Symbology of the Dragon

Reverend Windhorse

DRAGON SYMBOLOGY

guarding the crystal

I first made this page for the New Year 2000~~a year both feared and anticipated by the masses. People were preparing for all their computers to crash, as the new numbers took on three zeros, creating a whole new "animal" for the binary codes of computers. People feared the worst, and ... just like so many times when weather forecasters say "You'd better watch out," nothing happened...at least not on the surface. Adjustments were made in computer interfaces and all remained intact.

MILLENIUM 2000~~YEAR OF THE DRAGON

Each moment, each day and certainly this brand-new Millenium presents all possibilities! It's always our choice...embrace the Wonder of it or don't!

Ride that Bad Boy! Dare to dream, and risk!

Dragons often represent chaos...yet out of chaos comes Creation!

Dragons represent Joy~~I offer him flowers! I ride him with abandon; hair flying in the Universe! Exhilaration!

Now or Never

I choose NOW...Adventure! Vitality! Creativeness! Each day a step, something new...no fear of mistakes~~therein lies the learning! I'll hone the Gifts God gave me! What I am is God's Gift; what I make of myself is my Gift to God.

Dragons represent power, and fiery force. Humans need to define power, and refrain from being fiery. This is the process of 'transmutation' Alchemists practiced at the psychological level...whether gold was literally made from lead remains debatable...but the Gold a person can create of him or herself originates and emerges from the leaden influences society imposes.

Rise like the Phoenix out of your own fears and self-imposed limitations~

Test yourself...

explore your desires, and prioritize what your want your life to be.

What steps in that direction can you take now, in this moment?

How can you honor the Greatest Potential you are?

The dragon is famous for guarding the Treasure...and the Wizard is the one

who figures out how to find and secure the Treasure. The Treasure is your

own Peace of Mind...and the Wizard is your Knowing. You, the Wizard,

have the magic ability to get under, through and past the dragons and

uncover, retrieve and keep the precious treasure of sanity, joyousness and

relief of worry and lack.

The dragons never go away...but Wizard tames them and knows that they

have no power when his/her Magic is working. Keep your Magic vital and

work it, Baby!! ~~ It's called Love, Confidence, Appreciation, Gratitude!

With these, the World aligns itself with the Sword Ex Calibre, and its

double edge cuts through delusion and doubt. With these clouds parted,

the sparkling Treasure the Universe intends for us comes into full sight, and

all we need do is enjoy it...and pass it on!

The hunter, grand Knight, the stranger that comes to the Kingdom to rid the populace of the fire-breathing dragon, and bring back the magic ring, the precious jewel, or find the enchanted Kingdom that was stolen from the King or Queen...

That hunter is one's own determination, willingness to be wrong about their values, willingness to re-evaluate...it is one's own Higher Intelligence.

That Jewel, Magic Ring, Enchanted Kingdom...is one's peace of mind, contentment, ability to love and be loved. It is success in terms of living and working in life in ways that feel right.

It takes great courage to put oneself in 'harm's way,' which in our world is criticism; and to resist peer pressure. When we change from the 'accepted' mores...the ways of coping that our peers have become habituated to, we create discomfort for others...they become like dragons attempting to destroy our Wizard Self. They find themselves in the uncomfortable position of having to rethink their values, habits and actions.

Stay strong! There are also Dragons such as the Oriental ones who personify joy, free flight and successful life. These are often the Air or Water Dragons. Beloved Quan Yin, Goddess of Compassion, rides a water dragon in the ethers of Time and No-Time.

This dragon represents Wisdom...to be dragon-like, which I think is fearless...is a necessary component of actualizing oneself. Wisdom is the foundation of authenticity.

(more to come on Quan Yin's associations)