Eye of Vision, Light & Truth

I am always amazed at Lady Olivia's liturgies! They are truly phenomenal. When we really read them, they are incredibly rich and layered in meaning.

I started mining the gold from this year's liturgy "Opening the Eye of Vision." The first thing that strikes me (in the Oracle section of the liturgy) is that Lady Olivia talks about not one but three kinds of Eyes to open. They correspond to the Triple Goddess (Maiden, Mother, Crone). In this text, they are the Bride, the Queen and the Enchantress.

The Bride has the Eye of Vision. This is to see "the Truth that lies behind appearances". Among other things, it means to search for the inner meaning behind the phenomenal world. It also means to be aware of the energies that in operation from past experiences.

When we get to the Visonary Journey section, where the Candidate (and all participants) are led to different places in space to have visions, the first stop is Hy Brasil, in which the participants are instructed to use their Eye of Vision - in other words, work with the energy of the Bride. The Candidate says s/he sees there is no "need to lament loss, because all that is wonderful, beautiful and noble is eternal".

So the Eye of Vision helps us understand the hidden meanings of energies that come from the past.

Next, there is the Queen, who has the Eye of Light. As the Oracle says, this Eye helps us "transform your own future, and in so doing, to change the world!" It means the capacity we have to not be bound by the past, but to be able to envision the future we want, and through this visioning to bring it to pass.

In the Visionary Journey section, the participants travel to Tir Na nOg, the Heaven of the Futre to open the Eye of Light. Here, the Candidate says, "I see...I create my own future."

Last, there is the Enchantress (Crone/Wise Woman) who has the Eye of Truth, and has "guided you through many incarnations." The Eye of Truth allows us to "understand the meaning of all suffering and evil; love and joy." This Eye gives us the bigger picture, a perspective that transcends concerns about either the past or the future events and brings us to what Buddhists call the "Middle Way" or the essence rather than the phenomena of life.

Int he Visionary Section, the participants travel to the Well at the World's End to open the Eye of Truth. The Candidate explains that s/he found "that without Truth, nothing exists....Love, Beauty, Happiness - all must be honest or they have no value."

Even contemplating these few points from the liturgy, I'm feeling my energy shift and awakening a higher vibratory level.