Moving through Autumn, we recall what has happened this year, we tend to evaluate where we're at, look ahead to where we are going, and begin to make some adjustments to our course – hopefully to keep ourselves more on-target, even if it still seems so far away. As we walk into our holiday seasons of gratitude & sharing & compassion, we also prepare to withdraw & take more time for home & family & self. In today's industrialized societies & modern conveniences, we still have work & school, less of a tangible food harvest & not as much for weaving that new blanket this winter and spring clothes… But, we reap our harvest rewards in different ways. We spend holiday & new-year “vacation" times differently. We share generously with communities, groups, family, or friends in different ways.
No matter what though, Autumn is preparation for Winter, and Winter is a time to go within – resting, transforming, & evolving for the burst of renewal we draw in with Spring. The symbolism of the Golden Beast – sometimes a Serpent, a Dragon, or a Lion – represents a major transformation of consciousness & personal evolution (including physical body).
The Beast begins colored as a shade of red which is symbolic of the fiery reddish hues of the lower Chakras (or energy centers). Relating to earthly desires & relations, the Base/Root & Sacral Chakras have to do with survival needs, desires, & relationships. Their colors are reddish to orange hues, and their instincts for creation & aggression appear very human-animalistic.
With the Beast's evolution in consciousness & form, the development of empathy, altruism, communication, and thoughtfulness more characteristic of a human-being than a human-animal comes through. Signifying more energies of the Heart & Throat Chakras, the Beast's color changes to shades of the green ray – ranging in hues from yellowish-lime-green to deep emerald and brighter turquoise shades. This evolution of character & behavior shows the developmental progress from mere survival needs to the sharing of resources, empathy, & compassion within our relations.
The significance of the Golden Beast shows the highest of this tertiary hierarchical evolution of consciousness wherein we grown spiritually, connecting to the Life-force in all things and participating harmoniously therein. Long prized for its powerful and delicate qualities, the gold-metal is considered precious, protective, & enlightened like golden-sunlight. The idea of the Golden Beast suggests an awakened and/or enlightened consciousness with a wide-open Crown Chakra.
The forms of the Beast also have significance. The purely alimentary basis of the Serpent or Snake suggests through transmutation & transformation one can develop from base survival to intuitive healing. The symbolism of the Dragon developing beyond the fear-based aggression that would hoard treasures & resources to the generous spirit of grace & protection that would share deep wisdom. And, the Lion evolving from predatory hubris & possessiveness to a more regal stature of courage & stewardship.
And we see plainly in the traditional imagery of the Rider-Waite Tarot, for example, the ideas laid out here in the context of Key VIII, Strength, in the Major Arcana. This kind of inner strength & poise is described by what is generally thought of as a woman, or effeminate figure, holding the muzzle of a Golden Beast - though, depending on artwork, still possessing some of the bronze shading of its former red-orange hues.
The question of whether She holds the creature's mouth open or closed seems to be merely a matter of intuitive discernment in a reading context without a practical discrimination one way or the other. She is possessed of a power to evolve the creature-nature within as a part of Consciousness development, not separate from. And, the Numerological association of the number 8 (VIII) shows that achievement comes from blending the spiritual & material facets of reality with the recognition that the material is comprised of the “spiritual", Universal-etheric energy or Life-force.
This Autumn & this Winter, as your meditations go within and your courage to face-up & hold the Beast's head gently in your hands is called out, remember compassion & self-care... Then, engage with all you hold dear & share generously your authentic self.
Cheers to your divine Dynamic Alchemy! Enjoy your evolution every day, and may peace & blessings be with you.
The Beast begins colored as a shade of red which is symbolic of the fiery reddish hues of the lower Chakras (or energy centers). Relating to earthly desires & relations, the Base/Root & Sacral Chakras have to do with survival needs, desires, & relationships. Their colors are reddish to orange hues, and their instincts for creation & aggression appear very human-animalistic.
With the Beast's evolution in consciousness & form, the development of empathy, altruism, communication, and thoughtfulness more characteristic of a human-being than a human-animal comes through. Signifying more energies of the Heart & Throat Chakras, the Beast's color changes to shades of the green ray – ranging in hues from yellowish-lime-green to deep emerald and brighter turquoise shades. This evolution of character & behavior shows the developmental progress from mere survival needs to the sharing of resources, empathy, & compassion within our relations.
The significance of the Golden Beast shows the highest of this tertiary hierarchical evolution of consciousness wherein we grown spiritually, connecting to the Life-force in all things and participating harmoniously therein. Long prized for its powerful and delicate qualities, the gold-metal is considered precious, protective, & enlightened like golden-sunlight. The idea of the Golden Beast suggests an awakened and/or enlightened consciousness with a wide-open Crown Chakra.
The forms of the Beast also have significance. The purely alimentary basis of the Serpent or Snake suggests through transmutation & transformation one can develop from base survival to intuitive healing. The symbolism of the Dragon developing beyond the fear-based aggression that would hoard treasures & resources to the generous spirit of grace & protection that would share deep wisdom. And, the Lion evolving from predatory hubris & possessiveness to a more regal stature of courage & stewardship.
And we see plainly in the traditional imagery of the Rider-Waite Tarot, for example, the ideas laid out here in the context of Key VIII, Strength, in the Major Arcana. This kind of inner strength & poise is described by what is generally thought of as a woman, or effeminate figure, holding the muzzle of a Golden Beast - though, depending on artwork, still possessing some of the bronze shading of its former red-orange hues.
The question of whether She holds the creature's mouth open or closed seems to be merely a matter of intuitive discernment in a reading context without a practical discrimination one way or the other. She is possessed of a power to evolve the creature-nature within as a part of Consciousness development, not separate from. And, the Numerological association of the number 8 (VIII) shows that achievement comes from blending the spiritual & material facets of reality with the recognition that the material is comprised of the “spiritual", Universal-etheric energy or Life-force.
This Autumn & this Winter, as your meditations go within and your courage to face-up & hold the Beast's head gently in your hands is called out, remember compassion & self-care... Then, engage with all you hold dear & share generously your authentic self.
Cheers to your divine Dynamic Alchemy! Enjoy your evolution every day, and may peace & blessings be with you.
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