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To reach the divinity of the
authentic Self, one
must pass through the
realm of Shadow. The story
of
Theseus and his
battle with the
Minotaur
reflects this great Trial of
Persistence, the
passing from the
House of Taurus into the
House
of Gemini. The 'Mino-taur' is a
symbol of this
great passing.
Thanks to the wonderful research of
Teacher and mystic
Michael Tsarion, it is shown
that 'Minotaur' consists of
'min' which
represents the House of Gemini and
'taur' which
reflects the House of Taurus. The
journey
through the Shadow Realm to reach the
divine Kingdom of Self is garnered along the
passage of
the river of Stars. As above, so
below.
The passing from hard labour to the
conjoining
of dualities creates the archetype of
love and
peace, strengthening
our own Great innate power
within, emanating with the
essence of
Brahma
and
Saraswati.
Journey of
Enlightenment
Once Theseus had come to the understanding of
who he was, in taking up the
journey to Athens,
in joining his father, in his
heart he knew what
was needed to overcome the challenge of his
own
Psyche.
He at once came forward and offered to go with
the youths and
maidens. All praised him for his
goodness and
nobility but they did not know his
true intentions to
slay the Minotaur.
He informed his father and promised him that if
he succeeded, he would have the
black sail
removed from the returning ship and
changed to a
white one, so that
Aegeus could know long before
that his son was safe.
The changing of the black sail to a
white one reflects the
conjoining of opposites, the
merging of yin and
yang. It is the
mantle of the Hero and
Heroine in turning
despair into
hope
and finally Victory.
When the group finally arrived in
Crete they
were paraded before the inhabitants on their way
to the
Labyrinth.
King Minos' daughter
Ariadne was
among the spectators and she
fell in love with
Theseus at first sight as he marched past. She
sent for
Daedalus and asked him to
show her a
way out of the Labyrinth, and she sent for
Theseus and told him she would bring about his
escape if he would
take her back to
Athens and
marry her. This he would have done anyway, as he
loved her with all his
heart.
She gave him a ball of thread which she had
procured from Daedalus, which he was to
fasten
at one end of the inside of the door and
unwind
as he went. He rolled his plan into action and
boldly stepped into the
Labyrinth, searching for
the Minotaur. He came
upon him asleep and
fell
upon him, pinning him to the
ground and with his
bare hands battered the
monster to death.
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"As an oak
tree falls on the hillside,
Crushing all that lies beneath,
So Theseus. He presses out the life,
The brute's savage life, and now it lies dead.
Only the head sways slowly, but the horns
are useless now." |
Theseus traced
back his steps to the entrance of the Labyrinth
using the ball of thread, and with the other
maidens and
youths fled by ship back to
Athens.
The young youths and
maidens symbolise the
lunar
aspect of divine and
blessed Nature.
On the way back to
Athens they put in at the island of
Naxos as
Ariadne was
seasick.
Theseus returned to the
ship to do some necessary work. A
violent wind
carried him out to sea and
kept him there a long
time. On his return he found that
Ariadne had
died and he was deeply afflicted by this. This
strong lesson teaches to
remain true to your
loved ones, and in
turn remain true to the
love inside
Yourself.
When
Theseus drew closer to
Athens he forgot to
hoist the
white sail.
Aegeus was watching from the
Acropolis and because he thought his
son was
dead, threw himself down from the
rocky heights
into the sea. The
sea became
known as the
Aegean ever after.
This powerful
lesson teaches to always
explore and
value every
facet of
Life and to learn from mistakes made. Hold
sacred divinity deep within your
heart.
Theseus became
King of Athens and
gave the power back to the
people. Thus
Athens became the
happiest and most
prosperous of cities, and thus the
Realm of the
Beholder comes into fruitful balance.
This is a
reminder for You
to become King and
Queen of Your
inner Realm !
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