A Psychic Journey: Skrying Rubeus

A Psychic Journey: Skrying Rubeus

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Rubeus corresponds to Mars, Scorpio, Water and Air and means red. The character is concerned with balance between self and the other, it points in most instances to harmony or disharmony between these elements. Its nature is sexual, passionate and violent thus pointing to ambition. These elements have the potential of having a negative effect although when harmonized it is a force that may be channeled towards a positive end. It is a figure that corresponds to the dialectic between oneself and his or her environment and finding a balance between one's passion and this responsibility. Hence it speaks of sovereignty -- authenticity and of passion finding an appropriate vehicle for its release. Or, in contrast, Rubeus could indicate disharmony that must be confronted understood and overcome before it is too late, and in this sense, stricture and suffocation within at least one component of life, although severe, is indicated.

I entered the world almost immediately after the first invocation. At first I saw a great body of water that I was hovering over. Then the sky turned stormy and swept up the entire ocean. I was in the midst of spiralling tropical storms and I could feel the moisture in the air around me. Then the scenery changed and I was flying through the air as if on a magick carpet over a shallow canal of crystal clear water. On both sides of the canal were giant golden walls reaching as far into the heavens as eyes could see with figures carved into them that looked like Egyptian hieroglyphics. The midday sun was directly above and in front of me, I could feel the heat on my skin and the light irritated my eyelids, and as I tried to look up at it, I was immediately transported to the top of a grassy hill where I was surrounded by yellow flowers that lay close to the ground. The air was so fresh and clear that one could even smell the flowers. Then I was confronted by a deformed pathetic creature. It was filthy crawling on its belly towards me. It was a despicable thing with arms and legs that seemed broken and held in place with splints, and he had a tormented expression upon his dirty face. His deformity also didn't seem entirely natural and was perhaps the result of some trauma. As soon as the creature was directly in front and beneath me, I saw the happiest gnome I have ever seen, he was obviously a gnome and he was dressed in red. He was frantically digging with a shovel a little way down from where I was and was clearly looking for something specific and very important. He was extremely joyful and once he found what he was looking for, he held it in the air and inspected it for a moment. It was a large gold coin and once satisfied that it was exactly what he wanted, he took off running down the hill towards a large crowd of people. They were all female and looked exactly the same, they looked like fat old ladies with pure white hair, and they were all dressed in pure white robes of the same design. As he was still running towards them they asked what he had found, and once he told them they were even happier about it than he was. They seemed happy not only for the gnome's material reward, but there was a shared sense of achievement amidst them as if sharing in the gnome's pride. Upon seeing their excitement he gave his coin away, as if the happiness of others, to be the cause of their contentment and joy was what he was truly after. That's when I heard a voice: I couldn't see the spirit, only the voice that spoke loudly, it was as if everything became the voice and it had become the only thing noticeable. It asked me what I was looking for, to which I answered, "I am here to learn what I can from this place". The spirit responded and said, "the power of self is inherent in the many, to receive only that which I cannot take by force, that is true wealth, that is true power." It was at this point that I ended the vision.

Love is the law, love under will.