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- Angel Paths for January 7 - The Chariot [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/606de22168510256
- Card of the Day for January 7 - The Chariot [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/554b09721cb21b13
- A Phrase A Week - Security blanket [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/5e22765cbfcb44f3
- Saturday January 7, 2012: Reference.com On This Day [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/28c4d791f356dccd
- A.Word.A.Day--newspeak [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/c3d386ef9b2bb4be
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Topic: Angel Paths for January 7 - The Chariot
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/606de22168510256
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 07 11:57AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/b7b21c841e6286f
The Chariot
The Chariot is numbered seven and usually depicts a warrior driving a
chariot triumphantly home. The chariot is drawn by powerful and wild
creatures. These creatures are our Will - a wayward beast to control
at the best of times!
The Chariot represents the principle that the human Will functions
only when the whole being is behind it. This card is about the
struggles we have with ourselves and with life. It promises that with
diligence, honesty and perseverence we can overcome the most
insurmountable of obstacles.
This is a hopeful and encouraging card, reminding us that we can climb
to the heights if we want to. Here we are taught how to master the
opposing forces within us, in order to bring them and thus ourselves
into harmony. We are cosmic warriors, unfurling, learning and growing
- divine and vital parts of the Universe.
Working with the Chariot card
This is a card which contains within it great dynamism, strength and
power. Often, when it comes up, it indicates a period where we feel we
have struggled through a difficult and demanding time, battling
against long odds to achieve the things that we need out of life. It
does confirm that we have emerged victorious, though we may feel a bit
battered and weary.
So in one sense the Chariot marks the time of respite and peace after
the battle is won. But it indicates something else very important too.
After every battle, once we have rested and recuperated, it becomes
necessary to begin a new flow of energy - we have to clean up the
debris of the struggle, plan our next move, determine the direction we
intend to move in now.
But when the Chariot emerges it indicates something else as well - as
a result of the difficulties and struggles now at an end, we shall
need to change some of the features of our lives. So it also indicates
big changes, and promises that these will be beneficial and rewarding,
bringing further triumph and success with them.
So on a day ruled by the Chariot, allow yourself a big sigh of relief,
and know that recent problems are coming to an end. Then consider what
might be left to be finished up with regard to those events. And once
you've done that, turn your face to the future and decide what would
be the best new direction for you.
Try to think through each step of this new impulse, so that your plans
are carefully laid. It's important now to pay close attention to
detail, because once these changes begin, life will be moving very
fast indeed and there will be no room for catching up on things (I
write this sighing somewhat, because I'm already having trouble
keeping up with the speed of my life at the minute ;-).
Affirmation: I move through life triumphantly.
http://www.angelpaths.com/majors/chariot2.html
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Topic: Card of the Day for January 7 - The Chariot
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/554b09721cb21b13
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 07 11:55AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/5ee34856bcfbef8c
THE CHARIOT 7
Attribution - Cancer
The Chariot is represented by the number 7, which suggests dedicating
oneself to a goal or an ideal. Wisdom will be developed through the
number 7.
The zodiacal sign of Sagittarius fits well with the Charioteer, for
Sagittarius is always aspiring to seeking answers and shooting for the
stars.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The central figure is a man standing in a chariot that is being pulled
by a black sphinx (yin)and a white sphinx (yang). The Hebrew letter
associated with the Chariot is Cheth which means fence, a protective
enclosure. The Chariot is a movable fence. The chariot represents the
drive and direction to obtain goals. On top of the body of the chariot
are 4 pillars. These represent the 4 elements and the number of order
and measurement. On top of the pillars is a starry canopy. The starry
canopy represents celestial forces, divine inspiration and the
correlation of the stars to human forces (astrology). There is a lot
of symmetry and balance in this card.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/major-arcana/7-the-chariot/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
Part I: The Veil and its Symbols
7. The Chariot. This is represented in some extant codices as being
drawn by two sphinxes, and the device is in consonance with the
symbolism, but it must not be supposed that such was its original
form; the variation was invented to support a particular historical
hypothesis. In the eighteenth century white horses were yoked to the
car. As regards its usual name, the lesser stands for the greater; it
is really the King in his triumph, typifying, however, the victory
which creates kingship as its natural consequence and not the vested
royalty of the fourth card. M. Court de Gebelin said that it was
Osiris Triumphing, the conquering sun in spring-time having vanquished
the obstacles of winter. We know now that Osiris rising from the dead
is not represented by such obvious symbolism. Other animals than
horses have also been used to draw the currus triumphalis, as, for
example, a lion and a leopard.
Part II: The Doctrine Behind the Veil
An erect and princely figure carrying a drawn sword and corresponding,
broadly speaking, to the traditional description which I have given in
the first part. On the shoulders of the victorious hero are supposed
to be the Urim and Thummim. He has led captivity captive; he is
conquest on all planes in the mind, in science, in progress, in
certain trials of initiation. He has thus replied to the sphinx, and
it is on this account that I have accepted the variation of Eliphas
Levi; two sphinxes thus draw his chariot. He is above all things
triumph in the mind.
It is to be understood for this reason (a) that the question of the
sphinx is concerned with a Mystery of Nature and not of the world of
Grace, to which the charioteer could offer no answer; (b) that the
planes of his conquest are manifest or external and not within
himself; (c) that the liberation which he effects may leave himself in
the bondage of the logical understanding; (d) that the tests of
initiation through which he has passed in triumph are to be understood
physically or rationally; and (e) that if he came to the pillars of
that Temple between which the High Priestess is seated, he could not
open the scroll called Tora, nor if she questioned him could he
answer. He is not hereditary royalty and he is not priesthood.
UPRIGHT
Journeys, movement, dynamic activity.
There are no limits.
An inspiring leader brings together conflicting parties. (Kat Black)
A symbol of our intelligence and gives us a sense of direction.
A need to balance different levels of self; mental, emotional,
spiritual, physical.
You have a responsible and kind nature but intensely focused on your
goal and achieving victory.
Accomplishment.
A forceful character.
Travel by water or over water.
Excellent health.
The drive for success, get in the race and win it.
Being on track.
Moving ahead.
Self-control, confidence, triumph over enemies, courage, determination.
Victory through personal effort, conquest, heroism, fame, overcoming obstacles.
Stay centred and take control of competing forces. Steer the middle
course between feelings, thoughts and wishes.
Can indicate travel, the purchase of a new car, safety from accidents.
Recovery from an illness is assured.
Whatever situation you asked about will resolve itself in your favour.
Find something you are good at and love to do – then find a way to
make money doing it.
Ruthless determination.
Being war-like and certain you are right.
Military endeavours to protect the homeland.
REVERSED
Unable to complete a task.
Misdirection.
Quarrel.
Weakness of will.
Being out of balance and off track.
Poor health or lack of vigor.
Loss of power.
A dispute which might result in litigation and defeat.
Mentally giving up the fight.
No transportation available.
Defeat.
Spending out of control, wastefulness, self-indulgence.
Restlessness.
Plans fall through.
Suspicion, anxiety.
A feeling of invasion.
Repression, moodiness, rigidity.
A smothering relationship.
Heading off in a slightly wrong direction.
Wanting to take a break and be a little more light-hearted.
Losing your way – literally or metaphorically.
A person who attracts bad luck and blames the world, never taking
responsibility for projecting gloom into the world. (Liz Hazel)
1. Haindl
2. Herbal
3. Kazanlar
4. Morgan Greer
5. Fey
6. Phantasmagoric
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Topic: A Phrase A Week - Security blanket
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/5e22765cbfcb44f3
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 07 11:54AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/73e922982dc37a6
Security blanket
Meaning
1. A small familiar blanket or other soft fabric item carried by a
child for reassurance.
2. A form of harness for a baby's crib.
3. All-encompassing military and political security measures.
Origin
The term 'security blanket', also known as 'comfort blanket', was
coined by Charles Shulz for his Peanuts cartoon strip. That's what
most references will tell you. It's always a pleasure to swim against
the tide and here's an opportunity. In fact, the term 'security
blanket' wasn't coined by Charles Shulz for his Peanuts cartoon strip.
The derivation of 'security blanket' involves a rather meandering
tale, which goes like this:
Security blanket Security blankets were known to Americans in the
1920s and were at that date overblankets which were clipped into
babies' cribs to stop the occupants falling out. The accompanying
advert is from the New York newspaper The Republican Press, November
1925, advertising fasteners for such a blanket for 59 cents.
The tale now moves on to World War II. The term 'security blanket' was
then used to refer to strict security measures that were taken to keep
Allied military plans from falling into the hands of the Germans. The
term was coined in that context by the US military while fighting in
Europe. For example, this report from the Alabama newspaper The Dothan
Eagle, September 1944:
Reports being issued at Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters
sometimes were as much as 48 hours behind the armies because of a
security blanket thrown over the operations.
Incidentally, another article from the same page as the above is
titled 'British Take Brussels', which is timely as this [28th
December] is the only week of the year that the headline could be
recycled. For those of a non-British persuasion, many in Britain pile
their Christmas dinner plates with brussels sprouts with some
enthusiasm but reject them with distaste for the rest of the year.
The emergence of the military use of 'security blanket' about twenty
years after the use of the term in a domestic setting does suggest the
possibility that those coining a new meaning for it were the babies
that were tucked up under security blankets a generation earlier.
Security blanket - Linus Now we move on another step, to the use of
the expression as 'a small familiar comforter for babies and
toddlers'. Now we get to Charles Shulz, right? Not quite. Shulz drew
the character Linus van Pelt with a comfort blanket in the Peanuts
cartoon strip in June 1954. It wasn't until 1956, in Good Grief, More
Peanuts, that the item was given a name by Linus:
"This is a 'security and happiness' blanket. All little kids carry them."
By that date the term had been in use elsewhere. The November 1954
issue of the California newspaper The Daily Review included this piece
by a staff writer, under the name of 'Bev':
'Security blanket. My younger child is one year old. When she finds a
fuzzy blanket or a fleecy coat she presses her cheek against it and
sucks her thumb.'
Santa brought you a Kindle for Christmas? Try it out with my book on
The Phrases and Sayings of Tudor England.
Like or Tweet this message via www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/security-blanket.html
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Topic: Saturday January 7, 2012: Reference.com On This Day
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/28c4d791f356dccd
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 07 11:53AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/952f0c6238da1b13
On This Day:
Saturday January 7, 2012
This is the 7th day of the year, with 359 days remaining in 2012.
Fact of the Day: birthstone meanings
As far back as 1400 BC, the Assyrians believed that rare and beautiful
gemstones possessed magical properties. Some minerals were thought to
possess a force or contain certain values and powers. Tradition
associates a gem with each sign of the zodiac based on a color system.
Color was thought to release the power attributed to the stone. Later,
birthstones became associated with calendar months rather than the
zodiac. People began selecting birthstones in colors other than the
original colors. The Roman, Arabic, Jewish, Polish, Russian and
Italian lists were all different. In 1912, the American National
Association of Jewelers, which later became Jewelers of America,
adopted the list as we now know it.
Holidays
Feast day of St. Valentine, St. Raymund of Peñafort, St. Aldric, St.
Lucian of Antioch, St. Tillo, St. Canute Lavard, and St. Reinold.
Ethiopia: Ganna.
Japan: Nanakusa no sekku (Seven Medicinal Herbs Festival).
Russia: Christmas Observance.
Events
1610 - Astronomer Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiter's moons,
naming them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
1782 - First commercial American bank, the Bank of North America,
opened in Philadelphia.
1785 - Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries
traveled from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon,
becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air.
1789 - The first US presidential election was held. Americans voted
for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the
nation's first President.
1830 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company began rail service.
1913 - A patent was obtained for the process to get gasoline from
crude oil by William M. Burton of Chicago.
1927 - Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated
between New York and London.
1953 - President Harry Truman announced in his State of the Union
address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
1955 - Contralto Marian Anderson made her debut at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York, the first African-American to do so.
1959 - The United States recognized Fidel Castro's new government in Cuba.
1975 - OPEC decided to raise crude oil prices by 10%, which began a
tidal wave of world economic inflation.
1979 - Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh,
overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government and its ruler, Pol Pot.
1999 - The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, formally
charged with lying under oath and obstructing justice, began in the
Senate.
2000 - The 17th Karmapa, a 14-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader, fled
Chinese-ruled Tibet for India, becoming the most significant defector
since his predecessor, the current Dalai Lama, in 1959.
Births
1745 - Etienne Montgolfier, French inventor of hot-air balloon.
1800 - Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States of
America (1850-1853).
1873 - Adolph Zukor, American entrepreneur of Paramount Pictures movie empire.
1912 - Charles Addams, American cartoonist, creator of the Addams Family.
Deaths
1989 - Michinomiya Hirohito, Emperor of Japan.
Reference.com On This Day
http://www.reference.com/thisday/
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Topic: A.Word.A.Day--newspeak
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/c3d386ef9b2bb4be
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 07 11:52AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/1eddbf788c610915
Wordsmith.org The Magic of Words
Jan 5, 2012
This week's theme
"New" words
This week's words
numinous
noosphere
nutate
newspeak
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
newspeak
PRONUNCIATION:
(NOO-speek, NYOO-)
MEANING:
noun: Deliberately ambiguous or euphemistic language used for propaganda.
ETYMOLOGY:
Coined by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Newspeak
was the official language of Oceania. In Newspeak, English was called
Oldspeak. Earliest documented use: 1949.
NOTES:
The most insidious newspeak term to come out in recent years is for
torture. In newspeak it becomes "enhanced interrogation", as if
regular torture makes use of tap water, but in enhanced interrogation
you get nothing less than Evian.
USAGE:
"An Imperial Tobacco memo predicted that the trend towards fewer
smokers could 'virtually wipe us off the map' within 50 years. The
writer recommended the company target 'starters' -- company newspeak
for teens."
Mindelle Jacobs; Smoke And Mirrors Fool No One; The Edmonton Sun
(Canada); Nov 23, 1999.
Explore "newspeak" in the Visual Thesaurus.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate
its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.
-Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988)
Books by Anu Garg
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