Divine Messenger

The traditional imagery on this card usually has a magician and his tools of the trade.

The Initiates Way re-interpretation offers a couple of layers of meaning.

The open door of communication, with the movement of cyclic energy are the destination to which the tools of the magician have been the voyage.

On the right hand side of the card you can see the sword, pentacle, cup and wand lying at the bottom of a growing branch of light, suggesting movement upwards into a higher realm of understanding. The symbol for eternity and the Ankh suggest deeper significance again for the seeker to meditate over. When this card appears in a reading there is a basic interpretation, as a starting point, which the practitioner can use:

INTERPRETATION: Confidence, intelligence and practical ability of the questioner are suggested here. The channeling of mental ideas into productive activities, leading to success in one's chosen field. Personal satisfaction in relationship matters and also the channelling of sexual energy into spiritual activities or projects; sublimation of energy for the highest good.

Reverse interpretation: Creative energy is being misused or inhibited, either due to difficult circumstances or present attitude of the questioner. Lack of confidence and fear of the unknown may be blocking progress. Dishonesty, frustration and, or impotence is suggested. There may be a great deal of effort being put into an unsatisfying relationship , leaving the questioner weak.

In relation to the tree of life this card can be found on the path connecting Kether and Binah, or the 12th path. The pure energy of spirit, descending on its first step on the path towards density. It is the "First Principle" or "Beginning" of the Alchemists and is symbolically represented by the serpent that bites its tail, or "Uroboros". Active and passive energies issue from this path, it receives and transmits these energies simultaneously.

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