Daily Oracle Reading
Oracle 14
👑🤴🏿Sacred King🤴🏻👑
Invoking the Qualities of Honor & Responsibility
If the royal cloak fits him, the royal chariot obeys him, the Stone of Fål at Tara shrieks at his touch, and the goddess joins with him, a mortal man will be chosen king of Ireland. Bound by sacred oaths, geissi, to govern wisely and protect his people, the king's authority is carefully constrained and obliged by duty. The destiny of the king and his reign and the land and its bounty depend on the king's fealty to the royal oaths. The sacred king signifies honorable and responsible actions.
In former times, before the Norman conquest of Britain and coastal Ireland and Wales, Celtic kings were chosen by the sovereign goddess who granted the new king otherworldly powers so as to reign justly and wisely. To find the rightful man among the young men of the royal clan, the candidates were watched and tested by the druids for signs of providence. Niall of the Nine Hostages was born by a well, a sacred threshold to the Otherworld. Later, he meets and couples with the goddess there and is elected king of Ireland.
The tests of honor for the rightful king remain much the same throughout history. The king must show exceptional virtue, as though already appointed by the Otherworld. In Ireland, according to tradition, the royal cloaks must fit him, the royal chariot must obey him, and the Stone of Fål a Tara must shriek when he touches it. Then, the sovereign goddess of the land must accept him as her own choice from among the others. In myth, their union is sexual: the exchange of primal energies bringing fertility and greenery to the land.
-Rosemarie Anderson, Celtic Oracles: A New System for Spiritual Growth and Divination
The sacred king is a divine masculine energy that calls us to look at ourselves and ask the question...what if we lived in a world where we were bound by rules of fealty and honor, the betrayal of which signals your individual ruin? What if we lived in a world where our only honorable choice was to live wisely and justly, to speak only the Truth and keep our promises? To show impartiality, provide protection to the weak and the strong alike render hospitality, and in our noble conduct set a standard for all to follow? The sacred king asks us the question, and he knows we have the answer. The goddess chooses a mortal for a reason and she is choosing you (the one reading this) for a reason as well. We all have a divine purpose while we are here so why not be wise and just?
This Oracle screams Leo energy to me, as the lion is the very embodiment of kingly energy, representing the Sun as the center of our universe. Though Leos are not noted for serving others, they often times carry the responsibility of being looked to as leaders whether they feel like one or not. Extroverted and expressive, Leo's have the natural ability to invoke the qualities of the sacred king due to their essence of coordination, their regenerative power and their natural urge to share and enjoy. We have two Presidents in recent times that have strong Leo energy; President Donald Trump is a Leo ascendant and former President Barack Obama is a Solar Leo. August 21, 2017 we had the Solar Eclipse in Leo, the north node is in Leo, and we just recently had a Super Blue Blood Moon in Leo. To say the Leo energy is strong right now would be an understatement and with all of that kingly energy going around we must stay True to the way of the sacred king. We must be honorable and responsible in this time, but also playful and generous.
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The Sun in Leo creates radiantly and self-centerdly
The Moon in Leo reacts innovatively and egocentrically
Mercury in Leo communicates *proudly and overconfidently
Venus in Leo loves joyfully and self-indulgently
Mars in Leo acts courageously and dominatingly
Jupiter in Leo expands imperially and excessively
Saturn in Leo controls reliably and domineeringly
Uranus in Leo invents revolutionarily and egocentrically
Neptune in Leo inspires hedonistically and self-indulgently
Pluto in Leo transforms explosively and megalomaniacally
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If You Are Drawn to This Oracle...
Your actions must be especially honorable and unselfish. You are in a situation of responsibility asking you to protect the well-being of others. Your sense of honor and duty demand that you put aside personal inclinations to serve others. In order to be successful, your actions must be honest and impartial. In the present situation, your personal likes and dislikes, or impressions formed in the past, may be untrustworthy. Make decisions based on what is valid and invalid, on the weaknesses and strengths inherent in the specific circumstance. Tell the truth and keep your promises. Accept responsibility graciously. Extend generosity and concern, especially to those who are less fortunate in your community. Be mindful that your personal life is now an aspect of your public life and that your actions set an example for others.