Portal schmortal. I must admit, I sometimes wonder if these numerology portals are just New Age nonsense. That said, I have paid attention to some of them when intuition nudged me to, especially the triple portals where the day, month and year all carry the same number.
I decided to dig around in memory for when the 7th of July was a triple portal. That would have been in 2023. My memory isn’t great, so I looked through my blog posts over on angelorum from July 2023. It was a busy month of blogging, apparently, and about half the posts no longer resonate.
While I found nothing on the day itself, I did find a 777 portal tarot spread from the 5th of July. If you resonate strongly with number portals, you might wish to take this spread for a spin today.
7/7 Psalm Magic
I also decided to look up Psalm 77. According to Anna Riva, in Powers of the Psalms, this is a psalm to use against despondency and lack of faith.
That kind of synchronicity speaks to me far more than the idea of a numerology portal. In July 2023, I was still in the throes of religious trauma recovery, trying to write my way through it. Hence, the copious amount of blog posts that month. This was and still is my neurodivergent way of coping with any form of trauma.
Looking back, I can see that the real issue wasn’t a lack of faith in God so much as a lack of faith in myself. I hadn’t yet learned to trust my own discernment.
The Chariot
Perhaps that’s why The Chariot came to mind this morning. As the seventh Major Arcanum, and traditionally linked with Cancer, it speaks of harnessing opposing forces and moving forward with intention. The Chariot doesn’t succeed through brute force but through inner alignment. When our will and our deeper purpose pull in the same direction, life begins to move again.
For so long, childhood abuse, abandonment and trauma left my will feeling broken. Without knowing and trusting our own will, we easily fall prey to doubts and despondency.
A Reading About Despondency
Yesterday, I spoke to someone near and dear to me. They were feeling very despondent, so this morning I lit a candle and read the Psalm over their situation. I also pulled some cards for them. I love how clearly the Oracle of the Hekatean Path and the Biblical Tarot spoke to the situation.
The 10 of Wands (here called Candles) testify to the state of feeling at the end of one’s tether and simply not knowing if one has the strength to carry on. The 3 of Swords (here called Feathers) shows that there is a real need to shed some tears. Tears can remove blockages and relieve tension so that we can breathe again.
The final card, the Queen of Wands/Candles, is how I see this person. They are much more resourceful than they think they are, and so very beautiful, artistic and charismatic. Yesterday, I found myself reminding them how very loved they are, and it boggled my mind that someone so stunningly beautiful would ever need such a reminder. Yet that’s what despondency does. It blinds us to our own light.
But it also showed me that they will bounce back very soon, and that filled me with hope. It also reminded me of all the times I bounced back from the pit of despair.
Whether or not 7/7 is really a “portal” almost feels beside the point now. This morning became a doorway for me, not because of numerology, but because it invited me to look back and notice how much has changed. Three years ago, Psalm 77 would have described my own heart. Today, it became a prayer for someone else. That’s the kind of synchronicity I trust. Not one that tells me what to believe, but one that quietly reveals how far I’ve come.
Even though I no longer see the Bible as the inerrant Word of God, I adore the Psalms.
For me, the Psalms are pure magic. They quiet the mind, open the heart and help align my thoughts with the Highest Good. They are prayers, poems, spells, songs and meditations all at once. Whether we approach them as Scripture, sacred poetry or practical mysticism, they have an extraordinary way of speaking directly to our needs.
I usually begin with a simple prayer:
“Show me the Psalm that will serve the Highest Good today.”
Then I use a random number generator.
That may sound strange, but I’ve found that when I admit I don’t know what I need, Providence usually knows better than I do.
Once I have the number, I turn to Anna Riva’s Powers of the Psalms. Her book gives a traditional magical application for each Psalm, helping me understand the current I am about to work with. Only then do I go to my altar, light a candle, open my Bible and begin praying and meditating with the Psalm.
This morning, the random number was 72.
Anna Riva associates Psalm 72 with attracting prosperity and success, so I had a sense of the magical current before I even began reading and knew which colour candle to use. I chose green for abundance. It just happens to be Friday (ruled by Venus), a perfect day for attracting abundance. I couldn’t have orchestrated it better myself.
The Psalm
(King James Version – Public Domain)
Psalm 72
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
I smiled as soon as I saw it because the synchronicity couldn’t have been clearer.
The card reminded me that before we can effectively serve the Divine, we must learn to care for the temple through which we serve.
Our own bodies.
That has been a recurring lesson for me recently.
With a hip replacement on the horizon, improving my diet, prioritising sleep and building strength are no longer just health goals. They have become part of my spiritual practice.
Sometimes we imagine devotion as something dramatic or mystical.
More often, it looks remarkably ordinary.
Preparing nourishing food.
Going to bed on time.
Taking medication when needed.
Doing the physiotherapy exercises we’d rather avoid.
Accepting help.
Keeping promises to ourselves.
These seemingly mundane acts become sacred when we offer them consciously as part of our service to God.
The Temple at Lagina reminded me that holiness doesn’t begin somewhere “out there.”
It begins here.
In the body.
Why Psalm 72?
Many people know Psalm 72 as a royal Psalm celebrating righteous kingship.
I was introduced to it through Ariel Gatoga’s teaching on Psalm magic, where he presents it as a Psalm for prosperity and Divine provision.
His interpretation goes far beyond simply attracting money.
Instead, he invites us to recognise prosperity as our natural inheritance as children of the Divine.
That perspective resonates deeply with me.
Financial provision certainly matters, but so do health, opportunities, supportive friendships, wisdom, courage and the practical resources we need to fulfil our calling.
Psalm 72 speaks repeatedly about justice, protection, peace and abundance.
It reminds us that Divine provision doesn’t always arrive in the form we expect.
Sometimes it comes as healing.
Other times, as unexpected guidance.
And sometimes it arrives as the inner strength to keep going until the outer world catches up.
How I Work with Psalm Magic
My practice is simple, but if you would like to dive deeper into the history of Psalm Magic and different approaches, you can learn more in my article about Psalm Magic on angelorum.co.
I begin by reading the entire Psalm aloud without interruption.
Then I return to it slowly, verse by verse, allowing particular words or images to stand out.
Rather than analysing every line intellectually, I ask:
“What is this saying to my soul today?”
The symbols begin to speak.
A mountain becomes an elevated state of consciousness.
Rain becomes Divine blessing.
The oppressor becomes the fearful ego that insists there will never be enough.
The needy become the parts of myself still operating from old narratives of scarcity.
Each reading is slightly different because I am slightly different each day.
A Royal Inheritance
One of Ariel Gatoga’s most powerful teachings is the idea of adopting what he calls a Royal Identity.
Instead of approaching God as a beggar, we approach as beloved children.
That image echoes something deeply Christian.
We are invited to receive grace rather than earn it.
Prayer becomes less about convincing God to bless us and more about opening ourselves to blessings already prepared.
When Psalm 72 speaks of “the king’s son,” I hear an invitation to remember who we really are beneath all the stories of fear, lack and limitation.
Children of the King do not need to manipulate life into providing for them.
