Sword King had come up in a reading last weekend - telling me some unpleasant home truths actually. Today, he was a little kinder in this pairing with Spear Three:
The Arthurian Sword King sits on his stone throne on top of a green hill, from where he can survey his lands. The hill is where petitioners bring their pleas for justice. He wears a lilac robe and blue cloak, fringed with gold. The unusual silver crown on his head forms an up-pointing triangle like the divine masculine principle. The Sword King looks directly out of the card and holds up the sword, with its' hilt centred in his hara. His face is stern but not severe. He has very fair long hair, beard and moustache. He appears completely focussed.
The highly polished sword acts as a mirror to the petitioner, reflecting back the sometimes uncomfortable truth. With the blade close to his ear, Sword King hears its' song. This is the song of the Earth itself, as the King upholds the justice of the Goddess of the Land. He will speak his mind in the most direct manner but only in service to the needs of the Goddess. He is not vindictive; rather caring actually but in a pragmatic and direct way.
Rather than waste his words today, he instead leads me to Spear Three, where a broad pathway, indicated by a spear placed at its' start, leads beneath the beech woods. Sunlight filters through the tree canopy high above - there is nothing to fear here. This path is easy, clearly defined and safe. To walk this way in mindful meditation would allow the mind, untroubled by wordly burdons, to find the creative spark that sets us off in new, inspired directions.
What the Sword King seem to be offering is some practical and kind advice: "Instead of allowing your mental processes to overwhelm you, leading to your request for clarity and justice, get out into nature. Find its' open paths and by walking them discover new, creative answers for yourself. The Goddess sings not only through my sword but in other ways more accessible to you at this time. Listen for her in the whispering of the leaves of tall trees."
Wednesday 8 August 2007
Monday 6 August 2007
Sovereignty meditation - Lesson 22
I've always found Sovereignty one of the more difficult cards in the Arthurian Tarot. I've tried unsuccessfully before to get into the meditation for this card, but on Sunday night, for some reason, it was easy.
I sat before Lady Sovereignty in her fine red robes and she offered me a cup which contained white liquid. I saw a young girl running into the labyrinth. This is what she said:
I like to write in pink for a girl's healing heart. I like to play in the maze. The lady says I must pick up any stones I move and put them back. She says that because I have walked the maze 9 times, now I must walk it 3x9 times and then I can claim the 3 moon crystals from the centre and I can put the maze questions in my book. Lady Sovereignty will accept my answers.
I identified with the little girl. She was reminding me how to play and not to take myself too seriously. The labyrinth is fun and walking it is an easy way to meditate. I did the walk 27 times as suggested - nearly giving up when I felt a little boredom creep in. Then I remembered how the little girl was laughing, running and skipping - she was not bored and so I kept on. Sovereignty's "gift" was three-fold: first, to collect the 3 crystals I'd left in the centre of the maze. These were beautifully charged up and I realised that they would neatly represent the moon in her 3-phases; girl, woman and crone. Secondly, she accepted the answers I had given to the labyrinth meditation at new moon - of course, she will hold me to them! Thirdly, she gave me a clear visualisation.
The visualisation was a little uncomfortable as Sovereignty showed me how the state of this quinta is a clear reflection of the state of me (Feng Shui in practice). For example, the vegetable patch where all my early efforts are now withering in the heat of summer is like the projects I have started and not nurtured through to completion. There was much more like this, but it shames me to write it publicly. In other words, Sovereignty gave me a wake-up call and dished out some rough Justice.
I sat before Lady Sovereignty in her fine red robes and she offered me a cup which contained white liquid. I saw a young girl running into the labyrinth. This is what she said:
I like to write in pink for a girl's healing heart. I like to play in the maze. The lady says I must pick up any stones I move and put them back. She says that because I have walked the maze 9 times, now I must walk it 3x9 times and then I can claim the 3 moon crystals from the centre and I can put the maze questions in my book. Lady Sovereignty will accept my answers.
I identified with the little girl. She was reminding me how to play and not to take myself too seriously. The labyrinth is fun and walking it is an easy way to meditate. I did the walk 27 times as suggested - nearly giving up when I felt a little boredom creep in. Then I remembered how the little girl was laughing, running and skipping - she was not bored and so I kept on. Sovereignty's "gift" was three-fold: first, to collect the 3 crystals I'd left in the centre of the maze. These were beautifully charged up and I realised that they would neatly represent the moon in her 3-phases; girl, woman and crone. Secondly, she accepted the answers I had given to the labyrinth meditation at new moon - of course, she will hold me to them! Thirdly, she gave me a clear visualisation.
The visualisation was a little uncomfortable as Sovereignty showed me how the state of this quinta is a clear reflection of the state of me (Feng Shui in practice). For example, the vegetable patch where all my early efforts are now withering in the heat of summer is like the projects I have started and not nurtured through to completion. There was much more like this, but it shames me to write it publicly. In other words, Sovereignty gave me a wake-up call and dished out some rough Justice.
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