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- Ace of Swords - Yods [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/f1296424b46a4a31
- Angel Paths for January 25 - Ace of Swords [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/bc5c0cb108c92faf
- Card of the Day for January 25 - Ace of Swords [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/4c3944864961ef65
- Wednesday January 25, 2012: Reference.com On This Day [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/6c1c268c4b97f11
- A.Word.A.Day--damascene [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/2d13bccde2536214
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Topic: Ace of Swords - Yods
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/f1296424b46a4a31
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 25 11:11AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/c19c22ec4f2b15e6
The six falling yods refer to Zain, the Hebrew word for 'sword' and
sixth letter of the alphabet.
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Topic: Angel Paths for January 25 - Ace of Swords
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/bc5c0cb108c92faf
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 25 11:10AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/3f04a4642a4e930a
The Ace of Swords
The Ace of Swords
As a Suit, Swords are about thought, communication, and, sadly, often
also about conflict and emotional turmoil. People often become
confused about why that should be - this Suit contains more 'bad'
cards than any of the others. But when you consider that one thing
which inevitably happens when we are hurt and unhappy is that
objectivity and clarity go out of the window, you might be able to
understand why so many harsh cards turn up here.
Aces are always about the beginning of something - usually related to
the Suit they are from. From that you can see that the Ace of Swords
is about the ability to see things from a clear perspective. When this
card rules, we are able to cut away the rubbish and confusion which
tends to cloud out major issues. We can see what is important and
worth fighting for. And we can also identify the red herrings that
keep us from seeing clearly.
We become more able to make good decisions, more ready to see other
points of view, more clear about what we really think about things.
When this happens we often choose totally new directions for
ourselves, reaching a point where we can transform and empower our
experiences.
So when this card comes up in a reading, or to rule a day, then it
means that we need to step back, and think rationally about everything
which crosses our path. We need to cut away rubbish and clutter, so we
can see the inner truth we seek.
There is a decisive and powerful energy which flows from this card,
and engaging with it will allow us to understand ourselves, and others
more thoroughly than before.
In a spiritual sense the appearance of the Ace of Swords will often
mark a turning point or breakthrough into new clarity and wisdom.
Working with the Ace of Swords
This Ace brings clarity of vision, freedom from confusion, and clears
obstacles and difficulties out of the way. It is a sweeping whirling
energy - like a breath of fresh air. It blows away the cobwebs, washes
away the red herrings, and generally allows us to see straight through
to the core of any situation which requires our attention.
Often when this card has influence, we will find ourselves able to
make decisions which have confounded us before, often as a result of
receiving new information or being able to remove distractions and
mystifications.
Every now and again, the Ace of Swords will come up as the Sword of
Justice.....the self-same one we see held by the figure on the
Adjustment card. When you find yourself in this situation, be very
careful about the judgements you make. To be just requires that you
are totally balanced, and centred within yourself. This is the only
way that you are able to make choices based on the actual issues at
hand, without being swayed or influenced by irrelevancies.
On a day ruled by the Ace of Swords, expect to cut to the central core
of any situation. Your senses will be acute and analytical. And you
will find it easy to shift perspective where necessary. You can get
through a lot today!!
Affirmation: I see clearly to the far horizon.
http://www.angelpaths.com/swords/swords12.html
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Topic: Card of the Day for January 25 - Ace of Swords
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/4c3944864961ef65
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 25 11:08AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/b5844f679d19e9e1
ACE OF SWORDS
Swords is the suit of the intellect. It represents air, authority,
thought, reason, justice, truth and ethical principles. It is
knowledge, conflict, struggles and turmoil.
Aces = One = Pure Potential (The Seed)
Aces represent the beginning of a cycle, new beginnings, the creative
principle, the root force, births, new projects, leadership, raw
energy.
The Ace of Swords heralds the beginning of a new intellectual
endeavour. This is a turning point, a breakthrough into new clarity
and vision. We have a moment of insight, fresh ideas and mental
energy. We can make good decisions and see another person's point of
view.
This is the Sword of the Magus.
The six falling yods refer to Zain, the Hebrew word for 'sword' and
sixth letter of the alphabet.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The suit of swords is related to the element of air. It concerns
matters of thoughts, ideas and the mind.
The Ace of Swords is a very auspicious card and it offers advice for
you going forward. Aces herald new beginnings. A white radiant hand
emerges from gray (divine) clouds. The hand grasps the hilt of a sword
(thoughts, and ideas) and support the Divine Crown of Spiritual
Brightness. The Crown has the olive branch (peace) on the left and the
palm branch (suffering) on the right. The purple and blue mountains in
the background represent high ideals and mental boundaries. Six yellow
yods float above the hilt of the sword.
The advice of the Ace of Swords is to pursue an idea that you are
inspired by. Aces bring with them amazing and radical changes. Have
you been considering an invention or a wild new idea or plan? The Ace
of Swords supports decisions made to go after this idea. The timing is
good and you will be able to make it happen.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/minor-arcana/swords/ace-of-swords/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
A hand issues from a cloud, grasping as word, the point of which is
encircled by a crown.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest,
triumph of force. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in
hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than comes
usually within the sphere of fortune-telling.
Reversed: The same, but the results are disastrous; another account
says conception, childbirth, augmentation, multiplicity.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Ace: Great prosperity or great misery. Reversed: Marriage broken off,
for a woman, through her own imprudence.
UPRIGHT
New ideas, new directions.
A great force to be reckoned with.
The ability to see through deception, and expose it.
Taking a radical decision or standpoint
An undertaking that will prove successful.
Situation leading to victory.
Winning an important argument.
Courage, conquest, resolution, determination.
Moment of insight, inspiration, fresh perspective, a bold new idea.
Problems solved and goals reached.
Coming face to face with a greater truth.
An epiphany – gifts from the gods.
A new philosophy.
Mental energy, focus and logic.
Clarity of judgement.
You feel powerful and in control.
Superior inner strength.
REVERSED
Deciding to give up the argument.
Significant negative forces at work.
Applying too much pressure to the situation will only make it worse.
Violent tempers will cause trouble.
Destructive behaviour.
Tyranny.
Dishonesty, lies, anger.
Avoid arguments by using common sense.
Choice between two evils.
Use of too much force to gain an end.
Deception, confusion.
Unable to concentrate.
Muddled thinking though the person concerned is positive they are right.
Not "getting it".
Ideas that make no sense to you.
Being unable to organize your thoughts.
Reconsider your pet peeves, prejudices or other issues.
A new perspective will help.
1. Morgan Greer
2. Parrott
3. Housewives
4. Robin Wood
5. Old Path
6. Amber
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Topic: Wednesday January 25, 2012: Reference.com On This Day
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/6c1c268c4b97f11
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 25 10:56AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/b437344798b775a1
On This Day:
Wednesday January 25, 2012
This is the 25th day of the year, with 341 days remaining in 2012.
Fact of the Day: type sizes
The point system was invented by Francois-Ambroise Didot (1730-1804).
He improved on a previous system of measurement, the Fournier system,
and devised the Didot point system of 72 points to the French inch. He
also introduced the idea of distinguishing type sizes by points, eg
12-point or 24-point, as opposed to the use of classical names.
Holidays
Feast day of Saints Juventinus and Maximinimus, the Conversion of St.
Paul, St. Apollo, St. Artemas, St. Publius, St. Dwynwen, St. Poppo,
and Saint Praejectus or Prix.
Events
1533 - Henry VIII secretly married Anne Boleyn.
1579 - The Treaty of Utrecht was signed, marking the beginning of the
Dutch Republic.
1890 - Reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the "New York
World" completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, six hours, 11
minutes.
1890 - The United Mine Workers of America was founded.
1915 - Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated US transcontinental telephone service.
1917 - The United States of America purchased the Danish West Indies
(now the Virgin Islands) for $25 million.
1925 - The first Winter Olympics opened at Chamonix in the French Alps.
1946 - The United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor.
1959 - American Airlines flew the first scheduled transcontinental
Boeing 707 flight.
1961 - President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news
conference carried live on radio and television.
1971 - Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los
Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people,
including actress Sharon Tate.
1971 - Idi Amin led a coup that deposed Milton Obote and became
president of Uganda.
1981 - Jiang Qing, Mao Tse-tung's widow, was tried for treason and
received a death sentence, which was subsequently commuted to life
imprisonment.
1995 - The defense presented its opening statement in the OJ Simpson
trial in Los Angeles.
1999 - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hits western
Colombia killing at least 1,000.
2004 - Opportunity rover (MER-B) lands on surface of Mars.
2006 - Three independent observing campaigns announce the discovery of
OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb through gravitational microlensing, the first cool
rocky/icy extrasolar planet around a main-sequence star.
Births
1759 - Robert Burns, Scottish poet.
1874 - W. (William) Somerset Maugham, British author.
1882 - Virginia Woolf, English author.
1919 - Edwin Newman, American journalist, author.
1941 - Buddy Baker, American race car driver.
1956 - Andy Cox, British musician.
1981 - Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook), an American R&B and
soul singer, songwriter, and musician.
Deaths
1947 - Al Capone, American gangster.
1999 - Robert Shaw, American conductor.
2005 - Philip Johnson, American architect, museum curator, and historian.
Reference.com On This Day
http://www.reference.com/thisday/
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Topic: A.Word.A.Day--damascene
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/t/2d13bccde2536214
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From: msesheta <msesheta@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 25 10:51AM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/opentarotnexus/msg/dcb741fe7d7c44f3
Wordsmith.org The Magic of Words
Jan 25, 2012
This week's theme
Words from the Mediterranean
This week's words
argosy
paladin
damascene
A damascene dish
A damascene dish
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg
damascene
PRONUNCIATION:
(DAM-uh-seen, dam-uh-SEEN)
MEANING:
verb tr.: To inlay a metal object with gold or silver patterns; to gild.
noun: A native or inhabitant of Damascus.
adjective:
1. Relating to Damascus or the Damascenes.
2. Having a wavy pattern as on Damascus steel.
3. Sudden and significant.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Damascus, the capital of Syria. Earliest documented use: around 1386.
For adjective 3: From St. Paul's conversion from an anti-Christian to
a Christian while he was on the road to Damascus, as described in the
New Testament.
USAGE:
"John Cheever once declared, 'All literary men are Red Sox fans.' Ever
since, the team has been the subject of more damascened prose, more
classical analogies, than any franchise in American sports."
Charles McGrath; The Way We Live Now; The New York Times; Aug 22, 2004.
"Support for Assad is especially strong in Syria's two largest cities,
Damascus and Aleppo, where residents are wealthier. Some Damascenes
proudly wear baseball caps with Assad's face on it."
Why Many Syrians Still Support Assad; The Christian Science Monitor
(Boston, Massachusetts); Sep 14, 2011.
"The Labour Court backed the employer's volte face act of Damascene
proportions."
Retrenchment Board; Zimbabwe Independent (Harare); Oct 28, 2010.
Explore "damascene" in the Visual Thesaurus.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Some tortures are physical / And some are mental, / But the one that
is both / Is dental. -Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971)
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