Transparent Oracle Sunday!
60, Polarity: Red Dragon (Below). The direction of Below is not easily associated with
spirituality, yet it is a powerful symbol representing the opportunity to
create a strong foundation, and to connect to the tools and powers of the
Underworld. The Red Dragon’s energy
begins within, and radiates outward with amazing power. While the Red Dragon is in a sense
about balance, it presents only one extreme for our consideration: inner power
that expands outward. This card is
about passions and drive, and even the life essence itself, all of which begin
within and then manifest outward.
67, Empathy
(Within). Within is the direction of the Self, and thus the cards associated
with this direction deal with the ways our Self connects to the world and
perceives the world, and the Self.
This direction is mostly abstract, and yet is our bridge to the Universe
around us. Empathy is about receptivity, sensitivity, and shared emotions or
experiences. This is not a
detached understanding of another, but rather it is about being able to
communicate without words, without conscious understanding, as if we ourselves
are experiencing the feelings of another being.
25, Landscape:
Ocean (West). West is the direction of Water, and thus, of feelings and
emotions, relationships of all kinds, cleansing and healing, the wisdom
associated with natural endings, and the bubbling up of pure joy. Oceans are huge and magnificent; they
are considered the cradle of life.
They can be calm as glass, but beneath that smooth flat surface lurk
powerful predators. They can be
rough and deadly, yet if we travel down a short distance, all is quiet and
silent. The Ocean card is about
death and life, about destruction and creation; and amidst the chaos, healing
and purification.
I then stacked my cards and
created my mandala. The Red Dragon
is what I see first, and my Dragon seems to be cradling or supporting the other
two cards. Empathy is an
interesting companion to my Red Dragon, for the Red Dragon abides in the
direction of Below but presents the concept of radiating or emanating outward,
while Empathy has a more receptive focus that brings us inward to the quiet and
calm of the Core. I am being told
to connect with and value where I have come from, to connect and value who I am
right now, and to understand that my own life is connected to all Life. That connection itself can bring
purification and healing, and a deep and abiding peace, if I open myself to it.
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