Archetypal workings for the newbie (Tarot)

[mjlabadia]

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Greetings Everyone, I have a question as I think I may be at the point where meditating on the archetypes might help me on this journey.

1)- When beginning the meditation, would it be wise to perform the Lessor Banishing Ritual, Rose Cross, or any suggested protection ritual? Would it even be necessary?

2) What are some suggested steps or ways meditate on the cards.

3) What card would you recommend as the first attempt for this working?

I ask the first question because years ago, I had a great interest in Enochian Magic and Golden Dawn work, however they were very selfish, and for material /transient / power reasons.
I feel I may have opened the door to almost 20 years of what I perceived as Kharmic Restitution. Although my motives are sincere now, I am still concerned about the possibility of opening myself to negative energies.
I am honestly seeking "Understanding" and Knowledge at this point in my life. In a word, Enlightenment.
Any Suggestions? Thanks.

[βαθμιαίος]

Have you tried following Ra's course of study?

88.24 Questioner: Ra must have had a, shall we say, lesson plan or course of training for the twenty-two archetypes to be given either to those of third density of Ra or, later on, to those in Egypt. Would you describe this scenario for the training course?

Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this working.

We find it more nearly appropriate to discuss our plans in acquainting initiates upon your own planet with this particular version of the archetypes of the archetypical mind. Our first stage was the presentation of the images, one after the other, in the following order: one, eight, fifteen; two, nine, sixteen; three, ten, seventeen; four, eleven, eighteen; five, twelve, nineteen; six, thirteen, twenty; seven, fourteen, twenty-one; twenty-two. In this way the fundamental relationships between mind, body, and spirit could begin to be discovered, for as one sees, for instance, the Matrix of the Mind in comparison to the Matrices of Body and Spirit one may draw certain tentative conclusions.

When, at length, the student had mastered these visualizations and had considered each of the seven classifications of archetype, looking at the relationships between mind, body, and spirit, we then suggested consideration of archetypes in pairs: one and two; three and four; five; six and seven. You may continue in this form for the body and spirit archetypes. You will note that the consideration of the Significator was left unpaired, for the Significator shall be paired with Archetype Twenty-Two.

At the end of this line of inquiry the student was beginning to grasp more and more deeply the qualities and resonances of each archetype. At this point, using various other aids to spiritual evolution, we encouraged the initiate to learn to become each archetype and, most importantly, to know as best as possible within your illusion when the adoption of the archetype’s persona would be spiritually or metaphysically helpful.

As you can see, much work was done creatively by each initiate. We have no dogma to offer. Each perceives that which is needful and helpful to the self.

[mjlabadia]

Have you tried following Ra's course of study?

88.24 Questioner: Ra must have had a, shall we say, lesson plan or course of training for the twenty-two archetypes to be given either to those of third density of Ra or, later on, to those in Egypt. Would you describe this scenario for the training course?

Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this working.

We find it more nearly appropriate to discuss our plans in acquainting initiates upon your own planet with this particular version of the archetypes of the archetypical mind. Our first stage was the presentation of the images, one after the other, in the following order: one, eight, fifteen; two, nine, sixteen; three, ten, seventeen; four, eleven, eighteen; five, twelve, nineteen; six, thirteen, twenty; seven, fourteen, twenty-one; twenty-two. In this way the fundamental relationships between mind, body, and spirit could begin to be discovered, for as one sees, for instance, the Matrix of the Mind in comparison to the Matrices of Body and Spirit one may draw certain tentative conclusions.

When, at length, the student had mastered these visualizations and had considered each of the seven classifications of archetype, looking at the relationships between mind, body, and spirit, we then suggested consideration of archetypes in pairs: one and two; three and four; five; six and seven. You may continue in this form for the body and spirit archetypes. You will note that the consideration of the Significator was left unpaired, for the Significator shall be paired with Archetype Twenty-Two.

At the end of this line of inquiry the student was beginning to grasp more and more deeply the qualities and resonances of each archetype. At this point, using various other aids to spiritual evolution, we encouraged the initiate to learn to become each archetype and, most importantly, to know as best as possible within your illusion when the adoption of the archetype’s persona would be spiritually or metaphysically helpful.

As you can see, much work was done creatively by each initiate. We have no dogma to offer. Each perceives that which is needful and helpful to the self.

Hi, oh, you're absolutely right. I'm sorry for posting these questions without thoroughly checking the website. I just found the section regarding this. Guys.I can be an a little airheaded sometimes. Whoever put that section together did a fantastic job. I will study this, and I still have questions, I'll post them.
Thank you so much for the work on this, and I apologize for the hasty post.

[βαθμιαίος]

No worries. It's a huge subject and your questions were interesting. I was just trying to understand where you were coming from.

To answer your questions:

1) I think protection like the Banishing Ritual is always helpful, though probably not necessary unless you were going to attempt a magical working.

2) Ra gave this suggestion for card one, The Magician or Matrix of the Mind:

91.35 Questioner: How is a knowledge of the facets of the archetypical mind used by the individual to accelerate his evolution?

Ra: I am Ra. We shall offer an example based upon this first explored archetype or concept complex. The conscious mind of the adept may be full to bursting of the most abstruse and unmanageable of ideas, so that further ideation becomes impossible and work in blue ray or indigo is blocked through over-activation. It is then that the adept would call upon the new mind, untouched and virgin, and dwell within the archetype of the new and unblemished mind without bias, without polarity, full of the magic of the Logos.

3) Whichever of the Major Arcana you feel drawn to at the moment.