Capricorn tarot constellation

Capricorn: A sheep at the top of Wolf Head Mountain.

Every year around 65438+February 2 1, the sun begins the annual Capricorn cycle. On the tarot card, Capricorn's symbol card is "devil". The tarot symbol of Saturn, its ruler, is "the last trump card". Capricorn is an earth sign, which symbolizes a strong concept of work, finance, education and family life. The combination of Capricorn's "last trump card" and "devil" is closely related to Pan, the faun god in Greek mythology, and Satan, Pan's enemy.

Capricorn, Saturn and the Winter Solstice

Capricorn is Capricorn in English, which is a Latin word. In Latin, it basically means "goat with horns". Capricorn, the tenth constellation on the ecliptic, marks the arrival of the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. The solstice in winter is the darkest day of the year, so symbolically, the sun has completed its dark journey close to hell and began to return to light. The ancient Romans held celebrations around the winter solstice to celebrate "natalissolisinvicti".

This sun celebration is preceded by the Roman Saturnalia, which is generally 65438+February17-65438+February 24th. On this festival, the Romans pay tribute to their own Saturnus. In Greek mythology, Saturnalia is kronos. Kronos is the son of Uranus, the god of the sky, and Gaia, the goddess of the earth. Legend has it that Gaia induced his son kronos to kill his father Uranus with a sickle, thus separating the sky from the earth.

In ancient Rome, Saturnalia was the happiest festival of the year. It is recorded in the Encyclopedia Britannica: "During Saturnalia, all work and business transactions were suspended, and slaves were given short freedom to do what they wanted. Some traditional moral norms have also been relaxed, and people can freely exchange holiday gifts. " In other words, during Saturnalia, the demons on the earth are released and enjoy life without restriction.

Capricorn and Panthera

Capricorn is often depicted in mythology as the god of the forest (Pan) who is half man and half sheep (note: the image of the forest guardian of the night elves in warcraft 3 should also be inspired by this myth). Pan, the god of the forest who is half man and half beast, is a strong man. The word "pornography" in English also comes from this myth.

In the oldest legend, when Pan escaped once, he jumped into the water, and his lower body turned into a fish, while his upper body looked like a goat.

In medieval myths and legends, Pan was portrayed as a goat with horns. Legend has it that the maid who delivered Pan was frightened when she saw this strange "person". The English word panic also describes the feelings of the maid after seeing Pan.

In A.D. 1990, astronomer MarkShowalter discovered a small satellite around Saturn after observing the pictures of the universe taken by "Rover 2" and named it Pan. This is regarded as equally valuable as Neptune's discovery in astronomy.

Satan: the Special Envoy of God

The word Satan, which means "adversary" in Hebrew, first appeared in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. Satan is sent by God to look for people on earth who don't follow the truth and violate the laws of heaven. And its means is to test people's hearts through various temptations. Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, is in charge of Capricorn, a symbol of the devil, and is traditionally called "the great teacher".

"Devil" in Tarot Card

The image on the "devil" card in tarot cards is generally a monster drawn by imitating "Pan", which symbolizes that human kindness needs to be tested in temptation. This kind of test is often carried out through what we are most afraid of. Perhaps each of us has too greedy ideas about money, desire or power, which prevent us from becoming a pure person, so we must pass the test and correct these ideas.

The "last trump card" in tarot cards

The "last trump card" is a ring, which symbolizes Saturn's orbit and the farthest solar system star that we can see with the naked eye. (Twelve constellations/Astronomy/)

The "last trump card" symbolizes a kind of completion. It symbolizes that we have reached the end of our journey and accepted the teaching of the great teacher Saturn. On this trip, we learned the true meaning of being a man.

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