We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the King of Batons into relation with the 1st Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Aleph; the 1st Arcanum: The Magician; and the quality of “Mysticism.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira at the heart (Glory) and the crown (Eternity). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 1st part: the nine beatitudes; “Hallowed Be Thy Name.”
The Apocalypse readings for the King of Batons come from Chapter 22:14-21:
How blissful are those who wash their robes, so that they shall be given sanction for the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. Outside are the curs and the sorcerers and the whorish and the murderers and the idolators and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
“I Jesus sent my angel to attest these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who thirsts come; let the one who wishes take freely of the water of life.
I testify to everyone who hears the words of this book’s prophecy. If anyone should add to them, God will add to him the calamities that have been written about in this book; and, if anyone takes away from this prophecy’s book, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from the holy city that are written about in this book.
The one who attests these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen, come, Lord Jesus.
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Queen of Batons into relation with the 2nd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Bet; the Second Arcanum: The High Priestess; and the quality of “Gnosis.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the right side of the head (Light) and the crown (Eternity). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 2nd part: the seven stages of the Passion; “Thy Kingdom Come.”
The Apocalypse readings for the Queen of Batons come from Chapter 22:6-13:
And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his slaves things that must occur shortly.” “And look: I am coming quickly. How blissful the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
And I John am the one hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down before the feet of the angel showing me these things to make obeisance. And he says to me, “See here, no! I am a fellow slave along with you and with your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book; make obeisance to God.” And he says to me, “Do not seal up the words of this book’s prophecy; for the time is near. The wrongdoer, let him still to wrong; and whoever is foul, let him still be befouled; and whoever is upright, let him still do what is right; and whoever is holy, let him still be made holy.” “Look: I am coming quickly, and with me is the recompense I have to render to each, according to what his work is. I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Knight of Batons into relation with the 3rd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Gimel; the Third Arcanum: The Empress; and the quality of “Sacred Magic.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the crown (Eternity) and the left side of the head (Warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 3rd part: the Gethsemane Experience and Levels of Apocalyptic Judgement; “Thy Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven.”
The Apocalypse readings for the Knight of Batons come from Chapter 21:25-27, 22:1-5:
And her gates shall most certainly not be closed by day, for night will not exist there; and they bring glory and the worth of the gentiles into her. And nothing profane, and no one who causes abomination and falsehood, may by any means enter therein, except those written in the suckling lamb’s book of life.
And he showed me a river of life’s water, bright as crystal, coming forth from the throne of God and the suckling lamb. In the middle of her street, and on either side of the river, was a tree producing twelve harvests of fruit, yielding its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for a healing of the gentiles. And no longer will there be anything accursed; and the throne of God and the suckling lamb will be therein, and his slaves will worship him, and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And there will be no more night, and they have no need of lantern light and sunlight because the Lord God will shine upon them, and they will reign unto the ages of the ages.
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Knave of Batons into relation with the 4th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Dalet; the Fourth Arcanum: The Emperor; and the quality of “Hermeticism” or “Obedience.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the right side of the head (Light) and the left side of the head (Warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 4th part: the healing of the relationship to the entire surrounding sheath; Paradise—nourishment from the force of seeds; “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
The Apocalypse readings for the Knave of Batons come from Chapter 21:19-24:
…The city’s foundation having been adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, the twelfth amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls—each one of the gates made from a single pearl—and the street of the city pure gold, like transparent glass. And in her I saw no sanctuary, for the Lord God the Almighty is her sanctuary, as well as the suckling lamb. And the city has no need of the sun or the moon—that they should shine in her—for the glory of God illuminated her, and her lantern is the suckling lamb. And the gentiles will walk about by her light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory [and worth] into her.
In our work with the Major Arcana, we experienced the journey from the Magician to the World as a journey from conception, to birth, to death, and finally to the Saturn sphere. With the Minor Arcana, we have been imagining them as the journey back into incarnation: the Numbered Coins as the realm of Midnight Hour; the Court Coins as the Saturn sphere; the Numbered Swords as the Jupiter sphere; the Court Swords as the Mars sphere; the Numbered Cups as the Sun sphere; the Court Cups as the Venus sphere; and the Numbered Batons as the Mercury Sphere. We have been considering this journey of the soul into incarnation in relation to the musical pieces selected for the Sophia Grail Circle of the same name. With the Knave of Batons, we enter into the Moon sphere on the path of incarnation. The music selected by Robert Powell to express this experience of the Moon sphere is the first movement of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”:
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Ten of Batons into relation with the 5th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: He; the Fifth Arcanum: The Pope; and the quality of “Love of God.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira of the heart (Glory) and the sephira of the right side of the head (Light). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 5th part: The Healing of the Breath in the Full Circle; “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
(This is the same whether we use the Five of Batons as the pivot point or the Six of Batons).
The Apocalypse readings for the Ten of Batons come from Chapter 21:14-18:
…And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the suckling lamb. And the one who was speaking with me had a gold measuring reed, so that he could measure the city and its gates and her wall. And the city lies foursquare, and her length as great as her breadth. And with the reed he measured the city as twelve hundred stadia; its length and breadth and height are equal. And he measured its wall as a hundred and forty-four cubits, accord to the measure of a human being, which was the angel’s measure. And her wall’s enclosure was jasper, and the city pure gold like pure glass…
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Nine of Batons into relation with the 6th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Vau; the Sixth Arcanum: The Lover; and the quality of “Love of Neighbor.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira of the left side of the head (Warmth) and the sephira of the heart (Glory). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 6th part: Sanctification of Nourishment in the Full Circle; “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
Alternatively, we can bring the Nine of Batons into relation with the 4th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Dalet; the Fourth Arcanum: The Emperor; and the quality of “Hermeticism.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephiroth on the right side of the head (Light) and the left side of the head (Warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 4th part: Healing the Relationship to the Entire Surrounding Sheath; “Give us this day our daily bread.” (See Six of Batons, conversation two for the realisation that unlike the prior Suits of the Minor Arcana, in which the “turning point” of the Suit was the Five, here in the Batons the “turning point” may be the Six).
The Apocalypse readings for the Nine of Batons come from Chapter 21:9-13:
And one of the angels holding the seven libation-dishes filled with the seven last calamities came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I shall show you the bride, the wife of the suckling lamb.” And he bore me away in spirit onto a great and holy mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God, which had God’s glory, her luster being like costliest stone, like jasper stone, of crystalline clarity, and had a wall great and high, which had twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and twelve inscribed names, which are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel—three gates to the east and three gates to the north and three gates to the south and three gates to the west…”
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Eight of Batons into relation with the 5th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: He; the Fifth Arcanum: The Pope; and the quality of “Love of God.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira of the heart (Glory) and the sephira on the right side of the head (Light). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 5th part: Healing of the Breath in the Full Circle; “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
Alternatively, we can bring the Eight of Batons into relation with the 3rd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Gimel; the Third Arcanum: The Empress; and the quality of “Sacred Magic.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the crown (Eternity) and the left side of the head (Warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 3rd part: the Gethsemane Experience; “Thy Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven.” (See Six of Batons, conversation two for the realisation that unlike the prior Suits of the Minor Arcana, in which the “turning point” of the Suit was the Five, here in the Batons the “turning point” may be the Six).
The Apocalypse readings for the Eight of Batons come from Chapter 21:3-8:
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look: The tabernacle of God is with human beings, and he will tabernacle with them, and they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them [as their God], and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and no longer will there be death, no longer will there be sorrow or lamentation or pain, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who sat upon the throne said, “Look: I make all things new.” And he said, “Write, because these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said, “It is done. I am the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who thirsts I will give freely from the fountain of life’s water. The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be a God to him and he will be a son to me. But, for the whorish and sorcerers and idolaters and all the liars, their part is in the marsh burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Seven of Batons into relation with the 4th Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Dalet; the Fourth Arcanum: The Emperor; and the quality of “Hermeticism.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the right side of the head (Light) and the left side of the head (Warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 4th part: Paradise—Nourishment from the Force of Seeds; “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”
Alternatively, we can bring the Seven of Batons into relation with the 2nd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Bet; the Second Arcanum: The High Priestess; and the quality of “Gnosis.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the right side of the head (Light) and the crown (Eternity). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 2nd part: the Stages of the Passion; “Thy Kingdom Come.” (See Six of Batons, conversation two for the realisation that unlike the prior Suits of the Minor Arcana, in which the “turning point” of the Suit was the Five, here in the Batons the “turning point” may be the Six).
The Apocalypse readings for the Seven of Batons come from Chapter 20:13-15, 21:1-2:
And the sea yielded up the dead within it, and Death and Hades yielded up the dead within them, and they were judged, every one of them, according to their works. And Death and Hades were cast into the marsh of fire. This—the marsh of fire—is the second death. And, if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the marsh of fire.
And I saw a new sky and a new earth, for the first sky and the first earth have passed away, and the sea no longer is. And I saw the holy city, a New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Six of Batons into relation with the 3rd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Gimel; the Third Arcanum: The Empress; and the quality of “Sacred Magic.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the crown (Eternity) and the left side of the head (warmth). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 3rd part: the Gethsemane Experience and Levels of Apocalyptic Judgement; “Thy Will Be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven.”
Alternatively, we can bring the Six of Batons into relation with the 1st Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Aleph; the First Arcanum: The Magician; and the quality of “Mysticism.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the crown (Eternity) and the heart (Glory). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 1st part: the Nine Beatitudes; “Hallowed Be Thy Name.” (See conversation two for the realisation that unlike the prior Suits of the Minor Arcana, in which the “turning point” of the Suit was the Five, here in the Batons the “turning point” may be the Six).
The Apocalypse readings for the Six of Batons come from Chapter 20:8-12:
…And [he] will go forth to lead astray the gentiles in the earth’s four corners, Gog and Magog, to assemble them for the war, they whose number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched across the earth’s broad expanse and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city, and fire descended out of the sky and consumed them. And the Slanderer who led them astray was cast into the marsh of fire and sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet are also, and they will be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages.
And I saw a great white throne and the one who sat upon it, from whose face the earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book—the one of life, that is—was opened; and, from the things written in the book, the dead were judged according to their works.
We begin by placing this image in the context of the entirety of the Suit of Batons, focusing the mantra HE WILLS on the region of the solar plexus. The reader is then encouraged to move the first part of the Inner Radiance Sequence, beginning with the mantra “In purest outpoured light radiates the Godhead of the world”, and then working through the chakras from root to crown in relation to the seven Healing Miracles and the seven I AM statements.
We then bring the Five of Batons into relation with the 2nd Letter of the Divine Alphabet: Bet; the Second Arcanum: The High Priestess; and the quality of “Gnosis.” This finds its radiation in the Tree of Life between the sephira on the right side of the head (Light) and the crown (Eternity). Those who know the Grail Knight’s Practice can then perform the 2nd part: the Stages of the Passion; “Thy Kingdom Come.”
The Apocalypse readings for the Five of Batons come from Chapter 20:3-7:
…And cast him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he should no longer lead the gentiles astray until the thousand years are finished; thereafter he must be set loose for a little while. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgement was given to them, as well as the souls of those who had been decapitated on account of the witness of Jesus and on account of God’s word, and who did not make obeisance to the beast or to its image, and did not receive the impress on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with the Anointed for a thousand years. Until the thousand years had elapsed, the rest of the dead did not have life. This is the first resurrection. How blissful and holy the one who has a share in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; instead they will be priests of God and of the Anointed, and will reign with him a thousand years.
And when the thousand years have elapsed, the Accuser will be released from his prison…
The Unknown Friends 