Dragon killer:
Continuing on with the 6 of wands, which is supposed to depict archangel Michael. The card is dark brown overall with just the light skinned red haired human in the middle. Yes, I wrote human. See, he/ she killed the Dragon, a magical creature full of the wisdom of the ages. With a rather grotesque finger hold the pale lad grasps the dead Creature by the neck. In my opinion, he also grasps something else: The truth that with this kill, with murdering this being, that is also a sacred part of Great Mystery, just like he himself he lost his angle status and became human.
Are angels allowed to kill?
Are angels supposed to kill?
Is the christian god ordering them to do so? Ifff yes, he is sick and should see someone about it.... ( :0 should I give him my phone number?
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They say, this guy is love and light.... but we all know better: Like soooo many other things in christianity behind the brilliant light there is darkness of righteousness, brutality, one-up-man-ship, vengeance and an attitude of superiority. “Me above everything! Me above all other religions – Or else!! And if not, I send my archangels...” – Like this one here to kill, or torture or ...worse.... This is -after all the old war god Yahweh from the old er religion that people are praying to. And he was a brute... still is....The bible is still full of nasty things he put people through.... and I wonder, what all was edited out over the years....
Now back to this fallen angel; His wings are dark brown supposedly like the mountains in the background... - or they are turning brown with the dried blood that cakes them and makes them useless for flight = rising above it all.... He is supposed to be god's warrior. What does this guy need a warrior for? Now this warrior has killed yet again – and once too often and – his face shows the apprehension and …... aversion about his own actions. To me he seems lost, confused even. Like, now what. Here, dear god is the last dragon. The last Wisdom Keeper of the old Earth centered faith. But with it also dies the angel's own power and all that is left is a burning lance. And the world around him turns to darkness, which is why we can not really see much on the card.
I think, I want to next put here, what the book says about the image:
Quote Text Mary ELTarot:
The 6 of Wands is the Archangel Michael. His name means "Who is Like God." He is a warrior that commands the armies of God. His fire and life force interact with things directly and with force, with vengeance and righteousness. His weapon, here, the flaming spear is like the lion from the previous card the 5of Wands, burning a trail through the dark forest, making a way forward. This dragon he destroys is darkness; he
destroys it with direct force and illumination, by going straight through it like a penetrating army. He bears the sigil of Michael on his forehead, a symbol derived from tracing a name over the rosy cross. Each of the four archangels have this
somewhere on their body. Names are very important to angels, as they define who and what they are, limit them from the limitless, and define them. Angels often bear the suffix" el" on their name which is an ancient name for God as in Allah, El, Elohim, Ba' al, etc. The el describes them as " of God" or an aspect, a portion of God charged with certain duties that support the creation and maintenance of the universe.
In this painting Michael's wings resemble dark mountain peaks and there are legions of angels flying in the sky. Michael comes down to the earth, to the pits of hell, and slays demons and dragons.
This card is to slay your dragons. The dragons are whatever opposes you or your situation. Spiritually the dragons are darkness and ignorance within ourselves. We illuminate this darkness with fire.
This is also a marriage of these seemingly opposite elements, the angel and the dragon, or demon. A being from heaven and a being from hell, but both are part of you, one is your higher self or genius, and one is your lower self, your subconscious. A marriage of heaven and hell, angelic and demonic.
Your demons are part of you, they protect you, they have purpose. You can remove them, kill them, suppress them, chain them, but that will be destroying a beautiful aspect of yourself; it is far better to cleave to them, integrate them, appreciate
them and become a well-rounded. strong human being of dark and light, than a shallow facsimile with a cracking facade using all of your energy to hold back the tide of things you deem unworthy to be you. It is all you, embrace it and integrate
it, marry it, love it, this is an important part of the Lovers. This is the last step of creation, where male and female, contrasting opposites are balanced and come together in symmetry and balance. Once you are whole, you have found the treasure of your being and you will ride off on the Chariot to do your will.
Michael is the patron saint of soldiers and warriors.
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This Dragon was supposed to be darkness. Well, when you kill darkness – in this card you have more darkness. Darkness is the balance of light. And contrary to the christian belief most First Nations wisdom from all around the world teaches us, that there needs to be balance. Not just one sided-ness. Too much of a good thing turns bad by nature....
The book says, that this angel is sent down to Earth, to the pits of hell...!?? Since when is Earth synonymous with the pits of hell ?
It also says, that the “el” in an angel's name is to bind the angel to his god, make it like him and force it to do his will. Obey his orders. These include orders to kill....
The book contradicts itself here in the end:
(I actually LIKE that, because it tells me, that this whole notion is not really making sense to the writer either.
Are you now supposed to slay your Dragons or are you supposed to integrate them into your whole being, because they too are beautiful and wise aspects of you? I think Marie first dutifully draws us the christian front line. This is the bible and how it is supposed to be. But inside herself she knows better:
If we kill our inner demons, which indeed are a part of us, that then we would kill a beautiful creative aspect of ourselves – and we would stand there, forlorn and with hollow eyes, just like the poor lad on the card...
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Marie come and paint for me
another image so we see
holding Dragon in loving hand
Angel walks across the land......
