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Finger Tattvas- Ring and Finger Symbolism

If one is right handed, the right hand is considered your active or giving hand and the left, your passive or receiving hand. If left handed, this is reversed.

Index finger

Wearing a ring on this finger on the active hand is known to boost self-esteem, confidence, and great leadership qualities. On the passive hand, it signifies accepting the leadership of others. If you lack self-confidence, wear a ring on the index finger of your active hand.

The best suitable stones to wear for enhancing confidence are blue topaz, amethyst and lapis lazuli.

Middle finger

The middle finger represents values and responsibilities. A ring worn on this finger indicates that the wearer takes life seriously and knows the difference between right and wrong. If worn on the passive hand, it can indicate that the wearer needs to be seen as serious and responsible. The best stones to wear on the active hand for personal grounding and balance are moonstone and rose quartz.

Ring finger

A ring on this finger on the active hand enhances the ability to impart creativity to others and bring out the best in them. On the passive hand - for many people, this is their wedding finger - a ring brings creativity, which can be used to overcome challenges - an ideal skill for any marriage!

If single, a gold ring with coloured stones worn on the passive hand will invite passion.

Pinky

On the active hand, it signifies the wearer to be an exceptional negotiator with excellent abilities in expressing themselves. It can also be an indication of sexual availability or curiosity! On the passive hand, it shows a fantastic listener and strong intuition.

The best stones to help with communication (on the passive hand) or intuition (on the active hand) are amber, citrine and moonstone.

Thumb

A ring on the thumb on the active hand is indicative of asserting your will over others. On the passive hand, you may be easily led by others. If you need to be more assertive, wear a narrow silver ring on the active hand.

The best stones to wear to combat gullibility (on the passive hand) are garnet, ruby, and carnelian.

No rings

If you dislike rings or never wear them, you are a free spirit. You tend to be impulsive, don’t like to be tied down, and take each moment as it comes.

More than one ring

You may find that their energies balance or cancel each other out! Just as what clothes you choose to wear are governed by your mood, allow your intuition to guide you as to which rings worn on which fingers will be most helpful to you that day.

A ring on every finger:

People who wear rings on every finger at once may have difficulty in getting organised or making decisions. They can also be a little eccentric or enjoy being in the spotlight!

By K.Nagori

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Daniel Martin Diaz

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Symbolism behind the Form of Shiva. Shiva (the auspicious one) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Shiva is the “destroyer of evil and the transformer” within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu. In Shaivism tradition, Shiva is the Supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess tradition of Hinduism called Shaktism, the goddess is described as supreme, yet Shiva is revered along with Vishnu and Brahma. A goddess is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Parvati the equal complementary partner of Shiva. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. According to the Shaivism sect, the highest form of Shiva is formless, limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman (soul, self) of the universe. Shiva has many benevolent and fearsome depictions. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash, as well as a householder with wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. In his fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. Shiva is also known as Adiyogi Shiva, regarded as the patron god of yoga, meditation and arts. The iconographical attributes of Shiva are the serpent around his neck, the adorning crescent moon, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead, the trishula as his weapon and the damaru. He is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of Lingam. Shiva is a pan-Hindu deity, revered widely by Hindus, in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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The Square of Venus

Magical squares are all made, at least at my house, in essentially the same manner. The square that I am using here is from Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Here the Square of Venus is being used in a folk magic context, not a high magic context, so please make note of that. I am going to give the method for creating all magical squares and you can look up the other magical squares if needed. Magic squares are talismans or amulets (usually talismans) that are used for a number of purposes. Agrippa aligns them with the planets and the meaning of the square is linked with its astrological associations, ie. Venus with love, Mercury with communication, etc. The squares themselves are charts made of numbers and based around numbers with occult meaning. In the case of the square of Venus, those magic numbers are seven and its square, 49, as well as 175, and the number 1,225. These specific numbers are used because they are associated with the numerological values of the divine names of Venus. It’s a little like numerological Sudoku, come to think of it. Each planetary square is made up of a number of smaller squares. The smaller squares are all individually numbered, so the square of Venus has 49 squares numbered one to 49. The numbers are placed in a specific order. The number of each row and each column adds up to the square number. In the square of Venus, each row and column has a sum of 175. The total of all of these numbers is 1,225. They link together very neatly. Magic squares are classic talismans and they are practically a dying art.

Brown paper (the kind you use to ship packages)

A dip pen (found at craft stores)

Ink (either a magical ink, such as a homemade ink, a store-bought magical variety such as Bat’s Blood or Dove’s Blood ink, or good old regular ink)

A chart to copy from

1. Take a good-sized square (6”x6”) of brown paper. This paper must be made into virgin paper. Fold down a small portion of one side of the paper. Fold it back and forth until the fold has become weak. Tear. Repeat for the other three sides.This should leave the square of paper with four freshly torn sides.

2. This should leave the square of paper with four freshly torn sides.

3. Divide the paper into the number of squares needed, here 49. Draw in the lines for the squares and let dry.

4. Begin to write in the numbers. Start with the number 1, then the number 2. It may help to chant as you write in each number. Write in the numbers up to 49. If you make a mistake, if you put down the wrong number or the pen splatters, you will have to start all over again.

5. Let the numbers dry and seal in the spell. With your thumb, forefinger, and middle finger, trace three circles over the freshly drawn square with your hand, and then an equal-armed cross. The charm’s wound up!

5. Place this beneath your pillow to dream of true love. Place it in your bag or on your person. Place it in a sachet it or place it on your altar. Keep it by you.

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A word on “understanding” from a Dzogchen perspective, using the Sephiroth to illustrate the concept (excuse my shitty finger-scribbled diagram).

See the red arrows going upward? This is how our society currently assumes understanding to come. First you gain Knowledge on a subject, then you are expected to Understand it, from which you can gain Wisdom/experience. This is an ass-backwards approach that stems from the ego’s skewed perspective on how understanding comes about.

Knowledge is a made up concept–some people can pick up on books and explanations and gain some kind of abstract understanding but as schools have found this is not an exact science and requires a huge base of prior knowledge–like being able to read, understanding of related ideas, the ability to count, etc..

See the green arrows? This is the natural flow beginning with Being itself–the experience of the moment. By going through the experience first hand in full awareness you gain Wisdom on the topic–which directly translates into a deep Understanding of the topic. From this Knowledge is created, or associated depending on the understanding being preexisting or previously undiscovered.

There are many abstract sciences which we have as a society now which will require a strong theoretical and intellectual understanding of the knowledge base before you can experiment first hand but the idea still stands. True Understanding is in the hands of those who have the Wisdom of first hand experience, they are the ones who create the Knowledge for others to view–like a hologram of their understanding and experience.

What’s the point of all of this? Put yourself out there, experience, create, try and fail as many times as you need–this is where understanding truly comes from. Books and knowledge are great, we are blessed to have the resources and tools along the way but they are little use unless their wielder is manifesting the experience, traversing the plains of the aspect of reality they are yearning to comprehend.

To add an example: You can learn all you can learn about archery on the Internet, but if you keep trying to think it through rather than remain in full awareness during the experience then your learning will be very slow. If you’re not paying full attention you might not notice that right at the last moment your arm trembles and offsets the aim. If you are, however, fully present then your mind will automatically make adjustments for any mistakes you might notice, it will automatically improve that which it notices is working well.

Your unconscious mind is a powerhouse–feed it by paying attention and off it goes like a quantum computer.

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The beast is quite learned Knowing right from wrong With the aim of a centaur He pierces the mind

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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa -  Hand in the Circle showing the location of the Planetary Influences on the Palm, “De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres”, 1531.

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You can lead a horse to water and all that!

Frater 440.’. 93 93/93

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“There is no religion higher than truth”

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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa - The Cosmic Tree of Universal Matter with Seven Branches and Opposing Triangles, “De Occulta Philosophia”, 1533. The symbol of the cosmic tree in both its upright and inverted forms is clearly found in the Rg Veda. Both forms of the cosmic tree are used as the basic formulation of the cosmogony and cosmology of the soma sacrifice.  In Rg Vedic cosmology, the unmanifest realm above is represented by an upright tree. The manifest world below is represented by an inverted tree. These can be graphically depicted as two triangles pointing in opposite directions and mirroring each other. This is the probable origin of the graphic representation of two triangles opposed to each other found in European alchemical and magical traditions. The soma priest used fire along the cosmic pillar/tree to invert it, making it an upward‑pointing triangle. This initiated a reunification of the manifest and unmanifest worlds. The fire (Agni) is said in the Rg Veda to be born directly from the entheogenic lotus (puskara) that induces the inner fire in the heart. When the two triangles representing the manifest and the unmanifest worlds merge in the heart as explained in the Rg Vedic soma ceremony, the formation of the six‑pointed star body of light results. Fire reverses the inverted tree of manifestation by uniting the manifest with the unmanifest, forming a union of opposites. At this stage celestial soma merges with terrestrial Agni and lights up the solar heart. The six-pointed star body is really a seven‑pointed star body. Along the trunk there are three sets of pairs of limbs, which equal six points. The central pillar is itself the seventh point of the seven‑pointed star body. The luminous solar body of light emerges from the primal waters of creation in the heart‑ocean. This inner star body formed by the union of opposites is found at the basis of many Western mystical traditions including magic, Gnosticism, Kabbalah, alchemy, Hermetic traditions, and the works of Jacob Boehme, Robert Fludd, and John Dee.

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Women in Science Prints by Rachelignotofsky

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Cleopatra’s Palace sunken underwater, Alexandria, Egypt..incredibly these treasures are largely intact after the earthquake that sunk them.

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1) Nefertari holding out her sekhem-sceptre presenting offerings in front of the God Atum. 2) Nephthys and Isis stand either side of a ram-headed God painted green like Osiris, hieroglyphs write “Osiris rests in Ra” (left) “Ra rests in Osiris”. Beyond the yellow division Nefertari stands looking to the left with her hands held out.

Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, QV66, Luxor, Egypt. Photograph by kairoinfo4u | flickr

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The pillared hall of the tomb of Sennefer “tomb of the vineyards”, mayor of Thebes, during the reign of Amenhotep II. In the background Sennefer and his wife are being sprinkled with holy water by a priest. The short kilt worn by Sennefer can be seen through the longer transparent outer garment.