One thing that comes to mind regarding the imagery of the card (it's interesting that unlike other archetypes Ra and Don don't really discuss the imagery of this one much) is the parallel between the pyramids and the pyramid in the Potentiator, i.e. the Tower. We also see these two pyramids united to form a tetrahedron as it were in the star depicted on the Catalyst of the Spirit card.
The Potentiator is all about sudden revelation which can shatter our preconceptions, which I see as represented by the pyramid/tower. We are then cast out and once more in the dark with only the fading afterimage and our own faith to guide us. This catalyst can then be worked with (in the shadow of moonlight as it were) from either a positive or negative interpretation to build a new tower/pyramid where we can once more feel comfortable in our level of understanding until we get knocked on our behinds again. I think this is what Ra talks about with the "groping in the moonlight" comment, and I've certainly seen that pattern play out in my own spiritual journey. This all has to do with the analysis of spiritual experiences through the faculties of the mind.
So how do we move past the groping? I think this is where concepts like balancing, acceptance and mental discipline come into play. The two dogs make me think of the idea of "balancing each and every positive and negative charge with its equal." Perhaps when one has reached this point where the polarities have been internalized and one is able to maintain a state of acceptance/detachment they can pass between their gaze.
Or maybe not.
The Potentiator is all about sudden revelation which can shatter our preconceptions, which I see as represented by the pyramid/tower. We are then cast out and once more in the dark with only the fading afterimage and our own faith to guide us. This catalyst can then be worked with (in the shadow of moonlight as it were) from either a positive or negative interpretation to build a new tower/pyramid where we can once more feel comfortable in our level of understanding until we get knocked on our behinds again. I think this is what Ra talks about with the "groping in the moonlight" comment, and I've certainly seen that pattern play out in my own spiritual journey. This all has to do with the analysis of spiritual experiences through the faculties of the mind.
So how do we move past the groping? I think this is where concepts like balancing, acceptance and mental discipline come into play. The two dogs make me think of the idea of "balancing each and every positive and negative charge with its equal." Perhaps when one has reached this point where the polarities have been internalized and one is able to maintain a state of acceptance/detachment they can pass between their gaze.
Or maybe not.
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