If monuments were the glory of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (2675 – 2130 BCE) and conquest was the glory of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1070 BCE), then the glory of the Middle Kingdom (2030 – 1650 BCE) was its literature. They range from fiction (“The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor” and “The Story of Sinuhe”) to wisdom literature (“The Instructions of Ptahhotep and Kagemni”).
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The purpose of the Major Arcana is to tell a story about the Path to Enlightenment. The cards are numbered in sequence to show the important parts of the Path. These are the opportunities and difficulties (hard opportunities) that will present themselves on the Path. This story will be personified in a gender-neutral person I will call, “The Wanderer”.
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Magick is the martialing of divine and diabolical forces achieve oneness with your higher power and yourself.
No, wait…
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INTENTION: This is not a Magickal document, but this is a series about Magick, Psychology, Love, Connection, and Difficulties. This is my mind, so used to battle and struggle, having to FINALLY accept beauty and love unconditionally. I am currently exploring this new territory.
Here is where I have failed.
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Over and over again in witchcraft circles, it’s heavily encouraged to do “Ancestor Work.” This is working with your ancestors – people in your genetic line – to gain wisdom and insight.
The problem is I am White (barely). By this, I mean my mom’s side of the family are the WASPIEST of WASPs and my father’s side of the family was fresh off the boat from Campania at the turn of the 20th Century: a time when Italians were not considered people, much less White people.
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The BIGGEST minutiae 