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Equilibrium Journey continues to deepen my understanding of individual bottles while also offering fascinating insights in to the system as a whole. Here is one example that has arisen in a recent course.

41 42 and 43

When we look at the 40’s as a sequence we have to think about B4. The 40’s develop the theme of the 4. In Equilibrium 4 is the Yellow / Gold. This combination also connects with the Tarot card of the Emperor - the one who rules this world. For a long time I had a question about B4.

Why does B4 contain two colours not one?

B2 is Blue / Blue and B6 is Red / Red. So why should B4 be Yellow and Gold rather than simply Yellow / Yellow? In time I came to realise that the two colours here was perfect. The clue was in the Tarot card of the Emperor where he is wearing armour on his legs. Despite all his power he remains afraid. This is the consequence of the ego ruling the conscious mind while the soul remains buried in the unconscious. Yellow over Gold.

An echo in the 40s

Imagine then how immensely I was when I finally realised how amazing it is that this Yellow / Gold theme returns so strongly at the start of the 40s sequence. 41 is Gold / Gold and 42 is Yellow / Yellow. The very two colours of B4 appearing again! But even more fascinating is that this time the relationship between these two colours is changed: here it is not Yellow over Gold but now Gold preceding Yellow. When we consider the meaning of number this change is very significant because it says that gold - as the 1 - is more important than the yellow which now follows as the 2.

Healing the Emperor

This change in relationship between Gold and Yellow is in fact the solution to the predicament of the Emperor. While yellow relates to our sense of self, but a self that is limited to this space and time; gold is something more - it relates to a deeper level of consciousness - the soul level. The understanding is that while the yellow self is something we experience in this life, the soul is something that journeys from life to life. If the Emperor within us can bow to the soul within then his fears of this life will diminish as this life becomes a learning experience for the soul more than a challenge for worldly success alone. From an Aura-Soma point of view it is entirely fitting that the gold should lead the yellow. And this change in relationship between ego and soul makes possible the next step. The 43.

Turquoise and Individuation

What then of the 43 Turquoise / Turquoise?  For 1, 2, 3 we can think “Ready, Steady, Go.” 3 is the flow that follows from 1 and 2. So here we have 41, 42, 43. Gold is now the main actor, the ego is following the main action, and 43 then becomes the process the flow that arises from this.

From a soul point of view however we don’t come to earth to be right or powerful, we come here to (amongst other things) evolve as a soul. This is the individuation process that Carl Jung first indentified and which is now an important idea in Aura-Soma too.
And the key is that this process relates to the soul not the ego. The soul is the 1, the ego follows as the 2. So the soul is the main subject of the turquoise individuation process. Amazing these three colours should follow each other in this way with these numbers!

41, 42, 43.
Soul, ego, individuation.
Gold Yellow Turquoise.
It is a perfect fit of Aura-Soma colour, number and life!

And 44?

Well with its pale colours it is almost the exact opposite of what you would expect from a double Emperor. Yet the perfection of Aura-Soma continues. As the emperor bows his ego to his soul and surrenders to the teaching evolving energy of turquoise he is transmuted through trust. The very thing that caused the Emperor to wear his armour - his fear - is now dissolving. The Emperor bows to above. And in so doing he is opening the door for the Master sequence that begins at 50.

Final Thoughts

The deeper I go with Aura-Soma the more it amazes me. The perfection of the sequence is a revelation to me. As I say when introducing the Equilibrium Journey concept, it is the Equilibrium sequence itself which is the greatest teacher, and the sequence itself is Aura-Soma’s most treasured book. The Equilibrium courses are the chance to read and learn from this most amazing book. Courses are in Japan February 4 – 7 and in Holland in September.

The first class of the year has been an exploring the tarot course. In this my 47^th year – which is the number of the Old Soul in the Aura-Soma Equilibrium sequence – I like that this first course has been one which is not accredited by any organisation. I feel it represents I am coming more into my own energy.

Equilibrium B4 with Inner Child Emperor card

On the first morning of the course each participant drew a card from the Inner Child set. My card was called “The Emperor has no clothes” (It corresponds to The Emperor and the 4^th path on the Tree of Life). The image shows a comedic Emperor appearing in a barrel being pointed to by a child. I was not too happy to see this card, but allowed it to be without changing it.

The first day’s teaching (particularly the afternoon) was a struggle. I knew what I wanted to do but it was a lot of information for the group. I knew they were struggling (and so was I) but I could not see another way. That evening I was a bit unhappy about the day’s class. The only way I could let go of it was to admit that I had done the best job I could and that was all I could do.

The next morning began with each student sharing their thoughts about their card from the first day. As I listened to each and added my thoughts to their stories I began to relax and enjoy myself. It was an opportunity for wisdom to come through in the moment. I was particularly pleased as I rarely work with Tarot cards yet still I was finding wise comments to add to their feedback!

Some awareness began to grow in me about my own “Emperor” card. The previous day I had been worrying with my mind / ego about the way the course was going. “Could I do it better? Differently?” But, despite worrying, no alternative solution offered itself. This morning as I relaxed I was meeting the moment in a different way. I realised I was coming from my gold (wisdom) where yesterday I had been stuck in my yellow (thinking mind). This is very fitting because the Equilibrium combination for the Emperor is B4 the Yellow / Gold combination.

Moreover as I relaxed I began to see clearly that without the previous day’s intensive good work the process of this second morning would not have been possible. I began to see that I had been through my own emperor’s story in the last 24 hours. This is how I understand it: the teaching of the “Emperor has no clothes” story is “don’t be fooled by the stories of the mind – the outside world”. The Emperor appeared naked because he had been seduced by his tailors who had described a fantastic (but imaginary) costume. If the Emperor had responded to the tailors’ stories with the presence of his gold awareness he would have seen the simple truth – there was no substance to their story!

I was beginning to realise that the day before I too had begun to listen to my thinking mind (yellow) at the expense of trusting my deeper self (gold). The emperor is liberated by listening within rather than to the outside mind. The most interesting thing of all was this morning as I relaxed in the flow of wisdom I began to feel both empty and full at the same time. I felt empty of thinking but, at the same time, in a deeper way I felt full of some presence that seemed to be doing a great job!