The Faeries oracle - Brian Froud & Jessica Macbeth - 18/10/10

3.The Guardian at the Gate
Passages,openings,gatekeeping
(Excerpt)

This card indicates a passage is being made. Passing through this gate may lead to a physical journey, a mental or emotional one, or a journey of spirit. It always leads to adventure. This gateway will lead to significant change in our lives. The passage through such a gate changes us.

The gate we face may not seem like much, the decision to enter may not seem to be a matter of great moment, but the Guardian at the Gate tells us that something important is happening. It indicates that going forward through that gate is no small thing but something to be approached with awareness and prayerfulness. We are embarking on a new phase of our lives, and there will be no going back once this gate has been passed. That is the kind of transition the Guardian at the Gate leads us to. We may of course ask the Guardian at the Gate for guidance and protection on our journey and we would be wise to do so.

Alternatively it may indicate being asked to help open a gate for someone else, to help provide an opportunity for them. The job of the gatekeeper or gatekeepers assistant is merely to open the gate.

The Guardian at the Gate of Unity facilitates the passage of the song into the hearts of the Singers and aids the passages of humans and faeries into Unity, to be filled by that song when it is their time. Every person, every faery who helped us through an important passage was manifesting the energy of the guardian.