September 9 is always a 9/9 numerology sequence.
the Hermit #9 Virgo the Visconti Sforza tarot
Nine is a magic number, no matter how many times it is multiplied it will always reduce to itself.
The number nine symbolizes completion, fulfillment, attainment, beginning and end, perfection,
3 x 3, a Triple Triad, a Feminine number, there are nine months of human gestation.
#9 is an incorruptible number. It’s a celestial and Angelic number. There are nine muses.
In Chinese symbolism: it signifies Celestial power, It also signifies the 8 sacred directions in Feng-shui with the center as the ninth point as in the Hall of Light.
#9 symbolizes Pure Intelligence in the Kabbalah. It reproduces itself when multiplies. It is like a hologram.
In Hinduism: The number of Agni God of Fire. The square of the nine forms and the mandala of 81 squares leads to, and encloses the Universe.
Scandinavian Mythology Odin/ Woden hung for nine days and nights on the World Tree, Yggdrasil to win the secrets of wisdom for mankind. {Odin is also the Hanged Man Trump #12 in the Tarot}.
Celtic: A central number of 8 directions and the ninth being the center. Three triple Goddesses.
Pythagorean: the Limit of numbers, all others existing and revolving within it.
Tibetan Buddhist and Catholic rosaries or malas all contain 108 beads, 9 x 12.
In the Tarot the Trump #9 is The Hermit
The Hermit’s symbol, traditionally features an old bearded wise man in profile, a Sage holding up a lamp in the dark. The Hermit’s association to Virgo suggests that the LIGHT of wisdom is to be found in our bodies, in our guts, on the material plane, which is Virgo’s element.
What is a Hermit? Like the crab, who retreats into its own shell, a Hermit needs to be alone, to seek spiritual wisdom which can only come from listening to one’s Higher Self. A Hermit is someone who surrenders to the call of Spirit, {Pisces} the opposite sign to Virgo. Hermits need to give up their worldly possessions, symbols of ego attachment in order to be unencumbered for the inner journey, symbolized as a cave, seeking spiritual enlightenment to feel complete.
The Hermit is a very powerful Archetype in all the worlds’ major religions. Moses, the Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed all had solitary Vision Quests, some in caves, when they became enlightened.
To embody The Hermit’s energies, we will absolutely need to have a regular spiritual discipline. Daily mindful meditations are recommended. Yoga is good as a spiritual path first, a physical path second. Being in nature and tending to natures preservation is also a way to embody the Hermit Energy. Focussing on the body as a sacred Temple of the Soul is also a very important component. You are what you eat. Eating consciously as a spiritual path will also be in vogue. No more selfies, humility is the name of the game.
In the Kabbalah the #9 is the 9th Sephirah, called Yesod, meaning Foundation. The Hermit is related to the Path of Yod the first and last letter of G*d’s ineffable name. It symbolizes the point of origin of our manifest universe in direct contact with the Divine Source of all Light. It symbolizes the Astral Light, Akashic fluids or Kundalini energy, the storehouse of images. It’s related to the Moon and the Pineal gland. Its attributes are incense and the demarcation of sacred ground in ritual.
The Hermit seeks to follow spirit by being in service to others.
Virgo is associated with: Work, service, perfection, healing, health, discipline, accountability, intelligence, the body, grassroots community, budgets, digestion, natural foods, small domestic pets and animals, the Army, chemists, Pharmaceuticals, craftsmen, dairies, gardens, herbs, illness, mathematics,nutrition, poultry, psychiatrists, Red Cross, charities.
PLACES: Assyria/Syria, Baghdad, Basel, Switzerland, Brazil, Boston, the Congo, Croatia, Greece, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, Lyon, France, Moscow, Russia and Turkey.
With so many planets in Virgo right now. Its easier to connect with the Hermit’s energies.
An earth sign, Virgo is the Virgin Goddess who governs the harvest. She is Ceres/Demeter. The Harvest is also a symbol of karma as in what you sow so shall you reap. What we are reaping is what we have sown. 2016 is a year of focussing on the earth, the environment, preserving, healing and serving Mother Earth. We saw many world-wide organizations rally to help heal the environment now that we realize what damage mass consumer culture and the gluttony and addiction to cheap fossil fuels has done to the earth.
Virgo governs workaholism.
MONSANTO and GMO foods are still a major issue as Virgo is the Harvest. Monsanto is trying to rule the world by controlling Food production, literally the harvest. By making death seeds, which cannot reproduce naturally Monsanto and the other conglomerates’ control who will eat and who will starve.
Using RoundUp still used in the U.S. and Canada but outlawed elsewhere in the world foods disrupts the body’s natural digestion. Virgo/the Hermit is intelligent and can connect the dots. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the symbol of communication and consciousness. The mind/body connection will be seen as so common sense and self-evident. People will Get it.
The Symbol of the Virgin Goddess is also a sign of the DIVINE FEMININE becoming stronger and more manifest in the world and in the culture. Virgin originally meant “whole and complete unto herself, belonging to no man.” She was originally parthenogenic, reproducing herself without a male. This is the original Goddess and woman as a free, independent, intelligent, strong, benevolent, loving, and nurturing being. Her attributes of renewal are also a very strong symbol that Nature can be renewed using natural means. The herbs which the earth provides are the best. Using non-toxic remedies to heal will be the mode of choice.
Nature/Mother Earth/ The Virgin Goddess/ the # 9, are all symbols of hope and renewal and being like a Virgin, innocent, open, trusting, purified and healed. A return to Innocence.
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a remix of revolution #9 by the Beatles https://youtu.be/jF7SgFtSbaI
Interview with John Lennon about Revolution #9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpMKmXKgPmc
Tara Greene,Tarot Reader, Astrology Psychic 