The Chariot: Great Way of the Mind

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The Chariot: Great Way of the Mind - Jade - 03-24-2016

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So the journey, in a way, culminates to the Great Way of the Mind. The Significator, having been that which it is not, has now, by creating the Great Way, become closer to that which it is: A conscious Creator.

The Great Way is the male counterpart, the reacher to the Lovers card. We have a Chariot, who must choose its path if it desires to move forward. The sphinxes are its steed, which speaks to the fact that time will draw the Chariot onward, no matter how conscious the Hierophant is at the helm. And, that it is specifically the experience of time that allows this process to happen. But, as the rest of the archetypes show, it is the conscious use that accelerates one along that path.

Now, the Chariot is not the Charioteer, the Chariot is the result of the transformation: the new environment in which the Significator acts. He is no longer upon a solid stage, he has steeds that use the magic of time to pull his vehicle (for those who aren't consciously driving the steeds yet). The wings of the spirit are no longer overhead, but a fixed part of the vehicle - and at the "root" of the Charioteer. No longer can we see the Charioteer's feet - which will have more meaning when compared to the Body cycle.

The sphere the charioteer holds is effulgent: shimmering, effusive. He needs not focus on it anymore, as it is no longer his will or focus which drives him onward. The royal steeds are pulling him effortlessly.

The veil is still there. It is lifted, but there. The Great Way and all experiences of the m/b/s complex are culminated because of the veil, and the veil never completely goes away. We just lift it more and more thoroughly each time. Again, it is skewed that the veil remains covering more of the left side than the right - "that which is magical in the negative sense is much longer coming" - Ra also says, specifically of this card, "your third-density experience is distorted or skewed so that the positive orientation has more aid than the so-called negative".

Again, as shown in the Lovers card, the Chariot must choose its path before it can move forward, which means sacrificing experiences of the other path. The sphinxes have bent legs to show the sacrifice. The bent legs also show that there are times when the Great Way is "moving"/"activated" and other times when it is at rest. To attempt to force the sphinxes to move while they are resting would be detrimental.

Quote:Ra: The resting is possible in time, as is the progress. If a mixture is attempted, the upright, moving leg will be greatly hampered by the leg that is bent. The other meaning has to do with the same right angle, with its architectural squareness, as the device upon the breast of the actor.

If we look at the sphinxes through the lens of the Transformation card, it is better to court the steeds like the maiden, with patience and love for the process of time and its cycles. A negative entity would crack the whip, so to speak, to force the sphinxes to move when they aren't ready. A bumpy ride indeed, when they are upon 3 legs instad of four.

What the Great Way really symbolizes is the effortlessness of being that comes through sacrifice and dedication to a path. We use the cycles of catalyst/experience until the Significator says "Hey, I want to do this a different way." and utilizes the Transformation. Usually, along with this Choice comes an initiation - are you really sure you're ready to court the maiden? You will get a test. If you can show her you are dedicated, you are rewarded with a new environment which is "showing the kingdom or fruits of appropriate travel through the mind in that the mind continues to move as majestically through the material it conceives of as a chariot drawn by royal lions or steeds." - the next time you court her, you know more of what to do, and it isn't as much of a chore to act upon what she needs in the moment.

Quote:Ra: Time/space is close in this concept complex, brought close due to the veiling process and its efficaciousness in producing actors who wish to use the resources of the mind in order to evolve.

We have incarnated with the veil, because it gives us impetus to progress, to lower the veil so that our confusion is alleviated. When one has gone through the Mind cycles and used catalyst "appropriately", the Great Way is activated, the veil having been lowered a bit more, and ease of movement has become a breeze. For example, we can take any artist's process really, but specificially we can look at my process here. When I dedicated myself to learning/teaching the archetypes, the Great Way was activated. I open up notepad files and can't hardly stop my fingers from typing words to fill them. The understanding is just there for me to access and pull through. The thing about the Great Way is that, often after big movements of progress, we hit a new equilibrium. And of course, we want to activate the Great Way again, to watch the environment of our minds grow, evolve, and change.

Time/space being close means that the Charioteer has learned to use his will to fuel his desires in the proper way, either along the right hand or left hand path, and therefore has a lot of magical power at its disposal. This is why, as the Great Way is activated and before it winds down into the new equilibrium, again, things seem effortless and blessed at every turn. This is the power of the Great Way, and learning to activate it with more regularity is the power of the adept.

Another thing to keep in mind about the Great Way of the Mind is that it is OFTEN followed by a Transformation/Great Way of the Body and, ideally, when one has really begun processing catalyst in a conscious dedicated fashion, a Transformation/Great Way of the Spirit. I'm still working on discerning the subtle differences in the Great Ways, hopefully I'll be able to hit that more as I go through the other cycles.

Thanks for reading, friends!

RE: The Chariot: Great Way of the Mind - ricdaw - 04-08-2016

Beautiful answer, B4Jade! Another aspect of the card, for me at least, is that it calls to the Adept to use what I call "reality creation" skills to advance the soul. A subset of magical working, perhaps? The calling is to envision, or to magically pull forward events and meaningful interactions (psychological objects) to advance soul development in the current lifetime. Perhaps to pull forward lessons and learnings that are currently postponed to a future lifetime into the present one. Perhaps to offer greater service to others to advance their lessons and learnings.

I think of the card as an invitation from the Higher Self to become an active co-creator while still incarnate. (Typically, that kind of interaction with the Higher Self occurs in the Afterlife.) When the Mind gains mobility (magical working, reality creation, psychic powers, whatever) the Self has far greater power to accomplish some pretty remarkable stuff; whether in service to self, or in service to other.

I think the card is "carpe evolution." Seize the truly important work of actively, consciously, purposely advancing your soul development. This card expresses an act of Will much like the Magician card. But unlike that card's will to incarnate, this card's will is to accelerate evolution. Accomplish in one life what it might otherwise take dozens.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.