Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes

Look at all that Fire. Three Diamonds pushing up and up into that one lone Earth card. That feels somewhat unstable, fire burning earth equals lava, a kind of volcanic energy, the Fire pushing up and up into the Earth. In Hawaii there are two different types of lava ~ pahoehoe, a'a. When dried they are quite different in texture. Pahoehoe is ropy and coiled whereas a'a is jagged and rough. Both of them represent the fascinating phenomena of fire meeting earth and both are dynamic. That's what it feels like looking at this spread. I'm not sure which type of lava I'm looking at here. Plus the Earth element is sitting where in the Fire throne and the Fire is sitting in the Earth throne, a true reversal.

It's really nice to have Livia's Queenly Fire energy anchoring this week's spread. She is in the feet position and with Dango above her with his fire shoes are needed, protection for the feet and I'm reminded of the Paul Simon song 'She's got diamonds on the soles of her shoes' an image I've always loved though its meaning is rather less exalted. But with her cup it feels like Livia's nourishing the whole spread and doing it with grace and ease. I shall draw from her this week. Though she'll need to keep Dango, the Jack of Diamonds, in line as the fiery tightrope he's walking just above her is threatening to singe her crown. The Ace of Diamonds, Ignita, in the throat position tells me that my communicative skills are still nascent, the fire needs tending in order for them to come forward with more vitality and passion. And this is currently true, I can't find my writing groove this week. Finally we have the Jack of Spades, Pampero, he of the howling winds, in the head position. What do I make of that? Lots of heavy thoughts sitting on all that fire? Perhaps.

Geomantic Analysis

By Number ~ First Witness

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~ Cauda Draconis ~ Tail of the Dragon ~ South Node of the Moon ~

Exit. Ending. Possible problems or complications. The Lower Kingdom. Good for terminating affairs of any kind.
By Color ~ Second Witness

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~ Laetitia ~ Ruled by Jupiter ~

Joy. Laughter. Expression of happiness. Health. Balance. Grace. Beauty. Bearded
Combined ~ The Judge

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~ Conjunctio ~ Ruled by Mercury ~

Connection. The lost being found. Relationship. Contracts. Agreements. Negative coming together with negative. Positive coming together with positive. Generally considered a neutral figure.
So it appears that this week will not be one of super positivity. The negative first witness combined with the positive second witness depends on the Judge for a positive or negative outcome. Since the Judge is considered a neutral figure we've got a week which starts out poorly takes a turn for the better at some point but concludes with neither overly positive nor overly negative energy. Hmmm. So that first Witness is ruled by the South Node of the Moon. This is what has been said about that...

Fear is associated with South Node issues. The South Node position is very often a point of great insecurity. We very much want what is represented by the South Node position, whether that is order in our lives (South Node in Virgo/6th house) or satisfaction in partnerships (South Node in Libra/7th house). However, the only way we can feel successful in these areas is through working on the qualities of the opposite sign (North Node position). We may resist doing this quite fervently, especially in the first 30 years of our lives, partly because we cannot see that letting go of some of our obsessions, and working on the polarity, will bring satisfaction to the South Node areas.

Jupiter is the planet of expansion, a kind of 'welcome to the feast' energy and Mercury is all about fast movement and communication. So we've got rather a jumble of energy this week. A week that will start out with some low afflicted energy, take a turn for the better perhaps mid-week and fizzle a little to end on an unexciting but neutral note.