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“Sidereal Horoscopes”
By
Gramalkin
Sidereal Astrologer
San Francisco School
http://www.gramalkin.com
“Learning Tarot Modus Operandi (#4)”
“The allopathic psychiatrist must ask the patient how they feel
about it, the great reader tells them”.
Each numbered article edition has new material added to it. The
highest number is the newest edition.
To be an efficient Tarot Card Reader one MUST have sight
recognition at least of the astrological cross-reference to the
cards and have a Second Nature Realization of the Intrinsic
Values of the Planets. Properly done this is actually quite easy
as there are only ten planets and seventy-eight cards.
When they can not tell true from false they claim opinion.
Truth is neither a matter of opinion, faith, awareness or
agreement. Truth is that which changes not, that which remains
the same for all on all levels of being this side of vibration.
Astrology, Tarot, any of these techniques one is dealing with a
set of SYMBOLOGY for the PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS one is dealing
with. These conditions show how we relate to things and
therefore how things happen to or for us, “Mystic Laws” of
“Cause and Effect”, et cetera. Tarot Cards (all cast lots) show
the future for the way things stand now unless something is done
to effectively change the case at hand, which is what we are
about.
“The Intrinsic Value of the Planets”
For practical purposes the intrinsic values of the planets
equals the intrinsic value of their corresponding constellation.
Mars = Aries or read Aries as Mars et cetera. Yes there are the
Solar Crosses – Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable the Fire, Earth, Air,
Water elements and such however Venus is Venus and Jupiter is
Jupiter every time.
The way to do the planets is to learn one planet a week or one
planet a day if you are a quick study. The idea is to take them
one at a time until each planetary intrinsic value is second
nature to you without having to think about it rather than
trying to learn them all at once.
“The Tarot Cards”
The easy way to learn the delineation of the Tarot Cards is to
first learn the astrological cross reference to the Major Arcana
cards then the Court Cards and finally each individual suit of
the Minor Arcana cards. Waite Rider Mini and Albino and Agmuller
Crowley Mini Tarot Card Decks are recommended. The words on the
Crowley cards are mostly wrong. Its intrinsic values that count.
“The Major Arcana”
The Major Arcana of the Tarot is simply symbology for the
planets and Zodiacal constellations. Card numbers 0-21. Begin by
arranging the Major Arcana cards in common order. Sun, Moon,
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto,
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio,
Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
With the Major Arcana arranged by planet and sign order it is
much easier to get into the flow than when arrangement is
scrambled via card number. “Gramalkin®™©1970″-v11-5.5
The way to learn the card cross-reference of the cards to the
planets is to use the flash card technique they use to teach
children the alphabet. It is ever so easier to do readings when
the cross-reference is second nature, unnecessary to check the
cross-reference for every card in a multiple deck reading. One
may just draw the cross-references in the border of the cards
however by far the preferred technique is sight recognition.
Just keep the list in front of one and go through the stacks of
cards in order until by rote one instantly recognizes at least
the planetary symbology for each card. E.g. The Sun Card = The
Sun.
In fact one may do a pretty decent reading using just the Major
Arcana cards as long as the layout is kept small, e.g. the
Octoscope Layout which is nine cards yet pretty much covers it
is pushing the limit. The minimum layout is five cards.
“The Court Cards”
The Court Cards are easily remembered by their Solar Crosses.
The Kings are the Cardinal Cross. The Queens the Fixed Cross and
the Pages the Mutable Cross. The Aces and Knights the element in
pure form, Fire, Earth, Air, Water. The Aces are often the
element Not in Motion. The Knights the Element in Motion also
indicative of other people acting out ones problems via element,
station, situation.
“The Minor Arcana”
Stack them up in order in four piles with the Court Cards by
suit – fire, earth, air, and water. A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10. Page, Knight, Queen, King. Take each suit one at a time and
just flash card through them. The pattern of the Minor Arcana
will soon appear.
“The Ritual”
In dealing with the actual mechanics of manipulating the cards
first start with Grace from the Master and Angels. The most
important part of the ritual. However, due to free will Angels
generally refrain from forcing their help on one. One must ask
for help to get it. The “Angels of the Light” are the ones in
charge of getting the cards (the Cast Lot) in the correct
Station (the Reader must delineate). For example: Master may I /
we please ask you for your grace thank you. Please send Angels
to watch over, guide, comfort, guard, protect, help us realize
the truth, stay with us until it is taken care of, thank you
amen Om.
Without this step one is just wasting ones time, as there is no
way to know (even given proper mechanics) the cards are in the
correct Station. This Grace process also clears any residual
Astral Garbage or leftovers from previous readings hanging about.
To begin the reading first realize exactly what is the query
and time period. Decide which layout or layouts are best suited
to solving the type of problem, situation, query, or will
provide the information one needs. Shuffle seven times. With the
left hand cut into three piles, restack to one pile as you will
then deal. When using the reversed card technique (reversed
cards equal lower self or negative manifestation) shuffle seven
times, cut into three even piles, reverse the center pile,
restack and shuffle seven more times then deal.
On my desk one will generally find a hand full of “Rider\Waite”
Mini and Albino Tarot Card Decks and a couple decks of Agmuller
“Crowley” Minis. In my pocket a “Rider\Waite Mini”. The “Minis”
are used because of convenience. The cards are small so a large
“Layout” and or several “Layouts” may be done on a small table,
and both the Crowley and Waite decks have beautiful pictures
throughout. The Waite Mini Deck is proportioned like Tarot
Cards, The Waite Albino Deck like Playing Cards.
One would say; first toss a “Octoscope General Reading Layout”
with a Crowley. Then do a “Past\Present\Future\ Layout” to the
left with a Waite Mini. Add a “Yes\No Layout” to the right with
a Waite Mini and to the right of that another “Yes\No Layout”
with a Waite Albino deck. This results in four Layouts on the
table with each layout in a different deck of cards than the
ones next to it so the decks do not accidentally get mixed
together.
Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.
Good luck, love, thank you,
Gramalkin
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