- Other Pantheons .. #TheTreeofLife.. Archived Message
Posted by Gerard
on March 8, 2020, 11:37 am, in reply to "Re: Karma.."
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"Odin’s Discovery of the Runes At the center of the Norse cosmos stands the great tree Yggdrasil. Yggdrasil’s upper branches cradle Asgard, the home and fortress of the Aesir gods and goddesses, of whom Odin is the chief. Yggdrasil grows out of the Well of Urd, a pool whose fathomless depths hold many of the most powerful forces and beings in the cosmos. Among these beings are the Norns, three sagacious maidens who create the fates of all beings. One of the foremost techniques they use to shape fate is carving runes into Yggdrasil’s trunk. The symbols then carry these intentions throughout the tree, affecting everything in the Nine Worlds. Odin watched the Norns from his seat in Asgard and envied their powers and their wisdom. And he bent his will toward the task of coming to know the runes. Since the runes’ native home is in the Well of Urd with the Norns, and since the runes do not reveal themselves to any but those who prove themselves worthy of such fearful insights and abilities, Odin hung himself from a branch of Yggdrasil, pierced himself with his spear, and peered downward into the shadowy waters below. He forbade any of the other gods to grant him the slightest aid, not even a sip of water. And he stared downward, and stared downward, and called to the runes. He survived in this state, teetering on the precipice that separates the living from the dead, for no less than nine days and nights. At the end of the ninth night, he at last perceived shapes in the depths: the runes! They had accepted his sacrifice and shown themselves to him, revealing to him not only their forms, but also the secrets that lie within them. Having fixed this knowledge in his formidable memory, Odin ended his ordeal with a scream of exultation. Having been initiated into the mysteries of the runes, Odin recounted: Then I was fertilized and became wise; I truly grew and thrived. From a word to a word I was led to a word, From a work to a work I was led to a work. Equipped with the knowledge of how to wield the runes, he became one of the mightiest and most accomplished beings in the cosmos. He learned chants that enabled him to heal emotional and bodily wounds, to bind his enemies and render their weapons worthless, to free himself from constraints, to put out fires, to expose and banish practitioners of malevolent magic, to protect his friends in battle, to wake the dead, to win and keep a lover, and to perform many other feats like these.[1] “Sacrificing Myself to Myself” Our source for the above tale is the Hávamál, an Old Norse poem that comprises part of the Poetic Edda. In the first of the two verses that describe Odin’s shamanic initiatory ordeal itself (written from Odin’s perspective), the god says that he was “given to Odin, myself to myself.” The Old Norse phrase that translates to English as “given to Odin” is gefinn Óðni, a phrase that occurs many times throughout the Eddas and sagas in the context of human sacrifices to Odin. And, in fact, the form these sacrifices take mirrors Odin’s ordeal in the Hávamál; the victim, invariably of noble birth, was stabbed, hung, or, more commonly, both at the same time.[2] Odin’s ordeal is therefore a sacrifice of himself to himself, and is the ultimate Odinnic sacrifice – for who could be a nobler offering to the god than the god himself?" https://norse-mythology.org/tales/odins-discovery-of-the-runes/ For those unaware of how to use Tarot Cards (and runes), ..consider that the "spheres" of the Sephiroth (Kabbalist "Tree of Life"), are connected by paths each of which is attributed to a card of the Major Arcana of the Tarot.. "The real “revelation” comes when you realize that there are 22 Major Arcana cards – same number as the number of connecting paths on the Tree of life. Now, you can imagine that in fact each of the Cards from the Major Arcana subset of Tarot has a certain specified meaning related to the meaning of those paths. sephirot and paths on the tree of life Let us first see what the meaning of a path on the tree of life could be. Given that a Sephirah (singular form) represents a certain definite state of consciousness or state of mind, the paths obviously indicate some change of consciousness from one to some other aspect of our psyche. Then, following this logic, the Major Arcana (Trump) Card also depict this transition from one state of mind to another, different, higher or lower state of mind. The rest is up to you, namely how you may find it suitable to interpret the Tarot cards, given the meaning of the Kabbalah Sephirot and Symbols as well as their joining lines – paths on the Tree of life. This will give you plenty of material and a lot of symbolism. Certainly valuable if you are a Tarot reader, regardless of whether you are professional or not. Here are these relations enumerated (the number denotes the numeration on the cards): 1. Keter – Binah: The Magician 0. Keter – Chokhmah : The Fool 3. Binah – Chokhmah: The Empress 7. Binah – Gevurah: The Chariot 5. Chokhmah – Chesed : The Hierophant 4. Chokhmah – Tiferet: The Emperor 6. Binah – Tiferet: The Lovers 8. Gevurah – Chesed : Strength 2. Keter – Tiferet : The High Priestess 11. Gevurah – Tiferet : Justice 9. Chesed – Tiferet : The Hermit 12. Gevurah – Hod: The Hanged Man 10. Chesed – Netzach: Wheel of Fortune 14. Tiferet – Yesod: Temperance 16. Hod – Netzach: The Tower 15. Tiferet – Hod: The Devil 13. Tiferet – Netzach: Death 19. Hod – Yesod: The Sun 17. Netzach – Yesod: The Star 20. Hod – Malkuth: Judgment 21. Yesod – Malkuth: The World 18. Netzach – Malkuth: The Moon I hope that you have managed to see the not-so-visible link that exists between Kabbalah’s Tree of life and Major Arcana Cards. I hope this will be an incentive to engage into a more deeper investigation of the spiritual side of Tarot as well as Kabbalah itself." https://www.sunnyray.org/Tarot-cards-and-kabbalah-the-meaning-of-%20the-major-arcana.htm The parallels between the two systems are obvious....for another exploration of "vernacular" systems/astrologies go to: https://www.arafel.co.uk/2019/04/britons-hidden-law-permaculture.html & https://www.arafel.co.uk/2019/04/britains-hidden-lore-cont-resolution.html Also indicates that monotheistic Judaism may not be as monotheistic as it is often claimed to be (discuss), .. or maybe I should just keep "reading the tea leaves" heh? |