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Nine of Wands: Moon in Sagittarius

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THE LORD OF GREAT STRENGTH

Nine of Wands (AI Version)

   As Nathan was riding through the realm, a small gang of bandits ambushed him. Nathan was able to fight them off, but he was not wearing his armor at the time and experienced several terrible blows, one of which bloodied his head. He felt dazed but managed to find his way back to the castle, where he met with the King.

The King of Wands (AI Version)

   The King looked at Nathan and then seemed to gaze far off into the distance. "I see, my courageous knight, that you are wounded. Where and why did this happen?"
   "Your Majesty," Nathan replied. "While traveling through the southern part of the realm, I was attacked by bandits. I was able to fight them off, but they managed to land a few blows. Unfortunately I was outnumbered, so they were able to escape."
   "You are brave indeed," the King replied. "I sense that there is more to you than just physical prowess. You are robust in battle, but you also have a strong character. I sense that you have touched the dimensions of Universal Consciousness and as a knight can use the powerful archetypal energies of the Tree of Life in the service of the realm for the highest possible good of our people." The King gazed at Nathan again but seemed to look through him. "Yes, I sense the energies of each Emanation of the Tree of Life alive within you. You know the peace and love at the heart of all creation and have experienced some of the great wisdom of the Father. Yes, and you also know the understanding and compassion of the Mother. You know the magnificence and power of the human spirit. Ah, yes, and I see that you know the meaning of sacrifice and the victory of love and the splendor of the human mind, and all of that knowledge and experience with the energies of the Tree of Life adds up to great inner strength. The holy man here in the castle has taught you well. You have performed a great service. Those lawless bandits won't get far, but now you must rest and let others deal with the problem. You must take time to heal now, and the more you connect with the profound archetypal energies of the Tree of Life, the faster you will heal."
   "Yes, your Highness." Nathan bowed and climbed the spiral staircase to his room, where he found a Tarot card that reflected his experience, the Nine of Wands. The holy man in the castle had told Nathan that the figure in the Nine of Wands, who is wounded and dazed, might not seem to be a positive living image, but if you look closer, you will see that it is an example of spiritual strength in the face of suffering and adversity. When dealing with some cards that on the surface appear negative, it is often beneficial to look deeper before going to the Major Arcana Trumps for what seems to be a more positive image, but one Major Arcana card associated with the Nine of Wands, The High Priestess, is a strong influence that can provide powerful archetypal energies associated with The Moon in Sagittarius and The Moon in The Foundation (Yesod). The High Priestess, the holy man said, is deeply connected to all of the Emanations of the Tree of Life and can make the archetypal energies come alive within you more powerfully every time you connect with her.

The High Priestess: The Moon (3D Version)

   Nathan decided to create an artificial elemental of the The High Priestess with the Tarot Pentagram Spread and placed the cards down on his altar in the direction of the element of Water: west. In other words, he placed all the cards in the pentagram with the tops facing west on his altar. Since Water is a passive element, he used the Passive Invoking Spirit Pentagram while laying down the cards, starting in the lower left corner of the pentagram, moving to the upper right corner and continuing from there. After he placed all of the cards, he tapped each card in the direction of the Passive Invoking Spirit Pentagram, making sure to tap the one in the position of Earth in the lower right corner to complete the pentagram.

Foundation Cards with The High Priestess

   Then he placed the The High Priestess in the middle of the pentagram, saying, "The High Priestess, The Moon," and tapped the card.

Invoking Pentagram for the Element of Water

   Then he drew the Passive Invoking Spirit Pentagram and the spirit wheel in the air in brilliant white above The High Priestess on the altar, charging the pentagram and the symbol in the usual way with the Sign of the Enterer. After that, he drew an Invoking Pentagram for Water directly over the Passive Invoking Spirit Pentagram, charging the pentagram and the symbol of Scorpio in the usual way. At that point, he imagined the symbol of Scorpio becoming the living image of the figure in The High Priestess coming alive as a full-length figure. Then he imagined that the appropriate elementals, undines, flowed from the Archangel Gabriel and filled the living image while at the same time tiny gleaming points of Water flowed from his aura and filled the living image as well.
   Then he said, "I name you High Priestess, Goddess of The Moon."
   Then he said, "From the astral light, provide me with great strength from the energies of the Emanations of the Tree of Life so that I may overcome suffering and conflict and live for the highest possible good." 
   He ended by saying, "So mote it be!" Then he imagined for a few minutes the living image of The High Priestess providing him with strength from the powerful archetypal energies of the Tree of Life to heal and also overcome suffering and difficult challenges.
   Then he ended with the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

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