Power and Purpose

From the Rosetta Tarot, the Magus (Magician); from the Ascension to Paradise deck, the "Pitta:"

 In order for us to use our power well, we must become a hollow bone. We must prepare ourselves to become a channel... We must be free of resentments, guilt, shame, anger, self pity and fear. If these things are in us, we cannot be hollow bones. These things block us from our power. ~ Joyce Sequichie Hifler, A Cherokee Feast of Days

Meleen's Magus takes on the form of Mercury, the messenger god. She speaks of him as being a channel, receiving and taking messages. In practical terms, this means I become receptive and listen to my inner Self, and then carry out the inspiration I receive in concrete ways. If (as Hifler states) my channel is clear of ego's demands, the information will be beneficial and produce solutions. Anything that is self-serving only and harms rather than heals is probably an illusion of the ego. Of course preparing to receive these ideas is only half the work; the big effort will be in manifesting them.

The Pitta card illustrates a lovely jewel-colored bird known for dwelling among the forest floor instead of the tree tops. For this reason, the authors assign its message as following one's "soul path." Do I believe that before we are born, we each have a particular purpose or mission to perform on this earth? I find such a declaration hard to swallow. But because we each have unique talents and personalities, do I believe we all have a way we can benefit the world around us? Yes, even if on a limited scale. But first I'm going to have to take the Magus' suggestion to be open to those spiritual nudges.