He sees around him decay, and hastens to make reparation. The shield keeps his council, and the spear is indefatigable in his service. At such times it is unseemly for a man to do other than what he chooses. He need not question the fitness of his actions, for his left arm bears the shield of righteousness and his right the spear that clears the way. His actions are precipitous without folly. All that he touches turns to his purpose, for he is in harmony with the time. Under the influence of Clearing the Way, a man not only serves himself, but his brothers also. There is no adjuration. The spear and the shield together are the manifestation of the Third Weather in the material world. The man bearing them turns his strength to the cause of a maligned leader to whom his heart holds allegiance. There is no error in this, not even in laying his weapons at the leader’s feet.
