Guides Rather Than Gods

From the Tarot of the Cat People, the High Priest (Hierophant); from the Sacred Geometry Oracle, the "Double Square:"

          My first impression of this fellow (with his arm outstretched and holding his staff) was that he reminded me of a crossing guard, a person who stops traffic in order to let the school children cross the road safely. Yet isn't that what our teachers are supposed to do, whether we call them a priest, guru, professor or anam cara? They help us learn how to navigate the impermanence and chaos of life with purpose, joy and love. They are our guides rather than our gods.
          The Double Square may seem to be simply a mirror reflection of one square and diagonal attached together, but this is an illusion. As Greer explains, it represents the square root of five, or regeneration: "the transforming process by which a pattern transcends the limits of its own nature and opens up new potentials." I have not been put here on this earth to be a carbon copy of anyone. I may learn from them, but I must take the knowledge I receive and walk my own path. While the wisdom may stay much the same, I can pour it into new vessels and change its shape.

Are You Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired?

From the Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot, the Queen of Cups; from the Sacred Geometry Oracle, the "Double Square:"

       The image Ceccoli has created for her Queen of Cups brings to mind two of her traits. She can be overly empathetic to the point where the boundary between her emotions and other people's feelings gets fuzzy. Yet she is a highly intuitive woman; she gets a nudge to act before there is any physical evidence to see. If she can prevent herself from being an emotional sponge, she can be very helpful by offering guidance formed from her perceptive insights.
     There are three important root relationships in sacred geometry: the square roots of 2 (generation), 3 (relation), and 5 (regeneration). The double square shows the square root of 5; symbolically it means transcending its own limits and opening to new possibilities. Transformation allows for these potential opportunities. As I get older, I've accepted that if I'm tired of dealing with the same old stuff over and over, I need to make a change. The queen's empathy and intuition can lead me to react emotionally or with deliberate purpose. I know too well where reaction instead of action will lead, so doing something different seems like a wiser choice.