From the Chariot to Temperance

[samantha]

About 7 or 8 years ago I did a relationship spread (My relationship with myself….higher self ….significant others etc etc) The card I pulled for my relationship with God was The Chariot. Today I tried the same spread and pulled Temperance in that position .

I guess I'm wondering how the relationship is progressing.

The chariot always struck me as a tricky kind of dynamic. At the time I saw myself as somewhat conflicted (the horses ) in my beliefs and having a hard time reconciling some of the differences. The Temperance card feels much calmer, again there are 2 elements (as the horses) which are different to each other, perhaps seeming contradictions, BUT can now co exist in much greater harmony than was ever possible before - or leastways without the sheer effort of will to make it such !

I like the numerology here too - the doubling of 7 to 14 : it feels like progress - tho' if I take 14 to 5, the Hierophant, a conventional kind of progress ! I guess my spirituality is not so maverick

 

[Scibility]

Hi Samantha,
Thanks for sharing your spread. I found your cards very interesting, and the message seemed quite beautiful.

Chariot - focusing on creating a balance while attempting to prevent bifurcation within yourself. Having your actions being inspired from an elevated consciousness.

Temperance - finding synthesis and an equal/appropriate measure of all things in order to create a new whole; and doing so with grace.

Numerology 7 ----> 5:

spirituality and introspection ------evolving into--------> adaptability & change

I found these cards quite beautiful as an answer to your questions. Wishing you many blessings.

 

[rwcarter]

Thanks for replying to this thread Scibility. I'd meant to reply, it slipped my mind and then went out of my mind.

Another way to look at the 7/14 connection is through the

3x7 Layout

..............0...............
1...2...3...4...5...6...7.
8...9..10..11.12.13..14
15.16.17..18.19.20..21

Cards 1-7 represent the Body and are Powers and Potencies
Cards 8-14 represent the Mind and are Laws or Agencies
Cards 15-21 represent the Spirit and are Conditions or Effects

That puts the Chariot on the level of the body, so forming a physical connection with religion (forming a reconciliation). And Temperance is on the level of the Mind, so once the reconciliation of the Chariot has been completed, the focus moved to investigating (considering might be a better word) religion and its role in your life.

Both cards are at the end of those cycles. So unless there's some regression, you should be moving into a more spiritual phase in your relationship to religion.

Another part of the 3x7 Layout is looking at the relationships of the columns of cards, which are read as "The powers/potencies of (card) work through the laws/agencies of (card) to modify the conditions/effects of (card)." So in this case, The powers/potenicies of the Chariot work through the laws/agencies of Temperance to modify the conditions/effects of The World.

Rodney

 

[Scibility]

Thanks for replying to this thread Scibility. I'd meant to reply, it slipped my mind and then went out of my mind.

Another way to look at the 7/14 connection is through the

3x7 Layout

You're welcome Rodney Thanks for sharing your interpretation of her cards as well. I always learn helpful insights from your posts. Have a great day.

 

[QueenPen]

From having disagreements and tug of wars to a more calm period. You two are compromising more.

 

[samantha]

Thank you both for your thoughts and insights.

Scibility : Thanks for reminding me that 5 includes the energy of *adaptability*, its a
good key word here and one which I forget as i think I tend to give the 5's (in tarot at
least) a hard rap !

rodney: I have the book about Karmic Tarot by William Lamney, its not to hand at the moment but I remember some of his premises were also based on this 7,14,21 division. I thought the ideas about the cycles that we pass through interesting and I remember being struck by some specifics as they seemed to resonate quite well for me. Thanks for bringing this to mind again, I will go find the book when I can

The really odd thing is that after posting here I suddenly (and synchronistically?) remembered that I had had cause to focus on the numbers 7 and 14 before. The first time was in 2003 ! After a lot of effort I managed to track it down. As you will see if you read it, I got some great ideas then from AT members. Mimers post (now) especially strikes a chord, so I thank her for that. ((((((Mimers))))))



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