There are two magical tools associated with The Priestess archetype.
One of them is the outward-facing mirror.
The mirror helps The Priestess remember that she offers reflection, not opinion.
She doesn’t project, insert, or advise.
She simply offers clarity in the form of what’s already there; “the truth of what is” as a friend of mine says.
(Lots more on this in the Priestess Self Study)
Sometimes we do the reflecting, and sometimes we are reflected to.
Last Sunday, my car caught fire and nearly burned to the ground. I got out in time, no one was injured, and neither my house nor any other thing was the slightest bit singed.
A miracle.
With in minutes of the car being engulfed in flames, fire trucks were pulling up my driveway and running long hoses to put the fire out.
Within the hour family and friends were calling and texting with support and condolences.
By the next afternoon I had offers for rides, food, shoulders to cry on (a burning car is fuckin scary! and I LOVED that car!), tarot spreads, cocktails and cookies (you know who you are), and a fresh rental car.
Some people might shrug the situation off and just give thanks for fire fighters and good insurance.
Not us.
We will make meaning of this.
If I choose to see my burned car as a reflection, here’s what I get:
- I have a lot of support
- Things I love will come and go
- Transformation can be fast, scary, and irreversible.
Anything else is overly poetic interpretation, opinion, wishful thinking, or pouting. Right?
So what do I do with this reflection?
I use it as a lens to see everything, but especially how the season is working me; working with me and through me.
It’s what the season wants me to know.
I mean, these 3 things are always kinda true. But the burned car is showing me to pay attention to them now. Especially now.
I can measure any project, relationship, pursuit, or circumstance against the 3 things that were reflected to me and know where I stand.
For example, I want to get my book published. I don’t know much about publishing, and I can’t predict the future, but I know that:
- I have a lot of support
- Things I love will come and go
- Transformation can be fast and scary
Knowing this, do I still wanna do it? Is it worth it? Can I handle it?
Mmmmmmm, yeah. I wanna do it. I can handle it.
One more example.
I have room in my life and heart for a dog (my boy of 17 years died last April). Knowing those 3 things, do I wanna get a dog?
Nope. Not yet. I can’t handle it.
I have ease. I have clarity. I’m not wasting energy on decision fatigue, thanks to what my burned car reflected to me.
So, what’s being reflected back to you?
Look for big, obvious, dramatic things like your car burning down, but also look for small consistent things; things your’e seeing, hearing, or experiencing with regularity.
These are your reflections.
What are they presenting to you? How can you use them as a measure?
How will this information sculpt the final weeks of The Priestess season for you? Or the year? Or your life?
You are being communicated with.
No doubt.
But are you listening?
love & poetry,
kv
