Transparent Oracle Sunday!!
58, Grail Hollows: The Spear
(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 Spear is about challenges and sacrifice, karma and focus, severe
consequences and the concept of “piercing.” The Spear can be seen like a scalpel which in the hands of a
skilled surgeon can cut out disease (even if leaving a scar). Redundancy is destroyed by The Spear in
order to clear the land so new growth can begin.
32, Weather:
Snow (North). North is the
direction of Earth, and thus of the physical or physically formed or manifested
world, and of nurturing, health, finances and security, and the wisdom
associated with living simply, being well-grounded, and being in touch with our
physical body. Snow has a magickal
effect on the landscape and our surroundings; when snow falls, it covers
everything and hides details as well as mutes sounds. The mantle of white is made of countless tiny, unique
crystals, and like a blanket, the covering of snow insulates and protects.
5, Landscape: Mountains (East). East is the direction of the rising
sun, and thus of new beginnings and fresh ideas, as well as knowledge,
intellectual ideas and thoughts.
Mountains tells us that our goals are in sight, but there will still
need to be strength, skill and perseverance before accessing that goal. Mountains also allow us to rise up
above the chaos, confusion and noise of our mundane world in order to
experience peace and solitude.
This card tells me that I’ve got a good strong foundation in place, and
now it is time to look forward and up.
I then stacked my cards and
created my mandala. The Mountains
appear to be surrounding The Spear, and everything is covered in Snow! This mandala has a hugely powerful
message to me: time to clear or cut away what is not serving me. This “surgery” will take some effort
and focus and perseverance, but if I shut out all the confusion around me, I
can make this happen. I have a
feeling the instructions will come to me during meditation, but I do need to
remember that it’s hard to sit in meditation if the physical body is not
comfortable. All of these cards
tell of effort and the application of hard-earned skills; there is one common
thread as well: these efforts can only be done by me, so they must be
accomplished in a solitary fashion.
Hmmmm . . . that is my current
focus in my Third Degree training, as I am walking the Pathway of the
Solitary. Looks like this Pathway
just might be life-changing, if I can hang in there and focus to the end.
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