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52. Making Sound / Longing: group – communication (7 blue)
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The image
The scene is of a man alone in a small brown rowing boat on a large expanse of sea. He wears a red shirt and green trousers. He is not rowing, but gazing pensively – however, his eyes appear to be focussed inwards, and his face wears an expression of sadness. There is no land in sight, but the rower is not the only living creature in sight, as there is a seabird overhead.
Making Sound
The communicative function
Making Sound, associated with the blue throat chakra, is the communicative function, which aims to bridge the gap between self and other, particularly in terms of the male-female polarity, both as the search for sexual and spiritual union with another and, on an inner level, as the development of both ones male and female sides, and their integration. Both the flowering of the self and union with the other are integral to the attainment of personal fulfilment. The bridge is therefore two-way: from self to union and back again. And it is the role of the communicative function to create and maintain that bridge.
The meaning
Merriam-Webster defines sound as being (adjective) ‘free from flaw, defect or decay’; (noun) ‘mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing.’ (my italics)
When you are making sound, you are transmitting energy. You are engaged in a process of attempting to deal with isolation and aloneness, to repair the inadequacies of the solitary self. Innerly, you experience resistance, whilst the external, practical effects of this attempt are fear and pain. You are willing to pay this price because your isolated self has reached a point beyond which it cannot go. In your relationships, you take the position of the Seer – looking below the surface, concerned with the reality behind the mask of appearances. You take into account the signs and omens that life brings to you, you deliver yourself into the hands of fate. You trust that forces over which you have no control will steer your life to the healing and fulfilment of union with a beloved.
You experience inner tension here, because if one face of your solitude is surrender to destiny, the other is the compulsion to socialise in the search for a future partner.
As for the entirely inner sense, this may involve you, for example as a client in psychotherapy, or as a Rainring reader, working on your inner male and female. In the vibration-freedom stage of development, inner unity is your paramount objective. In Making Sound, you are going to make room for whichever pole - Spirit or Will – has been subordinate in you. This polarisation will make your inner world more unstable, dynamic and kaleidoscopic. Ultimately, of course, inner and outer will mirror each other. Any appearance of this card may potentially refer to either.
Finally, Making Sound has its other meaning: you may be producing words or music, typically as an amateur or professional singer, actor, poet etc. To sum up, the challenge of Making Sound is that of finding your own personal charisma: of discovering the power of attraction, in order to attract who and what you need to expand your psyche.
Longing
The place of longing
Longing: ‘a strong desire, especially for something unobtainable.’[3]
Once the individual has acquired sufficient freedom for this to cease to be the obsession which eclipses all others, we move into the next phase. Longing comes into play at the moment when the solitary individual opens themselves to the pain of being alone, and desires to remedy it. Union with a suitable partner cannot be brought about by an act of will. The person in this situation is throwing great energy and effort into the search, but at the same time being forced to acknowledge that no amount of either can of itself deliver a result.
The meaning
The ‘classic’ meaning of this card, as we have seen, is that you are not in a relationship, but want to be. You Have acquired sufficient personal autonomy, but you lack, and long to find, love. Of course, longing relates more generally to any intense desire which is likely to be unrealisable, at least in the immediate future. You might, for instance, be a refugee, an exile who yearns for a sight of your own country.. Or you may long to look like such and such model or movie star, or to become rich or famous.
Again, longing may not have an immediate reference to externals. You may long to feel carefree, the way you remember having done as a child. Or you may long to be brave enough to speak in public. Here the emphasis is first on what you wish to feel, and only secondarily on what you wish would happen. Longing is a powerful emotion, hinting at the pain and suffering of a long and difficult journey to be made before there can be any hope of satisfaction.[4]
Divination summary
MAKING SOUND: search for a soul mate, being unwillingly single, compulsive socialising; working on yourself, seeking inner balance; communication by word or music, especially with intent to heal the wounds of psyche; surrender to the designs of fate; search for sources of one’s own charisma; LONGING: longing, yearning, intense and unrealisable desire
[3] Merriam-Webster online
[4] The famous last lines of Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ are a classic evocation of longing; in this case, the longing to rest from the struggle of life:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
http://www.rainringcards.com/Cards/Longing/52.aspx
The image
The scene is of a man alone in a small brown rowing boat on a large expanse of sea. He wears a red shirt and green trousers. He is not rowing, but gazing pensively – however, his eyes appear to be focussed inwards, and his face wears an expression of sadness. There is no land in sight, but the rower is not the only living creature in sight, as there is a seabird overhead.
Making Sound
The communicative function
Making Sound, associated with the blue throat chakra, is the communicative function, which aims to bridge the gap between self and other, particularly in terms of the male-female polarity, both as the search for sexual and spiritual union with another and, on an inner level, as the development of both ones male and female sides, and their integration. Both the flowering of the self and union with the other are integral to the attainment of personal fulfilment. The bridge is therefore two-way: from self to union and back again. And it is the role of the communicative function to create and maintain that bridge.
The meaning
Merriam-Webster defines sound as being (adjective) ‘free from flaw, defect or decay’; (noun) ‘mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing.’ (my italics)
When you are making sound, you are transmitting energy. You are engaged in a process of attempting to deal with isolation and aloneness, to repair the inadequacies of the solitary self. Innerly, you experience resistance, whilst the external, practical effects of this attempt are fear and pain. You are willing to pay this price because your isolated self has reached a point beyond which it cannot go. In your relationships, you take the position of the Seer – looking below the surface, concerned with the reality behind the mask of appearances. You take into account the signs and omens that life brings to you, you deliver yourself into the hands of fate. You trust that forces over which you have no control will steer your life to the healing and fulfilment of union with a beloved.
You experience inner tension here, because if one face of your solitude is surrender to destiny, the other is the compulsion to socialise in the search for a future partner.
As for the entirely inner sense, this may involve you, for example as a client in psychotherapy, or as a Rainring reader, working on your inner male and female. In the vibration-freedom stage of development, inner unity is your paramount objective. In Making Sound, you are going to make room for whichever pole - Spirit or Will – has been subordinate in you. This polarisation will make your inner world more unstable, dynamic and kaleidoscopic. Ultimately, of course, inner and outer will mirror each other. Any appearance of this card may potentially refer to either.
Finally, Making Sound has its other meaning: you may be producing words or music, typically as an amateur or professional singer, actor, poet etc. To sum up, the challenge of Making Sound is that of finding your own personal charisma: of discovering the power of attraction, in order to attract who and what you need to expand your psyche.
Longing
The place of longing
Longing: ‘a strong desire, especially for something unobtainable.’[3]
Once the individual has acquired sufficient freedom for this to cease to be the obsession which eclipses all others, we move into the next phase. Longing comes into play at the moment when the solitary individual opens themselves to the pain of being alone, and desires to remedy it. Union with a suitable partner cannot be brought about by an act of will. The person in this situation is throwing great energy and effort into the search, but at the same time being forced to acknowledge that no amount of either can of itself deliver a result.
The meaning
The ‘classic’ meaning of this card, as we have seen, is that you are not in a relationship, but want to be. You Have acquired sufficient personal autonomy, but you lack, and long to find, love. Of course, longing relates more generally to any intense desire which is likely to be unrealisable, at least in the immediate future. You might, for instance, be a refugee, an exile who yearns for a sight of your own country.. Or you may long to look like such and such model or movie star, or to become rich or famous.
Again, longing may not have an immediate reference to externals. You may long to feel carefree, the way you remember having done as a child. Or you may long to be brave enough to speak in public. Here the emphasis is first on what you wish to feel, and only secondarily on what you wish would happen. Longing is a powerful emotion, hinting at the pain and suffering of a long and difficult journey to be made before there can be any hope of satisfaction.[4]
Divination summary
MAKING SOUND: search for a soul mate, being unwillingly single, compulsive socialising; working on yourself, seeking inner balance; communication by word or music, especially with intent to heal the wounds of psyche; surrender to the designs of fate; search for sources of one’s own charisma; LONGING: longing, yearning, intense and unrealisable desire
[3] Merriam-Webster online
[4] The famous last lines of Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ are a classic evocation of longing; in this case, the longing to rest from the struggle of life:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
