Karmic tail 9-9-18: Magical knowledge
Knowledge and intuition that wait for only one thing: that you dare to use them and decide for yourself, without fearing error.
- decision owned
- knowledge used
- self-confidence
Karmic tail 9-9-18: Magical knowledge at a glance
A reserve of uncommon intuitions and knowledge has remained as an inheritance, with a keen sense of signs and nuance. When the person dares to use it, their opinions carry weight, their choices rest on deep understanding, and those around them find calm counsel that sees beyond the urgency of the moment.
Avoiding choices, even for trifles, is what lurks: you let others decide, put things off, tell yourself it is better to wait. This caution feeds the feeling of being held back. Set yourself modest decisions to make within the day, then slightly bigger ones: ease is gained through practice.
- The card 9
- IX · The Hermit
- The card 18
- XVIII · The Moon
- The Moon as karmic lesson
- 18
- The position
- Karmic tails
By Thomas Guilhot · updated
What this karmic tail tells
In this life, even the most ordinary decisions are dodged.
In this life
The person no longer tries to hold the reins of events and withdraws from every choice. They also give up directing their own energy, though nature has generously endowed them with it. But life does not allow itself to be held at a distance: sooner or later, strange situations, manifestations that could be called magical, appear on their path. However much you keep to a down-to-earth, rational view, the inexplicable always finds a gap. There is nothing to fear in this, according to the method; it is more a matter of learning the basics of directing energy, along with mastery of your emotions and desires. The more fate is avoided, the more disorder sets in, even in love life. The partners met are then often a carefree “artist” type, unreliable when it comes to organization. Their whimsy, which charmed at first, gradually becomes a source of irritation. This scenario repeats until the person has accepted their deeper nature.
The lesson
The lesson, according to the method: do not fear knowledge reserved for a few, because it can be of use even in ordinary gestures. The person’s innate potential allows them to direct this knowledge and this energy. The recommendation is to trust what the body perceives, and intuition as well. When the unusual appears, it is better not to shy away from it but to look closely at what possessing particular knowledge makes possible.
The story of the past, according to the method
According to the method, a previous life opened the door to hidden, even occult, knowledge for the soul. It used it, until the day one of its practices went wrong. The fright felt at that moment is said to have locked away its extraordinary gifts, and with them the mastery of the energy it had until then been able to direct. This tail keeps the trace of that lock placed by fear.
The script: Hindrance
Under the effect of anxiety and strong fears, the person unknowingly holds back their development and their visibility.
They dare neither show themselves as they are nor put their knowledge and abilities to work.
The signals
- Fear of responsibilities and decisions
- Fear of moving forward, of being wrong, of failing
- Fear of causing harm
- Health fears, psychosomatic troubles
- Fear of poverty, money that falls short
- Choice of a “reassuring,” familiar life
- Lack of boldness and self-confidence
- Panic attacks, anxiety, depression
- Life built on illusions
- Refusal to form a couple or a family
- Disillusionment in love
- Constant demands and criticism
- Irritation at other people’s foolishness
- Fear of magic
- Rejection of esotericism and the supernatural
- Atheism, skepticism
- Introversion pushed to the extreme
- Refusal of new encounters and exchanges
- Locked-up emotions
- Fear of losing the mother, an inner pillar
- Fear of death, fear of drowning
- Vulnerability to magical actions and programming
- Metabolic and water-balance troubles
- Fragile kidneys and joints
- Moving forward blindly
The new strategy
The new strategy consists of ceasing to flee this particular knowledge in order to tame it.
You begin by applying it to small, everyday situations, where it can be of use with nothing at stake. You rely on your natural abilities to learn how to direct your energy. In each decision, you listen to two voices: the sensations of the body and intuition. When an unusual situation arises, you stay present instead of looking away, and you ask what possibilities it opens.
The steps
- Apply your intuition to one ordinary decision each day
- Note what the body feels and what intuition suggests
- Learn a basic method for directing your energy
- Faced with an unusual event, observe it instead of avoiding it
- List the possibilities your particular knowledge opens up
In everyday life
At a restaurant, a friend asks “What are you having?” and you answer “same as you” by reflex.
At work, an opinion on a file is expected from you and you ask for more time. The little game repeats. Try the opposite: choose your dish first, give the requested opinion in one sentence. Nothing serious follows, and self-confidence gains a little ground.
A symbolic reading of the Destiny Matrix: food for thought about yourself, never a verdict or an established fact.
Go further
The Hermit
The card of energy 9The Moon
The card of energy 18Arcana 18 as a life lesson
The same energy, in another position of the matrix
How is it calculated?
Start with the date.
The day gives a, the month b, the year c; any total above 22 is reduced to the sum of its digits. Fictional example, March 14, 1987: a = 14, b = 3, c = 1 + 9 + 8 + 7 = 25, reduced to 7. The life lesson d = 14 + 3 + 7 = 24, reduced to 6. The center e = 14 + 3 + 7 + 6 = 30, reduced to 3. Then d1 = d + e = 9, and d2 = d + d1 = 15. The tail reads from top to bottom: 9-15-6. Its name: “World of passions and tales.”
Frequently asked questions: karmic tail 9-9-18: Magical knowledge
Why is it so hard to decide with this tail?
Because deciding commits, and committing exposes you to error. The experience described here ties knowledge to risk: better to stay silent, wait, let things be. Today, this reflex no longer has the same use. Recognizing the old fear makes it lighter, and each small choice you own reassures it further.
Do you need special gifts?
No. The knowledge evoked by the name can be very concrete talents: a trade, an intuition for people, a taste for symbols, a family memory. What matters is to recognize them as your own, without minimizing or hiding them, then to put them at the service of what matters.
How can I get out of the feeling of being held back?
Look for where you are waiting for permission: a family agreement, a degree, a sign from elsewhere. Then take a first step that depends on nobody, however small: writing, proposing, refusing. The feeling of being hindered fades as these gestures pile up and prove, day after day, that you move forward without authorization.
Karmic tails: the 22 energies
- Karmic tail
Karmic tail 18-6-6: Love magic
Love does not need to be wrested or to please at all costs: it is built when you hold yourself worthy of being chosen. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 18-9-9: Magician withdrawn from the world
Precious knowledge that only takes on meaning once shared: leaving your retreat to put it at the service of others. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 9-18-9: Magical sacrifice
A keen sensitivity to influences, which becomes a strength once you learn to choose what you let in. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 18-3-12: Suffering of the body
A strong attention to the body, which eases when you learn to listen to it gently rather than anxiously. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 9-15-6: World of passions and tales
A heart that chases the spark and discovers, by staying, that the rarest intensity is the one of a bond you deepen. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 9-12-3: Lonely heart
A capacity to love that first waits to be directed toward yourself: the relationship that lasts begins with the friendship you hold for yourself. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 9-3-21: Jailer
A generosity that can become a leash, and regains its true value when it gives without expecting anything in return. - Karmic tail
Karmic tail 18-6-15: Misused power
A flair for what is hidden and a taste for acting on others, which gain power when you learn to stop meddling.
Illustrations: Nicolas Conver’s Tarot de Marseille, dated 1760, restored by Tarot World Project, CC BY-SA 4.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons — images resized and compressed by Versana.