WhY the Stardust Tarot Works by Bruce P. Grether (Part 3:33 of 3:33) When you go beyond the city lights into the countryside at night and look up at the sky, you can see an abundance of heavenly lamps, the true wealth of the Universe. This is what the Ancient Egyptians called Nuit, or the Lady of the Stars, the totality of existence. Those numberless blazing points of light are also an outward reflection of the equally infinite Universe within your own body. You are what those ancients called Hadit, any point within Nuit that experiences those limitless possibilities. The Stardust Tarot works because its design reflects this fact – within you are those fantastic realms of organs, cells, molecules, atoms and subatomic energies, whose majestic structures and elegant dancing determine the order and patterns of the imagery of the deck’s Major Arcana, the trumps. The Ancient Egyptians passed down a simple yet profound teaching: As Above, So Below. As Below, So Above. And also: As Within, So Without. As Without, So Within. These simple yet subtle phrases describe precisely how and why the Stardust Tarot always tells you precisely what is going on. What lies within you and what appears to be without you, or external to your body, are, in a mysterious manner, literally One. There is, in truth, no difference, no actual distinction between your inner and outer realities. There is no “out there” there; instead, all that you perceive as the world “around you” is a sensory image fabricated by your own brain and nervous system. This doesn’t mean that everything, one hundred percent, is an illusion or unreal. However, most of it is not what you think it is. And returning full circle to the beginning of this series of articles, as I finish writing this, the clock says 4:44 PM, a sign of perfect synchronicity! To study the Universe and Nature is in fact the study of you. When you begin to accept the limits of your actual knowledge of what exists and what’s going on in existence, paradoxically you discover your limitless nature as a being – and true wisdom begins. Bruce P. Grether is a many times published novelist, Wizard, and a regular Austin All Natural contributor, and he provides readings and consultations online via the Stardust Tarot, which he created. Learn more: www.9realities.com
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