The King and Queen

Horus as the falcon or hawk-headed one who's name is believed to mean "he who is above" and he is associated with the sky and kingship. His right eye was the sun (masculine) and his left eye the moon (feminine) so he appears to embody the King and Queen archetype. Together King and Queen comprise the Hieros Gamos, the union of heaven and earth, sun and moon. According to Jung this is also the symbol of the harmonious union of the unconscious and consciousness; the individuation process. Horus seems to have stimulated the King/Queen archetype in my life. I recently drew the Queen card from the Caroline Myss Archetype tarot cards and have been looking at my own ability to take my rightful place in the world, own my power and authority. On the shadow side I have looked at my ego's control and also aknowledge my humility in the face of the great mystery. Bringing the King and Queen into balance is my work in my own individuation process. I feel gifted to see that all that is unfolding in this dream is purposeful, connected, and magical. So I take seriously that Horus has chosen me and is asking me to step forward and step up. Specifically the King (mature male) aspect or animus within myself which will balance my more developed feminine aspects and help me to manifest my vision and work in the world.

The Birth of a Blog

Well, I did it, created my first blog and it was fun though now that I have created new life I have no idea where it will go. Something about the word blog always turned me off. Blah, blah, blahhg...like the blogger was always just going on and on about nothing important. I always thought I had to have something really important to say and a specific audience. Isn't that what they always told us when we wrote our essays with pencil and paper? Perhaps I do have something really important to say, but who am I saying it to? If I just send it out there with noone to read it (like the proverbial tree in the forest), was it heard?

Recently a god came to me. It was Horus the Egyptian god of the sky and the kings. I think his message to me is to take a greater perspective, to own my visions and to take my own power as a king would. The Eye of Horus, also called the Wadjat, is the eye of power and protection. It is all-seeing, kind of like the World Wide Web. It's also like a third eye to me looking beyond the present realities. Beginning my journey at Pacifica Graduate Institute is like birthing a different "I", through Inquiries, Imaginings and Insights. I hope the Eye of Horus will guide and guard me.