The Aeon signals the birth of a new consciousness, a kind of awakening that comes from the death of the ego and the attachment we have to our individual selves. Fire is a powerful element in this card. It is the fire of purification and therefore also of healing. The phoenix is burnt to ashes only to be reborn anew, and through the process brings light to the darkness of the goddess Nuit. In order to experience the shift from an individual consciousness to a more universal one, we must also bring all things into the light. It is through the light that the phoenix can heal the wounds of the past and avoid the repetition of mistakes in its future incarnations.