The Sovereign and Imperious

Aspect of God

Card messages in the Illuminated position. + Sovereignty/Mastery (Benevolent, Charismatic, Commanding, Composed, Comprehensive, Expert, Gentle, Inspires loyalty, Magnanimous, Masterful, Natural leader, Perfectionist, Stable, Strategist, Trouble-shooter) Mastery is the realization that you are the sovereign of your own Soloverse (domain of Essence and Personality). Any act being in alignment with it means fear stops and power begins. Take complete control! Call forward what you have mastered. You are the King or Queen which defines and holds your domain. Will you act on your own behalf? Have you declared your right to rule your own life? Do it! Victory favors the bold! Tap into the highest degree of personal competence, integrity, leadership, and magnanimity that you are able to muster. It is the best you, you can be. To engage any situation with dignity and strength is mastery over Ego. Sticks and stones may break bones, but when you are sovereign of your domain, no insult can harm you. Act above the pedestrian and be majestic in your demeanor. Then truest nature of this card asks you to tap into the highest degree of personal competence, integrity, leadership, and magnanimity that you are able to muster. If only everyone were as powerful as a King, then there would be little doubt or insecurity. Act with dignity and as if you are the master of your own destiny. Model and grant respect. Mastery is the realization that you are the sovereign of your own Soloverse (the combined domain of Essence and Personality which Ego tries to defend). Any act done in alignment with it will vanquish fear, and cause bravery to rise. Take complete charge and go! To engage any situation with dignity and strength is mastery over Ego. Hold the line but do not engage. Abraham Maslow celebrated our uniqueness, “One’s only rival is one’s own potentialities. One’s only failure is failing to live up to one’s own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.” Your domain is bountiful and it is open to those who treat it with due respect. Boundaries indicate, “this is where you and I interact.” Good boundaries means you don’t have to worry about defending your borders. Take control of the situation and proclaim a course of action. Then follow through! You are the final arbiter of your decisions. You are the sovereign of your life whether you believe it or not. Your Executive Function is working well. Don’t doubt your abilities even if you hesitate on making a specific choice. Quotes Pertaining to this idea: “The best executive has the sense to pick the best people to do what needs to be done and the self-restraint to keep from meddling while they do it.” ~ Teddy Roosevelt There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. ~ Helen Keller One’s only rival is one’s own potentialities. One’s only failure is failing to live up to one’s own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.~ Abraham Maslow

Card messages in the Shadow position. – Tyranny (Arrogant, Controlling, Demanding, Extravagant, Haughty, Heartless, Inflexible, Intolerant, Overbearing, Ruthless, Tyrannical) Discontent with who you are or what you have may lead to angry tyrannical behavior. What type of monarch are you: King Midas or King Kong? Or a king sized pain in the ass. Someone’s sovereign rights are being stepped on by a tyrant. That could be someone you are in association with or a cruel driving voice within. What you are doing is destroying your reputation and causing people to wish your ouster. Is a despot bringing people to their knees? Are they at the point of revolt? If they do, the kingdom will fall. Sinclair Lewis said in It Can’t Happen Here, “Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on.” Frequently, their intrigue spreads from the belief that they are entitled by some higher status to order others about or to use them. Kings employ either Warriors or Servers as minions for this purpose, whereas Sages and Priests may partner with them to exact their own advantage, i.e. The Coattail Effect. If you have to motivate anyone with threats, your kingdom is on shaky grounds. Whoever is yelling, complaining, condemning or threatening to motivate people needs to be confronted and possibly demand their abdication. If not, well, remember what happened to Louis XVI of France? Imperiousness may seem powerful but it is the type of attitude that invites overthrow. Don’t be an asshole! Quotes Pertaining to this idea: “The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known: the tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts.” ~Oscar Wilde “One man is more concerned worth the impression he makes on the rest of mankind, another with the impression the rest of mankind makes on him.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer  “Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.” Edmund Burke Number one, cash is king… number two, communicate… number three, buy or bury the competition. ~ Jack Welch “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” ― Denis Diderot

King Role as Overleaf Energy in The Michael Teaching

The King is an action role who knows how to get things done on a large scale. Adept, or at least, prone to  delegation and directorship, the King Essence is often a perfectionist and sometimes imperious. Created as the aspect to assume the position of greatest dominion atop whatever hierarchy it will find itself in.

Often ambitious at any Soul Age, yet tending to peak with the Young Soul era, the King when in a male body may assume an aggressive posture when grandeur or might has failed to win the day.(Donald Trump or Charlemagne) In a female body, a queen-king might have attributes of self confidence and presence that might be thought of as masculine or at least highly assertive: Madonna, Xena, Katherine Hepburn.

Life Metaphor and Implied Motto

Sovereign self determination is everything! Life is my kingdom to be ruled.

Cultural Archetype- Exalted Arcana

Charlemagne

Aristocratic and sublime, the King or Queen is the aspect that holds sovereignty and dominion. The King will demonstrate the highest level of integrity possible to feel the surge of dynamic energy in motion. Inherently interested in strategy, the King may opt for Aggressive action or defer to diplomacy. This King seeks mastery of his own Soloverse.  In either case, when the King looks only for control it can only result in a King forever embroiled in belligerence. Thus is rendered a King with no respect but only fear. someone with an expansive vision that’s able to see the bigger picture. Presenting the highest level of achievement, fluency, essence-control, and mastery over any challenge the King weighs in a the natural leader determined to be at the front of the crowd no matter what means are used to get their. A King who had embodied all of these traits at one time or another and who’s personality was magnetic was President John F. Kennedy.

Examples of this Archetype

1. Famous People: Charlemagne, Diahann Carroll, Sean Connery, Queen Elizabeth I, singer Madonna, Katherine Hepburn, President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Aristotle Onassis, Billy Graham, Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, Alexander the Great, Susan B. Anthony, Bela Bartok, Ambrose Bierce, Cate Blanchett, James Cameron, Jesus Christ, Wesley Clark, James Garner, J. Paul Getty, Thich Nat Hahn, William Randolph Hearst ,Howard Hughes, Tommy Lee Jones, Jerome Kern, Jack Kerouac, Lucy Lawless, John Merrick (Elephant man) , Robert Monroe, John Muir, Christopher Plummer, Patrick Stewart, Sharon Stone
2. Mythical or Cartoon characters: Superman, Wonder Woman, Zeus Xena Warrior Princess,
3. Institutions: United Nations, Monarchy, Executives, Endowments philanthropy
4. Familiar Occupations: CEO, Chief, Icon, Movement leader, military commander, entrepreneur; investor; economist; bank manager; symphony conductor; football coach; or maitre d’
5. Animals: Eagle, Lion, Jaguar, Dragon
6. Inventions or works of art: Pyramids, Skyscrapers, monuments,
7. Cities and Nationalities: Washington DC, Ancient Rome, Babylon, Tenochtitlan: Ancient Mexico City, Atlantis

Statements that identify the King Overleaf Energy

(Not every aspect may be in play.)

1. My natural inclination is to lead or guide, anything I feel is important.
2. I see the world as my realm, and I have a mandate to fully realize my potential.
3. I want to master anything I put my mine to or banish that which annoys me.
4. I demand of excellence in myself and have exacting standards about what I accept from others.
5. My drive for perfection can make me appear competent and intense to others.
6. Focusing my attention is simple for any task that fascinates me.
7. I am told that my perfectionism is hard on myself and others.
8. I expect to eventually take a leadership role in anything that I do.
9. Personal competence is of utmost importance to me.
10. Vulnerability and weakness are two attributes I greatly resist and find difficult in others.
11. I command attention without trying. People typically defer to me as a voice of authority. They seek out my counsel and often become loyal friends and associates, but I only allow a select few into my inner circle.
12. It’s important to respect the dignity of others when resolving conflicts or finding solutions.
13. Helping is fine when asked of me as long as they take my advice. I hate to have my time wasted.
14. As a leader I’m adept at seeing the big picture and this guides me in delegating work to the person with the talent and skills necessary to get the job done right.
15. When angered or frustrated I can become a tyrant; and become intolerant, arrogant, and ruthless.
16. Any task which I engage in must challenge my strategic problem-solving or supervisory qualities.
17. I can see most sides of a situation and I can produce outcomes that serve many people and purposes.
18. People who really see me use descriptions like competent, grounded, masterful, a natural leader, a powerful presence, and someone who is “going somewhere in life.”

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