Athena and Four Bodies

The owl

-Symbol of acute awareness, the bird of crafty skill that accompanies Athena (greek goddess of civilization) and of the stunning power of death…the powers of death are also the powers of transformation.

- Early connections of the owl to feminine fertility and regeneration.

-The depth of the owl’s wisdom includes not only the ability to bring what is dark into the light, but also the ability to live in the dark itself

The four bodies

Filters through which we experience all things…each have a different purpose, quality and each is a perfect map to the treasure of our god-self

1)      Physical – carnal body  (carriage body)

2)      Emotional-natural body (horse body)

3)      Mental-spiritual body (driver body)

4)      Spiritual-divine body (Master, I, Consciousness, will)

each purple outline around the owl represents the four bodies...

finished painting to come...

Investigation of the Sefirot

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Investigation of the Sefirot

Note: I will use the word”God” in this post/exploration. Please don’t get hung up on it. Apply what works for you/your beliefs in place of that word, “Creator”, “infinite”, “Oneness”, “Lord”, “Jesus”, “Buddha”, “Kali”, “Shiva”, “Almighty”, “Dog”, whatever resonates….

“…when we generate good words, kind thoughts and daring deeds in defense of truth and justice, we vitalize the world of the Sefirot and fasten our soul to the tree of life.”

The Sefirot in short can be described as:

-10 Emanations through which God reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms. A dynamic chain that channels the divine energy downward to our worlds…this energy source sustains and nurtures us.

-the 10 manifestations of the infinite, 10 aspects of the divine personality, the mystery of faith known as the tree of life – a blueprint for the inner workings of god, the universe, and the soul

-Ezekiel, a mystic among mystics, a visionary and prophet to his people, brought knowledge of the Sefirot from the divine to his people (that would be us)

I have illustrated a diagram which gives brief description of each Sefirah.

 

The Serpent

-You’ll notice in the images below that I have chosen a serpent to represent the lightning that illuminates the Sefirot.

- The serpent…it hears through its skin and is particularly sensitive to low frequency vibrations and trembling of the earth, linking it with secret, subterranean, oracular mysteries of knowledge… the snake withdraws to shed its skin, signifying renewal, rebirth and immortality.

Lightning

-Signifies transformation, enlightenment, and the raw powers of nature.

-the ten ineffable sefirot have the appearance of the lightning flash…to mean the sefirot are luminescent or that they can only be seen for an instant, like a flash of lightning…the emanation of the sefirot as well as the continual descent of divine forces through the tree of life in zigzag pattern like lightning..

from the investigation came the following bodies of work (some in process still...)

work station

resources cited:

-a book of symbols, by Taschen publications

-Kabbalah, key to your inner power by E.C Prophet