Setting Intentions with FERUS TEL
Remy is planning to move his life in a new direction. But he is facing some heavy doubts about it and would love to have a clearer picture of his multiple conflicting feelings.
He begins by laying out the nine Territory cards, each referring to one True Self Value.
He is intrigued by the Wetlands image and the Savannah image as they both capture his sense of loneliness as he considers a return to his previous work environment. He lays the two tiles on the table and considers them further.
He was treated very rudely by his coworkers before he chose to quit last year. Now they are offering him back his position and he needs the money. It’s the heat in the colors of the Savannah which call him to select it as the preferred path forward. He relates to the starkness of its terrain and the possibility of gaining some kind of shelter in it.
The Quest for Dignity
Consulting the full FERUS deck, Remy finds and lays out the six FERA that share the Savannah pip on their backside. He takes time to look closely and let each of them speak their own messages to him.
He then asks each to state their specific advice to him in ten words or less.
He writes them out on sticky notes and places them beside each FERA.
Now that Remy has received his personalized messages from the Savannah, he can attempt to further deepen and synchronize them. He confers with the guidebook’s synopsis of the Quest for Dignity, substituting his own messages for the more generalized ones found there.
Journey of the Ruler
The rise of Dignity requires mastering strength on behalf of sovereignty. This work takes place in the hottest places where conflicts abound and carnage can be expected. Arid lands focus attention on the sparse waters at a narrow gorge, the River of Will.
How to rule at the River of Will?
Withholding empathy appears to be a necessary first step to take the heat, to forge greatness from the molten capacity within, and to wield genuine power. But once mobilizing the required force to rule this River, one is soon tasked to care more, not less, for others. Self love demands nothing less. Cultivating deep responsibility for those ruled by you, becomes the overarching mission.
Click above to read further about how these six animal moods work together in the Quest for Dignity.