Dancing with the Elements :: 7.3.6

Rich with symbolism I have found the Land I am now in to be...what do your surroundings whisper to you?

Bees, Fire, Wood, Weaving, Adventure and Travel, The Sea, Sensuality, the Sun...god, I love Summer.

What visions are conjured from contemplating over what the archetypal symbols stir within our souls – individually and collectively?

Tis a Time of Dynamic energy, and if one has taken the time to cultivate such, it can be a most wonderful energy to work and play with. Mythologically (and dare I venture to say historically), Summer is a season that has been rich with tales of the archetypal god and goddess coming together, stories of liberation and freedom...among many other tales of adventures and noble quests.

Do you watch the patterns of your life running parallel to archetypes and mythology? Do you dare to embrace your dreams of both day and night?

I have found myself blessed with standing at The Tower – in awe and deepest appreciation to All that which carries within it a spark of the Divine.

It is no longer a question of what shall the Future bring us, as we have heard spoken with deep passion in the past, but a question of what shall we make of the Future? To build, what is necessary? Plans, Tools and a Foundation. I would classify information, knowledge, balance and present energy as being tools, myself.

What knowledge will you consciously choose to acquire? We 'watch' what physical ingredients we bring into our bodies striving for physical strength and health, is it so illogical to watch what type of information we bring into our minds? I think not.

Do you listen to what stirs within your soul? The Soul is quickened by the Divine Spirit – can you hear It? Do you trust yourself to discern and interpret what is before you? I shall say, I have my moments where I doubt the source of what I'm “hearing” – and I believe we have all found ourselves facing such inner questions and doubts, but I also know that I could not be where I am in this moment had I not pushed through the doubt. It is not an easy Path to walk, but the rewards are truly awe-inspiring.

Quiet yourself and listen to the Wind as it blows and dances around you, as your soul will understand the whispers of Its messages. Breathe the Wind in as deeply as your body can contain, for clarity is but one of the gifts carried upon the Wind – will you accept the gift when it is presented to you?

Do you dare leap to meet your Dreams?

I feel the strong impulse to begin building – how could I not when I find myself blessed to be holding company with brothers and sisters of Saturn and Uranus?

And then there is the urge to beginning communicating again, after an extended silence on the Web...Swords, Spiders, Wind, Mercury, Lightning, Towers and Castles...these images arise together and point back to each another in my ponderings. In my dreams they come to me, while walking in the glory of Nature I spot them in the Sky, while meditating in the brilliance of the Sun the whisper to me, in the company of a kindred spirit they peek between the gazes...

Again, I pose a question – what do these images conjure for you? A Mercury Retrograde is slated for the skies – I find myself contemplating just how to best utilize the flow of energy that shall be present. As a child of Saturn (in retrograde, no less), I have quite the affinity to the task of turning a seeming pitfall into a bounding leap up the mountain side...I think I shall have much fun with the experiment that has presented itself. 

"That which does not kill me only makes me stronger" is a motto spoken with grave seriousness by those who have shared in the adventures of mountain climbing throughout one's Life.

And speaking of tools – those in which we use to heal, to learn, to build...I've begun a study of a form of the Golden Art of Tarot...what a rich history the Tarot holds. I think I shall begin a post on my own personal study – and invite you to ponder over the questions posed and share what you come back with.

I've discovered in my inner quest that I am often at my most happy and content times when I'm reading, studying, writing and teaching others with what I share. I've heard people say (and have even felt them think) that I am “doing things wrong” by not adhering to the societal norms in how I choose to walk my Path and live my Life (there are those within my life that have gone so far as to claim I was mentally ill in court proceedings -- what a tale to tell that is). "Malicious slander" those who truly know me would say.

But aside from that, the experience has served rightly to show me just how irrationally many still cling and hold tight to preconceived notions formed from the faulty conditioning of their past.

And I know I am safe in my assumption that I am not the only one who has faced such intolerance and the condemnation that arises from it. I say to you who have experienced an echo of this in your own life -- do not faint and do not allow the perceptions of others to detour you from where your soul is leading you. Hold fast and stay the course...it is always darkest just before the breaking of the Dawn.

So here I am, defying others logic and reason and doing what brings me inner peace and satisfies my soul's spiritual ideals...I can think of know better way to obtain the highest possible outcome in my Life – and therefore in the lives of those whom I hold near and dear to my heart.

Am I crazy? Perhaps I am. I do know for sure, however, that I do not choose to live the type of life I see so many living and what results from their striving to play the game by rules set forth by a system that does not honor its word -- infested with hipocracy and back-stabbing in each and every division and rank...a system that has inflicted great harm upon the Earth and Our Children. No thank you. I've assessed the situation and from that assessment have chosen to see what a different paradigm shall give rise to – looking to the lost Arts, Higher Teachings and Elders to help plot a course and guide my way.

Care to join me? I bet fantastic Tales will be weaved from such a Quest...