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Alchemist
Posted by lisa | Filed under 0. Fool, 78. The Alchemist, Major arcana
0 The Fool (Rider-Waite)- 78. The Alchemist (The Great ETTEILLA)
This card is correctly named “The Madman”. It inevitable heralds madness or an aberration. It is up to consultant to be on his guard.
Upright: Your attitude is stupid.
Demented, Eccentricity [Extravagance], Insanity, Aberrations, Intoxication, Delirium, Frenzy, Defective, Rage, Carried Away.— Enthusiasm.—Blindness, Ignorance.—Crazy, Insane, Irrational, Innocent, Without Affectation, Simpleton.
Reversed: You are about to do something very foolish.
Imbecility, Ineptitude, Carelessness, Stupidity, Imprudence, Negligence, Absence, Distraction.—Apathy, Fainting Fit, Exhaustion, Sleep, Nothingness, Nullity, Empty, Nothing.—Vain. Hesitation. Trouble arising.
Upright: Near 57 (7 of swords) You still have time to stop your stupid behavior. Near 41 (9 of cups) Your stupidity cannot be recited.
Reversed: With 27 (Nine of sticks) The remedy will be worse than the foolish act itself.
Inner impulse - curiosity, interest in experiments, the desire for change
Light - idealism, imagination, sensitivity
Shadow - the destruction, confusion purposes, wool-gathering, irresponsibility.
Quality - freedom from prejudice, a surprising discovery.
General Meaning
The Alchemist (the Fool) symbolizes undeveloped conditions, the original integrity or he beginning of something new. He says that you are entering into an entirely new period of life with wonder, without expectations, having no idea what you are going to discover. You will have a chance to start from the scratch. These opportunities you can apply in all aspects of life. The Alchemist reflects inner desire to know the unknown. He is following the call of the soul, bringing a new life cycle of the unknown as the starting point of a new path, and simultaneously completing the previous cycle. Carefree clown has a confidence of a child, who still remembers the cosmic laws, but does not yet have knowledge of the rational model to explain the new world.
Profession, Career and Business
You will find a completely new experience. You are open to changes, leading to uncertainty. The events of this period can have a destructive power, as well as creative. The Alchemist always points to an experience teaches you. Despite the fact that events may develop randomly, they do not represent any danger for you. Security and success - it's just a tempting promise that can not give true happiness and pleasure.
Love and Relations
Yes, you are in love. The Alchemist points to the spontaneous flow of feelings and an open heart. The Alchemist can represent irresponsibility, carelessness, and the desire to ignore reality, while at the same time indicates the vitality, excellent communication and ease in communication between loved one. Love in all its diversity. This could mean a new love, or rebirth of an old relations.
Citations:
An order is the satisfaction of reason, and chaos is a delight of imagination.
The starting point - that's what people are lacking. Not that its daily matters so hard to find. The only thing that is messy - it's an illusion that it must be sought.
In older history of divination, the card had more negative meaning.
