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The sword is the symbol of the raised [[Kundalini]]. Arthur receives Excalibur from the hand of the Divine Mother, represented by the Lady of the Lake. The arm coming out of the water (the water element itself is symbolic of the Mother) is clothed in white—another allusion to the white fire of the Mother raised up. | The sword is the symbol of the raised [[Kundalini]]. Arthur receives Excalibur from the hand of the Divine Mother, represented by the Lady of the Lake. The arm coming out of the water (the water element itself is symbolic of the Mother) is clothed in white—another allusion to the white fire of the Mother raised up. | ||
Geoffrey of Monmouth was the first to give Arthur’s sword a name. In his account of British history in about | Geoffrey of Monmouth was the first to give Arthur’s sword a name. In his account of British history in about <small>A</small>.<small>D</small>. 1135 , he named Arthur’s sword “Caliburnus.” In Sir Thomas Malory’s ''Le Morte d’Arthur'' (c. 1469), the Lady of the Lake tells King Arthur that the name of his sword is “Excalibur, that is as much to say as Cut-steel.”<ref>Ibid., bk. 2, chap. 3.</ref> | ||
Scholars believe the name Excalibur/Caliburnus is derived either from a Welsh word meaning “lightning sword,” or from the Latin ''chalybs'', meaning “steel” or “sword,” and ''eburneus'' meaning “white as ivory.” Combining this etymology with the understanding of the [[Kundalini]], the meaning of Excalibur is revealed as “the sword out of the white light, or the steely white light, of the Mother.” | Scholars believe the name Excalibur/Caliburnus is derived either from a Welsh word meaning “lightning sword,” or from the Latin ''chalybs'', meaning “steel” or “sword,” and ''eburneus'' meaning “white as ivory.” Combining this etymology with the understanding of the [[Kundalini]], the meaning of Excalibur is revealed as “the sword out of the white light, or the steely white light, of the Mother.” | ||
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[[Jesus]] has spoken of the sword and its meaning: | [[Jesus]] has spoken of the sword and its meaning: | ||
<blockquote>Some have not believed me when I said, “I came not to send peace but a sword.”<ref>Matt. 10:34.</ref> Throughout the ages, beloved, I have loaned my sword to special initiates. The well-known legend of Arthur pulling the sword from the stone derives from an initiation of [[Maitreya’s Mystery School]]. Blessed hearts, the time did indeed come when I did tell the disciples to take the sword.<ref>“...Now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.... And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.” (Luke 22: | <blockquote>Some have not believed me when I said, “I came not to send peace but a sword.”<ref>Matt. 10:34.</ref> Throughout the ages, beloved, I have loaned my sword to special initiates. The well-known legend of Arthur pulling the sword from the stone derives from an initiation of [[Maitreya’s Mystery School]]. Blessed hearts, the time did indeed come when I did tell the disciples to take the sword.<ref>“...Now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.... And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.” (Luke 22:36–38)</ref>...</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Therefore, beloved, seek the initiation of the sword. And understand that it is a rod of sacred fire fashioned by the Divine Mother out of your own sacred life-force rising from the [[base chakra]] to the [[third eye]]. Therefore, beloved, the sword that is taken from the stone of Matter is a spiritual fire. Legend would have it that it is a magic sword. Beloved, the spiritual fire does dissolve on contact all unlike itself.<ref>{{POWref|30|18}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Therefore, beloved, seek the initiation of the sword. And understand that it is a rod of sacred fire fashioned by the Divine Mother out of your own sacred life-force rising from the [[base chakra]] to the [[third eye]]. Therefore, beloved, the sword that is taken from the stone of Matter is a spiritual fire. Legend would have it that it is a magic sword. Beloved, the spiritual fire does dissolve on contact all unlike itself.<ref>Jesus, “The Foundation of Christendom That I Have Laid” {{POWref|30|18|, May 3, 1987}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[Lanello]] has said: | [[Lanello]] has said: | ||
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<blockquote>In the life of King Arthur, you observe the grand nobility of the soul facing each and every challenge, every momentum of personal and world darkness assailing each new plane of God’s consciousness which is to be discovered as one mounts the altar of sacred fire up the spine to the crown of Life—always the crown of the [[World Mother]] which she places upon her blessed sons.</blockquote> | <blockquote>In the life of King Arthur, you observe the grand nobility of the soul facing each and every challenge, every momentum of personal and world darkness assailing each new plane of God’s consciousness which is to be discovered as one mounts the altar of sacred fire up the spine to the crown of Life—always the crown of the [[World Mother]] which she places upon her blessed sons.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Dear hearts, you have seen bejeweled swords. Know that those jewels are a sign of victory, of reward—but ultimately the sign of the starry configurations of the chakras in the mystical body of man. Thus, the gleaming, silver-white sword Excalibur, blinding in its presence, signifies the fire of the Mother complete and raised. Thus, it is in truth the appearance of the ascension flame.<ref>{{POWref|24|8}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>Dear hearts, you have seen bejeweled swords. Know that those jewels are a sign of victory, of reward—but ultimately the sign of the starry configurations of the chakras in the mystical body of man. Thus, the gleaming, silver-white sword Excalibur, blinding in its presence, signifies the fire of the Mother complete and raised. Thus, it is in truth the appearance of the ascension flame.<ref>Lanello, “The Sign of Excalibur” {{POWref|24|8|, January 27, 1985}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||