Tarot Magick



Sarasvati

Hi All,
As you all know I asked the group to participate in a little Tarot Magick last night, and I'm sure a few of you did, Gwyll has responded on the board and a couple others off list. Thank you. Geri was deeply moved we are doing this for her.

What I did not expect, was to have one of the most intense magickal experiences of my life to date, and that's is what I am going to share with you now.

I decided to use my Sarasvati statue as a stand in for Venus, because one I think their energies are not that much different, and two my Amy Browne Statue has been Innana so long now, she can never be anyone else, and tonight was not a night to summon the Princess of Swords. Which I guess leads to the first really noticeable event of the evening. I had basically arranged a temporary alter to Venus on my desk, facing "West", well west relative to how I call quarters. The Idol in place, A vase of flowers to her left and Incense to her right. A small dish of water in front of her with candles on either side, and the cards in front of the candles. It was quite a handsome alter if I do say so myself. I was contemplating the wording and using the pendulum asked, should I Chant the Ama, the answer was a very powerful No. Now I had not centered myself yet or raised energy in any way, so the intensity of the energy in the Pendulum was a real surprise. It also presented something of a problem, in that my link to the Ama is now very strong, and centering myself and raising energy without chanting the Ama feels quite awkward. Still I followed the guidance and set my media player to loop the Om Tara for 21 minutes.

Well I got into my seat, but felt utterly filthy, its amazing how pausing to Mediate makes your really feel yourself. What feels reasonably clean in the living room feels horrid on your zofta no? Anyhow, I let the music play while I showered and tried to ritually cleanse myself, chanting the Oh Tara in my mind along with Deva's lovely voice filtering in from the next room.

I dressed, restarted the music, and returned to my Zofta, after 14 minutes I sat down in the chair at the Alter, and continued the chant gazing into the Idol's eyes. Although I wont pretend I had no stray thoughts what so ever, I did get into a good deep place.

The music plays out, and I call the Quarters. It is a bit awkward not to pause between directions with a Ama tu ANKI, and on the calling to the North, I honored Momma-Ki, but I cant just now remember the exact words. I turn to the West, and call that quarter again, asking that the spirit of water should enter the water before me. I feel a faint glow in my hands.

Now for several long minutes I chant the Om Tara to myself. I cant chant it with the same strong voice I now chant the Ama, so I decide its best to just chant in my inner voice. Eyes sometimes open sometimes closed, as I do this, I start to see the Idol even when my eyes are closed. Sometimes she is just where she is only I am seeing her eyes closed. Once I see her smaller, dressed in glittering white, as though the cloth of her garment is covered with tiny jewels. Another time it is the face and garment of the Idol, and no bigger than on the alter, but just inches from my nose. If you bare in mind what a challenge visualization is for me, you will realize how amazing this moment felt.

I get into a very deep place, So deep that I cannot open my eyes for a time, although I am quite fully aware. In this moment though when my eyes are almost locked shut, I feel energy just pouring through my hands, they are really hot now. Far hotter than I remember my very best Tarot readings being. So I want to direct this energy into the prayer. Only by a serious effort of will I force them back open to see the Idol, and read the Prayer aloud three times, and return to chanting the Om Tara eyes closed, and soon the energy is flowing hot in my hands. I repeat this again. Chanting the Om Tara for what feels a good long while, then reciting the Prayer 3 times. Again the Visualizations while my eyes are closed. I am very relaxed, just accepting her before my eyes, and focused mostly on the Chant. I say the Prayer 7th and final time, repeat the Om Tara a few times, and thank the Lady for her Obvious Presence, thank Sarasvati for allowing me to use her Image to summon Venus, and release the circle.

I could not feel more certain that my prayer has been heard, nor confident that the prayer will be answered, I believe we have done some real good in the world tonight.

After all is said and done, I raid the fridge, and am quite ravenous. I wind up wandering out to giant eagle to fetch home some cheese and crackers, and sit down with a plate and watch a Wallace and Gromit short with L.


For the sake of completeness the Mantra used was:

Om Tare Tutare ture swaha

From Deva Premal's lovely CD Embrace, IMHO, this chant alone is worth the full price of the CD.

The Prayer to Venus was;

Lady Venus,

Please hear this prayer for your Daughter Geri whose cup has been toppled over. Great Lady we turn to you please fill your daughters cup with the blessings of Health and Abundance over which you divinely Preside.

Oh Great Lady, Light of the Morning Star, Let your Blessings Shine on the Water before us, and through us, and this blessed water, on your Daughter Geri, and the Water on her Alter this night. Let it be that when she partakes of this water, she partakes of the full measure of your sacred blessings as well.

Oh Lady, In your Wisdom, Through your Love, and By your Blessing all things are Possible. So Mote It Be.


Innana and not Innana

You might well ask, why not work with Innana, seeing she is so central to my own focus.

Part of the Reason was as I posted before, Venus just felt like a better fit tonight, all the blessings one was hoping would be extended to Geri really fit under her umbrella, and matters of her Divine Province, for most Pagans I think that would have been enough.

But the other reason is at least important. Sumerian religion was a very sacrificial one. Each month the faithful made offerings to the Gods, and it has been my experience they understood the demands of their gods well.

I once read a small bit by another person on a similar path to my own, she said that Innana never gives us anything for free. She demands a sacrifice in return. The woman had prayed to Innana for some small boon, and shortly afterwards lost a trinket of small material worth, but deep personal value, and the author understood this was Innana and accepted the price. Geri being in a very bad position just now with her Challenges to both her Health and Material well being (aside from her health.) It seemed inappropriate. If I felt more sure Innana would take her price from me that would be different, but that's not how the Princess of Swords works in my experience. She would demand a price from me no-doubt, but she would still not extend her blessing to Geri without a sacrifice in return.

Ama tu ANKI, BB
(and it does feel so good to say it)


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