Advanced · 13 min
Handling timing questions
What the Golden Dawn tradition says about time, from decans to the suit-and-season shortcut, and how to answer “when?” honestly without promising a date.
In this lesson you will
- Find the decan of any card from Two to Ten in the Golden Dawn system.
- Explain why “suit equals season” is only a shortcut, even inside that system.
- Turn a “when?” question into one with a time frame you set and a step you can take.
“When will I hear back about the job?” “When will we get back together?” Questions about when are among the first anyone asks the cards, and they are also the hardest ones to answer honestly.
Why “when?” is hard
A card shows a situation, a pull and a possible next step; it does not show a calendar. Ask the cards for a date and you invite the mistake Asking good questions warned about: handing the decision to the deck, then waiting instead of acting.
Traditions did attach time to the cards, and this lesson shows you how they did it, as tradition. Then it gives you the honest move: set the time frame yourself, and ask what helps the matter move within it.
This lesson is part of Plus
Plus opens every lesson of the Practitioner, Reader and Advanced tiers, with practice that explains every answer.
What the lesson covers
- Time in the Golden Dawn system: decans
- What to do with a “when?” question
- Practice
Foundations and the first lesson of every course are free.