4:30 Where you mention that people call themselves Christian, but they weren't really acting like it. That right there. That's it. A lot of people who call themselves Christian do not act like it. If you're preaching something that you're not walking in, then why are you preaching it? Most likely to deceive others, or for control. This is how the religion was used in our history. As a method of control over others, and to justify atrocities. I used to be Christian. I walked away ages ago to discover the truth on my own. This seems to be the next step in my learning, where the curiosity is leading me. "Remember me before the silver cord is severed" is what started my personal spiritual journey. That line stood out for me, and still stands out. Anyways, I'm prepared to be mocked and ridiculed. There's certain things that I want to bring awareness to. I have a lot of people silently watching me right now. Right now is my opportunity to bring awareness to issues I'm passionate about. Right now I'm passionate about what is happening to the women and children in my community. Our little girls.
Believing in archetypal synchronicity is believing in tarot divination. No need to dismiss divination with fortune telling! I've been reading for myself and for others for well over 15 years, and the only explanation for my rate of success is synchronicity. I study astrology and qabala for archetypal understanding as you do, without any compulsion to understand star charts or play Hebrew Scrabble. I, in fact, greatly appreciate you for your content, and I thank you for this helpful video. But, please, consider tarot divination a separate practice from fortune telling in the future. For whatever reason, certainly not my skill or knowledge, my readings always make sense to those for whom I read-- and, no, I have never asked for money. If you truly have never tried tarot for yourself, you would be astonished to find that the odds of pulling cards are not even in practice, not at all. That mathematical observance alone kept me curious my first year or two! Thank you for reading this, at any rate, and please consider creating more videos like this one in the future!
In 1981 my mom and friend went to a seer or clairvoyant if you will, for a giggle. Was my mom in for a shock. The seer Ishbel gave mom a reading, as she did she became confused by my mom's two mother's and enormous childhood suffering that Ishbel found difficult to psychically absorb. My mom was born into and survived Auswitz concentration camp and was fostered to a foster mom but then was returned to her biological mother later in a court case. The people that know remain very quiet in this world.
Modern mainstream and commercial tarot decks are beautiful. Not all are created using traditional symbology, but most often do have at least a few elements. Each has its own perspective but communicates the same idea. Some people resonate with different artwork because we've had different human experiences. I don't believe in fortune telling, and I read tarot cards. It helps me with lateral thinking, creativity, and expansive thinking. Thanks for sharing very interesting 👍
A very nice, artistic and unique deck that I have comes from an artist and his wife, J Edward Neill and Heather Neill. J Edward Neill does very beautiful paintings and posts them on instagram (that's how I found them), and Heather is the one who is interested in Tarot and mysticism. So together, they create these wondeful decks and the guidebooks can also be found online (because their cards are slightly different from a traditional deck, but they do translate over very well). I personally got the Shadow Journey Deck, and I love it very much. Just thought id recommend them!
I glad I put my initial bias to one side and watched the whole video. What a fascinating subject. I don’t have any questions as I’m not sure I really understood much of what you said but still fascinating nonetheless and I look forward to hearing more.
Thanks for this. I see the cards mostly as a way to dredge things up, or jar them loose, from the unconscious, and that’s how I use the cards. The practice of throwing and examining a card spread has an uncanny knack for making things explicit that seemed hidden from us.
Please! Do a tarot archetype overview video! Even if it takes 5 hours, I would be very happy to watch it. It's the first time I understand the tower cart this well. Also if you related with the kabbala would be great. This helps to understand the complexity of these systems of representation. Thanks a lot for this video!
Andrew, you are a kindred spirit. It's funny that we have so much in common, have travelled complimentary paths and after all these years - have never talked about this. While I was taking my NLP training way back in 2000, I was thinking about the correspondences between NLP, symbolism, Tarot and Magick and how to incorporate NLP teachings in with the tree. I really like the symbolism associated with the Qabalah and how path work is such a great psychological tool. Anyway, would love to discuss this further with you. Huzzah!
For myself, intuition has always been the extrapolation of possible consequences in a new situation-based on previous experience-like a sort of future pace.
Thank you!!! Finally someone who can break it down and clarify this very confusing and mystic legend!! You’ve made so many dots connect for me you have now idea!!
Some information to consider. The Tarot was introduced to mankind by the Ra collective ala The Law Of One. It was only supposed to be 21 archetypal cards plus the fool aka the void. These were for study of the archetypes. The Chaldeans and Sumerians added the rest of the pack as they expanded it for divination, which is actually fortune telling, still magic of course. The correct way to use a tarot pack is to get the original Egyptian pack and study the Archeotypes. This is what the Rosicrucians did, Crowley etc. If you use them for divination, you are casting magic and should beware of the implications of that.
Excellent introduction Andrew. I studied Hypnosis etc for a while but soon realised I didn't know shit to help anyone. I have only discovered a need to sort my own self out through it all. These esoteric tools and practices are for me just the thing to understand myself fully. Hopefully I'll get some control over this bastard ego one day. I've only just begun this 'journey' so this helps clarify some stuff for me - thank you!
The Xmas analogy was fantastic. The Xmas spirit thing is something I’m going to use for the rest of my life. You have a great way with words. Although, tbh, when you went on the rant about astrology and Tarot I clicked off as I thought you should know they aren’t systems to tell the future and more of guidance…..but I see here in the comments that you clarify later
I just started watching this video, but I already can tell I have finally found my teacher. You are explaining several of the questions I hoped to find answers for. And as a Psych student that is diving down a rabbit hole of understanding energy systems, I feel like you are coming at this from a similar angle.
Any teacher that starts off with the proclamation that all the other teachers out there are nutters... Is a teacher of mine! Halfway through video and thoroughly enjoying it. Especially appreciate the discussion about Christmas. I found it funny that you said "nobody cares about all that" - actually there is a significant subgroup of Christians that won't celebrate Christmas because it is "pagan." (as in, it is "all pagan" or has "pagan roots") I like the way you illustrate that Christmas as we know it today is the archetypical aftermath of a collision of different influences rather than being specifically rooted in one or the other. I haven't looked at your channel yet but if you have active content I'll be subscribing for sure! Thanks for putting out this video
Hello, I just found your chanel, and woah Its amazing. I'm super interested in hearing what you have to say about the archetypes and learn more from you! I'm really serious about studying life and constantly seeking the connections and all the details and different perspectives from different philosophies and cultures, but I'm really tired of all the non sense circling around, all the shallow people/ information/ the misunderstanding, just like you mentioned in this video. Again amazing content can't wait to watch more of your videos! ☺️
In the World of Tai Chi and Kung-fu, the idea of a traceable lineage and fidelity to that lineage is about a core consistency and consequently an authenticity of the teachings involved-so is 'NLP', the more it moves away, through time from the early days of Bandler and Grinder, maybe even those they built their models around, like Bateson, Satir and Erickson just morphing into something else by lacking fidelity to it's own lineage?
For someone who is already neck deep in study this is one of those lessons that has unveiled, united and demystified both these traditions. A very well presented and engaging vid. Thanks 👍🙏
Mr. Austin, this is very educational and entertaining as well. You have shown me some connecting points I had overlooked when it comes to the historical side of it. Thank you!!!
Thank you for this wonderful video! It looks like we have similar views; I am a psychiatrist/psychotherapist that tries to hold any conceptual framework lightly and focus on the immediate experience of those I work with. I am always seeking to deepen my relationship to magick, for both my personal development and clinical practice.
you explain this so clearly. would love to hear more from you on each of the archetypes and paths, if you ever find the time to make that content. Thank you!
Fabulous content, you can explain it so well. You’re an excellent storyteller and teacher. I’m so glad I found your channel and looking forward to making my way through your videos! 👏🙏🏻
Wow. What an incredible source of information. You taught me some things about tarot that I’d never heard before and now I’m going to go down this rabbit hole! Thank you so much. Instant follow, you’re such a cool person! Keep creating videos like this, I love it so much
I like to add a few more associations to the middle sefirot, let me know if you agree with them: Geburah: Death & Restriction Chesed: Life & Abundance Hod: Logic Netzach: Emotion
I love this teaching, its fascinating I really appreciate the foundation and introductions you have done. The MOM extension and interpretation of this is awesome :) to have been introduced to also.
Hi, loved the video, thank you for sharing! Surprisingly well structured, yet full of tangential information (just how I like it! 😃) Although I'm somewhat late to the party, I'll try to take up the offer on book recommendations If you read this, do any books come to mind that are apt for someone with a foothold on...? -Hinduism, Taoism, Zen -Hermeticism, Alchemy, Jung -Ram Dass, Terence McKenna Mainly inquiring about K/Qabbalah at the moment, but my overarching goal is to expand my understanding and conceptual range when dealing with the mysteries beyond common perception. As it were, the foolish endeavour of trying to know the Great Unknowns
Tnx. I enjoy very much ☺️. I am fascinated for last 20 years with Secured geometry of Tree of life and Tarot. Alester Crawley is step stone... I hope I made one step further 🤣🤣🤣 💖💖💖...
Danielle Page predicted covid-19 in that the astrology was the same as world war II and some other revolution. She didn’t say there was going to be covid 19 but she said the year would not be 2020 vision easy, like other people were saying. I did my astrology chart and went back in time to the worst days of my life and the amount of red flags and negative warnings on the worst days made me believe in it.
On the recent course we discussed "HURTS METAPHOR" and how to talk the language of those that live outside of the hurts. I have tried to do this and it is worse than my French lessons at school. It would seem most people out there only want the highlights of what we have learnt and not the deeper deeper stuff To paraphrase love island "OMG Alan babe you can tell me what my dreams mean, omg babe you're so cool!!! " "tell me more babe , Oh My God wait there's a fit bloke with a huge Cocktail by babe"
I am new to this. Never heard about quabalah, only seen some tarotcards. I have read a lot about archetypes. Myss of cause, which I had to put away for a while because I was trapped in them. Carol Pearson I liked a lot more because her book was a journey of archetypes. But this woke my curiosity. And I would like to learn more. I would really like an overview of: 1) the rest of the paths between the circles 2) you said something about this really being 3 dimensional - how important is that? 3) How does the archetypes fit in Thank you!
Very, very interesting. I like the „down to earth“ approach very much, because there are many „teachers“ offering courses in „shiny“ words and when you meet them in person you many times feel as if they live in a parallel world - but not that kind of parallel world they are advertising 😄 Anyway, would be interesting to get a recommendation (book or course) for the practical aspect of WORKING with the tree of life, its paths and sephiroth. I have no interest in fortune telling or improving my life, just a glimpse into or a connection with the „divine“. Now on to checking your other content.
You believe what you believe but can’t objectively prove your beliefs. I’ve a healthy skepticism when it comes to divination but I’ve been reading tarot since I was 9, started using the Kabbalah 30 years ago, and have never had one not prove out. And I refine each single card interpretation to a fine point ( person or concept, hair/eye color, season of birth, as concept applies to emotion, creativity/desires, intellect, money/career/material, etc).
For every branch you climb, will lead you to the next branch , taking the formation of one’s personal tree of growth.. Hence why , just as the details came in many books of knowledge, the Kabbalah, is a whole, teaching the new trees a simplistic form on one’s own journey of growth.. Kabbalah is an ancient teaching of true choice of growth.. Then we have the capital lettering as a whole, the smaller lettering as a whole, as all size writings as a collective..
Thanks for doing more Magick themed videos. Your LBRP series was really good, and honestly, like you said about the nutters, despite the abundance of info online on the subject, most of it comes from less than reputable sources. Your videos on the subject are rare because they are down to earth and approachable. Like listening to a friend talk about a weird interest they have without the melodrama. I’ve always been curious about magickal concepts since reading Alan Moore in my late teens, but the stigma behind it (either it’s blasphemous or it’s stupid) seems to keep the subject from being taken seriously outside of lodges etc. The way you frame the material makes it both interesting and reasonable and I really appreciate that.
This stuff came to me on my youtube, Tarot readers for my sign, i didnt seek it. The Bible is archetypes, the Tarot is connecting things to understand our life stories. My dad use to say all stories are dervied from original source code
I'm in awe with your video. Such an eloquent and concise break down of a seemingly complex subject. I'm a bit late viewing it, but a belated thanks for sharing... I'm currently reading Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah. Are there any books you would personally recommend? Any guidance on this would be very welcomed.
@@AndrewTAustinMetaphors Thanks for this, much appreciated. I can definitely trust your recommendations, as I purchased another book you recommended some time ago (Human Givens), which is a brilliant read. Thanks again.
Buddhism is obsessed with numbered lists of things. The advantage we have is speaking Sanskrit ("Sanskrit" means something like "well put together") so there are no embarrassing native speakers.
Do you have book recommendations on the Tarot attributions to the paths explaining it as well as you did OR a video on this? This was such an excellent explanation!
Thank you very much for sharing the information. Since I am an Israeli Jew, I wanted, of course with your permission, to correct you in the translation of the word "7. NETZAH" the meaning of the word is forever and ever, or infinity instead of the wrong word victory, the word victory in Hebrew has the same root letters as NETZAH, but the meaning of The word is completely different. Thank you
Oh 😅 actually I did. 21:30. Back in Sept / Nov 2019 - had a funny feeling - then a dream. Kept getting lost in the files regarding livestock parasite / disease research and the controversy regarding testing in US colleges and locations. Such an uproar about how dangerous it was Gates and others moved it to other countries. 😅 buuut didn’t figure out “Whan” until Dec 2019 - by then it was horrible, absolutely devastating. U in lock down - kids locked and died in townhomes. I wept uncontrollably the first week in Dec. my then bf just held me - listening to me crazy ramble about something coming, kids dying, no one paying attention blah blah blah. 😢 Was it from “tarot” - no. It was from a strange man named Raphael. He gave me the “gift” (or torment 😅) of knowing and seeing. 😊 So yes I did “sense” it being here. You’re very welcome ❤😂
Fuck, I would love to pick your mind on alchemy, theurgy, philosophy, and metaphysics. Somedays I do indeed find myself overwhelmed w where to go, and who to trust for info. I appreciate this video, thank you.
Is it true that each Page in the Rider-Waite Tarot deck is associated with an alchemical process? (Page of Wands = Quickening, Page of Cups = Moderation, Page of Swords = Dissolution, Page of Pentacles = Consolidation)
My first dreams after studying Carl Jungs work, I dreamt a geometric shape. I didnt know what it was for many months until after I came across sacred geometry. I found the tree of life. It looked just like I dreamt. Like you explain in the video, I have found myself missing a lot of context while reading Kabbalah. I would like to understand the tree of life more, could you reccomend books or content that would help me understand? Thank you!
I've recently read Eight Lectures on Yoga following your suggestion and found it rather mind-blowing. Frankly, I felt it was packed too densely (I'm very new to all things magic) and I will certainly have to re-read that at some point. What do you recommend I read next, in terms of filling in the missing pieces? I'm wondering if there's something more beginner-friendly, maybe some sort of meditative practice I could explore on my own?
if only we could learn spiritual things through the ego, but everything we learn through the ego gets stored in the INFORMATION FILE and there it remains till we learn some other new interesting thing our curiosity sparks in us. Kabbalah too is just another LANGUAGE that we add to other spiritual languages we already learned but if they never reaches the heart, the desire to grasp what the WORD is all about, what is it written for, then we just get smarter in information but remain ignorant to UNION with the creator and bestowal. The more we experience the letters (Psalm 119 goes through the letters and what the prophet explains they do to his soul) the more you FEEL the letters. Jhn 7:15 And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned? Jhn 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. Jhn 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. Jhn 7:18 He that speaks of himself seeks his own glory: but he that seeks his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. it says we are the LIVING STONES that God will use to build the final temple, the tabernacle of David, a house of prayer for ALLLLLLLLL NATIONS: Not Just Israel. Abraham is the father of MANY nations, not just Israel. First Jews missed it and now Christians missed it and soon, everyone will miss it and the opportunity to become a LIVING STONE the creator uses for the temple he will live in, will be over: At Sinai, God wrote the law on Israel's heart of stone but they never became LIVING STONES, just stony hearts and stiff necks: Jesus, son of David, Son of MAN, son of God is the whole tribe of Judah and the whole house of David and not one person but "ONE MAN" (resurrected Adam) when he has gathered all the stones together, made them alive, the LAW ALIVE IN THEM< and then these stones will be a house of Prayer built by God: I don't know what Jews or Christians are waiting for but its over: Either you are a living stone or you are a dead stony heart full of knowledge of the law or religion, or you are have a beastly animal heart or desire because Adam and Eve were put in animate bodies and given an ego/EXILE till we find our way UP AND OUT of this EXILE/ego. HOW? By the HOLY SPIRIT of Messiah: The MESSIAH is not a person but a FORCE FOR GOOD that draws you out of your self/ego, back to God: the end and the beginning
I feel lucky to have been given time alone for so much of my life, to allow myself to synthesize ideas in the same way that you explained with the unification of Hod and Netzach. I've always wondered if my ability to think abstractly while also maintaining a crystaline structure at the same time was an inherent ability, or something that anybody can achieve through the curious exploration of the self. I set up many foundations for myself psychologically when I was young and had nothing but time to consider these things. This was an interesting perspective on all of this, as ive been reading a book on it and seen many different videos that all seem to view it from completely different angles. Also since you mentioned how as children we often pick certain characters that we feel are representative of or inspiring to us, I wanted to mention that this is something my buddies and I have done even through highschool with any shows we were into like Naruto Shippuden or whatever else we watched. Not always, but while watching we would quickly recognize traits of ourselves and ideas that we have in these characters, and over time it was fun to see how those would change and evolve over time. It would also be telling if someone had the same character for years and years, and it never changed. That can either indicate that they are true to their internal compass and still aspire to those values, or that they are unable to move on and are stuck in a certain world view. My two best friends have embodied the ladder and the former respectively, and their lives have reflected that as well. So in a way, we have been wrestling with the ideas of archetypal symbolism for a long time and it has become second nature. This especially included powers within a fantasy universe, such as Avatar the Last airbender, where we had to be selective in choosing what element we most closely related with and felt would reflect our own nature. Seeing how the choices in powers changes can also say alot about a persons temperment and self image.
I am curious if you have or could post a recommended reading list on the subject? I am just getting back into it and it seems there is a plethora of new stuff on the subject and I am at a loss for resources that would lead me to an interpretation close to yours. Thanks! Great video, keep ‘em coming!
08:40 Tarot & Kabballah emerged at around the same time actually. 09:10 and 13:00 this is actually the reverse of the theory of Archetypes, which Jung regarded as innately inherited, and then going on to express themselves into the culture because they are innate, genetically transferred, for example Christmas (Midwinter Solstice) celebrations occur because we have an inherited Archetype for mid winter feasting ....not the other way around as this guy is expressing. Jung's actual theory was based on the emerging evidence for imprinting which was coming up in Biological field studies. The theory this guy is propounding is not the theory of Archetypes, its actually the totally opposite theory. 39:29 is an odd point to hear, considering that you clearly don't understand what an archetype is.
I just saw your video! I would love to read books on kabbalah that are focused on the soul and the fools journey. Do you have any good recommendations? I've tried several authors but I just haven't been able to connect with a list of meanings. Praying for an answer! lol
I thought that the Qabalah (with a Q) was based upon Hermeticism (which is also western tradition)? I have also heard that the particular version of the Tree of Life you are using here is the Hermetic version, my source is the RUclips Channel FolishFish who also discusses similar esoteric topics.
Thanks for this excellent overview of Qabalah, Tarot, and Archetypes. I for one would like to see more on the paths and other forms of attribution between the two developing frameworks of Tarot and Qabalah. Which brings me to my question. I personally assign the Hebrew letters to the Tarot Major Arcana in a different way, where Aleph is matched to the Magician and the sequence goes from there. I also relate the Hebrew letters to the Paths using a Hebrew Kabalistic pattern for the Tree of Life involving “Mother” letters, types of letters of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that likely my Tarot Major Arcana paths lie between different Sephirot than the two paths that you briefly covered. How do you account for this? Am I simply mistaken? I just found your channel somehow so there’s lots for me to digest. :)
In my opinion the Paths or Archetypes may be said to partake of the qualities of the Sephirot they lie between. For example, the 19th path (Teth) joining Geburah and Chesed has the Strength card as a correspondence. This card does not signify the severe active Martian energy of Geburah, nor does she exert benevolent merciful Jupiterian passive energy in excess. The Lion is kept in check through qualities which partake of both these Sephiroth. These horizontal paths which conjoin masculine and feminine Sephira are termed 'Reciprocal Paths'. Similarly you can view the vertical paths as also partaking of the qualities of the Spheres above and below them with the upper Sphere (Chokmah for eg.) being the more dominant force exerting its influence on the lower Sphere (Chesed). Chesed then has a similar effect as we drop down once more to Netzach and the paths balance these energies as we descend the tree, becoming less and less 'Spiritualized' the closer we get to Malkuth. With all this said, you can assign the Hebrew letters however you may wish but the path will still partake of and balance the energies of the Sephirot they join. For the sake of space I have tried to keep this description simple and it is just my own humble opinion but I hope it helps and I welcome any feedback/criticism/discussion which may aid me in developing my own understanding of this unbelievably fascinating topic.
Andrew, I have a few questions. The universe, including us, is trying to understand ourselves. The "journey" to different experiences creates the freewill to exist. Between a universe that is trying to find the "answer" and a universe that is running pointless "simulations." Which one do you lean more to? My other questions is what do you feel about the "explanation" of Tarot through the Ra's materials? www.lawofone.info/results.php?q=tarot Also, I'd love to hear about the archetypes too! Thanks a bunch!
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I recently took an interest in learning about this. Thank you, hun.
4:30 Where you mention that people call themselves Christian, but they weren't really acting like it.
That right there.
That's it.
A lot of people who call themselves Christian do not act like it. If you're preaching something that you're not walking in, then why are you preaching it? Most likely to deceive others, or for control. This is how the religion was used in our history.
As a method of control over others, and to justify atrocities.
I used to be Christian. I walked away ages ago to discover the truth on my own. This seems to be the next step in my learning, where the curiosity is leading me.
"Remember me before the silver cord is severed" is what started my personal spiritual journey.
That line stood out for me, and still stands out.
Anyways, I'm prepared to be mocked and ridiculed. There's certain things that I want to bring awareness to. I have a lot of people silently watching me right now.
Right now is my opportunity to bring awareness to issues I'm passionate about.
Right now I'm passionate about what is happening to the women and children in my community. Our little girls.
Believing in archetypal synchronicity is believing in tarot divination. No need to dismiss divination with fortune telling! I've been reading for myself and for others for well over 15 years, and the only explanation for my rate of success is synchronicity. I study astrology and qabala for archetypal understanding as you do, without any compulsion to understand star charts or play Hebrew Scrabble. I, in fact, greatly appreciate you for your content, and I thank you for this helpful video. But, please, consider tarot divination a separate practice from fortune telling in the future. For whatever reason, certainly not my skill or knowledge, my readings always make sense to those for whom I read-- and, no, I have never asked for money. If you truly have never tried tarot for yourself, you would be astonished to find that the odds of pulling cards are not even in practice, not at all. That mathematical observance alone kept me curious my first year or two! Thank you for reading this, at any rate, and please consider creating more videos like this one in the future!
In 1981 my mom and friend went to a seer or clairvoyant if you will, for a giggle. Was my mom in for a shock. The seer Ishbel gave mom a reading, as she did she became confused by my mom's two mother's and enormous childhood suffering that Ishbel found difficult to psychically absorb.
My mom was born into and survived Auswitz concentration camp and was fostered to a foster mom but then was returned to her biological mother later in a court case. The people that know remain very quiet in this world.
Modern mainstream and commercial tarot decks are beautiful. Not all are created using traditional symbology, but most often do have at least a few elements. Each has its own perspective but communicates the same idea. Some people resonate with different artwork because we've had different human experiences. I don't believe in fortune telling, and I read tarot cards. It helps me with lateral thinking, creativity, and expansive thinking. Thanks for sharing very interesting 👍
A very nice, artistic and unique deck that I have comes from an artist and his wife, J Edward Neill and Heather Neill. J Edward Neill does very beautiful paintings and posts them on instagram (that's how I found them), and Heather is the one who is interested in Tarot and mysticism. So together, they create these wondeful decks and the guidebooks can also be found online (because their cards are slightly different from a traditional deck, but they do translate over very well). I personally got the Shadow Journey Deck, and I love it very much. Just thought id recommend them!
I glad I put my initial bias to one side and watched the whole video. What a fascinating subject. I don’t have any questions as I’m not sure I really understood much of what you said but still fascinating nonetheless and I look forward to hearing more.
Jamie, how are you mate?
@@markharris4659 Hi Mark. I’m alright thanks mate. HNY :)
Thanks for this. I see the cards mostly as a way to dredge things up, or jar them loose, from the unconscious, and that’s how I use the cards. The practice of throwing and examining a card spread has an uncanny knack for making things explicit that seemed hidden from us.
😊 YES! ❤ Tower = awareness of false self and ego & then you emerge a better person AKA liberation.
Please! Do a tarot archetype overview video! Even if it takes 5 hours, I would be very happy to watch it. It's the first time I understand the tower cart this well. Also if you related with the kabbala would be great. This helps to understand the complexity of these systems of representation. Thanks a lot for this video!
Stupendous. Beautifully set out for my beginner's knowledge. Subscribed! Thank you!
So happy I found this video today, it's just what I needed. A rational approach to a complex subject that, as you say, is so often misrepresented ☆
Glad it was helpful!
Andrew, you are a kindred spirit. It's funny that we have so much in common, have travelled complimentary paths and after all these years - have never talked about this. While I was taking my NLP training way back in 2000, I was thinking about the correspondences between NLP, symbolism, Tarot and Magick and how to incorporate NLP teachings in with the tree. I really like the symbolism associated with the Qabalah and how path work is such a great psychological tool. Anyway, would love to discuss this further with you. Huzzah!
For myself, intuition has always been the extrapolation of possible consequences in a new situation-based on previous experience-like a sort of future pace.
Thank you!!! Finally someone who can break it down and clarify this very confusing and mystic legend!! You’ve made so many dots connect for me you have now idea!!
Absolutely loved this video… this is the easiest one that I have watched.. makes sense. Thank you so much for making it.
Some information to consider. The Tarot was introduced to mankind by the Ra collective ala The Law Of One. It was only supposed to be 21 archetypal cards plus the fool aka the void. These were for study of the archetypes. The Chaldeans and Sumerians added the rest of the pack as they expanded it for divination, which is actually fortune telling, still magic of course. The correct way to use a tarot pack is to get the original Egyptian pack and study the Archeotypes. This is what the Rosicrucians did, Crowley etc. If you use them for divination, you are casting magic and should beware of the implications of that.
Excellent introduction Andrew.
I studied Hypnosis etc for a while but soon realised I didn't know shit to help anyone. I have only discovered a need to sort my own self out through it all.
These esoteric tools and practices are for me just the thing to understand myself fully. Hopefully I'll get some control over this bastard ego one day. I've only just begun this 'journey' so this helps clarify some stuff for me - thank you!
Yes, as hypnotherapists we often have to draw on our inner selves. Don't waste the training. Keep on the path. Trust and keep going. Be easy.
The Xmas analogy was fantastic. The Xmas spirit thing is something I’m going to use for the rest of my life. You have a great way with words. Although, tbh, when you went on the rant about astrology and Tarot I clicked off as I thought you should know they aren’t systems to tell the future and more of guidance…..but I see here in the comments that you clarify later
Very clarifying and helpful thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
First time I visit this channel. This is quality content. I subscribed!
And the future is not immutable; it is fluid. Tarot only predict a likely outcome if one continues on the same path.
Wow, I stumbled upon this video and was already hooked at the introduction. This is such an excellent way of explaining. Thank you!
I just started watching this video, but I already can tell I have finally found my teacher. You are explaining several of the questions I hoped to find answers for. And as a Psych student that is diving down a rabbit hole of understanding energy systems, I feel like you are coming at this from a similar angle.
Wow, thank you!
Very clear and organized. Cuts through the gobbledygook that's confused me in paat. This foundation is enough to muse on for quite a while.
thank you for your time and energy
Any teacher that starts off with the proclamation that all the other teachers out there are nutters... Is a teacher of mine! Halfway through video and thoroughly enjoying it. Especially appreciate the discussion about Christmas. I found it funny that you said "nobody cares about all that" - actually there is a significant subgroup of Christians that won't celebrate Christmas because it is "pagan." (as in, it is "all pagan" or has "pagan roots") I like the way you illustrate that Christmas as we know it today is the archetypical aftermath of a collision of different influences rather than being specifically rooted in one or the other. I haven't looked at your channel yet but if you have active content I'll be subscribing for sure! Thanks for putting out this video
Hello, I just found your chanel, and woah Its amazing. I'm super interested in hearing what you have to say about the archetypes and learn more from you! I'm really serious about studying life and constantly seeking the connections and all the details and different perspectives from different philosophies and cultures, but I'm really tired of all the non sense circling around, all the shallow people/ information/ the misunderstanding, just like you mentioned in this video.
Again amazing content can't wait to watch more of your videos! ☺️
Thank you Eli, i am glad you found me.
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In the World of Tai Chi and Kung-fu, the idea of a traceable lineage and fidelity to that lineage is about a core consistency and consequently an authenticity of the teachings involved-so is 'NLP', the more it moves away, through time from the early days of Bandler and Grinder, maybe even those they built their models around, like Bateson, Satir and Erickson just morphing into something else by lacking fidelity to it's own lineage?
For someone who is already neck deep in study this is one of those lessons that has unveiled, united and demystified both these traditions. A very well presented and engaging vid. Thanks 👍🙏
Mr. Austin, this is very educational and entertaining as well. You have shown me some connecting points I had overlooked when it comes to the historical side of it. Thank you!!!
Outstanding thank you
Thank you for this wonderful video! It looks like we have similar views; I am a psychiatrist/psychotherapist that tries to hold any conceptual framework lightly and focus on the immediate experience of those I work with. I am always seeking to deepen my relationship to magick, for both my personal development and clinical practice.
This was a great video* 💜💜💜
you explain this so clearly. would love to hear more from you on each of the archetypes and paths, if you ever find the time to make that content. Thank you!
Fabulous content, you can explain it so well. You’re an excellent storyteller and teacher. I’m so glad I found your channel and looking forward to making my way through your videos! 👏🙏🏻
Just subbed, cheers from New Zealand
Hard to find straightforward videos without nonsense on this topic. Great video
Wow. What an incredible source of information. You taught me some things about tarot that I’d never heard before and now I’m going to go down this rabbit hole! Thank you so much. Instant follow, you’re such a cool person! Keep creating videos like this, I love it so much
Hi Andy! That’s amazing, please go on talking about the topic and also how archetypes built/used during infancy have effect on our behaviours...
Sounds good!
I like to add a few more associations to the middle sefirot, let me know if you agree with them:
Geburah: Death & Restriction Chesed: Life & Abundance
Hod: Logic Netzach: Emotion
I loved your video and it was incredibly helpful in understanding something I've been trying to understand for years. Thank you,
Brilliant .. Much appreciated you have shared a great deal for me to think about..
I love this teaching, its fascinating I really appreciate the foundation and introductions you have done. The MOM extension and interpretation of this is awesome :) to have been introduced to also.
You are so welcome! More to come.
Great video ❤ you explain the information so well.
You are amazing to listen to . Thank you for making that very interesting and broken down perfect
Wow, thank you!
The 'Tree of Life' and the 'Tree of Knowledge and Ignorance' are one and the same, depending on, if you look at It or as It.
Regardless, I pretty much agree with everything else you said.
This is a vey materialistic view. Not all experiences that are beyond understanding are illusions. But, not all people can experience it.
Hi, loved the video, thank you for sharing!
Surprisingly well structured, yet full of tangential information (just how I like it! 😃)
Although I'm somewhat late to the party, I'll try to take up the offer on book recommendations
If you read this, do any books come to mind that are apt for someone with a foothold on...?
-Hinduism, Taoism, Zen
-Hermeticism, Alchemy, Jung
-Ram Dass, Terence McKenna
Mainly inquiring about K/Qabbalah at the moment, but my overarching goal is to expand my understanding and conceptual range when dealing with the mysteries beyond common perception. As it were, the foolish endeavour of trying to know the Great Unknowns
Tnx. I enjoy very much ☺️. I am fascinated for last 20 years with Secured geometry of Tree of life and Tarot. Alester Crawley is step stone... I hope I made one step further 🤣🤣🤣 💖💖💖...
Danielle Page predicted covid-19 in that the astrology was the same as world war II and some other revolution. She didn’t say there was going to be covid 19 but she said the year would not be 2020 vision easy, like other people were saying. I did my astrology chart and went back in time to the worst days of my life and the amount of red flags and negative warnings on the worst days made me believe in it.
On the recent course we discussed "HURTS METAPHOR" and how to talk the language of those that live outside of the hurts. I have tried to do this and it is worse than my French lessons at school.
It would seem most people out there only want the highlights of what we have learnt and not the deeper deeper stuff
To paraphrase love island "OMG Alan babe you can tell me what my dreams mean, omg babe you're so cool!!! " "tell me more babe , Oh My God wait there's a fit bloke with a huge Cocktail by babe"
I am new to this. Never heard about quabalah, only seen some tarotcards. I have read a lot about archetypes. Myss of cause, which I had to put away for a while because I was trapped in them. Carol Pearson I liked a lot more because her book was a journey of archetypes.
But this woke my curiosity. And I would like to learn more. I would really like an overview of:
1) the rest of the paths between the circles
2) you said something about this really being 3 dimensional - how important is that?
3) How does the archetypes fit in
Thank you!
Thanks - there will be more to follow!
Very, very interesting. I like the „down to earth“ approach very much, because there are many „teachers“ offering courses in „shiny“ words and when you meet them in person you many times feel as if they live in a parallel world - but not that kind of parallel world they are advertising 😄 Anyway, would be interesting to get a recommendation (book or course) for the practical aspect of WORKING with the tree of life, its paths and sephiroth. I have no interest in fortune telling or improving my life, just a glimpse into or a connection with the „divine“. Now on to checking your other content.
You believe what you believe but can’t objectively prove your beliefs. I’ve a healthy skepticism when it comes to divination but I’ve been reading tarot since I was 9, started using the Kabbalah 30 years ago, and have never had one not prove out. And I refine each single card interpretation to a fine point ( person or concept, hair/eye color, season of birth, as concept applies to emotion, creativity/desires, intellect, money/career/material, etc).
For every branch you climb, will lead you to the next branch , taking the formation of one’s personal tree of growth..
Hence why , just as the details came in many books of knowledge, the Kabbalah, is a whole, teaching the new trees a simplistic form on one’s own journey of growth..
Kabbalah is an ancient teaching of true choice of growth..
Then we have the capital lettering as a whole, the smaller lettering as a whole, as all size writings as a collective..
Amazing. If you did a whole video series on the tree of life i would listen to every second of it.
Thanks for doing more Magick themed videos. Your LBRP series was really good, and honestly, like you said about the nutters, despite the abundance of info online on the subject, most of it comes from less than reputable sources. Your videos on the subject are rare because they are down to earth and approachable. Like listening to a friend talk about a weird interest they have without the melodrama. I’ve always been curious about magickal concepts since reading Alan Moore in my late teens, but the stigma behind it (either it’s blasphemous or it’s stupid) seems to keep the subject from being taken seriously outside of lodges etc. The way you frame the material makes it both interesting and reasonable and I really appreciate that.
Thank you, more to follow.
I'd love to learn more about archetypes.
This stuff came to me on my youtube, Tarot readers for my sign, i didnt seek it. The Bible is archetypes, the Tarot is connecting things to understand our life stories. My dad use to say all stories are dervied from original source code
Yes! Interested in the archetypes and metaphors
Great stuff, Andrew! I hope you're doing well.
lots of detail. Thank you
You are welcome!
This is so useful
I'm in awe with your video. Such an eloquent and concise break down of a seemingly complex subject. I'm a bit late viewing it, but a belated thanks for sharing... I'm currently reading Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah. Are there any books you would personally recommend? Any guidance on this would be very welcomed.
Gareth Knights books are excellent, and also get a copy of "777 and Other Qabalistic Writings" by Aleister Crowley
@@AndrewTAustinMetaphors Thanks for this, much appreciated. I can definitely trust your recommendations, as I purchased another book you recommended some time ago (Human Givens), which is a brilliant read. Thanks again.
A Garden of Pomegranates - Israel Regardie
@@tonysatorotas7578 Thanks Tony
Ty for your insight into the tarot.. I am just beginning to learn about the occult.
Thanks for this, makes a lot of sense
The numbered cards are called "Pip" cards
The video actually (finally) starts at 24:34 if you want to jump the tantrum and save yourself almost half an hour of bluff.
Buddhism is obsessed with numbered lists of things. The advantage we have is speaking Sanskrit ("Sanskrit" means something like "well put together") so there are no embarrassing native speakers.
This is excellent.
Do you have book recommendations on the Tarot attributions to the paths explaining it as well as you did OR a video on this? This was such an excellent explanation!
Thank you very much for sharing the information. Since I am an Israeli Jew, I wanted, of course with your permission, to correct you in the translation of the word "7. NETZAH" the meaning of the word is forever and ever, or infinity instead of the wrong word victory, the word victory in Hebrew has the same root letters as NETZAH, but the meaning of The word is completely different.
Thank you
Appreciated, thank you!
Oh 😅 actually I did.
21:30.
Back in Sept / Nov 2019 - had a funny feeling - then a dream.
Kept getting lost in the files regarding livestock parasite / disease research and the controversy regarding testing in US colleges and locations. Such an uproar about how dangerous it was Gates and others moved it to other countries. 😅 buuut didn’t figure out “Whan” until Dec 2019 - by then it was horrible, absolutely devastating. U in lock down - kids locked and died in townhomes. I wept uncontrollably the first week in Dec. my then bf just held me - listening to me crazy ramble about something coming, kids dying, no one paying attention blah blah blah. 😢 Was it from “tarot” - no. It was from a strange man named Raphael. He gave me the “gift” (or torment 😅) of knowing and seeing. 😊 So yes I did “sense” it being here. You’re very welcome ❤😂
I enjoyed your video content thanks a bunch!!
great video!!
Thank you.
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Fuck, I would love to pick your mind on alchemy, theurgy, philosophy, and metaphysics. Somedays I do indeed find myself overwhelmed w where to go, and who to trust for info. I appreciate this video, thank you.
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Is it true that each Page in the Rider-Waite Tarot deck is associated with an alchemical process? (Page of Wands = Quickening, Page of Cups = Moderation, Page of Swords = Dissolution, Page of Pentacles = Consolidation)
I've never heard that before, and that doesn't make any sense to me. The court cards are largely elemental.
My first dreams after studying Carl Jungs work, I dreamt a geometric shape. I didnt know what it was for many months until after I came across sacred geometry. I found the tree of life. It looked just like I dreamt. Like you explain in the video, I have found myself missing a lot of context while reading Kabbalah. I would like to understand the tree of life more, could you reccomend books or content that would help me understand?
Thank you!
In America, I believe the corporate shaping of the modern red Santa Claus was attributed to the store Macy's and secondarily to Sears & Roebuck.
I've recently read Eight Lectures on Yoga following your suggestion and found it rather mind-blowing. Frankly, I felt it was packed too densely (I'm very new to all things magic) and I will certainly have to re-read that at some point. What do you recommend I read next, in terms of filling in the missing pieces? I'm wondering if there's something more beginner-friendly, maybe some sort of meditative practice I could explore on my own?
There probably loads of texts on yoga and meditation for the newbie, might just be a case of looking through amazon reviews.
if only we could learn spiritual things through the ego, but everything we learn through the ego gets stored in the INFORMATION FILE and there it remains till we learn some other new interesting thing our curiosity sparks in us. Kabbalah too is just another LANGUAGE that we add to other spiritual languages we already learned but if they never reaches the heart, the desire to grasp what the WORD is all about, what is it written for, then we just get smarter in information but remain ignorant to UNION with the creator and bestowal. The more we experience the letters (Psalm 119 goes through the letters and what the prophet explains they do to his soul) the more you FEEL the letters.
Jhn 7:15 And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?
Jhn 7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
Jhn 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Jhn 7:18 He that speaks of himself seeks his own glory: but he that seeks his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
it says we are the LIVING STONES that God will use to build the final temple, the tabernacle of David, a house of prayer for ALLLLLLLLL NATIONS: Not Just Israel. Abraham is the father of MANY nations, not just Israel. First Jews missed it and now Christians missed it and soon, everyone will miss it and the opportunity to become a LIVING STONE the creator uses for the temple he will live in, will be over:
At Sinai, God wrote the law on Israel's heart of stone but they never became LIVING STONES, just stony hearts and stiff necks: Jesus, son of David, Son of MAN, son of God is the whole tribe of Judah and the whole house of David and not one person but "ONE MAN" (resurrected Adam) when he has gathered all the stones together, made them alive, the LAW ALIVE IN THEM< and then these stones will be a house of Prayer built by God: I don't know what Jews or Christians are waiting for but its over: Either you are a living stone or you are a dead stony heart full of knowledge of the law or religion, or you are have a beastly animal heart or desire because Adam and Eve were put in animate bodies and given an ego/EXILE till we find our way UP AND OUT of this EXILE/ego. HOW? By the HOLY SPIRIT of Messiah: The MESSIAH is not a person but a FORCE FOR GOOD that draws you out of your self/ego, back to God:
the end and the beginning
It does connect to the Mayan, catergries eg.. Blue Night Spectrum etc….
How would someone start their initiation into the tree of life
So just to be clear, you're not willing to tell me which galaxy/planet/star my soulseed came from? ;)
I have to get some Kool Aid branded up and grow my beard a little longer and we will be ready.
@@AndrewTAustinMetaphors poifect!!! Lemme know when you're readyyyyyyyyyy ^_^ lololol
Wonderful 💛
What are the different categories of kabballah knowledge ex
Tarot, astrology, ect..
And please list purposes ex, ascend manifestation,
Great vid. What’s a good book on alchemy?
"Real Alchemy: A Primer of Practical Alchemy" by Robert Allen Bartlett is an excellernt starter.
I feel lucky to have been given time alone for so much of my life, to allow myself to synthesize ideas in the same way that you explained with the unification of Hod and Netzach. I've always wondered if my ability to think abstractly while also maintaining a crystaline structure at the same time was an inherent ability, or something that anybody can achieve through the curious exploration of the self. I set up many foundations for myself psychologically when I was young and had nothing but time to consider these things. This was an interesting perspective on all of this, as ive been reading a book on it and seen many different videos that all seem to view it from completely different angles.
Also since you mentioned how as children we often pick certain characters that we feel are representative of or inspiring to us, I wanted to mention that this is something my buddies and I have done even through highschool with any shows we were into like Naruto Shippuden or whatever else we watched. Not always, but while watching we would quickly recognize traits of ourselves and ideas that we have in these characters, and over time it was fun to see how those would change and evolve over time. It would also be telling if someone had the same character for years and years, and it never changed. That can either indicate that they are true to their internal compass and still aspire to those values, or that they are unable to move on and are stuck in a certain world view. My two best friends have embodied the ladder and the former respectively, and their lives have reflected that as well. So in a way, we have been wrestling with the ideas of archetypal symbolism for a long time and it has become second nature. This especially included powers within a fantasy universe, such as Avatar the Last airbender, where we had to be selective in choosing what element we most closely related with and felt would reflect our own nature. Seeing how the choices in powers changes can also say alot about a persons temperment and self image.
I am curious if you have or could post a recommended reading list on the subject?
I am just getting back into it and it seems there is a plethora of new stuff on the subject and I am at a loss for resources that would lead me to an interpretation close to yours. Thanks!
Great video, keep ‘em coming!
Buy everything by Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune and Israel Regardie.
08:40 Tarot & Kabballah emerged at around the same time actually.
09:10 and 13:00 this is actually the reverse of the theory of Archetypes, which Jung regarded as innately inherited, and then going on to express themselves into the culture because they are innate, genetically transferred, for example Christmas (Midwinter Solstice) celebrations occur because we have an inherited Archetype for mid winter feasting ....not the other way around as this guy is expressing. Jung's actual theory was based on the emerging evidence for imprinting which was coming up in Biological field studies. The theory this guy is propounding is not the theory of Archetypes, its actually the totally opposite theory.
39:29 is an odd point to hear, considering that you clearly don't understand what an archetype is.
I just saw your video! I would love to read books on kabbalah that are focused on the soul and the fools journey. Do you have any good recommendations? I've tried several authors but I just haven't been able to connect with a list of meanings. Praying for an answer! lol
I thought that the Qabalah (with a Q) was based upon Hermeticism (which is also western tradition)? I have also heard that the particular version of the Tree of Life you are using here is the Hermetic version, my source is the RUclips Channel FolishFish who also discusses similar esoteric topics.
Thanks for this excellent overview of Qabalah, Tarot, and Archetypes. I for one would like to see more on the paths and other forms of attribution between the two developing frameworks of Tarot and Qabalah. Which brings me to my question. I personally assign the Hebrew letters to the Tarot Major Arcana in a different way, where Aleph is matched to the Magician and the sequence goes from there. I also relate the Hebrew letters to the Paths using a Hebrew Kabalistic pattern for the Tree of Life involving “Mother” letters, types of letters of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that likely my Tarot Major Arcana paths lie between different Sephirot than the two paths that you briefly covered. How do you account for this? Am I simply mistaken? I just found your channel somehow so there’s lots for me to digest. :)
In my opinion the Paths or Archetypes may be said to partake of the qualities of the Sephirot they lie between. For example, the 19th path (Teth) joining Geburah and Chesed has the Strength card as a correspondence. This card does not signify the severe active Martian energy of Geburah, nor does she exert benevolent merciful Jupiterian passive energy in excess. The Lion is kept in check through qualities which partake of both these Sephiroth. These horizontal paths which conjoin masculine and feminine Sephira are termed 'Reciprocal Paths'. Similarly you can view the vertical paths as also partaking of the qualities of the Spheres above and below them with the upper Sphere (Chokmah for eg.) being the more dominant force exerting its influence on the lower Sphere (Chesed). Chesed then has a similar effect as we drop down once more to Netzach and the paths balance these energies as we descend the tree, becoming less and less 'Spiritualized' the closer we get to Malkuth. With all this said, you can assign the Hebrew letters however you may wish but the path will still partake of and balance the energies of the Sephirot they join. For the sake of space I have tried to keep this description simple and it is just my own humble opinion but I hope it helps and I welcome any feedback/criticism/discussion which may aid me in developing my own understanding of this unbelievably fascinating topic.
Andrew, I have a few questions.
The universe, including us, is trying to understand ourselves. The "journey" to different experiences creates the freewill to exist.
Between a universe that is trying to find the "answer" and a universe that is running pointless "simulations." Which one do you lean more to?
My other questions is what do you feel about the "explanation" of Tarot through the Ra's materials?
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Also, I'd love to hear about the archetypes too!
Thanks a bunch!
Thanks...😁....for telling it like it is ...🙏✨😊
Glad I found you
Hi Andrew can you please recommend book on Kabbalah for the purpose of self realisation
Difficult to reccomend just one, but Dion Fortune's book "The Qabalah" is a good start, as is Gareth Knight's books "Guide to Qabalalistic Symbolism."
Thank you Andrew