The voices of three celestial superstars spoke to her: Saint Catherine, Saint Margaret, and Saint Michael, who together instructed her to ‘speak boldly,’ to free the French from their English occupiers, and to put Charles VII on the throne. She said they were beautiful and wonderful visions from God 10.
“what no one knew, even her parents, was that Joan from the early age heard voices, they came to her in light using the language of angels”.
Whether this was the dramatization of a madwoman’s imagination or a strong release of the DMT spirit molecule is up to the reader to conclude. The why and wherefore of the human relationship to the Intelligence of the Logos is undeniably speculative beyond belief. Even Newton’s imagination had been of the same vividly dramatic kind, but who dared to question Newton’s general sanity and diagnose him as a madman? In the words of Arthur C. Clarke in Space Odyssey 2001, “if he was indeed mad, his delusions were beautifully organized.” So too, could be stated for our heroine.
One of the special features of Joan’s mental constitution was her enormous amour-propre which was closely affiliated with her inherent spirituality. Psychic centres turned up full blast 11.
Having arrived at the Dauphin’s court bravely proclaiming to be the ambassador and plenipotentiary of God, skeptical Dauphin and his clergy decide to send the seventeen-year-old girl with reinforcements off to war to see what she can do. A prophetess to the rescue!
The young female warrior with no military experience marched into the war 12 proudly displaying a white flag sown with fleur de Lys. There was an apocalyptic image of Christ 13 holding the world and on each side of Him was an angel Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel. Written on the flag with gothic style gold lettering: Jhesus Maria.
“It was I who carried the aforementioned sign when I charged the enemy. I did so to avoid killing anyone. I have never killed a man.”
She rode into her many battles as a commander in chief 14with nothing else but her Jhesus Maria flag. Quickly, her reputation for both inspiring her troops and cowing her enemies into submission became her chief weapon:
It is said that her comrades would often see her going off by herself to pray, sometimes she'd even do this on the battlefield. Everything she did was thoroughly 15 and rapidly calculated; she was a woman of policy and not of blind impulse 16
In all, she only fought in 13 battles, whereas upwards of 30 towns surrendered to her without a fight. Her orders were never "I say so" but always "God says so."
Victories followed, and the Dauphin has crowned King Charles VII. People loved her, and soldiers listened to her every word 17. They must have felt that Joan’s love of country and people were more than a sentiment; it was a passion. This was true Capricornian patriotism embodied and concentrated 18.
Optimism would sweep all across France upon her arrival from battles. Her victories were the joviality of the carnival! The French would cheer while the abominated English would fear. As she rode through the narrow streets, people reached out to touch her, hoping for a blessing. Sometimes the women of the town would bring their rosaries to her; as she knelt with upturned face, down-to-earth Joan would say:
“touch them yourselves; they will get as much good from your touch as from mine.”
High profile 'révolutionnaire cosmique' 19 figure like no other, visible to the eye and palpable to the touch. She talked to and dealt with people of all classes, from labourers to kings, without embarrassment or affectation, and got them to do what she wanted. She must have made some of the learned, powerful churchmen uncomfortable with her bold statements and direct approach.
When asked why she refused to do woman's work, Jeanne would say "There are plenty of other women to do it." 20 21 22
To her enemies, she was a she-devil, witch and a heretic, all-powerful and all-mighty dragon breathing fire. To her own side, she was a miracle, blessed virgin 'sainte avec honneur et noblesse' and a warrior with the eyes that emanate profound wisdom surpassing this earthly realm.
The outcome of her pilgrimage would slide into the realms of legend for centuries 23 and ultimately lead to a worldwide ramification in rebirthing a great nation that would go on to take its influential place in European history.Joan wasn’t the only figure in history who believed that her talents and 'calling' came from “the Starman waiting in the sky” 24 and were to be shared with us here below. Many other mystics, prophets, and political radicals from Moses and Daniel to Socrates, Emmanuel Swedenborg, William Blake, Hildegard of Bingen to Martin Luther heard the call of their numinous inner eye chaperoning them into the mystery of Elohim; to mount like the celestial Capricorn higher than the highest height drawing ever closer to the chariot in Ezekiel’s vision. Confused? Enchanted?” Be still and know that I AM God” Psalm 46:10. Transcendental or imminent:
“he’d like to come and meet us, but he thinks he’d blow our minds”.
After fulfilling her well-known prophecy, she was abandoned by the French king, Charles VII, betrayed by the English, and put on trial for heresy. At her Trial of Condemnation, Joan was clear that she was approaching the end of her earthly existence.
“I came from God. There is nothing more for me to do here! Send me back to God, from Whom I came!”
As she spoke her last words, one can only assume that our brave heroine raised her shining eyes to heaven in a gaze full of hope and a clear vision of things unseen. She was burnt at stake for heresy, witchcraft, and sorcery. She was only nineteen years old. Her embodiment, to this day, beats in every woman's heart. She is in daughters of all colours, races, and traditions. All women are Joan, and Joan is in all women.
