THE LAW OF ABUNDANCE

    

THE LAW OF ABUNDANCE

Key 3, THE EMPRESS, is VENUS, Goddess of Love, Patroness of the Arts, the pregnant Mother of the Tarot. THE EMPRESS represents all the Goddess figures as a symbol of the DIVINE MOTHER who readily expresses LOVE and forgiveness to all her children. MEDITATION ON THIS KEY ALONE BRINGS THE EXPERIENCE OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TO THE ASPIRANT.

In astrology, VENUS is known as the Lesser Benefic, and JUPITER, Key 10, the WHEEL OF FORTUNE, is known as the Greater Benefic. Where VENUS expresses the LOVE of the Mother, human or Divine, JUPITER expresses the COMPASSION and MERCY of the Father. Hand in hand, these energies are capable of transforming the entire world and the lives of all sentient beings. What the world seems to need right now, in my opinion, is a gigantic dose of these two energetic properties, MEGA LOVE and MEGA COMPASSION.

THE HIEROPHANT, Key 5, is ruled by the planet VENUS. In my Tarot Tradition, Key 5 is TAURUS, the second sign of the Zodiac that rules the second house of mundane astrology, which governs money and values. The law of TAURUS is the Law of Spring as Mother Nature's abundance can be seen everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere where the mysteries first evolved. There is nothing cheap about Nature unless one of the four elements happen to be over or under-abundant: Earth, Air, Water and Fire. Any of the four elements out of control create havoc for everyone. And when the elements are out of control in an individual soul, there is also usually hell to pay.

The blessing of Key 5, THE HIEROPHANT, is INTUITION. This is our ability to LISTEN to the STILL SMALL VOICE WITHIN. This Silent Voice speaks to the cells of our body. TAURUS rules sensuality and the ability to hear words as well as what may not necessarily be said. Rather it is a hunch, feeling, sense of something being right or wrong. Everyone has some INTUITION. It is just that some pay more attention to their intuition than others and they benefit as well. The ability to pay close attention is something to cultivate the same as the Earth of Taurus may be cultivated to bring forth greater abundance in the harvest of plants and crops. The crops of the spirit also need to be be cultivated and harvested: the spiritual gifts of Creativity.

Key 10, the WHEEL OF FORTUNE, is JUPITER, the GREAT PROTECTOR. The JUPITER CENTER at the SOLAR PLEXUS is associated with "gut instincts."  PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOUR JUPITER CENTER TELLS YOU, especially through THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE. If you listen, you will be protected from yourself as well as from others with ill intentions. You will not only be protected from dangers and harm, but from your own ignorance in regard to your choices or decisions. JUPITER is always ready to offer assistance  as the Father of the Gods. Your JUPITER CHAKRA is your direct connection to this principle in CREATION.  Please LISTEN to your gut!

Isn't it interesting how LOVE can frequently 'get us' in the gut? A sexual attraction to a potential love object has been known to make some lose their appetite. The lovesick may have trouble eating while coping with butterflies in the stomach.  Romantic love teaches us about the principles of HIGHER LOVE, even though it's mostly raging hormones.  I always say it's a cosmic conspiracy to keep the planet populated and keep providing souls with bodies to work out their karma. Yet, romantic love eventually teaches us about the UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF THE UNIVERSE.  You are LOVE INCARNATE. That is what you need to GET on an everyday CONSCIOUS LEVEL.

Poverty of spirit creates poverty in fact. ABUNDANCE is the LAW OF LIFE. You need to GET that, too. It is usually true that we have everything we need at any given time. If we NEED more, then we are truly capable of CREATING MORE in our lives. Creativity is rewarded.  Key 3, THE EMPRESS, rules IMAGINATION. Your ability to IMAGINE is what CREATED the LIFE you are living now. Think back to when you longed for or dreamed about something you have or are experiencing in your life NOW. What do you want to experience next? IMAGINE IT AND IT WILL BE YOURS...sometime, somewhere, in the Divine Plan.

JUPITER EXPANDS VENUS. The Father makes the Mother feel good about herself, and the opposite is also true. COMPASSION is the greater part of LOVE. COMPASSION FORGIVES US FOR OUR MISTAKES AND HELPS US TO LEARN FROM THEM. If you feel unloved or unwanted, MEDITATE on this tableau, and that empty feeling will leave you and be replaced by the tremendous LOVE THAT ETERNALLY EXISTS AT YOUR CORE. 

BE CREATIVE.  LOVE YOURSELF AND LOVE LIFE!  After all, money can't buy you love! And LOVE is something you can always take with you wherever you go!