Thursday, July 31, 2014

Seven of Pentacles

      The Seven of Pentacles , being seven in many schools is completion, but here, no. This is a time of assessment. Things have progressed, but are incomplete. It is a rest between efforts. One school calls this failure, but I get the sense that it is potential failure in the event of carelessness or lack of diligence, more like a warning. Other schools give a sense of progress toward rewards, but stopping to look to stay on track.
      In the creation, some accounts claim that the creation is complete and it is time to rest. This is a bit simplistic, but makes a point. It is not so much like the work is done, but that the seeds are in and there is a moment to assess while waiting for the result. In two dimensions, we have a complete flower, at this point called the seed of life.  This is the first completion of an energy form. With this form we have the image to call the power of the second dimension. I know, there is more. We will get there. The power is found by seeing that six times in this drawing we have the fibonacci 1,1,2, and as we reach the 2, we have a new property. If you will trace the curve of any petal, you will see that it starts at the center, touches the edge of the first circle, then adding 2, skips a space to a not yet defined mark. This works clockwise and counterclockwise, thus calls any of 6 energies to conjure or banish. With a completed hexagram, we have one of the most used sigils upon which some arts do their workings. People have not always been so about sharing. In ancient Greece this was one of two sacred forms that could be used publicly without being put to death by the order. They took their Sacred art very seriously. In three dimensions, this is the top half of the icosahedron. This is pretty hard to visualize without drawings. This is the Sacred form of Water, and the last elemental form.
       In spellwork we have reached an important milestone, we have four elements, and a working sigil. By having the beginning of a spiral we have the ability to call energies that grow toward us, away from us, or by reversing from outside in we can call things to diminish. We have four elements to collect our energies from.
       On a number line we have 1,1,2,3,(4),5,(6),(7). We are beginning to see the power of numbers though. We have Fibonacci, 1,2,3,5; we have primes, 1,2,3,5,7; and we have something new, 1,7, fractal we have 1,3,6. This will grow. The series of the Flower of Life will later show an important pattern.
      At this point we need to ask the usual questions. How am I like this, and how am I different. Am I manifesting patient assessment of a developing process? Do I have a complete phase of an ongoing effort? Am I on track, or do I need to look at alternatives to continue to the intended result? A simple spell would be to lay this card before the mirror and trance over what guidance comes from assessing where I am at.

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