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: 3rd
- 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.
Neognostica
