Completion, 4 of Wands, corresponds to the dates 4/12 - 4/20.
4/21 begins the correspondence with Worry, 5 of Disks, which runs from 4/21 - 4/30.
Notice this transition from the number 4 to the number 5 is mirrored by the transition from Aries into Taurus. The Taurus Sun sign starts on 4/20 or 4/21 in tropical astrological systems. In the Tarot, Aries corresponds to the Emperor (Trump 4) and Taurus to the Hierophant (Trump 5).
2. The dates 4/19 and 4/20 are infamous in recent history. 4/20 is Hitler's birthday and the date of the Columbine shootings. 4/19 is the date of the OKC bombings. Notice that on the Tree of Life 4 is the sephorit Chesed and 5 is the sephorit Geburah. The Klipot (or shells) of the Kabbalah are often associated with demons and evil, and are considered an impurity that is necessary to protect holiness. Rabbit Goldberg explains that the Klipot have access through Geburah (5) but that they are not evil in and of themselves and are a "necessary part of the order of unfolding creation." He says evil has captured the Klipot and has caused us "to perceive a delusional state." Evil only grows when we choose it, he concludes. I highly recommend this talk. (See the youtube video: Rabbi Borukh Goldberg - Kabbala & The Manifestation of Divine Energy [4 of 7] Evil.)
3. In Austin right now at the Harry Ransom Center is an exhibition on Alice in Wonderland. This is the same collection that houses the Crowley papers and early versions of the Book of the Law. The HRC houses many papers and artifacts relating to 19th, 20th, and 21st century artists and writers. Here are images from the exhibit.
The original title of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was Alice's Adventures Under Ground (as mentioned on Always Record recently).
Reading the exhibit and of course the number of illustrations in the first published version, the famous John Tenniel illustrations, is 42.
In the exhibit, you have to walk through a rabbit hole to get to see all of it. So I can now say I've literally gone through a rabbit hole.
The exhibit housed illustrations by Dali and by Ralph Steadman (who worked with Hunter S. Thomspon).
4. Here are a couple of photographs from my own art practice made since late March. You can follow me on Twitter where I post photos sometimes @sjanderson4 . You can view my often updated flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjanderson/ .
Untitled (c) S.J. Anderson 2015
Untitled (c) S.J. Anderson 2015
