Diamonds = Values = Prosperity

Being a person for whom every single significator (Birth Card, Planetary Ruling Card and Karma Cards) is a Diamond, I have indeed come to appreciate prosperity and what it takes to maintain it. The various Diamond cards really do tell us a whole lot about our relationship with money. Whether they show up as one of our personal significators, or in a yearly spread, we can use them as a barometer of where we are at in relationship to the abundance of the universe. This awareness, in turn, can help us make whatever corrections necessary to increase our current prosperity level. Consider the following suits for a minute.

Hearts – feelings I perceive relationships
Clubs – thoughts I think mental distinctions
Diamonds – desires I want values
Spades – actions I do, the will to act

We can learn a great deal about the other suits as we discuss some of these Diamond characteristics. Just translate it over to the other suit. Let me begin by asking you a question. Have you ever noticed how people in transition from one life to another, such as those changing
jobs or getting divorced, usually have a lot of financial worries at the same time? It is a common phenomena and there is a reason behind it. When we are in a situation of transition, from one lifestyle state to another, often our values are either undecided or unclear. Perhaps we just don’t know what we want yet. We may know what we don’t want but haven’t yet figured out where we are going. Whenever anyone is in such a state as this, their values (wants) are unclear. Its sort of like God is sitting there saying, ‘What do you want?’ and we keep telling him, ‘Give me a minute, I haven’t figured it out yet’. This comical analogy is a good illustration of how it really works. I think this will become even clearer as we discuss the various cards in the Diamond suit.

Lets start with the Ace of Diamonds, which in essence means the birth or beginning of a new value – a cute little baby value so to speak. With the Ace of Diamonds we have the origination of something that we want to create. It can come as a thought or a feeling but is usually both, a desire. Where the Ace of Diamonds sits can determine the surroundings at its birth. For example, in the Saturn period, an Ace of Diamonds could mean a desperate need for money, even an unfulfilled desire for money, one that is a hardship in some way. Or it could mean a desire for money for a health condition or a health condition that precipitates a need for more money. What all Ace of Diamonds have in common is that we will now want something that we didn’t before. Something is there to be desired that was not there previously. Most everything we now own or possess began this way, with an original desire. If we watch carefully we can see how things that we desired long ago often show up on our doorstep, as if by magic. And, it will usually be the exact thing. Just this week I purchased a CD of music that I had wanted long ago. As I was listening to it last night I remembered that I had wanted it and now, here it is. The more aware we are of our thoughts, and in this case, our desires, the more magical we will perceive our life because at each moment things we have desired are moving towards us.

The 2 of Diamonds brings satisfaction in sharing of value. It also likes to mix money with friendship. There is little that a 2 of Diamonds person likes more than to be making money or doing business with friends or family. The 2 of Diamonds can be considered a fortunate card to have in one’s yearly reading. Though in itself it is not a power money card, it is an even number and suggests that finances are settled to some extent. In some cases, it can mean a lot of money, such as when we find it in the Jupiter period.

Now we get to the 3 of Diamonds and this is one of the problem money cards in the deck. Itself is not a problem but people generally express it in its negative side which is worry and indecision about their values. With the 3 of Diamonds. we just have too many options to choose from and cannot seem to decide on which we like or want the most. Because of this unclarity of our inner values, the external situation follows suit and we find ourselves lacking in some way. I have done many readings on radio shows and invariably a 3 of Diamonds person will call in and of course one of their primary questions will be about money. I usually tell them, “Listen, you worry about your money no matter if you have it or not, so what difference is it going to make if I tell you that you will have money in the future?” This may seem a bit cruel to some but I think it is much more constructive to direct their attention onto the overall state of their mind than to give them some prediction that will not really make a difference. I also suggest to them to get involved in creative projects and forms of self-expression. This is the remedy for 3 of Diamonds people and for the rest of us when we are under the influence of the 3 of Diamonds card – get creative and actively involved in self-expression. But don’t expect that you will be clear about what you want under this influence. It is not a time to be clear at all. It is a time of exploration of new possibilities and of branching out in new directions. One or more of the great ideas you have now will likely make you a lot of money in the future if it is something that you find you have a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction from.

The 4 of Diamonds is very clear about some of the basic values in life. It represents a drive for stability and security along financial lines. With a 4 of Diamonds present you will likely be very focused on having the essentials in life, so much so that you are willing to work hard for them and you get them. Contrast this with the state of mind associated with the 3 of Diamonds card and you see precisely why the 4 of Diamonds card usually indicates a period of good, if not excellent resources. Its not an expansive sort of prosperity though. The 4 of Diamonds means attention to the fundamentals of value. Beyond those basic needs and necessities, the 4 of Diamonds may never wander. But in any case it is a good omen for financial stability, which to some would be a great relief. 4 of Diamonds people are very money-security oriented. They generally have to work very hard for everything. Did I mention that the number four is often associated with struggle? If we can fault the 4 of Diamonds at all, it would be for never seeing above their self-created mire. They generally do not have a big picture of life as they are so embattled in their struggle for security that they miss a lot of what the world has to offer them. But there is truly no fault in any card, especially when we make the right comparison.

The 5 of Diamonds is a very interesting card. On the positive side it represents the 4 of Diamonds person who has had enough of the struggle and just decides to take off. ‘No more prison for me” they shout. It represents a deep dissatisfaction on the value level. When this card appears in your cards for the year you will experience this dissatisfaction first hand. It could have a dramatic effect in some cases. Just imagine a 5.Long Range card. Potentially everything that you had built up (4 of Diamonds) for yourself you would now find distasteful and meaningless. This would also be accompanied by a desire to travel, move or just leave. Of course it could also indicate the fortuitous combination of ‘making money while traveling’. Especially in Jupiter the 5 of Diamonds could bring abundance through traveling for business. But one must realize that like the 3 of Diamonds, the 5 of Diamonds represents a state of unsettled values, or values in transition, as it were. Thus we often experience financial lack  during that period of its influence. Many 5.people go through nearly their entire lives under a sort of curse of lack. But every card can be turned into gain if one understands the key to it. The key to the 5 of Diamonds is to mix money making with these five-like traits: expansion, change, or travel.

The 6 of Diamonds, being another even number, indicates a settled state of values. Thus, it could indicate a relatively peaceful time of financial stability. But it has, of course many other meanings. It is the first card beyond the five, earth-bound value cards. As such it represents a stepping away from the material plane into a higher frequency of experience, the unseen area of life. Under a 6 of Diamonds, the theory of karma is expressed. We become concerned, either consciously or through circumstances that confront us, with what we owe others and what they owe us. The settling of accounts, past and present becomes a theme. Under the 6 of Diamonds our own personal financial situation can take a back seat to our concerns about our relationship with others in a financial way. We are now concerned with the settlement of debts rather than our own financial condition, though of course our own financial condition may be greatly affected by what happens. One must first see that in the Six and in most of the cards that follow, that the concern is taken off of one’s personal financial situation. We are now concerned with how we connect with others, the inner parts of ourselves, and the universe that surrounds us. Under the magic of this Six influence we could either lose or receive a large amount of money due to debts incurred long ago, perhaps even in a former lifetime.  Fate is in operation and what is fate but karma working its way out? What we sow, we shall reap, both positive and negatively. Under a Six influences, the accounts will be settled.

The 7 of Diamonds represents a state of ‘challenged values’. Whatever we wanted or desired is somehow out of sync with what is really good for us or for the world around us. Or, our general state of value is in disrepair and needs to be fixed up. Seven is the number of Faith. A Seven is magic itself. It has no material basis. It is based entirely in our relationship to the unseen world. Our state of mind is one of the unseen realms that we live in every day. Under the influence of a Seven it will be our state of mind that has more to do with our financial condition than any external events or circumstances. This is magic, if one can see it. For now, under this magical Seven influence, you can make money appear out of literally nothing. All that is needed is the right frame of mind and the wealth of the universe is at your disposal. But don’t expect external circumstances to support you in this. Your support has to come from inside. That is what the Seven represents – external challenges that demand internal changes to experience success. All that one has learned about making money in the world will be of no use under this influence. Any manipulation of the external events will only cause more problems and more worries. Changing jobs will not work. Working harder will not work either. All avenues will seem to be blocked. However, if we just change internally all the blocks will disappear. The internal change that has to be made is primarily to a state of gratitude. Usually the problem with a 7 of Diamonds is not what we don’t have, but that we are ignoring what we do have. Its all in our point of view. Then, of course, the 7 of Diamonds becomes the millionaire’s card. The true millionaire is that person who lives in the state of mind of a millionaire, regardless of external circumstances.

The 8 of Diamondsis a power of values card. It is one of the strongest cards, financially, there is. When we have it, we usually are very clear and intent on making a major purchase of some kind, or of making a very large amount of money. Just how much money are we talking about here? Well, it varies among individuals since for each of us our definition of a lot is relative to what we have been earning lately. But its always experienced pretty much the same for each person. Its the power to purchase, the ability to experience the power of having a  lot of money. Its like the feeling of going into a store and realizing that you can easily afford anything that is offered there. You can have anything. This is much more value power than the 4 of Diamonds. With the Eight you can actually do something dramatic or extravagant in some way, whereas with the Four you may have had a little extra but not enough to spend the way you can now with the Eight. All 8 of Diamonds people get a rush out of making large purchases. In some cases it can be like an addiction. That explains why many of them are broke and their credit cards over the limit. They have used that high they get from spending to make them feel better instead of dealing with the problems that their lives present on a day to day basis in another, more constructive way. But the wise 8 of Diamonds uses their spending as a reward, a sort of treat to themselves. They first make the money, and they are good earners. Then they spend it without endangering their sense of security. 8 of Diamonds people know what everything is worth. The power they express through value extends into every little aspect of spending and trading that they involve themselves in.

The 9 of Diamonds is that card which represents the death of some value or something valued. It is the last card in the cycle from 1 to 9. It represents a value that has now run its course and must be discarded in preparation for new values to come. Of course a 9 of Diamonds can indicate a time of financial problems. Since we are literally letting go of something of value, it could. But it certainly doesn’t have to. If we are conscious of the cycles of things in our life we will already know that this particular thing, job or possession has run its course. Its time has run out. We will already be feeling the uselessness of it in our lives and will be ready to let it go. We will not fight this natural cycle but instead will harmonize ourselves with it and let go, knowing that something new will soon come to replace it. When we speak of something valued we must also include ways of earning money and relationships. Because many of us see relationships as possessions, they are often included in this. So the 9.could indicate the ending of a job, relationship, or other way of making money, such as an investment. On the more happy side, sometimes a 9 of Diamonds can represent the ending of a quest for something that began long ago. In this case the thing or value that we have been wanting comes to us. Isn’t that interesting? Under a Nine influence we may be fulfilled. It all comes through the understanding of the numbers in full. The 9 of Diamonds in Jupiter, like the Seven, can indicate a millionaire’s situation where some huge financial gains are conceivable.

Finally we come to the 10 of Diamonds, the largest of all the money cards. In itself the 10 of Diamonds represents the largest sum of money that we can conceive of ourselves having. Jim Carey, the comedian/actor, who is a 10 of Diamonds Birth Card, once wrote himself a check for ten million dollars. This was years before he made it to the big time. But he wrote himself this check and told himself that he would be able to cash it in five years. Just about five years later he was given a ten million dollar check to do the sequel to his hit movie, The Mask. To Jim Carey, ten million dollars was what that 10 of Diamonds meant. It was the symbol of the greatest amount of money he could conceive himself having. I am sure that now his vision of that has increased. But at the time it was what was true for him. Now if I asked you how much a 10 of Diamonds meant to you, what would you say? You may say ten million dollars yourself. But would that really be true? You see, we have to examine our value system a little more carefully to really get that answer. You may easily say that you could receive ten million dollars but most people cannot. They demonstrate in their day to day lives that they are not open to even a fraction of that amount. I remember the year I had the 10 of Diamonds in Jupiter. I knew how much money I wanted to make and I made it. It amounted to about $15,000 in one month. For me at that time, that was millionaire status. That was all that I could imagine or allow into my life.

And this is what prosperity is all about, how much can we really handle? If we can learn anything from the Diamond cards about money and wealth it is that our inner state is the final word on what can and cannot come to us. It is the state of our inner value that determines what the external world can do. We are at the helm of our destiny, our world around us is conceived from our inner choices and state of mind. If we do as Jesus Christ said we will definitely become millionaires in this life. “Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven within, and all else shall be added unto you.” He didn’t say go out and make a million bucks. But he said that ‘all else’, meaning literally everything we ever wanted, will be given to those who turn their attention within to where the real creating is done.