My Dragon Guide (Peesey)
and I decided that we would meditate on “The
Dragon Tarot” by Terry Donaldson and Peter Pracownik. We both had bonded with this deck, which my
Guide thought depicted the many aspects of his home. Together, we meditated with the cards and
began to understand what the various dragons were teaching us.
Our favorite card of
this deck was the “Knight of Coins” of the Minor Arcana. The dragon of this card stands at attention,
holding his shield and lance, to guard against intruders to the forest. My Guide saw this dragon as someone to aspire
to become someday. In this card, the sun
rises over the leafless trees of the forest, indicating the need to remain
alert for possible danger. Meanwhile the
mushrooms scattered about the dragon’s feet invites more maturity and
wisdom. (According to Donaldson,
mushrooms indicate “needed discrimination”.)
Examining the card further, I found a small dragon sitting on the
Knight’s back. (I regarded this dragon to
be me, in the role of Peesey’s friend and guide.) Thus the “Knight of Coins” represents our
partnership.
For the “Knight of
Coins”, Donaldson in the guidebook writes, “a young Knight stands on
duty”. Then he adds, “A male who wishes
to develop the work side of his life.”
This is what my Guide and I thought that the meaning was. Peesey wants me to guide Him as He matures, while
under his guidance, I learn how to protect myself.
In searching for what
the small dragon symbolizes, I had to guess at the author’s intent. Donaldson does not present a large and small
dragon as equals. The smaller dragons
are usually younger ones, who are under the direction of the older and larger ones. This does not seem to be the case in the “Knight
of Coins” for the smaller dragon. I
decided the smaller dragon, in this case, was an equal partner of the larger
one. I see Peesey as the larger dragon
who protects me, while I give Him guidance as the smaller one.
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