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Stream Cycle Four
”Awakening”

We have come through both the Monads of Matter and Streams of Matter. We are now Awakened Beings and are very Conscious of that Awareness in our actions. But, to begin learning of the definition of what it means to be Awakening, let us look at Awakened. This is an excerpt we often share from a well respected source of many. (If this is not your personal source for this concept, feel free to share what empowers or inspires you.)

Deepak Chopra, an Indian-American author, new age guru, and alternative medicine advocate., shared a thought along these lines,

Sound familiar?

It is because many of the Practitioners of the world already practice in this reality. It is felt that it is time to evolve as a species by hundreds of thousands of us here on Mother Earth. Acts such as a “SpaceX accidentally blasts rockets into Earth’s ionosphere over southeastern US” effects us ALL.

Take the metaphor of ‘a wave in the ocean’. We are each a wave, and we each are the ocean. We are each a parta of the whole. We live in a CLOSED SYSTEM here on Earth and we have no other home to run to if we destroy this one, not physically. But, is that what we want? How is that an evolution of Self? The ability to maintain both separation and connection seems to indicate a different level of spiritual evolution… Awareness, and be Awake to that Awareness. A large component to this ability that all of our species can do after much practice, is to walking YOUR personal line of BALANCE between what is YOUR Spirit and Matter. Living for the benefit of others, not simply Self, by personal choice and fully understanding what choice we are making. Playing the tape out as they say, especially if we are not privy or did not receive Knowledge from our Kindred and Elders. The Elder Magick we at Three Circles Medicine & Magick™ preserve is that of our Elders which holds the Knowledge of MANY generations with them. There are things that many of our Elders KNOW and they do not share it because more value has been placed onto something else, or, their Elders did not share with them.

Where are you with Knowledge sharing? Are you too keeping what you Know, or have learned, to Self? Why?

The Wall of Stream Cycle Four

The Cycle is perpetuated right here at “the wall” of Stream Cycle 4. It can be changed to be “more beneficial” for us all to Experience —by sharing what we Know collectively. The offspring loses some of that Knowledge each generation and has to start over again as it manifests each time back into Matter. Fortunately, most succeed each time faster and faster as they are able to recall Knowledge and Experiences of “how to do” tasks of Life more efficiently.

An example of this “wall” is equally tough, or difficult, to succeed at. Take for example earning a Black Belt, or a Doctorate in a field such a Science. It takes great discipline of Self and Time commitment to just a few things for the success of those endeavors. But, to succeed at personal evolution in the Stream Cycle of Astral takes even greater dedication. It is not simply something we can say we do in “one lifetime”. It is especially difficult to be successful if we are not born onto our Path. However, WE CAN plan for our next incarnation. We can plan for our next future. Can you see it? It is not only our individual life we must See, but the world’s, the Universe. We begin to See more and more with each incarnation of Spirit into Matter. There is no better Time or Space than the present one to begin Crafting that Experience. What do you think we all meditate on? Being vacuous? That is not always a beneficial practice once we have de-cluttered our minds. Making Time and Space for Rest or Respite, yes. Planning for future incarnations of our Soul Journey, no. We do not have to do this only while sleeping, lucid dreaming, or in the astral. Once Aware and Awakened, this is Conscious effort for all of What Is. But, no two Path are the same.

This too is why we map our individual realities. Remember that exercise for your Second Degree with Golanv Circle? As we travel through Time, becoming more adept at Soul Retrieval, we are able to begin mapping the Reality of Time as well. We feel what 10,000 years is. We are all a part of this but it is felt that by some that our “microscopes of Ego” are zoomed in too close to the plate to see Trees instead of “just a Forest”. ZOOM OUT.

Another example of this connectedness that we become more and more Aware of as we Journey through this Stream of Consciousness is when we look across “thousands of years old” faith traditions. There is a common thread that describes this state as Nirvana, Enlightenment, or Awakening, . They all have a name for it. This consciousness happens when we stop being the observer, and instead we ask yourself, who is observing? Thus, altering or removing the lens —or sometimes glasses, of Unhealthy Ego. The example to recall is that Healthy Ego thrives on intrinsic value, Self Love, and appreciates recognition but does not solely rely on that external validation for self-worth. Unhealthy Ego is constantly seeking external validation and requires that recognition or it feels unfulfilled without that continuous praise or acknowledgment from others.

Do you still need that? Do you define and hold your Sovereignty and boundaries? By the Fourth Stream Cycle of Consciousness, boundaries are well defined and maintained for Self and personal well being on a day to day basis. Typically only traumatic/Traumatic events can erase these line. War. Famine. Rape. Murder. And the lesser of those Traumas such as molestation versus rape, or sexual abuse versus sexual assault. Better defined, they are both types of sexual assault. To molest is to make unwanted sexual contact of any sort, while rape is penetration without consent, anal or vaginal. Each word's legal definitions vary depending on the state/country, but to those that have Experience both types, one is a “lesser” trauma to Experience that the other Trauma.

Too much? Think about it this way too. Think about being engrossed in a movie—emotions and physiology behave as though we are in deep space with Luke Skywalker or with Dorothy when she stands up to the Wicked Witch, because “magick ain’t that way”. In that moment, the Experience of the movie seems real, it feels real—our heart races, we feel excited, scared, or hopeful. We may even laugh in a way. We cry. Then our phone rings or the person behind us coughs loudly, and we are brought directly back to a different reality: we are sitting in a movie theater sharing the Experience of space travel or yellow brick roads with others.

To read the full article that inspired this Lesson in regards to spiritual awakening, which includes Chopra’s ‘‘10 signs'“, go here: (LINK)

Divination 103
Fourth Stream Cycle
The Magician & Strength

The Magician I

In older decks this card is also called the Juggler. It was easier to hide from persecution as such. Now called The Magician, it appears to have all four suits of the Tarot present: wands, pentacles, cups and swords.  (Names vary by Path) Notice The Magician is holding a wand high in Air just like the last card of the tarot, the World Card.  This card connects all Elements so that ALL may be connected to the Divine, or the Source, through any state while manifested in Matter having that Divine Ex[erience.

Remember, in Transformative energy, any change of perspective changes your life through ACTION. 

Initiate each day as it comes by creating beautiful moments that confirm life as we Experience it, or desire to Experience it.  “Set the Intent, Magician.” Every moment that we are Conscious is a new Experience that can build on all previous Experiences through all Time, Space and Dimension. All resources are in place and ready to utilize for our Magick or Medicine. Harnessing our energy; Magick and Medicine are being able to Change on the inside, which Changes the world on the outside.  We can transmute the energy.

Macrocosmically vs microcosmically, we are a channel of Divine Energy pulling this energy to Experience Matter upon Mother Earth.  We are Trees in the Forest of Life. Lifting one hand to the Sky Vault, while pointing to the Earth with the other hand, reinforces the precept “As above so Below.”  We can see this ability in other cards too. Can you picture them? The infinity sign is manifesting over their head like it does for all of us, meaning we are infinite too.  Reaching the Fourth Stream Cycle of Consciousness is only the beginning of being Divinely guided as Spirit in Matter.

Do you Trust your power?

Key word for this card in this Stream: Resourceful, The Magician is Resourceful because they have Sight and Experience, Knowledge and Wisdom, the Will to benefit Self in the highest.

Our attention is the point of Awareness. This is where we begin every day when we open our eyes.  We are Aware. We learn the object of our attention; we learn where we place our attention. It is our Magickal Focus beginning, it is our Medicine coming into Focus as well.

The snake eating its own tail, Ouroboros, seen as the belt — means in relation to the Monad reading, beginnings are false constructs and so are endings, because we are infinite. Through all that is around us we learn that everything is Transitory and permanent through all Time by the energy is contains, not the flesh or tangible Matter it occupies.  We live in the very center of infinity from our individual perspective thus it is being depicted by the infinity symbol over the Magician’s crowned head.  This person is in the process of Awakening, ready to pick up all of their Medicinal and Magickal tools which are resting on the altar before them.  Stream of Conscious… 4. The Magician quickly wakes and remembers. There are Guides in all forms to aid in this Journey.

Will you call upon them? In the process of finding beauty in others and in nature —we soon see where real strength resides.  What skills sustain you? What do you do with your Magick to ensure your survival so you may Experience most fully? What tools do you possess that can correspond with those of The Magician? Where are your Sovereignty and Guides?

Looking back at this hand gesture as of one reaching for the sky and the other toward the Earth, we see that this gesture is found many times throughout the tarot deck.  One gesture on this card means the same thing in different circumstances on other cards; one hand up and one hand down.  In balance comes the fruit of our Focus.  All action produces manifestation.  Again we see that “traveling” cloak of Astral, and the balance of Divine Masculine and Feminine energies evidenced by the abundant roses and lilies. Do you see them? Ultimately, The Magician is symbolic of power, potential, and the unification of both Spirit and Matter.

Strength VIII

As we know, Strength is a Major Arcana tarot card and is typically numbered either XI or VIII, depending on the deck. Historically it was called Fortitude, and in the Thoth Tarot deck it is sometimes called Lust.

Strength. Fortitude. Lust.

What does your deck recognize as the Sovereignty of this card?

Looking at the RWS cards, we see that this card is a balance of all energies, the spectrum from feminine to masculine. We see a person, dressed in an apron made of live roses, that is carefully and respectfully closing the lion’s mouth.  A wreath of flowers rests gently upon their head indicative of their Sovereignty and current embodiment of Feminine Power.

The infinity sign floats over their head too.  They appear to be in an area of lush green life all around the road they Journey on.

There is a single mountain in the background which with its rounded top signifying strength, reliability, and safety. The importance of inner strength and self-control when facing challenges and obstacles in life is crucial and highly evident in the Fourth Stream.

Spirit and Matter are both evidenced. The riches if this card are found in their love for cats and animals as there is a facet of the Divine Experience to know them.  Its most common traits that it represents are: majesty, strength, courage, and justice. These big cats can be both solar and lunar. While it has been more commonly refereed to as "the king of the beasts," it is a symbol of the lioness which relates to the Great Mother and Protection. There is amazing power in this card.

Together, they represent adaptability to a situation and that ACTION is encouraged. The Fourth Monad person has confidence in their abilities.  This card reveals true strength in Matter that has nothing to do with force or power struggles with others. 

PEACEFUL STRENGTH in Self = SOVEREIGNTY …is a belief of many, especially by those of the Fourth Stream Cycle of Consciousness.

A refined quality of beauty bows out of respect to the Animal Ally without fear or subservience as we walk this Journey together. This embodied Feminine power, this personal strength, does not lack in courage and does NOT run to another, no matter the Being. Even when there is only Masculine power to stand and face on this plane of Matter, the Feminine does not run. True Strength is represented in BOTH manifestations of Being. Respecting that which is contained in each of us, that which is sacred in each of us, unleashes real power that Changes life through Action. 

Inner strength is a true transmutation of our inner core’s vitality to increase.  To grow. To expand. To Experience. Sometimes called the Lust card as mentioned above, it is one that reminds us that lust shows up in many forms and in itself can be a strength or a call to action.  A drive. A Will. We have been taught this part of our Being should not be listened to. “to quash or kill the Ego”. However, finding our personal balance between our Matter and Spirit allows our Healthy Ego to expand and allows us each to tap into our Primal aspect of Higher Self that has always been. That is raw Spirit power for our Sovereignty.

Do you know someone like this? They may be in the Fourth Stream Cycle of Consciousness at times.

11s and 8s…. “aces and eights! That’s a Dead Man’s hand!”

Is it not interesting that Strength (Lust) has been both 11 and 8? In gematria that equates to 704 or THE “yeshua value”. In Hebrew, who have been at this value of things in their mysticism WAY longer than the Christians have, tell us the word has a meaning of, “Rescue, Save; Deliver”. Yeshua is considered a masculine word and has been utilized as a young male’s name for thousands of years now.

But we do not think naming a child ‘something Divine’ saves them from the Experiences of Spirit in Matter. Most times quite the contrary in Western Society, look at the “preachers son” theory. (Many have a ROUGH life.)

The word is rooted in the name Yehoshua, which means to “rescue,” “deliver,” or “save,” and has also been widely interpreted as a Hebrew alternative for Jesus. Though the words do have different meanings, Jesus means “God saves”. Versus the understood I AM in the Hebrew word Yehoshua.

So what about “aces and eights”? That connectivity is prevalent in Reverend Richoz’s life too, but we will share this first to show more global connectivity. Simply put, two pair. What? Aces and Eights. ♣♠ This is the hand that “Wild Bill” Hickok was holding during a 5-card stud game in 1876 when he was shot in the back of the head. He died instantly at the table. A hand of this strength in this game format is quite strong. See a pattern? For Reverend Richoz, here “aces and eights” come in the values of those around here. Living at places with the numbers in them, “88”. 11, as well as 13, being familial numbers. Inmportant dates. Seeing the number end regularly when interacting with the community. The 11th seat on the 8th row, or the 8th seat for her 50th birthday. We could go on, but you get it. These numbers are prevalent in her life. What do you think it means? Lastly both the Strength AND Justice cards have been her significator cards throughout various times in her life. There is much to ponder here.

As stated, in certain decks, the Strength card is sometimes assigned 11 which is a master number in most books and does not reduce. But for those that do, it reduces to 2, which is also a strong balanced Feminine energy card, the High Priestess.  Inner strength is a skill that all of us strive for but not everyone can obtain on each incarnation into Matter. It is both a goal and by-product, all at the same time. 

Did we mention Feminine Power? It has been suppressed for quite some time. Is the tide in this Ocean of Awareness, or Stream of Consciousness, ready to Divinely turn again? Are you helping it?

Divine Eight, Hand Placements

In the RWS decks, these 8 (there is that number again) cards that depict this specific body formation, or gesture, of Divine Action. The cards we recognize this Action in are as follows:

MAJOR ARCANA
The Magician I
The Devil XV

MINOR ARCANA
Wands - 4 and 7
Cups - 3
Swords - 5
Pentacles - 2 and 9

There are EIGHT cards in which the number 8 represents infinity itself, with four balancing each side. The Red Cloak of the Astral is in most of them.

After looking at these cards in numerical order, we can also glean much information starting at the highest numeral and moving downward.  Observe the ACTION of these cards. Look at what is manifested. Also one may simply shuffle this small group of cards and discover every answer to every question posed related to this Soul Family of the Fourth Stream Cycle of Consciousness. 

Key Phrase to keep in mind for all of these cards, “Leap of Faith..” We are the faith; we are the leap. 

Advanced Craft
Fourth Stream Cycle Correspondences

Key Concepts: Develop and the Romanic

Planet: Saturn

Virtue: Courage

Muse: Euterpe

Animal Ally: Eagle

Numeral: Four: The Romanic

Chakra: Heart (Green)

Zodiac Signs: Aquarius, Gemini and Libra (Libra is also Reverend Richoz’s Sun sign, in case you were wondering!)
So, what’s yours? ☺

Fourth Stream Cycle: Moments at Waking

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