Great Way of the Spirit

[Jade]

I'm not sure I agree with the interpretation that the Great Way symbolizes one of pure intuition. Intuition is an aspect of the subconscious mind, which has been veiled from us, and it does take the will to seek beyond the veil and achieve a state where we are receiving communication from the subconscious mind. However, I see it specifically denoting harmony between the conscious AND subconscious mind.

Yes, the subconscious mind is "playing" the conscious mind, but he is her instrument, and he must be tuned a ready for her to play, or else she cannot do anything. It makes me think of this quote from a Dirty Projectors song: "I am glad that I got to know that I might sing the melody but I don't set the tempo."

In the mind cycle, the conscious mind much choose which path it seeks to work together with the subconscious mind: Either harmonization or subjugation.

In the body cycle, we must do the same: We either work together with the body or learn to subjugate it so it performs for us.

So there are two ways to achieve this total harmonization of mind, body, and spirit. The mind and body must be tuned to a state of usefulness so that the spirit can be used as a vehicle to do further work in consciousness. Intuition is important, but more important (to the positive path) is faith, hope, and polarity. Only through these acts of will is the intuition meaningful at all. As Ra says, both the prostituted deep mind and the virginal deep mind invite and await the reaching. And, following the intuition might lead us places to where we wouldn't choose ourselves. The polarity protects from the former, and faith and hope protect from the latter.