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SEVEN OF WANDS
Meet the Lord of Valor.
Mr. Mellifluous and the Lord of Valor
In the realm of Wands, a brave warrior on a ridge is about to enter into battle against a larger force. For a moment, you fear that his valor is doomed because he is so outnumbered. Nevertheless, he has the spirit of a lion, and you can’t help but admire him, no matter the outcome of the battle.
Suddenly you are in a different place and a woman in white appears. With a horizontal figure eight above her head, she walks calmly over to a lion and gently caresses its head.
“Beauty and the beast?” you wonder out loud.
The woman in white speaks, “The power of Mars is the concentration of force through limitation and restriction and discipline. On the Tree of Life, Mars resides on The Pillar of Severity, a pillar associated with form. He is passionately in love with Venus, the Goddess of love and beauty on the Pillar of Mercy, which is a pillar of force. At a basic level, their love combines the powerful instincts of sex and combat. Those instincts, sublimated to a higher purpose, can manifest as valor through the spiritual will of the higher self.
“You must exercise a strong spiritual will to tame the beast. You can move by degrees from base animal instincts to higher, more harmonious energies, and the resulting focus and discipline can lead to unexpected, heroic outcomes. Sometimes the higher self can unexpectedly, in the darkest moments of an individual or a nation, turn ruin into victory.”
Claire notices a man hanging upside down by his foot and decides to find out why this is happening to him. Claire hovers in front of him and asks, "I am very sorry, sir. This is very disturbing to me, and I am sure very horrible for you. I don't understand why this is happening."
"The people consider me a traitor," the hanged man replies.
"But why?"
"Because I am different. I am sorry to tell you this, child, but people often harm others who are different from them. They are afraid and want to feel powerful and in control."
"How are you different? You don't seem that different."
"I am not different in appearance. I have different values. I believe in the divinity of all life, but many people want to feel superior to others for one reason or another. Anyone who doesn't conform with their values can become their target."
"That is terrible, but is there something else that they don't like?" Claire sighs.
"People hate me because I follow a different spiritual path, and they fear me because of it. I suspend my mind so that I can fathom the depths and experience the subtle spiritual realms. That scares them."
"Okay, I do see a difference now. I didn't notice it at first. Your head is glowing with light."
"Yes, child, people can sense this light even if they can't see it. This light is perhaps what scares them most of all."
"This is not right! Please, can I help you in some way?"
"You would be doing so at your own peril. They will seriously harm you if you try to help me. Just talking to me could be stirring up fear and hatred in their hearts. You need to leave now before something bad happens. Don't fret, child. I forgive them. When the veils of fear and hatred fall away, we know the divinity within all people. We know that we are all brothers and sisters."
"This is just too horrible!"
"Sacrifice can make people open their hearts. Go now, child, before it's too late...."
Claire flies away, tears streaming down her face.
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