CLARITY OF INTENTION: WHAT - OR WHOM - DO YOU SERVE?

"Whom does the grail serve?" was the question asked of the wounded Fisher King in the Arthurian legend. The health of the kingdom, as well as the healing of his own wound, depended upon his answer. As Virgo is a sign of service it is, as well, a timely question to ponder at this New Moon. For service without purity of intention lacks clarity or the ability to truly heal. Like the chivalrous knight who has dedicated him or herself in service to their kingdom, one's intention is the spirit that animates any form of service. 

MEDITATION: To clarify one's intention about the purpose you have chosen to serve in life, it may help to meditate on the image of a crystal. If you have a real crystal, place it on your altar. If not, then visually imagine a large crystal, centering it within your inner vision. Contemplate this crystal for as long as you like, absorbing into yourself its clear translucense. Imagine that its diamond-like light is penetrating your body, heart, and mind. Think of sunlight glinting off snow; landscapes of crystals; ice-blue mountain lakes. Breathe in crystal-clean, crisp mountain air. Slowly, begin to feel as if your whole being is coming into sharper and sharper focus. Everything that has clouded your vision has melted away in the brilliance of this light. 

Now allow a question to form in your heart: "what, or whom, do I serve?" Without forcing an answer, allow a response to arise naturally from within - whether an image, a phrase or even a piece of music or an emotion. (Later, you may wish to write down your response, as well as any interpretations, the way you might work with a dream.) Now, as any knight would do, place your hand over your heart and dedicate yourself in service to this purpose - the ideal that has chosen you to be its trusted servant.