Getting the Ball Rolling

Sandalphon pops up again. I have been reading online that he is the ruling angel and protector of the Earth; the twin brother of Metaron, who also appears in this deck. Sandalphon features prominatly in the mystical literary traditions of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. In Kabbalah, he sits within the earthly tenth sethirot (or sphere) of Malkuth. Being known as one of the tallest angels, he can therefore reach his way from his earthly dwellings there to the heavens on the Tree of Life. In these cards, his presence focuses on the physical - his aspects (or four cards) are Evolution, Intention, Love, and the Planetary Cycles.

This is an interesting image. It's a bit like a spine. I guess that a backbone is quite an apt comparison to this series of twelve orbs, since the card strikes me as being about the strength we need to move forward and grow. There is a lot of movement here, as the orbs swing through space towards us. This is what I get from the image and title, since the blurb in the book is a little too new agey for me.

I took the train home this morning. I slept in the spare room at my boyfriend's last night as I really needed the sleep. For me to get a good night, I need silence and stillness. It kind of did the trick, but I still felt sluggish and detached this morning; the hill by the station has became my enemy once again. Despite cancelling going into town for lunch, one of my mates came to visit. She was happy to strike the previous arrangement and have tea with me in the garden. Even though her company did me some good, I slumped into my bed once she was gone. I sank into a real deep sleep, only to be woken by Dumb and Dumber next door, wrestling with each other on their trampoline.

So, what could Evolution mean today? As well as a spine, the picture also reminds me of a ball being zapped through a pinball machine or one of those executive toys you used to see on people's desks in the 80s. You know how artists make it look as though the ball is going fast by showing all of the places it has already been, fading fast behind it? That's how this image strikes me and it makes me think of the phrase 'Getting the ball rolling'. Could something be happening out of my view? Maybe that buyer who liked our property has managed to sell her house and could be thinking of now putting in an offer on ours? This card makes me think of development. If it is not this, I think the card lingers around the more physical areas in my life, such as the prospect of development within work and my career.




Illustration from The Angels of Atlantis Oracle Cards by Stewart Pearce and Richard Crookes