Who Was Marie Antoinette? – A fashionable queen who was convicted of treason.
Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna
(1755-1793) was born in Vienna to Emperor Francis and Empress Maria Theresa of
Austria. As a child, she often found her way with the tutors who were not firm.
She played on the palace grounds rather than taking her lessons.
When she was nine, the arrangement
for her marriage began. To strengthen the ties between Austria and France, a
marriage was arranged between Antonia and the French dauphin.
Antonia was prepared for the role of
French Queen. It was all about how to move gracefully and look stunningly,
nothing how to act responsibly.
The French tutor, Abbe de Vermond,
observed that Antonia knew very little. So he made her study religion, French
literature, French history, and the French language but nothing truly practical.
On April 21, 1770, Antonia, now
called by her French name Marie Antoinette left Vienna for Strasbourg where she
was welcomed by French people.
On May 16, 1770, the wedding took
place at Versailles palace.
After her wedding, she woke up to a
strict schedule. Now, she had to learn resilience and follow the rules. It was
a French custom to be “on display,” meaning other people including commoners
could come into the palace and view what you were doing. Marie Antoinette
didn’t like it.
She was surrounded by many people,
but not having close and meaningful connections made her feel very lonely.
People were critical and harsh toward her, corrected and nagged her every
chance they had.
Her husband, Louis Auguste, wasn’t
making it better for her. They were opposite in characters. She was fun and
carefree. He was shy, often sad and serious.
After three years in France, in
June 1773, she was presented to the people of Paris. She was welcomed very
warmly which made her happy and hopeful. The people of Paris were as hopeful as
her for a change. They wanted a brighter future. They were oppressed with taxes
for a long time and wanted a change.
On June 11, 1775, Louis Auguste
became Louis XVI. He was twenty and she was nineteen when they became king and
queen.
They both were unfit to rule, but they
had no choice.
Marie Antoinette was tired of the
French rules and listening to her overpowering mother who tried to control her
even from a distance. Marie Antoinette wanted to be herself. She enjoyed
fashion. Thus, she set the fashion trends which many followed. She hosted
masked balls every Monday. She made up her own rules and offended many
important noble families. She was opposite of her mother who built a strong
Empire.
Marie Antoinette, in a way, was
revolting to strict rules. She wanted a complete freedom but you can’t do it at
an expense of masses of people.
People started to dislike her, both
noble and commoners.
Her mother sent Antoinette’s
brother, Emperor Joseph, to talk sense to her but she didn’t want to listen.
However, on December 20, 1778 she
gave birth to a baby girl who was named Maria Therese. The motherhood
influenced her in a positive way. She became more private and dressing more
simply at her pretended village of Petit Trianon. She didn’t want to connect
herself with politics as it wasn’t her position. It was her husband’s
responsibility.
As Marie Antoinette was away from
the palace most of the time, people in real villages around France suffered and
starved. Because of that rumors and gossip spread.
Then, she gave birth to two boys. Even
though, she was absorbed with motherhood, it seemed that her early years as a
queen tarnished her reputation forever.
French commoners were unhappy with
royalty putting burdening taxes on them before she became queen. During her
husband’s reign things only accelerated.
The damage was done beyond any
repair. Everything was blamed on her.
One bad thing after another,
including terrible weather in 1788 resulting in poor harvest put pressure on
the King to do something for the common people, which he tried, but it wasn’t
enough and commoners were determined to end the monarchy.
Marie Antoinette was accused of
crimes she didn’t commit and was sentenced to death by guillotine like
previously her husband.
This biography exemplifies a person
who was put in a position she was unfit to hold. It brings to mind Kabbalistic
teachings of a vessel receiving what a vessel hasn’t earned (receiving bread of
shame). She didn’t know how to hold what she received, thus, leading to some
form of correction, which she certainly didn’t know how to handle.
Source: Penguin Workshop, 2015
TRENDING INSPIRATION: If you recognize a pattern of something in your life, for example, something you want keeps slipping away from you, pause and ask yourself - Why is it in my movie? What is it teaching you about yourself? – David Ghiyam, Kabbalist
A quote that is often
attached to Marie Antoinette - “Let them eat cake!” - is not true.
Traits:
·
From childhood, she
seemed to be opposite of her mother, she didn’t like discipline, and her tutors
let her have her ways.
·
When she was prepared for the role
of French Queen, it was all about how to move gracefully and look stunningly,
nothing how to act responsibly.
·
There were certain
rules at French court which she had to follow and disliked them. This didn’t
lead her to learning resilience. This rather led her to building her resistance
as she never received the needed support. It was all about criticism.
·
She didn’t receive any
support from her husband as they clashed in personalities.
·
Even when the French
people welcomed her warmly and she became hopeful, it didn’t help. She didn’t
have the tools to build the right relationship with commoners who were already
restless when she appeared in France.
·
She revolted at her
mother, who tried to control her from a distance, and against the French rules
by creating her own rules but that didn’t sit well with royalty.
·
Her extravagant
expenses made commoners angry who started blaming her for everything, not
matter if that was true or not. If you repeat a lie a few times, it becomes
your truth.
FURTHER INSPIRATION AND RECOMMENDATION:
There are different ways or tools leading to
self-discovery. You have to find the one that resonates with you. It could be
one of the ancient wisdoms or astrology or mediumship or something else. It
doesn’t matter what it is as all roads lead to the same destination Oneness,
understanding yourself as each of us is a unique expression of the same divine
essence. The point is to seek your truth, ask questions, don’t rely on societal
norms as that often mask the authentic you.
Always Connected by Suzanne Giesemann
Through her personal journey, the author
relates how she went from being non-believer to creating her work by allowing
natural flow of energy through her. Her story represents many others. A lot of
times, it begins with losing someone and then searching for understanding and
meaning in it. Thus, this book focuses on mediumship as many people find
healing through this practice, and how to make those first steps.
You begin with meditation and setting intention
which is important part. Then follow the steps:
B) a few deep breaths
L) lifting vibration by for ex. thinking what
you’re grateful for or what makes you happy
E) imagine how your energy field expends
S) shift – trust you’re aligned to higher
consciousness
M) merge – invite a nonphysical being to blend
their energy field with yours
E) experience – be still, set all expectations
aside
You can ask for specific signs to validate the
message which you think you’re receiving.
The author relates the technique through many
experiences which might be helpful in grasping the technical part which is very
small part of this book.
The second half of the book is the dialogue
received within her. She used the method explained in part one to receive
answers to the topic she picked – forgiveness.
The author details how to trust your insights
and higher guidance which are always available. She provides her channeling
which gives further guidance how to trust what your own connection to spirit.
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