Coat of Arms

Channeling with Terri Benning (Momhawk) from December 2004:

Momhawk:
Seems they are going to give you each three key words, and a key color tonight. These are "keys" to creating your own personal coat of arms. It reflects what we, in true personality most respect in both self and others, or, what we "stand up for" with our lives. It is like a positive affirmation of our true personalities in this incarnation. It's also "self validating" to do something like this, and gives us an opportunity to create a visual image of WHO WE ARE that we can reflect upon when we are not "quite" as clear in some moments as we may be in others. I think I will let them explain it more clearly for themselves from this point on...

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Michael Entity:
Good evening to you each tonight. We are pleased to be making conscious contact with you each tonight, and will now begin our opening comments.

This notion of creating a "shield" or a "coat of arms" is not a new one to many of you, nor would we estimate that it would be the first time that most of you have entertained the notion of "bearing" arms in this regard, we would surmise. In this case, it may be a case of "bareing" arms, as each of you grow in soul age perception and move steadily along into the older souled perceptions and perspectives in your progress along the path of return to the Tao.

Here, we are entertaining the notion or the idea that there is something that each fragment/essence possesses within itself that is intrinsic to its very nature, and that remains so 'essentially true' for that fragment throughout the course of its evolutionary pathwork, that it is something that cannot be undermined, sacrificed, belittled, nor invalidated no matter what the obstacle or the challenge may be.

Over many lifetimes, it becomes the 'staff' by which a fragment's life may be guided. It is the "sword" by which the fragment's obstacles and challenges might be overcome and its inner freedom "won", so to speak. It becomes the shield, or the values by which each fragment will evaluate and if need be, defend it's own intrinsic "value" as both a spiritual and a physical being.

It is the "thing" that each fragment holds most near and dear to it's own spiritual "heart of hearts" and "soul of souls", and it is this ONE THING that both essence and true personality will often feel it simply MUST UPHOLD, REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE PAID IN ORDER TO DO SO.

It is what the essence itself KNOWS to BE its OWN INTRINSIC NATURE, OR ITS OWN "ESSENTIAL VALUE", and thus, this "essential quality" is held to be most 'sacred' territory or 'land' to STAND UP UPON and to draw its sword if need be, in order to protect, defend and uphold no matter what the consequences may entail. It is, in a sense, representative of what one might term their own "essential values" and/or "principles" in life, that cannot be sacrificed to any LESSER "vehicle" or "dominion".

This is the ESSENCE of the "essential quality" of true respect for both oneself and others. It is what essence itself most cherishes as its own personal "truths" from one life to the next, as it would be made manifest through the true personality perceptions in the life experiences.

The color "key" word reflects each fragments "dedication" to a specific 'cause' or to a specific type of pathwork, from our perspective. It is also reflective of the nature of the fragment itself, and the 'energy signature' by which this fragment may be most commonly recognized and "known" upon the spiritual planes of existence.

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Good evening to you Laurel. We would like to meet and to greet you this evening with a cloak of bright, deep indigo blue. Your "metal" is showing quite silver in the light these days as well we would add. We would offer a deep violet 'accent' or trim on your cloak, or upon your coat of arms, as this will ensure that all that is perceived and received is of the highest order, yes?

Indigo is the color of the mystic, and this would be especially true of one whose essence bears the silvery tone of essential 'feminine' aspect, as well as that of the OVERTONE of the visionary violet frequency, which lends direction and purpose to the quest.

Fortitude, Strength, Wisdom are your key words.

We see this one to be in deep meditation most of the hours of her day, regardless of what she may outwardly "appear" to be DOING in the life. There is a sense of both mystery, and of magic surrounding this fragment, but it is entirely up to her HOW she would choose to use and/or to UTILIZE such gifts, for good or for not.

This is why we have chosen a touch of deep violet to augment her garb, as this 'presence' of the divine aspect of the higher mind will serve to remind this fragment that there are always TWO sharp edges to EVERY sword of truth, and that wisdom is knowing when, how, and where to wield the power of the two edged sword of truth in the life. Sometimes, it is best to simply hold one's sword until the precise moment when it will do the most GOOD, and not always choose to wield it simply because it is THERE in your sheath, yes? Therein lies the WISDOM of knowing when to speak, and when to simply hold one's tongue and leave the room, so to speak.

This energy is akin to that of the Merlin energy signature as well, however, as we 'see it' to manifest within this fragment's auric field energies, it is of a far more fluid and feminine aspect. What would a feminine Merlin look like to you Laurel? This image might best capture the essence of the energy we are attempting to impart and to describe to you herein.

Sometimes mysterious and secretive, sometimes throwing all cautions and 'robes' to the wind, one never knows how this one is going to manifest its true role in essence when the precise moment makes itself known TO HER, and often to her alone.

Laurel: the druid priestess

Michael: The raven energy is very strong here as well...which is where your birds enter the ensignia, so to speak.

[The Bradshaw coat of arms has three birds on it....]

Michael: Raven is companion to this aspect of the feminine side of "great mystery" as well we would surmise. As is owl and in it's darker 'night-time' aspect, bat replaces raven whose dominion reigns strongest in the sun and in the daylight hours. Do you see where we are going with this a bit more clearly now Laurel?

Laurel: yes okay -- bat is my power animal

Michael: Bat is one of them, yes, but in your 'crested' nature, you also carry raven, owl and bat, yes.

Laurel: hmm -- the triple aspect of the goddess?

Michael: Yes, there is some of this symbology present in your 'cloak' as well. As you make friends with who you truly are in essence, all else will begin to resolve itself in the life as well we would offer.

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