symbolon--SPREADS/DIVINATION

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Symbolon Spreads

The big symbolon book talks about the following 12 spreads:

• Tat twam asi (That art thou!), a 1 card spread
• The Janus Head (Two sides of a coin), a 2 card spread
• The Journey of the Hero (The dialectics of a Fairy Tale), a 3 card spread
• The Gordian Knot (The Material Cross), a 4 card spread
• The Pentagram (Creative Man), a 5 card spread
• Scylla and Charybdis (The Decision), a 6 card spread
• The Interior Castle (The Way to Intuition), a 7 card spread
• Persephone (The walk through Hades), an 8 card spread
• The Symbolon (The Partner as Mirror), a 9 card spread
• Mnemosyne and her 9 daughters (Family History), a 10 card spread
• The Quantum Leap (The Way to Freedom), an 11 card spread
• The Script of Life (The 12 Interior Personalities), a 12 card spread

In following posts, I might elaborate on each of these spreads.

You already know that the LWB provides three descriptions for each card, like mentioned in Ravenswings first post here (the problem, the way through the problem and the outcome).

These three descriptions correspond astrologically to the following items
(vaguely hinted at on page 17 of the LWB, but clear if you read Orban's other works)

• Ascendant = problem definition, issue to be resolved
• Sun = Action plan, What to do
• MC = Outcome, goal, mission

Questions related to each of these categories might be:

A-meaning (problem, ascendant):

• What should this problem or theme make me remember?
• What internal personality is working behind the scenes here?
• What do I overlook, so that it confronts me in the outside world as conflict?
• What do I suppress, so that it is caught in shadows?

B-meaning (way through problem, sun)

• What can I do to become more conscious of my problem?
• What will enhance my development?
• What could be the next meaningful step on my way?
• What can I actively do to solve my problem?

C-meaning (outcome, MC)

• What final purpose has my current conflictsituation?
• What will I have learned at the end of this process?
• What is the best thing regarding self-knowledge this problem will have contributed to?
• What will I have solved?

Patrick

 

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Tat Twam Asi (That At Thou)

The one card spread, a classic you would think...

When faced with a specific problem, the idea is to find out more information about the actual purpose behind it.

It is as if one of your multiple personalities has created this situation in order to bring itself to your attention, so that you get to know it.

The card you draw may remind you of such a "personality" (one of your behaviours you are or are not aware of).

Things you should look for:

• Where in your life do you find a similar person or theme that poses a problem? It can be regarded as a projection of your own subconscious mind.
• When and under what circumstances did a similar problem occur in your life? How did you manage it at that time?
• Consider this "person" from as many angles as possible, put it into the spotlight, give it a name!

The single card draw is also suggested to get acquainted with the cards. In this case, you should draw a card in the evening, check out its neutral meaning (not the A, B or C meanings), and try to find out where its theme occured during your day. Little details matter in this case.

Another aproach is the "card of the day", something Ingrid Zinnel has published on her website as a "tageskarte".
(See http://www.ingridzinnel.com/tageskarte.html )

Take care,
Patrick