Moongold
This is a card of great fortune. Two children stand together, their arms around each other. I loved Barrett’s observation that the young girl wears a head dress of daisies (day’s eye). This image indeed heralds a new day. In the distance is the primal mound of creation, a common theme throughout the deck, and behind the children is a circular wall with painted images of the Gods Amun (Creator God) , Osiris, Ra, Horus and Set – all major Gods of the journey to this point. Under the children’s feet is a rainbow ring created by the 12 colours of the zodiac through which the Sun passes every year. The Sun itself hangs brightly in an orange sky. Those of you accustomed to early rising will be familiar with this incredible colour orange. I can’t resist giving you a link to a sun rise I experience this past summer. The orange sky and its ascendance was magical. Look at the similarities betwee the Sun in this picture and the Sun in Barrett's card. I feel quite humbled and moved by the fact that the Sun which the Egyptians worshipped provides warmth and light to me each day as well.
Orange is the colour of solar energy. It is the colour of determination and creativity, confidence and spirituality. I never realized the power of the colour orange and now know why some eastern religious orders wear the colour as a matter of course. Its energy is ours to use as well.
This is such a celebratory card. The Sun was born on the primaeval mound through the cosmic egg and its daily journey is a constant symbol of the triumph of life over death. By day the Sun rules and allows everything that is necessary for the survival of man to occur. In the night the Sun travels through the trials of the underworld, emerging triumphant each day, bringing life to the earth. The Sun has many manifestations and is associated with many Gods. There are so many symbols. In the Hanged Man we see the Sun in a great barque, supported by the God Nut as it heads into the night. In fact the Sun’s journey through the night is a critical part of Egyptian spirituality. Throughout the days and nights are spun the stories of great struggles
But this card symbolizes the end of the journey. The two children have crossed the line to the other side. I don’t get the sense that these children represent Isis or Osiris or any other God – simply us as human beings, born again and renewed from our journey as our nakedness shows. Our life story might occur through the myths of the Gods but here we are simply as ourselves.
Orange is the colour of solar energy. It is the colour of determination and creativity, confidence and spirituality. I never realized the power of the colour orange and now know why some eastern religious orders wear the colour as a matter of course. Its energy is ours to use as well.
This is such a celebratory card. The Sun was born on the primaeval mound through the cosmic egg and its daily journey is a constant symbol of the triumph of life over death. By day the Sun rules and allows everything that is necessary for the survival of man to occur. In the night the Sun travels through the trials of the underworld, emerging triumphant each day, bringing life to the earth. The Sun has many manifestations and is associated with many Gods. There are so many symbols. In the Hanged Man we see the Sun in a great barque, supported by the God Nut as it heads into the night. In fact the Sun’s journey through the night is a critical part of Egyptian spirituality. Throughout the days and nights are spun the stories of great struggles
But this card symbolizes the end of the journey. The two children have crossed the line to the other side. I don’t get the sense that these children represent Isis or Osiris or any other God – simply us as human beings, born again and renewed from our journey as our nakedness shows. Our life story might occur through the myths of the Gods but here we are simply as ourselves.