Musickal Meditations - Channeling Strength

We have another Musickal Mediation to share, this one designed in the essence of Strength. It is our 8th to date, and the goal is to have The Hermit completed by early December so we have a meditation to offer for each of the personal years as part of the numerology section of our website.

As with all meditations, you may opt to simply enjoy the music on its own, or work with some of the suggestions provided to perform a fuller ritual. We do hope you enjoy the sounds! We will be updating the YouTube page regularly as we add more tracks as well as storing all links on a separate page of this site, so they are easy to find! Keep reading to learn more about connecting with Strength.

Meditation Package - Strength in E Natural

Background: The purpose of these meditations is to allow you space to connect with the 22 Major Arcana, which are, in many ways, separated aspects of ourselves. Each element of this project has been carefully considered, from the note selection to the length of the track to the written piece which accompanies it. The intention is to supply the user of the track with the musical essence of the Major Arcana in question to help them get in touch with their own inner archetype of that nature. We envision that one may use this as part of a regular meditative practice, to open up a card reading session, before or during ritual, or as a way to simply connect more with their deck.

Description for Strength: We are all composed of various parts. Tarot alludes to in many ways, using symbolism to distinguish between self-consciousness, subconsciousness and super-consciousness in many of its keys. In Strength, we see purified self-consciousness, typified by the white gown, interacting with the animal instinct (or “lower” nature), symbolized by the lion. Tapping into the Strength archetype helps one become a mediator and a tamer for the impulses within. Strength is also a means of improving one’s appetite so that one is no longer misled by desires or instincts which impede growth. Embodying Strength is a maturation of sorts; consciously approaching our drives and engaging with what moves us to determine if it truly is in our highest interest or if there is something there to evolve. Like all aspects of our being seeking illumination, the purpose is not to ignore or abolish, but rather to integrate and make whole.

Before listening to the meditation music, you may opt to create a ritual-like space using some of the suggestions below. Of course, these are just ideas - feel free to adapt to your liking!

Day of The Week: Sunday
Candle: Yellow or Orange
Incense: Frankincense, Myrrh
Oil: Cinnamon, Frankincense, Myrrh, Orange
Plants: Sunflower, Acacia, Marigold, Chamomile
Crystals: Sunstone, Amber, Tiger's Eye, Citrine, Peridot
Archangel: Verkhiel

The following correspondences are of a Kabbalistic nature. We have included them as a way for the practitioner to connect with the card in different ways. You can read more about this form of exploration via our blog post: Musick, Tarot & The Tree of Life.

Path: 19th
Yetziratic Title: The Intelligence of the Secret of All Spiritual Activities
Connecting Sephiroth: Chesed to Geburah
Action: Jupiter acting on Mars through Leo
Colour (Queen Scale): Deep purple
Hebrew Letter: ט, Teth, T (tayth)
Letter Name: Serpent
Letter Value: 9

Reflect on the following passage below, designed to further set the stage before you begin.

Fortitude is my name —

I am Strength born of Mercy,
Daughter of the Golden Dawn;

w/ the Red Lion at my side
& the Serpent behind me,
I set the night ablaze,
& bring forth Light
From the Darkness.

Though my domain lieth
Beneath the surface,
My powers can only
Be awakened through
Conscious effort —

But know thus that
Thine effort is none
Other than my own,

& that only thru
Lovingkindness,
Shall Humankind
Reclaim its Throne.