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Meet the Lord of Material Success.
Mr. Mellifluous and the Lord of Material Success
You find yourself with Mr. Mellifluous on a city street. A wealthy man holds golden scales in his left hand and awards gold with his right hand to a man on his knees while another beggar on his knees in a tattered robe also holds out his hands, waiting hopefully.
The scene appears to be more than just a man giving a handout to some beggars. It seems almost allegorical. You get a sense as you watch that it is important to learn how to both give and receive.
As though reading your mind, Mr. Mellifluous sighs, “The fortunes of humanity, like the phases of the moon, continually change, so it is important to learn both how to give and receive. Notice the scales of justice, however. What you are seeing here recalls the Parable of the Talents, which describes a master, who, before leaving his home, entrusts his property to his servants. The servants are each given talents according to their abilities. Upon return, the master asks his servants for an accounting. The first two servants explain that they have each doubled the value of the property, so they are each rewarded. The third servant, however, has merely hidden his talent in a hole in the ground, believing that he will be rewarded for simply guarding the talent, and is punished for being slothful. The master states, 'For everyone that has, more shall be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.'”
“So this has some sort of spiritual significance,” you say. Suddenly you think of The Hierophant, and you are back in the church, standing in front of the priest, who is once again blessing you.
Again, you hear The Hierophant even though he does not appear to be speaking. “Gold, because it is incorruptible, is a symbol of spirit. Gold is also a symbol of The Sun, the source of all energy on the material plane. Gold, as money, is also a type of energy that has great influence in the world. Those who use the life-force wisely and productively continually attract more of the energy of the life-force in its various forms to themselves. In its own way, spirit gauges how you use this great energy in your own sphere of influence. If you use it well, you will often find that you are provided with different types of energy from unexpected sources to accomplish your goals. More figuratively, if you use your 'talents,' you will often find that those energies become stronger and your work becomes more and more effective. That's one reason to follow your bliss. If you don't use your talents, you will lose them or find that it becomes extremely difficult to recover them.
“The gold of the spirit lies deep in the soul, on an inner plane associated with the Sun. The plane of the Moon, associated with the Holy Ghost--the Emanation on the Tree of Life below the Sun-- manifests the formless energies of the higher planes as symbols, forms of spiritual principle, so that the conscious mind can more easily understand the significance of the higher energies. In other words, deep in the soul, the Moon provides a bridge to the pure energies of the Sun through spiritual symbols. The soul, like the Moon, has different phases. Sometimes we can access spiritual energies, sometimes not, but if we never experience the energies of the Moon deep in the soul, we are unlikely to experience the abundance of life symbolized by the Sun.
"Another path, associated with the Moon and the High Priestess, exists above the Emanation of the Sun and leads to the Crown of all Creation. If you desire union with the Source, in other words, you need to go deep into the soul. This higher moon path is associated with the Hebrew letter 'gimel,' which means 'camel.' The higher--or deeper--energies are like the powerful will of the camel that is traveling across a vast desert; in a similar way the spiritual will is the powerful inner force that leads to the attainment of the Great Work."
with Claire and Mr. Mellifluous
Vocals by Krysten Ortiz
Suddenly, you are back in the forest, where you and Mr. Mellifluous discover Claire with the Queen of Pentacles, both of whom are staring silently at a golden pentacle.
After awhile, the Queen speaks, "Sometimes people don't listen, my child, because they are busy or afraid or worried about their problems. Most people feel separate from others and the rest of the world and never realize that there is an underlying unity to all consciousness. This pentacle symbolizes on one level the elemental unity of the subtle energies of the world, and it also reveals the incorruptible gold of the spirit that permeates all of nature and humanity.
"People in troubled times often feel alone and isolated and worried about the future. Human consciousness feels fragmented and disconnected from the world, but that is all part of your evolution, my child. Each of your kind is evolving a distinct, separate consciousness, but you can also feel the underlying unity of all consciousness if you open your mind and heart and soul to the Source of all Creation. You can touch this pentacle and feel connection with all life. Go ahead, my child."
We watch as Claire gently touches the pentacle. Claire smiles, "I am feeling now that the sun is creating a symphony of life on this planet, just as there is one Source for all the harmony in the cosmos. Thank you so much, my Queen." Claire curtsies, and the Queen nods, smiling as she turns back to the pentacle.
Go on a different adventure with Mr. Mellifluous.
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