Fire Seed of Water: Vaporization

 "This is the time to progress through extroverted self-expression coupled with reaching out & engaging other people in a cooperative endeavor that suits your plans, but will be beneficial to others. Thoroughly mix Fiery Water with equal amounts of Watery Fire; such a conjunction bodes well for all undertakings.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

If there has ever been day for this alchemical position, it is today. Hot, humid, and working creatively outside in the Temple Cafe, painting, drawing, writing, reading, talking, and enumerating between water bath, swing, tables, meals, all in the heat of it. Delicious for Fire Seed of Water, Vaporization. Keeping healthy by attention to these needs, in my metal chair with water dripping off of me. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Fire Seed of Earth:Alchemy

"The right amount of tempered optimism & enthusiasm fire the kiln, bringing your endeavors a step closer to completion. Tend the oven, sustain the flames & keep sight of the desired end. All human success results from the discernment of patterns in nature.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

Today, no trouble keeping the oven hot, it is more about cooling down between the levitational rises. Moonbath ready, hose next to the Temple, wearing water happy outfit, and beginning to steam up the alchemy needed today to paint, until we secure this new rhythm firmly. Grateful for the Garden Plan that makes room for us, and all our creative needs. Fire Seed of Earth, Alchemy. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Earth Seed of Earth: Foundation

"The signal of this card is Start. New beginnings bring a fresh start. Mother Earth is the womb from which all our creations & projects can be born, for Terra Firma provides a secure foundation which, if carefully tended, can support a crop of projects.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

When we think of start, we usually think of movement, but I know this morning I have to start inside, and allow myself room to move the furniture in my head, then the alchemy from that will help me begin to move everything in my outer world. It's a bit like Fox, a bit cunning to move something here that will finally move something there. Yesterday I found a beautiful Fox cup, and I think I'll sip on it and enter today from a very open backdoor that will allow me to move everything here. Wonderful Totemic, Fox, my Raven understands. Earth Seed of Earth, Foundation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Ether Seed of Ether (Space): Rebirth

Space (Ether) is always pregnant with freedom & possibilities of fresh starts & new approaches. Ether Seed of Ether always forecasts an optimum period for dramatic shifts in regards to persons, places, or things. The theme now is change, fresh starts, renewal, expansion of business or personal pursuits, rebirth, travel, rejuvenation, & regeneration.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

What hope springs forth when Space is created, especially in the creative life. Swinging, painting, writing, listening, meditating, movement, all legacies that I have learned to claim, when the ethers come together to create more Space. Space, not always easy to give oneself, but it's so necessary to live more easily. Morning Space, so essential for me. Ether Seed of Ether (Space), Rebirth. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Air Seed of Water: Calm

 "Air & Water are neither friends nor enemies; they are neutral. Perseverance preserves what you have already established & permits the cycle to roll-over into new opportunities.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

I surprised myself this morning, in the most beautiful way, I went out to sit in the swing to see the morning light, and all I smelled was roses, and I thought, "Oh, at last summer is here". I don't like this heat usually anymore than anyone else, but perseverance picked me up and rolls me over into beauty. We will fill the Moonbath and let summer fill us with her alchemical cycle of new opportunities. Air Seed of Water, Calm. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Ether Seed of Earth: Gestation

"The Egg is well fertilized & has survived a prior testing phase. Soon the chick will break free & lay its own golden eggs, each a miniature Alembic. The current stress is actually a foreshadowing of successful futures.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

Up early, before the stress of a heated day, calming the forces of beginnings, I meditate and move out to the swing to take in the Light and the Wisdom of generation.  I bring in the realization that this alchemical position is a way and manner of letting go, and allowing heat its reign, so the Alchemical Egg can regenerate and create change.  Ether Seed of Earth, Gestation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Fire Seed of Air: Perseverance

"Fire and Air are natural friends & mutually interdependent. Air vitalizes & vivifies Fire, encouraging Fire to burn ever brighter & the children, flames, to leap higher. Stick-ability can be more important than ability.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

 Stick-ability is not always a simple thing, but it is achieved daily by giving oneself time to sit for a bit with one's potency. For me, potency is my seed essence, and in the work that Robert & I do we must feed it each day, so that our stick-ability is a potent force that we use each day to persevere.  We paint today and that feeds our potency. Grateful for each other. Fire Seed of Air, Perseverance. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity. 

Ether Seed of Water: Daring

 "The Water element, as for all elements, is bounded by limitless space, Ether. Water & Earth are natural friends; Water, as an unconscious lunar archetype, symbolizes the forces within us seeking security, stability, & closeness nestling into Terra Firma.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

Moving outside early this morning, to help balance myself in an alchemical passage of Daring. First off with listening and painting, realizing how daring the passage of painting is. Painting a passage of Water, instilling in one's self the opening for a new Codial Awareness, that will match the new of Daring. Opened by my art, opened by our art, opened by the passage of color moving through Water. Ether Seed of Water, Daring. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Fire Seed of Ether (Space): Transmutation

 "Fire Seed of Ether (Space) : This portends a beneficial change in your current situation. The change may be one of physical locality or an alteration of mental perspective. Consider that prosperity follows upon geographical travel or 'flights of fancy'. Such a change, if handled correctly, will be fruitful in the realms of company or personal re-organization, spiritual growth, & creative inspiration.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

Over the last few years we have all had to transform and transmute many threats, but I sit in the Garden this morning and so much has settled internally, and much is beginning to transform externally as a result. The Garden for us, is beginning to finally be all the many things we dreamed for our external beingness. We see the Garden Plan as a postage stamp as to how we work with the whole world to support. Fire Seed of Ether (Space), Transmutation. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.

Air Seed of Earth: Squaring the Circle

'Squaring the Circle' is the mental alchemical process of transferring an Airy concept from the mental plane to the physical dimension, so the objective conception & birth become a demonstrative reality.", Dr. John Mumford, Magical Tattwas.

Such an exciting position in alchemy, and you play either midwife or mother. Each position acquires for you a new life, you are like Birch birthing Birch, inventing Paper, spelling out Words. This is a spilling over alchemical position, and you become gracious within it, so I'm in the curve of a line spilling open black numbers, black words on a white background, like watching the sunrise. Air Seed of Earth, Squaring the Circle. ~ Raven Su.Sane, Clarity.