Category Archives: Mythology

No Holds Barred


A-Z Gallery St Paul My painting Dreaming Within the Fields of Hypnos is part of the exhibition No Holds Barred at the A-Z gallery in St Paul. Argyle Zebra Gallery Sat, Mar 13, 202110:00 AM  Sun, Apr 25, 20212:00 PM AZ Gallery (map) Join us for a juried exhibition highlighting the unscripted work of local and regional artists. With no restrictions on content, scale, material or theme this show is destined to have something for everyone to enjoy from paintings, poetry, sculpture, illustration, photography and more. The exhibition will be open to the public during regular business hours. Saturday & Sunday from […]

The Magus, QBL, Sphinx, Tarot Knights


The Magus, QBL, Sphinx, Tarot Knights Tarot Knights Tarot Knights are representative of the forceful Fire aspect of their respective element Fire, Water, Air or Earth. Fire of Fire, Fire of Water, Fire of Air and Fire of Earth. These personality types are appropriated to the cardinal signs of the zodiac. Fire of Fire Aries, Fire of Water Cancer, Fire of Air Libra and Fire of Earth Capricorn. Tarot Knights forcefulness is not solely derived from being the Fire component of each element but also because they are allocated to the second sephirah of the QBL Tree of Life Chokmah […]

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Sun Enters Cancer, Tarot Key Chariot


Tarot Key Chariot, Sun Enters Cancer Overview Tarot Key Chariot corresponds to the Sun in Cancer during which time period the inundation of Egypts Nile river is announced¹. It is this natural annual phenomena of the inundation flood of the river that returns life to the land of Egypts Nile valley.  Tarot Chariot is a pictograph illustrating the inundation of the river Nile, and this event’s impact upon the natural world.  These observations of natural phenomena are translated through the card’s image to inform us of the possible impact of unleashing energies, originating from life experiences , and the positive […]

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Sun Pisces Tarot Moon


Sun Enters Pisces Tarot Moon Sun enters Pisces corresponding to the major arcana tarot card Moon  . This is a phase representing a period of dissolution indicating the end of a cycle. Within the context of the following description, be aware, that we are the cycle within what appears to be the sphere of the cosmos. Because Pisces is the final sign of the zodiac, it represents the closing of our journey through the astrological signs. Tarot Moon, the card corresponding to Pisces, therefore graphically illustrates this closing of a cycle. At this stage of the sequence, we are witnessing […]

Sun in Pisces, tarot major arcana cards Sun and Moon.

Tarot Change Two of Earth


Tarot Change Two of Earth, Two Pentacles Tarot Change Two Earth, Two Pentacles and each of the other minor arcana decan cards, numbered Two, exhibit qualities ascribed to Chokmah, the second sephirah of the QBL Tree of Life.. Tarot card images for the Minor Arcana cards in Tarot of the Morning Star are binay figures. The planetary quality of Chokmah is Uranus and each of the minor arcana cards numbered “Two” express a quality of the planet colored by the cards elemental suit: fire, water, air and earth and the planetary decan it rules. In Astrology, the energies of Uranus are […]

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Dark Lord Cometh Sun Enters Capricorn


Dark Lord Cometh, Tarot Devil, Sun in Capricorn Humor overcomes adversity Tarot Dark Lord major arcana card Devil explanation, meaning, symbolism and art, Sun in Capricorn. In this depiction of the Dark Lord,Tarot Devil from Tarot of the Morning Star, we observe the central figure displaying the personality type required for facing adversity which is a sense of humor.   This is also emphasized by the entity’s horns, reminiscent of a jester’s cap. The blocks below are the challenges needed to be overcome adversity which become stairs to achievement. The spiral beard is symbolic of time. The image is God […]

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Minor Arcana Nine Wands, Fire


Nine Wands, Fire: Great Strength Minor Arcana, Second Decan Sagittarius   Tarot Nine Wands and each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Nine express attributes of Ysod, the ninth sphere on the QBL Tree of life, whose title is Foundation Sephirothic Planetary Correspondence The planetary correspondence of Ysod is Moon and each of the minor arcana cards numbered “Nine” exhibit this astrological body’s quality colored by their corresponding elemental suit of  fire, water, air or earth. These four suits correspond to the four worlds of the QBL: Fire: Atziluth, Water: Briah, Air: Yetzirah and Earth: Assiah. Astrological Decan Allocation This […]

Dream Weaver


Dream Weaver: The Labyrinthine Domain of Hypnos Dream Weaver, oil on wood, 34 x 48 inches, 2021 Dreaming sleep, the realm of Hypnos, whose influence upon us is to release healing vibrations, stimulating the resolution of our conflicts.  This consequence is symbolically represented in the foreground of the painting by poppy pods whose exhaling breath of lustrous trance-inducing vibrations is the vehicle of restitution. The poppies symbolize the healing balm of natural pharmaceuticals. When controlled, they provide relief from pain and suffering in contradiction to our loss of will through falling victim to their addictive qualities. The dream weaver background […]

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Dreaming Hypnos


Dreaming Within the Fields of Hypnos Dreaming Within the Fields of Hypnos, oil on wood in frame, 28.5 inches by 14.75 inches. including frame, 31.25 by 17.5 inches.  Original painting available from Saatchi Art. The background of the painting provides a medium for dream evocation within the viewer. The whole painting can be summed up as a transportation device. A transportation device to delve into the inner canyons of one’s mind. Hypnos the Greek God of Sleep Hypnos first appears in mythology in the works of one of the earliest Greek poets, Hesiod (lived around 700 BC), where Hypnos (Sleep) […]

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