Imaginosophy Cards
Quest Cards
Quest Cards
Meaning:
We each carry the spirit and blood of our mother, father, and ancestors. Sometimes our ancestors will come to us in a dream. We may sense that a relative that has crossed on wants to be in touch, or that a wise elder wants to help us understand the keys to life. If you have drawn this card, ask yourself who in your linage is trying to get your attention.
One thing to keep in mind is that our ancestors love us. They see differently from the Otherworld, view us with a higher or more integrated consciousness and more objective perspective. It is likely that from this place of increased awareness that they understand more about their lives now. An ancestor would never wish harm, and we always practice no harm. If there is a difficult message, then that would be considered an entity, a twisted aspect of the persona. Only a skilled practitioner would engage an entity.
To do ancestral work, we must be willing to step into the 4th time or no-time, where all beings exist simultaneously. Mystics, shaman and medicine men/woman are familiar with the no-time in which form and the formless mingle with dreams and visions. Sometimes an ancestor is stuck or has business that is left incomplete and needs help from a practitioner. This can feel like a haunting, but it is simply a body of unfinished work that needs attention.
The ancestors speak from a place that is not considered normal consciousness. It is here that we must respect the dream world and enter the imaginal. If a relative or deity calls you from a dream, they probably do have a message, so connect if it feels correct. Imagine what conversation you might have with them. You will know in your belly, your center of innate awareness, if the conversation has truth in it. You can also draw what comes into your mind, write a poem, or even give them a voice in a journal.
Quest - Ancestors
Symbolism/Image as Guide:
The card depicts woman’s face which is that of Evienne, the fictional daughter of Merlin and Nimue who appears in Nimue: Freeing Merlin. Merlin and Nimue stand beneath their daughter, encouraging her to step firmly and lovingly into the future. Nimue holds a golden Grail in front of her heart, as if reminding her to always stay aligned with wisdom. Below a white rose blossom symbolizes the purity, love and loyalty between mother, daughter, and father. The Periwinkle flowers in her hair signify eternal love. The Sun behind her indicates that the Spirit of the Sun is encouraging Evienne to bloom into her perfect design. The butterflies behind her suggest a metamorphosis is taking place. The horizontal crescent moon on her forehead is an ancient symbol for feminine empowerment. It indicates that Evienne is in the lineage of Diana the Huntress (mythical mother of Nimue) and Greek Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, Wild Animals, and the Wilderness.
You may ask yourself if one of these ancient deities: Nimue, Merlin, Evienne, Diana, or Artemis has a message for you, perhaps a key to health, love, and/or longevity. Feel into the wisdom streams that flow through this lineage and see if you might be part of this river also.
Practice: Ho’oponopono (pronounced HO-oh-Po-no-Po-no) is a beautiful Hawaiian prayer and forgiveness practice. The basic idea is to think of the person you are struggling with and repeat these words like a mantra: “I love you. I am sorry. Please forgive me. May we live in peace.” You can repeat it over and over.
True forgiveness begins by understanding the wrongdoing and holding space for the feelings that arise. There are rumors that a psychologist did this practice and was able to clear out a mental institution just with this mantra. Once we become aware of our feelings, and we have learned what we needed from the experience, then we can move on.
As well as reciting these words, you can imagine you are standing under a waterfall or swimming in a lake or Cosmic Ocean, just allowing all your suffering and the challenges (karma) of your ancestors to wash away. It is a good way to forgive yourself and others. Basically, the mantra releases any pain and suffering you may be experiencing and opens the doors to a new way of living and being. You forgive not because what someone did was correct, but to free yourself so you can go on a live a good and healthy life. You can also help the ancestors liberate themselves from anything that is holding them back.
Quote:
“We forget that the soul has its own ancestors.” – James Hillman
Questions:
Who is calling?
Is there a relative or deity that is trying to get in touch with you?
What dreams do you carry from your mother and father?
What are the gifts of your ancestors that you carry in your blood and spirit?
Quest - Initiation
Meaning:
Pay attention to your dreams and visions. Blessings are always around us, so look closely for the gift of a rainbow. This card suggests that your guides are assisting you in making a dream come true. See if you can feel the Oneness of existence from which all things arise. Dreams are coming true.
Symbolism/Image as Guide:
This first card is a rainbow from which ideas are made physically manifest. The Oneness card shows an eight-pointed white star encircled by a metal ring, perhaps made of silver. A faery sits on the left edge by eight multicolored blossoming daisies. The symbol of the triple moon in gold rests in the bottom of the circle representing the Goddess in her many forms. Goethe taught that the rainbow mirrors human aims and actions, but perhaps we mirror the impulses of the rainbow.
The rainbow is a symbol of magical blessings, reminiscent of the enchanted lands of leprechauns and fairies. Contained within the artwork are the energies of blessings and hope.
Color Therapy:
Isaac Newton (1642-1726) is recognized as the first modern scientist to understand the rainbow. He performed a series of experiments in which he refracted white light with a prism and observed that the projection produced the colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Notice that the color Indigo is missing. Artists are still fascinated by the idea that the rainbow is inherent in white light. Clearly pigmentation is also used in art. This experiment helped artists understand and distinguish the primaries (red, yellow, and blue) from the secondaries, the colors that the primaries combine into (orange, green and violet). It also gives rise to the color wheel and the study of opposites: red is opposite green, orange is opposite blue, and yellow is opposite violet, etc. Newton added the tertiary color indigo because he wanted to match the Dorian scale of music. In Newton’s “octave” of colors, orange and indigo are placed at the half steps, between E and F and between B and C. As an individual opens to all the facets of being, each color of the rainbow will awaken in the soul.
Planets & Sounds:
Just imagine…. Pythagoras believed that the planets were celestial bodies that created tones or music. Throughout the centuries mystics and musicians have reported hearing seven planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter. Isaac Newton believed that the seven colors of the rainbow matched the seven musical notes on a scale. Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century German mystic and nun who loved the Earth, taught that music can be used to uplift and elevate a person to higher planes, and that when Adam sinned, he lost contact with the divine voice. From an Imaginosophy perspective, one way toward wholeness could be to remember the Music of the Spheres. Certainly, music can uplift the soul and carry us back to celestial harmony. The sound that would be closest to the rainbow is the silent OM.
Flower Essence:
Daisy (Bellis perennis) can help raise the vibration of a person, so they feel calm and protected. The multicolored daisy essences steer one towards the recovery of emotional balance and a sense of the unified field. We all come from One source, and the frequency of the daisies can lift us up, so we can trust our natural unfoldment.
Practice:
Listen to Hildegard von Bingen’s Canticles of Ecstasy. In the accounts of Pliny, using musical intervals to describe the distances between the moon and the seen planets, Pythagoras developed the concept of the music of the spheres. Johannes Kepler developed the idea further using sacred geometry to describe the symphony of the cosmos. Sir Isaac Newton was also inspired by the Music of the Spheres as were Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel and Mozart.
