Self-Possession and the Lovers

There’s a book club on Twitter right now organized by @Weiserbooks. We’re reading T. Thorn Coyle’s Kissing the Limitless. A main theme of the book is developing and sustaining ‘self-possession’. Coyle defines this as:


"… the quality of being fully in touch with all of our parts and aware of the relationship those parts have to our own divinity, known as our God Soul, or our Sacred Dove. Since the God Soul is connected to all things, establishing a constant link to it places us in concert with the All-encompassing. Self-possessed, we open fully to an awareness of ourselves as a point of matter, anchoring the endless flow of spirit and energy. In this stage we not only have knowledge of our divine nature, we have active conversation with it."


My tarot radar went off while reading this segment. Doesn’t it sound a lot like the Lover’s card? For me, one of the main messages of the Lovers and all of the sixes is a deep commitment to understanding our souls and living up to that understanding. They powerfully represent the conscious and unconscious in union, informed by the divine.

No surprise then, when three of the four tarot cards I pulled on the chapter were sixes – the Six of Swords, the Six of Disks, and the major 6 itself, the Lovers. All of these cards speak of allowing the messages of the universe to flow through us. But as Coyle describes, it’s not always easy.

To help with this process, the Six of Swords points to mental clarity and a firm direction. While the Six of Disks describes success through hard work, fairness and generosity.

I also pulled the Ace of Wands. For me, this ace represents the fire that guides all spiritual journeys. It’s the flame of the soul, the symbol of our being ‘alive’. In the context of developing one’s self-possession, it seems especially meaningful. It is the spirit that’s being ‘possessed’.

It looks like it’s going to be an interesting journey through this book.

If you’re on Twitter – join the club at #WB1.

p.s. sorry for the pink strips on the Lovers' private parts - blogspot sent me an 'obscenity' notice when I posted them bare.