“Get back, you dangerous one!”—the king of clubs. “Do not live by my magic”—do not pretend to be the steward. In the Magician tarot card (I), the figure of the magician represents the steward, with the four lower centers on the table in front of him. The mysteries of the steward are that he can engage the divine presence of world six and world twelve. (9-25-05)
“For the man who knows this secret doctrine the sun neither rises nor sets: it is always day for him.” [Upanishads]
“For the man”—the intellectual parts of centers promoting presence—“who knows this secret doctrine”—the thirty work ‘I’s that materialize presence—“the sun neither rises nor sets: it is always day for him”—prolonged presence. Here, “day” refers to the thirty work ‘I’s sustaining presence. *This is illustrated in the Magician tarot card (I), in which the young steward is learning to use the thirty work ‘I’s—the “secret doctrine”—to promote and prolong presence. (1-8-06)
In the Magician tarot card (I), the magician holds in his left hand what appears to be a measuring reed—the thirty work ‘I’s. However, it is blue, signifying that the steward is in the second state; he is not the third eye. In the World tarot card (XXI), the figure of the dancing woman is holding the same reed in her left hand. It represents the thirty work ‘I’s, with Be and Hold on either end. The earth is not the center of the solar system, the galaxy, or the universe. However, the micro-cosmos man is the center of the universe. Conscious man is the measure of all things. How is conscious man produced? By engaging presence with the thirty work ‘I’s. (1-29-06)
“He was a crafty magician and diviner and skilled in spiritual arts.” [The Arabian Nights]
He was a steward skilled in the art of producing divine presence. (1-29-06)
“He became versed in medicine and chemistry and natural magic and the art of making gold and silver.” [The Arabian Nights]
“He”—the steward—“became versed in medicine.” In Luke 4:23, it is written, “Physician, heal thyself” of this most difficult of all illnesses—sleep. “And chemistry”—using electronic sex energy to produce the divine presence of the third eye—“and natural magic”—the thirty work ‘I’s. The ten thousand ‘I’s are the black magic of the lower self. “And the art of making gold and silver”—the art of making golden presence. “Silver” may refer to the thirty work ‘I’s. (1-29-06)
In the Magician tarot card (I), the magician holds in his left hand what appears to be a measuring reed—the thirty work ‘I’s. However, it is blue, signifying that the steward is in the second state; he is not the third eye.
The Magician tarot card (I) depicts the steward, in front of whom is a table on which are three dice. Three sides of each dice are visible, making a total of seven dots, four of which are on top. Together, the three dice have twenty-one visible dots. This refers to the World tarot card (XXI), which represents the divine presence of the higher emotional center. This is what the Magician wants to produce.
"The first step is searching for Him; the last is to become Him." [Kashani]
"The first step is searching for Him." When one is in imagination, one is desperate for the work 'I' Be. "The last is to become Him"-the steward transcending himself in prolonged presence.
The first step is illustrated by the Magician card, the first card in the Tarot. The last step is illustrated by the World card, the last card in the Tarot. The Magician and the dancing figure in the World card both hold measuring reeds, representing the thirty work 'I's. However, in the World card, the Magician has transcended himself and has reached the higher emotional center. Both figures carry an object, representing the nine of hearts, in their right hands. Rabia said, "I carry a priceless vase within me." Both also have golden hair. (3-22-06)
"O ye who believe! Games of chance are only Satan's handiwork. Leave them aside in order that ye may succeed." [Koran 5:90]
This is the key revelation of this meeting. "Games of chance" means that you are not using the sequence; you are only guessing. You may be using Look, Smell, Think, Touch without a sequence, but it is only a game of chance, and you are playing into the hands of the lower self. In schools, "gambling" means not using the sequence. Of course, most gamblers lose. (4-2-06)
“The unbelievers have their tricks against me, but I too have my tricks.” [The Koran]
“The unbelievers”—the ‘I’s unrelated to presence—“have their tricks against me”—the steward—“but I too have my tricks.” (4-9-06)
The Magician has three dice on the table to move the sequence along, each of them having four spots on top. This is related to God being mentioned in the Bible 4,444 times. Influence C are far ahead of us and they are using all of their powers to help us be present and join them. Hans Christian Andersen said, “You can bear an awful lot when you know the intentions are good.” The awesome friction they give us is for the best of all causes, to be present to our own life.
“The physician knows what produces sickness or health in the body. He recognizes that knowledge of God is beneficial and that sin is deadly poison for the soul.” [Al-Ghazzali]
“The physician”—the steward—“knows what produces sickness”—imagination— “or health”—the sequence.
The “physician” is also the “magician,” represented by the Magician card (I) in the Tarot. The Magician has his bag of tricks before him, and will eventually produce the prolonged presence of world twelve, represented by the World card (XXI). “He recognizes that knowledge of God is beneficial”—the sequence, divine knowledge—“and that sin”—imagination—“is deadly poison for the soul.” (6-18-06)
“The intellect’s circular movement is its highest and most befitting activity, and through which it even transcends itself and is united with God.” [The Philokalia, Gregory Palamas]
It is quite lovely, is it not? The Magician—the steward—represented by card number one in the Tarot, transcends himself into the Dancing Figure of world twelve in the World card, number twenty-one. “The intellect’s circular movement is its highest and most befitting activity”—this is the steward passing from short Be to long BE on a spiral, a minaret, a ziggurat. (9-3-06)
The Magician--Tarot card number one--represents the steward. The Magician has his bag of tricks--in his purse are the thirty great work ‘I’s. The three legs of the table, and the three dice, both refer to the three Be’s. Incredibly, there are twenty-one points on the dice, representing a successful sequence unfolding. It means that the steward--card number one--will transcend himself into card twenty-one. [05-11-08]
“The sequence is a lifeboat on a sinking ship. It is magic we can carry in our pocket, which works when we use it.” [Abraham Goldman, Apollo]
Very useful article for newbies in the magic sciences and in the tarot. Thanks.
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