Ars Combinatoria

Ars Combinatoria

Ramon Lull, wisest of men, saw an art

In combinations, as not separate part

But in the conjunction of the spheres

Divination beckons, and truth appears

So the Tree of Life opens many levels

For good or ill, help us face our devils

Struggle with angels, wrestle so hard

That we may be blessed, and the bard

Sings a new song, ecstatic joy so bold

Reading now as the tarot cards unfold

A pattern of many meanings, and yet

If we work on these, will truth beget

Death shows darkness falling, night

But then the fool steps into the light

And walks on air, the world opens

Moon and sun reveal their visions

The stars do not control our destiny

But their archetypes help us to see

Into our souls, who we really are

And how to turn our own lodestar.