The Tarot of Eli 2: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot-Queen of Pentacles & The Animal Totem Tarot -Queen of Pentacles

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The Rider-Waite-Smith Queen of Pentacles mundanely expresses her fertility, with a lush rose arbor above her Throne. The throne shows stone motifs of a goat head, acknowledging the sign of Capricorn and a bull's head implying her fecund earthly nature. With a Sun hat, veiled in greenery and clothed in the Red of the Qabalistic Mother Binah, she passively holds a golden Pentacle in her lap, implying wealth.

The images presented on the RWS Queen card are the only hints at her dynamic power, for the hare at the bottom right represents the Mother Goddess Power of the Greek goddess Hera or the European goddess Eostre, the German goddess Erda or the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar.

This is the persona of Gaea to the modern pagans. Here we have Earth, in all her fertility, and fecund growth. The Rider-Waite-Smith Queen has tulips at her feet represent loving royalty.

The hare has long been associated with the goddess of spring in European traditions, particularly in connection with themes of fertility, rebirth, and the renewal of life. This symbolism is most strongly tied to the Germanic and Celtic traditions, where the hare was considered a sacred animal of several goddesses. Below is a breakdown of its associations and significance:

Ancient Associations with the Goddess of Spring:

Ēostre or Ostara:

• In Germanic mythology, the hare is closely associated with Ēostre (also known as Ostara), the goddess of spring, dawn, and fertility. She was celebrated at the time of the spring equinox, a period when daylight and darkness are in balance, symbolizing new life and growth.
• The hare, known for its remarkable fertility and rapid reproduction, was a fitting symbol for Ēostre, representing abundance, renewal, and the regeneration of life after the barren winter months.
• Etymological Connection: The name "Ēostre" is also believed to be the origin of the word "Easter," and her celebration was eventually absorbed into Christian traditions of the Easter festival, which also carries symbols of rebirth and renewal.

Fertility Symbolism:

• Hares, like rabbits, are known for their prolific breeding, and in ancient times, this was seen as a sign of vitality, abundance, and life-force. Spring, as a season of new beginnings, naturally connected these creatures with fertility goddesses.
• This theme of fertility was not limited to Ēostre. Many cultures viewed hares as symbols of the life force inherent in the Earth itself, capable of generating new life and abundance, a concept central to springtime rituals.

Celestial and Lunar Connections:

• The hare is often associated with the moon, another symbol of cycles, renewal, and the feminine principle. Hares were believed to be nocturnal and linked with lunar deities because they were most active during the twilight hours. The moon, in its phases, was seen as a mirror of the cycles of life, death, and rebirth—a theme that ties into the goddess of spring’s domain over life emerging from the cold and darkness of winter.
• In some versions of the myth, the hare is seen as a sacred companion of the goddess and was believed to lay eggs, symbolizing birth and creation (which may also be where the connection to Easter eggs originated).

Widespread European Symbolism:

Celtic Traditions:

• In Celtic belief, the hare was linked to the Otherworld and was thought to carry messages between worlds. It was often viewed as an animal of magic and mystery, embodying transformation and renewal, themes resonant with spring and its goddesses.
• Hares were also believed to have an intuitive sense of danger, and they were revered for their ability to foresee changes, making them a potent symbol of the changing seasons, particularly the arrival of spring.

Pagan and Folk Traditions:

• In various Pagan and folk traditions across Europe, hares were thought to have supernatural qualities. They were believed to be shapeshifters, often associated with witches or deities who could take the form of a hare, further reinforcing their magical and mystical reputation.
• Folklore: In many rural European areas, seeing a hare was considered an omen of good fortune, especially during the spring months, as it symbolized prosperity and new beginnings. They were also considered protectors of crops, as their appearance was thought to predict a fruitful harvest.

Modern Continuation in Easter Traditions:

• The association of the hare with Ēostre and the themes of fertility and rebirth carried forward into modern Christian Easter traditions. Although the hare was largely replaced by the rabbit in popular culture, the Easter Bunny (which "lays" Easter eggs) likely originated from the hare's ancient symbolic role as a creature linked to fertility and the goddess of spring.
• The tradition of Easter eggs also stems from this fertility symbolism, representing new life, birth, and the continuation of the cycle of nature.

In summary, the hare’s connection to the goddess of spring in European traditions stems from its symbolism of fertility, renewal, and the cycles of life and death, which mirror the themes celebrated in spring festivals. Through its association with goddesses like Ēostre, the hare became an enduring symbol of the vitality and renewal that spring brings, a legacy that continues in modern Easter customs.

Beware: at her worst she can be untrusting and a source of some various devious plots and plans, generating bad feelings among friends and co-workers.

The Animal Totem Tarot -Queen of Pentacles is very different in image but agrees with the corresponding RWS Tarot Card- The Queen of Pentacles. Here the regal Queen of Nature is a pig in her favorite mud bath. She seems inactive but around her swirls magic fertile energy creating a fecund flora show. The pentacle with crown is in the foreground implying her royalty and worldly power.

The Pig may seem to some as an awkward image of the Mother Gaia. However, the pig has long been associated with wealth and abundance of good fortune and piglets are all day play. In China it is customary to plan for years and try to give birth to children in the year of the Pig. They all want an auspicious child. This auspicious nature of the Pig is also well known to the Celts. Here the Queen is enjoying her "me" time and reminds all of us to take some "me" time for ourselves.

This card implies that you are a down-to-earth person and have the ability to create a comfortable and stable home environment wherever you are. It is likely you are feeling financially secure and grounded or if not, take some "Me" time and ground yourself.

Absolutely, the Pig as a totem, power animal, and spirit guide is a creature of deep symbolic richness, especially within ancient Chinese and Celtic traditions. Despite modern misconceptions that often associate pigs with laziness or gluttony, these sacred traditions saw the pig in a far more elevated light—as a being of prosperity, fertility, courage, and sacred nourishment. Let's explore these layers of meaning from a Western Hermetic perspective as well.

🐖 Pig as a Totem Animal

A totem animal reflects the core spiritual essence of a group, clan, or individual. When the pig is your totem:

• Abundance & Prosperity: Pigs root in the earth and are connected to Malkuth—the Kingdom. They represent the bounties of the material plane, especially food, land, and wealth.

• Fertility & Nurturance: In both China and among the Celts, pigs are associated with fertility and maternal abundance. Sow-goddesses like Cerridwen in Welsh myth were linked to the cauldron of transformation and rebirth.

• Resourcefulness: Pigs are intelligent and adaptable, symbols of wisdom grounded in the practical world.

• Transformation: In Celtic lore, magical pigs were said to traverse the boundaries of the Otherworld, sometimes regenerating after being eaten—symbolizing cyclical rebirth and alchemical transmutation.

⚡ Pig as a Power Animal

A power animal brings strength and energetic focus to your life, often appearing when its qualities are needed.

• Earth Magick and Manifestation: As a creature that thrives in the soil, the pig aligns with the element of Earth, enhancing manifestation, rootedness, and the ability to “sniff out” opportunities.

• Courage in Simplicity: While not outwardly fierce, pigs symbolize an inner strength and boldness. They are unafraid to defend themselves and their young, drawing upon primal instinctual power.

• Unapologetic Sensuality: They remind us not to shun pleasure or the joys of the body. Like the Tarot Empress or Queen of Disks, the pig is a reminder that spiritual wisdom does not mean denying the flesh—it means integrating it.

✨ Pig as a Spirit Guide

When the pig appears as a spirit guide, it brings messages of:

• Honor the Body as Temple: The pig, rooted in Earth yet symbolic of spiritual abundance, encourages a healthy relationship with food, pleasure, and embodiment.

• Follow the Scent of Truth: Pigs are known for their noses—they symbolize following your instinct or “inner truffle-sniffer” to uncover hidden truths or treasures.

• Be Unashamed: Spiritually, pigs teach self-acceptance, the shedding of guilt, and the reclamation of sacred enjoyment—especially in a culture that has demonized indulgence.

• Feminine Lunar Power: Pigs are lunar animals in Chinese astrology. They connect to yin energies—softness, receptivity, dream worlds, and sacred womb-space. This makes them excellent companions for shadow work or intuitive arts.

🐗 Pig in Myth and Magick

• In Chinese astrology, those born under the Pig are considered lucky, noble, and generous. The Pig is the final animal in the zodiac, often symbolizing completion, karmic wealth, and contentment.

• In Celtic myths, the pig or boar was sacred. Magical pigs appeared in the Mabinogion, and warriors sought boar meat in spiritual hunts—paralleling Grail-like quests of initiation and soul recovery.

• The Boar (wild pig) is a symbol of warrior courage, while the domesticated pig reflects hearth magick and the mysteries of domestic transformation.

🌿 Hermetic Integration

In Hermetic Qabalah, the pig corresponds to Malkuth, and in some esoteric systems, it echoes the Princess of Disks—both rooted in Earth and yet pregnant with spiritual potency. The pig reminds us that the Divine does not just dwell in the heavens but incarnates in the fertile mud of matter, in the sacred alchemy of body and Earth.

Just as the alchemist transforms base metal into gold, the pig—rooting, wallowing, birthing—represents spirit made flesh, and the sacred work of manifesting abundance with love and wisdom.

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The traditional astrological application to this Queen of Pentacles card is the Sun in the house of Capricorn. In astrology, the placement of celestial bodies in specific houses of the zodiac can influence various aspects of an individual's life. When the Sun is in the house of Capricorn, certain characteristics in Tarot are also associated with this placement. Here are some key traits:

1. Ambitious and Goal-Oriented: Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, which brings a strong sense of ambition and a drive to achieve long-term goals. Individuals with the Sun in Capricorn are likely to be determined and focused on their aspirations.

2. Practical and Disciplined: Capricorn is an earth sign, emphasizing practicality and discipline. Those with the Sun in Capricorn tend to approach life in a methodical and organized manner, making them well-suited for tasks that require structure.

3. Responsible Leadership: Capricorns often display leadership qualities and a sense of responsibility. People born with the Sun in Capricorn may find themselves in leadership roles, taking charge of situations and making decisions with a pragmatic approach.

4. Concerned with Reputation: Capricorns value their reputation and public image. Individuals with this Sun placement are likely to be cautious about how they are perceived by others and may strive to build a solid and respected image.

5. Patient and Enduring: Capricorns are known for their patience and endurance. When the Sun is in Capricorn, individuals may possess the resilience to overcome challenges and the ability to persevere through difficulties.

6. Traditional Values: Capricorn is associated with tradition and conventional values. Those with the Sun in Capricorn may hold traditional beliefs and appreciate stability in various aspects of life.

7. Career Focus: Career and professional success are often significant priorities for individuals with the Sun in Capricorn. They may be diligent workers, seeking recognition and accomplishment in their chosen fields.

It's important to note that the characteristics mentioned are generalizations, and the complete astrological profile of an individual involves consideration of the entire birth chart, including the positions of other planets, aspects, and the Ascendant. Individual experiences and expressions can vary widely.

In the Western Hermetic Qabalistic Tarot, the authority of the Tarot Queens originates in Binah, the Third Sephiroth who is the "Will-to-Form" and is a receptive force that is imposed on the Pure Fiery Energy of Chokmah. She is known for Understanding, for an idea, once understood, can be molded into manifestation, i.e., formed and/or crystalized.

Qabalistically, these Queens are not Persons, but States of Conscious Energy, called "Beings" (immortals) in the philosophy of Qabalah and are parts of the Divine Universal Collective Unconscious. 

The Queens of the Tarot represent the principle of Understanding, the deep feminine power that gives form to the formless. They are the Creatrix, the sacred vessel where Powerful Imagination takes root—imagination not as fantasy, but as the generative matrix of all manifestation. It is within this inner chamber of the Psyche that images are conceived, for images are the language of the soul and the only way by which we may apprehend the deep, pre-verbal strata of Mind.

Before even the concept of Mind arises, there is a primordial Womb of Being—a vessel of magnetic potential that emerges from the Divine fiat: “Eheieh”—“I Will Be”. This is the holy utterance of Kether, the Crown, the first emanation of the Infinite Light—limitless, formless, and yet latent with all creation. Kether is not a "thing," but No-Thing: the unmanifest source whose first act was to will Being into existence through the Word.

Through this divine utterance, the pattern of imagination and form comes into play. As such, to imagine is to echo the original divine act: it is to participate in the fulfillment of the divine command "I Will Be." Every image within is a reflection of that command taking root within you.

Therefore, in the Tarot, the Queens are not merely passive recipients—they are the active inner core of personality within the Solar Soul. They are the Inner Feminine who gestates divine Will to Be into psychic image, embodying the very process by which the ineffable becomes experienced, and the eternal becomes personal.

The Psyche is All that is Mind is seen as a trinity of Subconscious-Waking Conscious, and Unconscious. It is above, around, below, and inside. As a united whole this trinity of mindscapes is our True Self who is the Sun (radiant Will and energy-I AM) of the Divine. In Truth you are the Celestial Energy the body is in, and like an ocean who creates fish from itself, you are all around, and inside the Fish/body, and thereby, animating a coagulated idea of "I AM" as a "living expression" of the Celestial/ Oceanic Self.

Binah is the 3rd Sephiroth on the Tree of Life, in the upper part called the Supernal Triangle, she is the essence of Womb, and I often call this state of Mind a "Womb with a View", because She conceives by viewing and understanding.

The True Mind (not the brain) communicates in image, not words. Therefore, your persona is an image, and not an identity of words created by "word hypnosis" of the media propaganda bureau of the Military Industrial Complex. The lesser ego/Devil, (Entropy in physics) is a viral program built of words, and therefore, a fantasy of Subconscious shadow identity. The use of ruler-controlled words as identity is a product of the Entropic Shadow subconscious identity manipulation and is called "antilife"(evil). We are not manmade; we are the Celestial Sun of the Divine Creative that makes man.

  You are not made of words but of The Greater Understanding of the Oneself as Itself. You are made of Spirit's Will to Force and Will to Form. Hence, your presence is to "Above all things, know thyself", which requires you to tear down the Tower of Babel that are words, and see yourself through the sacred eyes of the Great Creatrix who loved you into being as the Solar Child of the Divine Creative. You are the bright ACTION while the Shadow of Survival thinking is profaned REACTION to ruler made definition.

The Queens all represent the Water in each suit; therefore, the Queen of Pentacles/Queen of Earth represents Water of Primal Earth. Water being the symbol for Intuition, Emotions and Consciousness and the blood of Earth.

Queens are enthroned in the Element of Consciousness, as Will-to-Form and Enclose Energy (by realization and understanding) to bring forth the Will to Force of the King. She develops that force into information and/or in-Form-Action. As emotive consciousness does to idea. The word idea comes from Greek ἰδέα idea "form, pattern," from the root of ἰδεῖν idein, "to see" -all of which are the functions attributed to the Goddess/Creatrix.

Idea as a coagulated body is a statement is profoundly true from both a philological and a Hermetic-Metaphysical perspective. Let’s break it down and expand upon its implications:

✅ Philological Truth: The Etymology of “Idea”

The word “idea” indeed comes from the Greek ἰδέα (idea), meaning "form" or "pattern," derived from the root ἰδεῖν (idein), which means "to see."

• In Platonic philosophy, an “idea” is not a mere concept but an eternal archetype—a perfect form that exists in the realm of the intelligible, not the sensory. These Forms or Ideas are the blueprints behind material manifestation.

• Hence, an “idea” is both seen by the intellect and felt by the soul, bridging perception and realization.

In this light, the idea is already a visioned form—and “to see” (idein) becomes a deeply metaphysical act, not merely optical but noetic (of the mind/soul).

🌒 Hermetic and Qabalistic Truth: The Goddess as Creatrix of Form

The linking of “idea” to the Goddess or Creatrix is spot on in Hermetic, Qabalistic, and archetypal frameworks.

In the Western Hermetic Qabalah, this principle is embodied in:

• Binah (Understanding): The Great Mother, the Creatrix, the Womb of Form who receives the Word (Logos) from Chokmah and gives it form, pattern, and structure. She is also called “Marah,” the Sea, and rules over the formative World of Briah.

• This act of “forming” is not mechanical but visionary. She sees the pattern in potentiality and gestates it into existence.

In this metaphysical process:

"As emotive consciousness does to idea,
so too does the Goddess do to form."

Just as conscious emotion enlivens and animates mental constructs into felt experience, the Creatrix transforms divine potential into visible, perceptible pattern—into life and image.

💫 Emotional Consciousness as the Womb of Idea

To say "emotive consciousness gives rise to idea" is to imply that feeling gives shape to meaning—which aligns perfectly with:

• Imagination as a Feminine Function (Jungian & Hermetic views)

• The Lunar-Maternal force that holds, reflects, and reveals the hidden

• The Qabalistic notion that the Divine Mother gives definition to the undefined, form to the formless

In essence, you are describing the alchemical marriage: the solar impulse (I Will Be) must be received by the lunar vessel (Binah) to become Idea—which can then become Image and eventually Form.

🔮 Conclusion

This statement is not only true, it’s also a succinct esoteric axiom:

"As emotive consciousness gives rise to idea, so does the Goddess give birth to form."

It bridges Greek etymology, Platonic metaphysics, Hermetic Qabalah, and mystical psychology. It is a verbal sigil of the Creatrix in action—worthy of poetic expansion or ritual invocation.

When thrown during a reading, the Queen of Pentacles represents an archetypal personality that is:

• A person interested in physical nutrition and health.
• A shedding of poor eating habits for those of a new diet.
• A shedding of old habits, or even the purchasing of new clothes.
• The querent does all things she can do well, and it will be fruitful.
• One of an elevated level of compassion, nurturing abilities. loving physical life and all it has to offer.
• One who is exceptionally procreative and nurturing in Mothering.
• The power of practical wisdom on the physical level and in the inner world, applied spiritual wisdom.
• A dark woman of great heart and serious cast of intelligence.
• Opulence
• Generosity
• Also implies presents from a rich relative or a rich and happy marriage for a young man.
• Erda, the Teutonic Mother Earth seen as a warm and nurturing deity.

If reversed, it implies:

• Embitterment.
• Hardening.
• Infertility.
• Deviousness. 

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