla Planetary Correspondence: Mercury THE MAGICIAN exemplifies...

Auteur
Gabriela Herstik is the author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements, Embody Your Magick, and Sacred Sex, and has written for outlets such as VOGUE International, Glamour, i-D, Cosmopolitan, and NYLON. She is based in Los Angeles, and is devoted to the Goddess of Love.