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
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.
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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
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
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