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A common deodorant merely conceals the scent of sweat. The new FA deodorant operates in a different fashion: it slays bacteria, is absorbed through the skin, seeps into the bloodstream, reaches the nerve cells, and brings breath to a halt. The dead do not sweat!

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2, according to the Kabbalah, embodies interaction.

The Heart embodies the symbolism of the Elements of Life.

Thus, the Two of Life is the interaction of a living being with another living being or an object.

For instance, it may symbolize the interplay of a living creature with the surrounding world.

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Fig. 2.1: Any movement across the planet’s surface—be it jostling, striking, sitting, or delving—reveals the many ways a living being participates in the dance of the Element of Earth.22

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Fig. 2.2: The gills of a fish ceaselessly draw water through their delicate filaments. Thus do fish breathe, their secret afforded by these wondrous organs. The circulatory labyrinth within the gills, sustaining this exquisite respiration—such is the Six of Life. Yet the very act of water streaming through the gills—herein lies the Two of Life. The whiskers of the catfish, conduits of touch in silty gloom and shadow—these, too, are the Two of Life. Even the most unremarkable swim of fish may be contemplated as the Two of Life. Interaction transpires within the aspect of the element Water.23

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Fig. 2.3 Venom in serpents, spiders, and scorpions—an alchemical method by which these beings commune with the world. The biochemical nature of Venom empowers its bearers to hunt and to endure. The bombardier beetle, the spitting cobra, the skunk—when they defend themselves with acid or Venom, this, too, is the Two of Life. Interaction unfolds through the aspect of the element Fire.24

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Fig. 2.4 The flight of a butterfly, a bird—at times, even a fish or a squirrel—as a means of weaving connection with the world, in the manner of the element Air.252627

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Fig. 2.5 The art of generating a subtle vacuum to draw in nourishment or liquid—one of the living creature's myriad methods of engaging with the world. Engagement with the world manifests through the aspect of the element Metal (Emptiness).28

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The hallmark of the Two of Life card lies in some mysterious encounter of a LIVING being with the surrounding world. This includes interaction with another living being.

Such interaction, in one way or another, can be registered by the primary organs of perception.

For instance, the movement of one being may be noticed by another.

The ‘reversed’ Two of Life signifies an absence of interaction between a living creature and the surrounding world.

More precisely, it is when its engagement with the world goes unnoticed by the observer.

So long as the creature lives, it inevitably interacts with its surroundings—it breathes, releases scents, makes noise, moves, leaves traces, and so forth.

A living creature may try to remain hidden from a predator for a while, like a mouse frozen in the shadow, but as long as it lives, it CANNOT HELP BUT INTERACT with the surrounding world