MARS: XVI Tower

Secret House of God - Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty

As: Horus: Kru e lo hem ge bor ba ba lel be fa fes ka ma el se raf em graf e el ma a dem Bar tseb el Lah`mu

Appearance:

Dominating the card, is the Eye of Horus, wide awake and seemingly staring right at you.  Horus is the Golden Dawn's god-form for Mars, though Shiva the destroyer may be the god-form to consider here.

The main structure in the image would be the remains of a Tower, whose upper portion has crumbled. There are geometric human-shapes falling down towards the flames. 

*Crowley – Book of the Law - Chapter 1 – Verse 57- The goddess Nuith speaks:  

Invoke me under the Stars! Love is the law, love under will. There are love and love: "there is the dove, and there is the serpent, choose ye well"   
He, my prophet, hath chosen, knowing the law of the fortress, and the great mystery of the house of god.

Flying over the destructed tower is a dove which carries the olive branch. This dove would represent your faith.  Mars attributes can strengthen and inspire you. The olive branch also represents awakening understandings concerning your personal growth and path.

Looking towards the Tower is the Illuminated Lion Serpent, Xnoubis or Abraxa, whom represents the initiates and/or ancestors whom have left the trail called VVVVV.  Its obvious that he can clearly see the Martian Pyramids towering above the destroyed Tower, can you?  The lion serpent's head is illuminated in the light of the Black Sun, and his attention is focused on the red pyramids. This represents that while destruction is happening on the material plane, on the spiritual levels there are some very serious developments taking place.

 Like the Hebrew letter "Pe" meaning a mouth, breathing fire across the bottom of the card, is a large mouth (Jaws of Dis). Out of the jaws are large teeth and flame breath. Hidden in the flames are stairs, these stairs go directly through the flames and into the main entrance of the Tower.  From here you must climb to the top and find the secret entrance to the City of Kings.

Glancing up is scary, we see the geometric shapes, or ghosts of failed aspirants falling to the earth.   These human-like shapes are representative of everyday people who will stay grounded in the exoteric aspects of this card, while ignoring the spiritual benefits of Mars. 

If you look closely, the pyramids of Mars are clearly visible. Through the lower flames, one can see the base of a pyramid. Along the side of the tower are the most accessible of all of the pyramids, and evident on them is the square patchwork of farming (VVVVV), these areas were worked on by initiates whom are now ancestors. 

To gain the Eyes of Abraxas, and have the City of Kings come into full view, requires much work. None of these structures are easily accessed, unless you are ready to work through some difficult situations.

Mars attributes can include: demeanor, ability and/or the skills of an expert fighter are a couple of them.   Mars can bless you with a calmness that is almost deadly in its quiet-confidence/readiness. 

Be warned though, the energy of Mars can leave you in an over-confident, no-fear type of a mode if overly-received. 

It can be great to call on before a heavy physical-labor type job, or a situation where some quick-courage may be necessary. 

XVI Tower represents a legend from the alchemic allegories, which implies that about the time of the development of the first modern tarot decks, Mars and Venus became estranged. Occult legend whispers that Jupiter delivered lady Venus to the Emperor Aries in an arranged marriage. This was the source for the tension associated with Mars, and is why "The Tower fell". Nowadays we focus on the City of Kings, and its ultimate potential.



Interpretation:

Not every reader believes this, but XVI TOWER is one of the best cards that can come up in a throw.   For most, it will always mean a disaster of some kind. The surrounding minors, court and even other trumps will detail said disaster. 

Even though, this card has shown me some of the worst moments in my life, it has also shown me triumph, and helped me through some otherwise uncomfortable or seemingly impossible situations.

So in readings XVI Tower will usually represent a disaster, unless your querent can change their perspective to see opportunity.  

"Manifestation of cosmic energy in its grossest form" *Crowley – Book of Thoth.

Think of the Tower itself, it is built in an upward direction, and constructed of a very dense material, much like our egos. This is why in a reading it means disaster of the worst kind. It represents all that is important to the aspirant, or highlighted Court card. To add to the dilemma it will usually represent what's personally important being ripped right out from under us. 




The Mysteries:

In the secret word "abraHADabra" The Tower represents the place where Hadit resides, located between Abraxas-above & Abraxas-below. neo

In the Mysteries, the card represents sacrifice necessary for initiation. 

Are you willing to walk through the Jaws of Dis and its flames, just to locate the Martian Pyramids? . . . . .then on into the entrance of a falling tower (where you can clearly see people jumping off the roof)?. . . . . . then up the stairs?  It is not just courage needed, as once inside, you must find the secret entrance to the City of the Kings..... You have a key to the secret door in your pocket, right?. . . . .  The Mercurial Keys were obtained from the Twin Jackals of Khem while passing through the Valley of Luna in Pisces. This will not only let you in the secret door, but will also help you to properly navigate through the seemingly endless tragedies of mundane life. 


Note: the black geometric glob that is hiding directly in the center of the card? It's hiding in plain sight, yet is actually the centerpiece. . .  Crowley knew the secret of Beauty & the Beast, and how the "beast" rode in to town, and won the hand of the King's daughter.  This disguised relative (beast) from the kingdom over-yonder, was not a superior human, so how did he win all 33 of the contests?  It was not fair & square by any means, for one, he was from another royal family, yet disguised as a commoner, and two, he was not infected by the Archon that lives in your neck, and is controlling you now.  This alien parasite is whats keeping you back from winning your personal goals/aspirations/dreams/etc/etc/etc, and what allows certain seeming-blessed individuals to always succeed with a breeze.




Related Concepts:

  Destruction, Courage, No Fear, Skill, Elite-Level Training, Calm-Cool-Collected, Discipline, Aspiration, Severity, Elite Military Apparatus, Sexuality, Initiates of a High Degree, Dignified Romance, Massive Loss, Emotional Worst Scenarios, Specialized Combat Teams, Fencing, Jousting, Full Contact Sports, such as Fighting, Football, Rugby, even Rock Climbing. It could indicate: Pilots of all kind, Captains of Small Craft, or Dangerous Large Vessels, Motorcycle, Truck or Car Racing, even Chess. Anything Requiring Skill, Training, Calm-Patience and Practice. Anyone Working or Playing in Life-Threatening Conditions, Reaching Your Potential or Never Reaching It, or even the Working Conditions of the Advanced Research and Development Teams and Soldiers.

Correspondences:

• Planet: Mars
• Tree of Life Path: 27 between "7 Victory" of Netzach and the "8 Splendour" of Hod.
• Trump: 16 – XVI TOWER or the "House of God".
• Sumerian: LAHMU - Diety of War.
• Genethliac Value and Bodily Attribution: The Bodily Will, and the Muscular System
• Perfected Man: Khenti-Khas, The Right Nostril
• Magickal Powers: The Act of Self Defense, or Works of War, Acts of Wrath, or Vengeance, completed with Precision and Skill.
• Magickal Weapon: The Flaming Sword, or Lightning Flash
• Magickal Formulae: Implementing your Magickal Weapon in a Sepirothic Flash.
• Planetary Intelligence: Graphiel
• Planetary Spirit: Bartzabel
• Olympic Spirit: Phaleg
• Rank: Earl
• Geomantic Intelligence: Zamael
• Geomancy: Pentagram
• Enochian Call: 3^rd
• Enochian Tablet: Sigillum Dei Aemeth on the altar, and the Mars tablet in the east
• Circumambulation: 5 times
• Utterance: Elohim Gehbor
• Day House: Scorpio
• Night House: Aries
• Disease: Inflammation
• Sin: Cruelty or Wrath
• Colours: Red with flashing Green.
• Odours: Peppers, Dragon's Blood, Tobacco, any Hot, Spicy, or even Pungent Odor.
• Coptic: Pi
• Coptic Gemetria: 80
• Arabic: fa
• Arabic Gemetria: 80
• Greek Gemetria: 80
• Taoism: Kan
• The Noble Eightfold Path: Samma Vayamo, the Right Energy.
• Triple Trinity: The Sensory or Bodily, and on the Pillar of Severity as a mode of self-expression as The Volitional
• Vital Triad: The Child Horus, and Hoor-pa-Kraat. XVI The Crowned and conquering Child emerging from the Womb in A L P.
• Drugs: Absinthe
• Sepher Yetziriah: The Exciting I, or Palpable Consciousness.
• Mystic Number: 378
• Secret Word of Understanding: "Hriliu" (the Dove)
• Geometry: Left Lower Point of the Hexagram
• English Letter: P
• Chemicals: Red Pigment, Chemical Heat Food Additives, Corrosives, and Acids
• Hebrew Letter: Pe – A Mouth. The Crowned and Conquering Children emerging from the Womb. The Fortress of the Most High.
• Hebrew Gemetria: 80 or 800
• Deities: Horus as Warrior God, Mentu, Krishna, Tuisco, Ares as God of War, Athena as the Warrior Goddess, Mars,
• Christian Aspect: Pergamos
• Animals: Horse, Wolf, Bear, and Boar.
• Legendary Orders of Beings: Furies, Chimaeras, Boars, and c.
• Plants: Grande Wormwood, Rue, and Hot Chili Peppers of all kinds, especially red ones.
• Minerals & Gems: Iron, Ruby, or any Red Stone.
• Gnosis Method: If you have two different versions of this card in your computer?  Utilize them as a screen backdrop, and the way that I do it, is to put the two images side-by-side on the desktop, and look at them while slightly crossing the eyes, you will start to see three cards, focus on the center one, while whispering; "Elohem Gebor".  After the center "created-card" starts to jump and flash, it is time to relax and meditate with Mars. . . .or: Simply read any individual chapter, vibrate the manta while looking at the image, and drift off into gnosis.

Major Edit: November 30th 2018.

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SATURN: XXI Universe

Great One of the Night of Time

As the god-form of Sebek: whisper:

Heh Yod Vav He Elohem Be nap sen Bror ges Tsaf ke el Ar el em Ag e el Zaz el Sha be ti An`shar

Appearance: It is our Lady Babalon from the Lust card; she is encircled in a wreath, which is made-up of the construct of the Universe. In the center of this Zodiacal wheel is a green/blue planet, with swirling waters and a white square patch. The swirling waters are the same as that in the Bible concerning creation, and the square patch is the same as Crowley's five Vs, and would be considered symbolic of the initiate's hard-work concerning the All in All.  These "five Vs" that you will find throughout Crowley's work, have more than one meaning, for this work it will represent the relic, or even footsteps of the Initiates who have gone before.  Like a trail or map; that was left especially for us. She holds a serpent which is wrapped-up in a figure of the number eight, the sign for infinity, and change. The snake's upper loop of the eight indicates the constellation of Leo, and the snake's head and Lady Babylon's feet aimed at Aquarius, which would indicate symbolic of the coming age of Aquarius/Leo. The location of the white patch sitting in Libra, the polar opposite of Aries, signifies the time-period when the All in All project started. The old-testament era, or even at the start of the fifth age of man (Kali Yug). The hook's eye is near the pupil of the Eye of Horus, which is now ignited as the new Sun. The lower loop of the snake is held in place with a barbed fishhook. The barb is attached to the snake near the tribal-sun tattoo, located on the snake's skin. On the upper loop of the serpent, the stars of the Zodiac actually shine through the snake's body, and on the lower loop there is a special blue and gold ray from the Eye, and a tattoo of a new Sun. Crowley: Book of the Law, Chapter 1, verse 60; Nuith Speaks: "My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us. The Five Pointed Star, with a Circle in the Middle, and the circle is Red. My colour is black to the blind, but the blue and gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have a secret glory for those that love me". The four Cherubim appear as an angel, an eagle, a lion and an ox, sitting at the corners of the card, indicating the four corners of the Universe. The Eye awakens, indicating that the All in All has begun. In the background one of the moons of Saturn; is receiving the gift of water and a resulting primordial soup is developing. In Crowley's Book of Thoth, he implies that this "new earth" is only supposed be visible to the pure of heart. At the lower portion of the card is the symbol of the 92 chemical elements as a framed structure. This structure represents the Universe, and the highest levels of understanding that are obtainable as a human. (Human conception is limited to the understanding of the bare-framework at best). In her hands is the serpent that conceals the Light, Love, & Earth of Saturn. Now that the new Aeon approaches, the Light is escaping the Arcanes and knowledge is awakening in all those who seek the true meaning of the Great Work.  

Interpretation: Like the Star,and the Sun; XXI Universe will illuminate a hand very clearly. The less number of cards in your pull; the more it will illuminate the answer, whereas in pulls with a lot of cards; XXI Universe will illuminate the situation and circumstance. As always, the court cards and minor Arcana in any given hand will define the role and nature of this trump. XXI Universe is a very supportive card, in direct questioning, and can be a "ray of hope" in a big-picture reading. Known as the gift giver and the light bearer, legends of Saturnalia and Santa Claus verify his status as a presenter, as well as the unverified personal gnosis, and unverified results of this author. Is there a catch? Good question, the answer is yes, but it is not as bad as you may think. The only "catch" would fall under your own personal laws of morals and duty. This is a very positive card on all levels, especially if life has been tough on you. If you have been true to yourself and others in your plight and you are the type that will "step it up" if necessary? Then expect a "gift" from the Universe. Your gift from the Universe will arrive quickly, and in an unexpected guise. For example:You need a job badly, so you seek assistance from Saturn… In the mundane world you are steadily putting in applications in your field, and in the spiritual world you are steadily asking the Universe for help… The job that you wanted never calls, instead one of the other jobs that you didn't want calls, and two other opportunities arise outside of your career field… And to top it off, each of the three opportunities over-lap each other in ways that will adversely affect other people… With XXI Universe, the gift is available, but you must first have faith that it is available, and then be willing to "rise to the occasion", to accept this gift. Anything that Saturn gives you; you have either "earned" out of severity, or "rose to the occasion" to accept. This cannot be understated enough. All the universe wants to know is; do you accept the gift?... do you love?... are you sure of both answers?... No, are you really sure?... really, really sure?... if not Saturn will be happy to teach you; try ritual magick. 

The Mysteries: Like the wise men of Bethlehem; we can follow the Morning Star straight through to Saturnalia. Is the dawn of the Aeon of Aquarius here? This is the end of the 30 year winter on Saturn, and the Hexagram that physically exists on the top of the planet; is now in the full light of our Sun.  As the hydrogen warms on the north pole of Saturn; more water is created, a gift for the new Earth, the Initiate now has the full-support of Sol, in the Great Work.  The rays of a new Sun are shining past the hidden arcanes of the Serpent, and illuminating the earth as more and more humans are discovering the "All in All". The Red Sea is warming, as foreseen by the great Philosophers and Alchemists. NASA has reported heat signatures radiating from the planet Saturn during Cassini fly-bys.   The secret in the head-dress of Sebek is tbe same as the hieroglyph above, and is symbolic of the true nature of the Great Work. The "All in All" and "Red Sea" of Basil Valentine's "12 Keys" corresponds, with the "Great Sea" in Crowley's Book of Thoth. Basil Valentine: 12 Keys: "Let him who would know what this 'All−in−All' is, give the earth great wings, and make it fly upward, through the air to the heavenly regions. Then singe its wings with fierce heat, and make it fall into the Red Sea, and there be drowned. Then dry up the water with fire and air till the earth reappears and you will have 'All−in−All'. This Trump represents the completion of the Great Work from the Aeonic perspective all the way to a personal developmental level perspective. Above we have explained the occulted aspect of the cycles of the Universe; here we are referring to the path of Initiation. Under normal circumstance it will occur over many lifetimes. This Initiation has two spheres. The first is the "Path of 0 The Fool", this is the path of normal mundane life. The other path is the path of "0 The Illuminated Fool", this is the path of Occult Initiation. (see: 0 FOOL; three paths of initiation) This type of path can be completed in one lifetime or in many lifetimes, your choice. 

Related Concepts:
Patience, 
Completion, 
Sincerity, 
Control, 
Attainment, 
Unity, 
Affirmation, 
Understanding, 
Reputation, 
Prosperity, 
Positivity, 
Completions and Beginnings of Large Cycles, 
Patience, 
Love, 
Sincerity, 
Severity, 
Gifts, 
Truth, 
Council or Seeking Council, 
Violet Planet, 
Red Atmosphere, 
Willingness to Work, 
Willingness and Ability to Rise-to-the-Occasion in difficult to near-impossible scenarios, 
The ability to transform aspects of yourself, or your situation Magically, yet implemented and completed well-within the laws and structure of nature and society.

Correspondences:

• Deities: Sebek, Saturnus, Kore, Malkah, Betulah, and Persephone, Mako, Satan, Ahapshi, Nephthys, Ameshet, Demeter, Ceres Terminus, Astræa, Gaia, Athena and the Hindu: Prithivi, Saturn and Brahma.
• Enochian Call: 6^th
• Enochian Tablet: Sigillum Dei Aemeth on the Alter, and Saturn in the East
• Circumambulate: 3 times.
• Hindu Result: Prithiva – Bhawana
• Tree of Life Path: 32 between the Foundation of Yesod, and the Kingdom of Malkuth 10.
• Trump: XXI Universe – The Great One of the Night of Time.
• Sumerian: ANSHAR -  Formost of the Heavens.
• Hebrew Letter: Tau: Sign of the Cross, The Slain God, Universe in the Hexagram, value: 400
• Sepher Yetzirah: Administrative I
• Geometry: The Hexagram
• Day House: Capricorn
• Night House: Aquarius
• The Vital Triad: The Pentacle of the Whole. XXI The System
• Triple Trinity: The Spiritual as a Relation with the non-ego, and on the Middle Pillar is The Paternal as a mode of action on the non-ego, and on the Pillar of Severity as The Intuitive Mode of Self Expression.
• Genethliac: The Ego, Ahamkara, or Skeleton.
• In Taoism: Khan, Kan
• Biblical: Luke, Ephesus
• Assiah: Aretz
• Element: Earth.
• Letter of the Tetragrammaton: Heh "final".
• Secret spelling of the Tetragrammaton: Yod Vav Daleth, He Heh, Vav Vav, He Heh
• Alchemical Medicines: Lead, Bismuth
• Precious Stone: Onyx, and Salt.
• Astrological: Saturn, New Earth, and the Entire Zodiac
• Animals: Crocodile, Bull.
• Plant: Ash, Hellebore, Ivy, Hellebore, Yew, and Nightshade.
• Tree: Oak, Ash, Cyprus, and Elm.
• Magickal Weapon: Pentacle, or the Bread and Salt.
• Magickal Powers: Gift Giving, Healing, Works of Malediction and Death, Alchemy, Geomancy, Making of Pentacles, Travels on the Astral Plane.
• Perfumes: Asafetida, Scammony, Indigo, Sulphur, All Evil Odors, Storax, all Dull and Heavy Odors.
• Diseases: Ulterior Sclerosis, and Sluggishness.
• Senses: Earth, Touch.
• Bodily Attributions: Execratory, & Skeleton, Solid Structure, Tissues, and the Ego
• Archangel: Auriel
• Elemental Ruler: Cherub
• Angel: Phorlakh
• Kings of Elemental Spirit: Ghob
• Supreme Elemental King: Thahaaothahe
• Legendary Orders of Being: The Dweller of the Threshold, Gnomes.
• Soul: Nepesch
• Four Rivers: Phrath
• Four Quarters: Tzaphon
• Four Worlds: Assiah
• Four Words – Secret Name: Ben
• Sin: Envy, or Avarice
• Hexagram Attribution: Top Most Point
• Pentagram Attribution: Left Lower Point
• Intelligence: Agiel
• Spirit: Zazel
• Olympic Spirit: Arathron
• Metal: Lead
• The Eightfold Path: Samma Sati and Samaditthi – Right Recollection, Right point of View.
• Buddhist Meditation: Quiescence, R, Reflection = 10.
• Buddhist Noble Truth: Sorrow
• Geomancy: Triangle
• Coptic: Taw – 300
• English: T
• Greek: u – 400
• Tatwas: Prithivi – The Yellow Square
• Five Skandhas: rupa – or corporeality
• Demon King: Amaimon 
• Minor Attribution: 
  
   

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