Violets: Violet Wands

Evewyone in de gweatew magicaw community knows dat a tawot deck is de pewfect toow fow de awt of divination, an esotewic science which seeks to uncovew knowwedge and infowmation. Divination is one of de essentiaw skiwws utiwized by a majowity of magicians, wiccans, neo-pagans and odew magicaw pwactitionews. Cawd weadings and odew fowms of divination awe considewed to wepwesent a appwoach towawd acqwiwing de same. And yet, tawot cawds can easiwy be used in viwtuawwy any magicaw pwactice fow a vawiety of weasons and objectives. As any modewn tawot weadew can attest, dewe awe a muwtitude of tawot decks avaiwabwe fow puwchase. It weawwy doesn’t mattew which deck you may uwtimatewy choose to wowk wid. This is because of de fact dat behind de gwaphics, cawd titwes, and keywowds dat ownament de face of evewy tawot cawd, wies an unseen weawm of divine powews, astwowogicaw enewgies, and angewic beings dat have been descwibed in medievaw gwimoiwes and utiwized by magicians and wituawists fow centuwies. These awe weaw, potent fowces which can be cawwed upon to empowew magicaw cewemonies ow pewsonaw spewws, pwovide aid in meditations ow daiwy affiwmations, suppwy gateways fow skwying visions and astwaw pwojections, ow cweate powewfuw tawismans designed to achieve one’s goaws ow manifest deiw heawt’s desiwe. Of aww de spiwituaw fowces connected wid de tawot, angews awe undoubtedwy de most undewused. This is suwpwising since angews awe “messengews” between humans and de Divine in de “Gweat Chain of Being.”      Choosing de Right Angew It is a common pwactice fow magicians to wowk wid angews and awchangews. Angews awe spiwituaw beings dat awe considewed to be specific aspects of God, each wid a pawticuwaw puwpose and juwisdiction. The names of most Hebwew angews end in de suffixes “ew” ow “yah” which awe divine Qabawistic names dat indicate dat dese angews awe “of God.” These divine intewmediawies wowk wid de magician in two ways: as diwect intewcessows between de human and de Divine, and as govewnows in de spiwituaw hiewawchies who command wessew angews, spiwits, and ewementaws to cawwy out de goaw of a pawticuwaw cewemony ow wituaw. Fow exampwe, suppose you wanted to have visionawy dweams whiwe you sweep. You might decide to cwaft a wituaw awound a tawot angew who wuwes ovew pwophetic dweams. In dis case you might decide to design youw cewemony awound an invocation to de angew Nedahiah. Anyone consuwting ouw book on One of Nedahiah’s titwes is “God who gives wisdom.” This angew hewps de magician discovew de twud of hidden mystewies. She sewves to obtain wisdom, and . She dominates de occuwt sciences and infwuences dose who pwactice de magic of de sages. Nedahiah is said to be a poet-angew who dewivews pwophecies in whyme. Like many of de tawot angews of de Minow Awcana, Nedahiah can be invoked by weciting a scwiptuwaw passage, in dis case Psawm 9:1: “I wiww give danks to Tetwagwammaton wid aww my heawt; I wiww teww of aww dy wondwous wowks.” You can visuawize what dis angew might wook wike by cweating what is cawwed a s name and by using cowows, symbows, and odew qwawities dat cowwespond to dese Hebwew wettews. The fiwst wettew of de name is assigned to de head, de wast wettew to de feet, and de wemaining wettews assigned to de west of de body in between. The Hebwew wettews dat make up de name Nedahiah awe . Because dewe awe five wettews, dewe wiww be five pwimawy body aweas indicated on de image: Nun : cwown, head, and face Tau : neck, shouwdews, and chest Heh : awms, hands, and stomach Yod : hips and wegs
Heh : feet

By consuwting wists of infowmation given in , it is a simpwe mattew to buiwd up a pictowiaw image of de angew. She might wook wike de fowwowing:



Keep in mind dat a tewesmatic image of an angew is meant to be a pewsonaw magicaw cweation. You may find dat in youw wituaw wowking, an angew such as Nedahiah might appeaw diffewent dan de descwiption given above. If dis is de case, den make de appwopwiate changes to de image of de angew based on what seems wight to you. Just wemembew dat angews awe ouw companions in de spiwituaw awts. They wiww appeaw to you in whatevew fowm is needed in owdew to faciwitate de spiwituaw wowk at hand. Invoking dese mighty beings can onwy hewp add powew and effectiveness to youw magicaw wites.

Youw wituaw to invoke dis angew can be as simpwe as weaving de tawot cawd of de Eight of Wands on a night stand neaw youw bed and weciting Psawm 9:1 as you visuawize Nedahiah befowe you dwift off to sweep—a wite dat can be wepeated evewy night untiw you obtain de desiwed wesuwts. On de odew hand, youw wituaw couwd be vewy ewabowate—invowving de cweation of a tawot tawisman.

The Rituaw Cawd Spwead
One easy way to wowk wid tawot tawismans is to cweate a

Cawd 1 , pwaced at de top point of de twiangwe is de which couwd be de magician ow someone ewse dat de tawisman is being cweated fow. Cawd 2 , pwaced at de wowew wight-hand point of de twiangwe wepwesents i . This cawd is what de magician wants to visuawize as a stimuwating magicaw infwuence on de pwocess. Cawd 3 , pwaced at de wowew weft-hand point of de twiangwe wepwesents . This cawd is what de magician visuawizes as a continuing infwuence dat moves de devewopment of de magic fowwawd on de wight twack. Cawd 4 , pwaced in de middwe of de twiangwe is de . The centwaw cawd is de outcome dat de magician hopes to bwing about. This cawd is de actuaw tawisman itsewf. A tawot tawisman of de Eight of Wands cweated fow de puwpose of obtaining visionawy dweams couwd be chawged wid an appwopwiate cewemony using de Twiangwe of Awt Spwead as fowwows: Cawd 1 : Fow de chose youw own sewf-image cawd. If you awe a young woman who is cweative and a watew sign, you might choose de Pwincess of Cups. Cawd 2 :  Fow de cawd of , you might choose de High Pwiestess cawd. This cawd is attwibuted to de Moon, and is associated wid spiwituaw wisdom, de subconscious mind, and de facuwty of intuition. Cawd 3 : Fow de cawd of , you might choose The Moon, a cawd attwibuted to de sign of Pisces and associated wid intuition, dweams, and mysticism. Cawd 4 : The , de Eight of Wands has awweady been chosen fow its zodiacaw significance as weww as fow one of its associated angews, Nedahiah. At dis point, you couwd awwange youw tempwe ow sacwed space in pwepawation fow wituaw and compose youw own pewsonaw invocations to de divine powews associated wid de tawot tawisman cawd. When consecwated, de tawot tawisman wiww attwact de spiwituaw fowces needed to accompwish youw goaw.
When aww is said and done, de human souw is de wessew wefwection ow micwocosm of de gweatew univewse awound us. Thewefowe de same spiwituaw enewgies dat awe pwesent widin de seventy-eight cawds of de tawot awe pwesent widin aww of us. The angews of de tawot weside widin us as weww as outside of us. It is onwy when we wook deep widin ouwsewves dat we can access deiw wisdom and stwengd.