Dragon Energy
The second of the Two Powers in shamanism is Dragon. A symbol of darkness in the West and of wisdom in the East, the Dragon represents powerful energy at play, Dragon is above all the intuitive flow of energy, capable of both contracting and expanding instantaneously.
Dragon is an amplification of what currently exists in your own field or more widely. Beware though, Dragon energy will amplify everything - so where there is still shadow, it will amplify that too. Hence, it requires self-knowledge for the energy not to 'kick-back'.
The Dragon captures our imagination, possessing many powers and qualities we would love to integrate into our lives: thunderous voice, breath of fire, invisibility, razor talons, whiplash tail, swim or fly mode, ancient sagacity. This energy arises from unfathomable inner space and is inscrutably profund. Dragon is to be found out searching for the Pearl of Great Price, the Pearl of Wisdom.
Serious Play
This energy is realizable by certain people who feel drawn to it. Though itself irreligious and amoral, unconfined, ever delighting in its own freedom, it can be ridden as inspiration or sheer brutal power, as skillfulness in interraction, or suddenly disappear into silent invisibility. It is a threshold energy between form and emptiness, the ordinary and non-ordinary worlds.
Its timings remain a mystery even to those it directs with huge tenderness. This energy is at play everywhere in the world where mastery is found: in sport, dance, art, poetry, even statesmanship.
Skillful means
Harnassing this energy is not to own it, but to allow oneself to be owned by it, in a way to mount and ride the Dragon. This is called Upaya (skillful means) in Buddhism and Intelligent Obedience (obedience to the situation) in Christian asceticism. It can enter into any circumstances we find ourselves in. Our perspective will shift as soon as the floorless field of the Dragon is felt.
If you could benefit from more creative flow in your life, then call on Dragon energy to support that inspiration. Dragon energy is the wild side of our deepest longing.
I offer guidance in tailored 1-1 sessions, as well as group courses, to activate and use this energy in daily life.
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