Gemini 13

Garlic is, of course, the traditional protection against vampires, and so this degree is about protecting oneself from any forces that might seek to dissipate or drain one’s energy.

This symbol is the complementary opposite of the Omega Symbol, which signifies being open to the multifarious energies surrounding oneself, whereas the Chandra Symbol isolates and protects the self from parasitic influences. We have to first expose ourselves to the whole of life before we can be aware of what we wish to connect with, and what we wish to be separated from. You engage in both of these processes. With time, you become increasingly skillful in choosing when to open and when to shield, as you master the art of energetic discernment.