‘‘The Egyptian Cartouche is an instrument of the light, use it to serve the light and Hathor’s mirror will reflect the light back upon you.” 

                         Murray Hope

“The Cartouche encapsulates those archetypal energies, which were known and understood by the ancient Egyptians, and embodies them in identities easily recognisable in today’s world. 

Cartouche acts as a bridge between day-to-day things and the transpersonal or higher self, which makes it very much a part of the Aquarian age – The age of individual responsibility. 

It consists of twenty-five cards:

·       Cards 1-9 (Osiris, Isis, Horus, Bast, Thoth, Hathor, Nephthys, Ptah, and Anubis)

These represent the major archetypes.

·       Cards 11-14 represent the Elements of Fire, Air, Water and Earth.

·       Cards 15-25 (Sirius, Lotus, Crook and Flail, Uraeus, Winged Disc, The Twins, Sphinx, Scarab, Pyramid, Ankh and Buckle of Isis) relate to more general, mundane energies.

The ancient Egyptian symbols depicted on the cards capture the essence of the forces or energies that govern the Universe. Many believe the Egyptians gained their knowledge of these forces from an even earlier advanced race, who in turn, were instructed by extra-terrestrials from the Sirius star system. The symbols colours and meanings of the cards accord both with the designs found on Egyptian temples, pyramids, tombs, and old papyri, and with a secret arcane tradition that has been handed down from century to century. 

Each card can be used for meditation, divination, healing or magical or talismanic purposes and, when arrayed in the various layouts, can provide insight and answers to dreams, family or emotional problems, financial or business matters, healing and health, crafts and skills, protection, spiritual seeking, or any of life’s many enigmas. 

Vibrations are passed subconsciously to the cards when you handle them, so the order in which they fall in a reading is directed by promptings of your subconscious mind. Normally in life we tend to create a barrier between our conscious and subconscious minds through the overuse of logic. Cartouche will help you achieve a subtle balance by creating a bridge of contact between your everyday persona and the needs of your inner self. 

The Cartouche deck comprises twenty-five cards which each have a number and an image. Those cards which portray a god, goddess or element have in addition a set of hieroglyphics which describe that image and encapsulate its power. The image on each card may have a fixed or mobile nature.

My understanding is that Kathleen Milner created an initiation procedure for this deck, and this forms the ceremony to connect the person with the energies through the soul star and into the heart.

The Cartouche was a practice I always wanted to learn but my understanding of it was very dodgy. I had received YOD in my level two training and had worked with Thoth for some time. However, being initiated into the cartouche was yet to be open to me until 2020. I worked hard to find me a teacher and it was from there that I learned and worked with the Cards.

A student at the time who was very gifted told me to keep working with the cards and that has remained with me ever since. You see this is just the beginning, your relationship to these energies have already begun to forge. The call to your soul to learn and connect already set in motion. Each card will in time strengthen a deeper relationship and in that a powerful and personal understanding of the energy they represent- but also as an ally to call on too. I am still learning!

This course sets in motion the beginning of your apprenticeship with the Egyptian cartouche and I hope you enjoy it. The cost of this course which includes 25 initiations and a comprehensive pdf manual is £500. This course is suitable for anyone keen to learn for their own wisdom or to use for others. Online this takes approximately 2 hours and in person slightly longer.