One of the things i found was this post about my device passing the meridian herald. I never did hear back about the college of heralds, so I went to their archive site and started looking through the old notes. Sept 2002:

Lethann ingen Áeda.  Device. Azure, a phoenix argent and in chief two harps Or all within a bordure rayonny argent.

    The rayonny line of division is drawn with too many and too small repeats to be acceptable. There are about 20 repeats across the top and 30 down each side: a good four or five times more than the usual standard number. Because each repeat of the line is so small, the line of partition has lost any ability to be distinguished from indented.

I'm kinda pissed because the only reason it was not passed was an artistic error. *sighs* Though I think it's nice to know that if I decide to go back, I know the one thing I can do to make it pass. *shrugs*