Thursday, June 30, 2011

Al Buraq and Kamadhenu
























The iconography of the Islamic Al Buraq and the Hindu Shri Kamdhenu, are surprisingly similar.
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Friday, February 11, 2011

The Mother-Sea















Kahlil Gibran, The Triad Descending into the Mother-Sea

Friday, December 10, 2010

The Spindle of Necessity
















William Blake, illustration for the poem Jerusalem

On the right a woman with the moon (feminine principle), spins a thread emerging from the crown of the head of a divine creator figure.
In yoga philosophy, the Kundalini shakti emerges through an aperture at the crown of the head, called the Brahmarandra (rent of Brahma).
Jerusalem is a symbol of the Sahasrara and the Eternal Self.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Sahasrara - The Celestial Rose


















































The Celestial Rose from the Paradiso by Dante,
Illustrations:
Top, unknown
middle, William Blake
bottom, Gustave Doré

Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Nath Tradition


Chakras of the Subtle Body, 1823
Rajasthani painting from the Nath tradition of yoga.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Shri Saraswati






































Shri Saraswati is the Goddess of art, creativity and learning, residing in the Swadisthana Chakra.
In Indian iconography it is common to depict the deities seated on lotuses, symbolising their residence in the flower-like chakras in the subtle body.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

The Spheres


The Deity from whom Proceed the Nine Spheres

There are seven main chakras within the body. There are also two centres above the crown chakra. This makes a total of nine centres. Each of the chakras has a left, centre and right aspect. In each aspect dwells a different angelic aspect of the Divine.