7/25/2019 Tartarus Meditation

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 Tartarus Meditation

Sit comfortably, breathing in and out slowly and at ease. Close your eyes and

feel your center. The purpose of the visit is to learn something, perhaps of

the future. Often this was done through mantike, inspired prophesy through

possession by the deity. Enthusiasmos, the deity within us.

Three faced one, patroness of the ! wild Muses, Torch bearer, Star"crown

wearer. Mother of #hosts who prophesi$e in the form of bee, serpent, mouse

or bat. She of the %"heads& mare, dog, serpent' (ra$en sandaled one, whose

Magic mists are raised by )illow spells, guide and protect us this night as we

meditate and traverse into your world.

 Turn )est& There lies the opening to Tartarus, the *nderworld, in a grove of

black poplars, sacred to +er whom we honor. )ander through the sacred

grove, you will nd an opening leading into the earth. -ollow the tunnel untilyou reach a river. There Charon will be awaiting you, do not forget to give a

coin to the ferryman as he guides you over the river Sty. (e sure to not

touch those waters/

)e0ve reached the other shore. (eware Cerberus, the three headed dog' his

 1ob is to prevent hapless ghosts from 2eeing and the living from entering. (ut

tonight we are under the protection of +ekate Chthonia, +ekate Ourania, and

he, +er servant, let us pass. 3o not tarry in the cheerless 4sphodel Meadows

where weary shades wander, purposelessly, twittering like bats.

5ook ahead& There lies Erebus, the palace of +ades and 6ersephone, she who

was tutored by +ekate' now She is in the world above for it is summer.

6erhaps we will catch a glimpse of the three Erinyes, the -uries, who live in

Erebus. There is no mistaking them, who punish those who break those of

deservedly guilty conscience. They are aged, with snakes for hair, dogs head

coal"black body7s bats0 wings, and bloodshot eyes. 8n their hands they carry

brass"studded scourges.

 To the 5eft is 5ethe, shaded by +ekate0s white cypress" do not drink of itswaters, for it is the spring of -orgetfulness, for common souls of the dead

awaiting rebirth, and yet we live.

8nstead, approach Mnemosyne, the 6ool of Memory, shaded by white poplars

of 6ersephone. This pool is for initiates. 9neel down and sip its cool waters

and see a vision there.