Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The Empress and her Triskele

For today I have pulled The Empress from the Crystal Visions Tarot.
A seemingly young Empress this is and she is obviously pregnant. She is full of promises and creative impulses. She has all the elements at her disposal: the air – butterflies, water – lotus, earth- grain and apples, fire – scepter. She is the personification of abundant creation; an ever flowing energy, which we can tap into at any given time. We are all invited by her to jump in and play along. Don’t be afraid to fail. Just enjoy the process.
Look how relaxed she is standing there, enjoying just the way she is, being entirely comfortable with herself and her creation. She knows how to balance giving and receiving love; caring of others and caring for herself. This is something I have to work on day in and day out
The empress is often seen as the card of the Goddess. In this particularly depiction this idea is symbolized by the triskele on her staff. The triskele is the symbol Wicca associates with the concept of the triple Goddess. The symbol itself is much older. It has been found in many cultures and is about 5.000 years old. It was o.a.  the (pre)Celtic symbol for the trinity of human nature . And I think any trinity can be symbolized by a triskele. 
Seeing this card I remembered I have such pendant to represent the Goddess too. I haven’t worn it in months. Mine has more spirals then the one in the card. To me it is also a representation of my daughters and myself; three women always connected in one circle. It can also be Father-mother-child. The spirals are giving  this symbol its feminine feel. Anyway, all this because of a tiny adornment on the Empress her staff. And now I am going to look for my pendant J

PS The Empress today was also embodied by M her dentist. What a gentle caring woman this is. Everything went so well to both our relieve

8 comments:

  1. I'm so happy that the dentist was a gentle, caring woman, and that M did so well! I've been thinking of both of you. :)
    Though I don't identify as a Wiccan, the triskele has always seemed like a special symbol to me. I like your take on it, as a group of separate people who are intimately connected at the heart. Have I told you lately how much I enjoy reading your blog every day? :D

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    1. I'm not wiccan either (too structured I guess) But the symbol is very dear to me and so fitting for my "quest"
      Thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me :)
      hugs

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  2. What a beautiful description of the tiskele; I was always so literal with the idea of the triple goddess. I love the symbolism of a family. I can't seem to reply to your comment through YouTube, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to dotit here. I love the Anna K tarot and found it through your blog! It wad through reading your blog that I was introduced to her deck, so I must thank you! I look forward to reading your blog every day. You always shed new light on the meaning of the cards and introduce us to new decks. You have become part of my daily routine :-)
    Blessings!

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    1. What a lovely comment. It makes me happy I am able to inspire people trough my blog
      I don't know why you can not answer me on Y.T Do you have Google+ already?

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  3. This is a lovely post and it features one of my fave decks! :D

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    1. Thank you Arwen. :) it sure is a gorgeous deck. It is so gentle and yet straight to the point
      The backgrounds of the pictures are absolutely beautiful

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  4. I love how you have tied this symbol into you and your two daughters. Especially with the card being The Empress. What a lovely post!

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    1. Thank you PLN, I think you can tie anything into a symbol as long as you stay close to its archetypal meaning. I like it that I feel free customize things to my needs.

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