Ace of Disks — Root of the Powers of Earth is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Disks in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of matter, concrete opportunity, prosperity and the body. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Kether, the element Earth and Root of Earth in astrology.
matter · concrete opportunity · prosperity · the body · grounding
What does Ace of Disks mean?
A concrete opportunity appears: root it with patience and care and it will bear fruit.
Everyday meaning
The seed of material realisation: a concrete opportunity, a gain, a solid base on which to build. It announces physical wellbeing, financial stability, projects taking shape.
Psychological meaning
A healthy relationship with the body, money and the tangible world: the trust that spirit can inhabit matter without being imprisoned by it.
Initiatic meaning
The Ace in Kether: the root of Earth and the final He of the Tetragrammaton, the Daughter who will be raised to the Mother's throne. Matter is conceived as a vortex of energy in motion; the throne of the Ace is the celestial quadrant of Aries, Taurus and Gemini, governed by the Princess of Disks.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, it signals greed, materialism, attachment to possessions, laziness.
Ace of Disks reversed
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading:
An opportunity missed or badly handled; money worries, or too much attention on gain.
Ace of Disks in love, work and spirit
In love
A bond with concrete foundations, oriented toward stability and building together.
At work and career
A new job, an investment, the start of a solid business.
In spiritual practice
Recognising the holiness of matter: the body as a temple.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Ace of Disks
Kether · Earth · Root of Earth
Crowley on Ace of Disks
Crowley places his own personal seal on the Ace of Disks, with the number of the Beast and wings, inside a rotating disk: Earth not as inert weight but as a force in motion.
Frequently asked questions
What does Ace of Disks mean in the Thoth Tarot?
A concrete opportunity appears: root it with patience and care and it will bear fruit.
What does Ace of Disks mean in love?
A bond with concrete foundations, oriented toward stability and building together.
What does Ace of Disks mean for work and career?
A new job, an investment, the start of a solid business.
What does Ace of Disks mean reversed?
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading: An opportunity missed or badly handled; money worries, or too much attention on gain.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Ace of Disks?
In the Golden Dawn system Ace of Disks corresponds to the sephirah Kether, the element Earth and Root of Earth in astrology.
