The King

Overthrowing the King is at the very heart of the American ethos. We elect our leaders. A passion for democracy, especially for a true democracy, something more authentic than what the USA has on offer, is at the heart of an ethos that wants plurality and inclusion. This is good. This is very good.

But it can complicate our relationship to the King as an archetype. I have no interest in the sort of kings that rule nations. But I am quite interested in the King that can bring order to the heart of my inner realm.

In my spiritual life, I have been through stages that were defined by prostrations. I have placed my knees to the ground and brought my forehead to the floor many more times than a person can count. In moments of deep devotion, I place my whole body and face down and extend my arms before me to express complete surrender. I have found the greatest freedom in this primal somatic practice.

The spiritual idea of a divine being, a master worthy of worship, is helpful in the practice of surrender. It is the practice of spiritual submission that gives me a sense of the King. It brings me in touch with the one that reigns mighty inside my Self. This is the process of surrender, like that of the “soldier of fortune” described in the dream (p 51, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover). And it is the process that awakens you to the King that lives within.

Have you practiced your surrender?

What do you know of your Self as King?

Read pages 49 to 52 of King, Warrior, Magician, Lover. And bring your reflections to our call next week.

Saludos,

Gibrán