This time around we explore the message of The Hierophant. He represents spiritual concerns as they express through the masculine principle. In other words, the spiritual ideal is translated from its nebulous, internal formlessness into manifest external forms that can be communicated between separate entities. The Hierophant creates these forms-- rituals, ceremonies, and spiritual laws-- that serve to point us toward the vast source from which we spring and connect us to one another. In our joining we become One-in-form, a reflection of the unfathomable Oneness of our source. Helluv meta, I say!
The Hierophant is traditionally portrayed as a pope or man-of-the-cloth. In one hand he holds a scepter, symbol of divine rulership over spiritual concerns, and he holds his other hand in a gesture signifying his knowledge as an initiate into spiritual mysteries.
The Hierophant calls us to the seeking of spiritual meaning. Through the practice of sacred and symbolic acts like meditation, yoga and martial arts, and the attendance of sacred ceremonies of all kinds, The Hierophant teaches us to aspire to greater heights of spiritual meaning in all we do. By making a regular practice of connecting to the divine we prepare our vessels and our minds for the revelation of spiritual truth.
No comments:
Post a Comment