THE 30TH PATH

   "As a connecting path between the sphere of the Moon and the sphere of Mercury, between Yesod and Hod, the 30th Path reveals the conscious mind aware of the super-conscious higher self, symbolized by the Sun. On several key paths, as you move higher on the Tree of Life, you go deeper into the subconscious mind to experience higher awareness. You descend in order to ascend because the higher self is driven into the subconscious mind by social conditioning and the demands of the physical world. When the higher self surfaces from the subconscious mind, the conscious mind is illuminated. The emergence of the higher self might seem sudden but is more often the result of a long process of spiritual growth.
   "Mysticism begins in the humble manger, not on the mount. The higher self emerges as the light illuminates one spiritual symbol after another and wise voices in a few words clarify spiritual principles. Understanding grows with each illumination until we become the light of the Sun, which is the key symbol on a higher path on the Tree of Life known as Beauty (Tiphareth in Hebrew), the central path of sacrifice and harmonizing love associated with the Christ-force. The Christ, in other words, is not a person who existed long ago but a powerful cosmic force that each person in every age can manifest. This awareness of the higher self, in other words, begins on the 30th path and culminates in the powerful illumination of the path of the Sun, known as Tiphareth.
   “On the 30th path, the child on horse back suggests a rebirth, an awakening into higher consciousness after the process of purification, which began on the previous path, the 31st path known as "Judgement." On this path, after the purification process, the sunflowers are turned away from the sun toward the child as if the life-force is magically responding to the emergence of higher awareness. The horse suggests the potent energy of the life-force, and its whiteness reveals not only purity but the unity of all the colors combined.
   “Purification leads to revelation. After you mentally cleanse your energy field, you can hear with the inner ear and see with the inner eye and know in your heart what is true, even if there is no physical evidence to support that knowledge. At times, you might feel yourself to be the archetypal light, transcending all the bounds of what you once believed you were. There is, however, a danger of exalting the self above everything else, instead of focusing on the unity of all consciousness and feeling compassion for all life. The negative pole of this energy is pride, a selfishness that interferes with knowing the oneness of all Creation--the fields upon fields of energy emanating from One Source. Be as quiet as a sunflower or an ibis and you can have the true vision and hear the true voice of exultation.”

Reversed: darkness, negativity, depression, illness

CORRESPONDING COLORS
Atziluth: Orange.
Briah: Yellow gold.
Yetzirah: Rich amber.
Assiah: Amber, rayed with red.