#THE ORPHIC EGG.

[ausetkmt]

THE ORPHIC EGG. From Bryant's An Analysis of Ancient Mythology. The ancient symbol of the Orphic Mysteries was the serpent-entwined egg, which signified Cosmos as encircled by the fiery Creative Spirit. The egg also represents the soul of the philosopher; the serpent, the Mysteries. At the time of initiation the shell is broke. and man emerges from the embryonic state of physical existence wherein he had remained through the fetal period of philosophic regeneration.

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[violetmoondaughter]

On March the 20th we celebrate the third sabbath of the Wheel of the year, the spring equinox, the day in which daytime and nighttime are equal, the beginning of spring. We celebrate the rebirth of the nature, the awakening of plants and animals from the winter dormancy. We celebrate the return of Persephone on Earth, the rebirth of the horned god. We celebrate the sacred orphic egg of creation and rebirth. It’s time to sow and create, to enjoy this new energy and light and this fertile time. We feast and honor the gods and the spirits of nature for bringing back new life, energy and light.

[porphurios]

“To the man in the stage of purification the forms are differentiated, for such is the character of forms in the soul, which cannot apprehend simultaneously horse and man or in general more than one form; the [contemplative philosopher's] object, however, are undifferentiated forms, those in the intelligible world, which are inseparable because they interpenetrate. Hence the intelligible world has been compared to an egg [Orphica frg. 60]: as in the egg all the parts are undifferentiated and head and foot have no place of their own, so too on the intelligible plane all the forms are united inseparably.”

—Olympiodorus Junior, In Phaed. 4. 4.

[solarphaze]

Orphic Egg 1

[magdalene-spirit]

Will & the symbols of the esoteric feminine

We can also say that in the beginning was Will, but Will, is an extremely elusive concept to circumscribe with language. We know that everything we do in the world is preceded by our Will, our intention or desire— even if we are not always conscious of our Will- & within the layers of ourselves there may be conflicting wishes.

A good way to describe the innocence of Will, is to say- 1 make a wish that something will be so, that something ! deeply want will become an actualised experience for me.

This kind of Willing, is the delight we have as children for the magical nature of reality. This magical Willing, is really also the nature of the divine creator emanating this world out of delight, joy & love.

This original Will, to just be- then descends to become all the different ways we experience Will, through the mind as willpower, through emotions & the body as Eros, but really it is the same— when mind, emotion & body is purified & alchemised- purged of shadows & bindings of misidentification— then all Will & all Desire is only holy Will & holy Desire, one with the divine pulse.

Within the one, there is the outward & inward movements, the desire for creation & the desire for return & union— perpetually co, going out & coming in.

The great serpent-being guards the void-abyss, where the divine pulse is birthed, where everything originates & returns to, & who regulates what crosses over the boundary of what is, & what is not (sat & asat).

Between death & re-birth is the great mystery, the void— between winter & spring is the crossing between death & new life— the eternal eye from which the fountain of renewal springs forth, or the egg that cracks open to birth with the Will of creation, symbolised by the Orphic egg & serpent & moon-

These are the symbols of the esoteric feminine principle of Consciousness.

(Roberto Assagioli, as many others, was deeply influenced by esoteric philosophies informing their theories).

[brawley1492]

ORPHIC EGG

Represents the Cosmos in its most abstract conception

Named after Orpheus

6th century B.C.E.

Base on the beliefs and teachings of "ORPHISM"

Originated from a silver egg

It is believed that Chronos the personification of time created the silver egg of the Universe

Which hatched the primeval Deity Phanes (also called Protogenos who in turn created other Gods ... Orphic egg facts

[reno-matagot]

ORPHIC HYMN TO PHANES

"Tᴏ Pʀᴏᴛᴏɢᴏɴᴏs [ɪ.ᴇ. Pʜᴀɴᴇs], Fᴜᴍɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ Mʏʀʀʜ.

O ᴍɪɢʜᴛʏ Pʀᴏᴛᴏɢᴏɴᴏs (Fɪʀsᴛ-Bᴇɢᴏ���ᴛᴇɴ), ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀ, ᴛᴡᴏғᴏʟᴅ, ᴇɢɢ-ʙᴏʀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ; ʙᴜʟʟ-ʀᴏᴀʀᴇʀ, ɢʟᴏʀʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜʏ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴡɪɴɢs, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ Gᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ sᴘʀɪɴɢs. Eʀɪᴋᴀᴘᴀɪᴏs (Eʀɪᴄᴀᴘᴀᴇᴜs), ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ɪɴᴇғғᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴏᴄᴄᴜʟᴛ, ᴀʟʟ-sʜɪɴɪɴɢ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀ. 'Tɪs ᴛʜɪɴᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴀʀᴋsᴏᴍᴇ ᴍɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀʟʟ-sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ sᴘʟᴇɴᴅᴏᴜʀ, ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ; ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ, Pʜᴀɴᴇs, ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ, ᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴘɪɴɪᴏɴs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ғʟʏ. Pʀɪᴇᴘᴏs (Pʀɪᴀᴘᴜs), ᴅᴀʀᴋ-ᴇʏᴇᴅ sᴘʟᴇɴᴅᴏᴜʀ, ᴛʜᴇᴇ I sɪɴɢ, ɢᴇɴɪᴀʟ, ᴀʟʟ-ᴘʀᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ, ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙʟᴇssᴇᴅ ᴋɪɴɢ. Wɪᴛʜ ᴊᴏʏғᴜʟ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀɪᴛᴇs ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴇᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴛᴇʟᴇᴛᴇ) ᴘʀᴏᴘɪᴛɪᴏᴜs sʜɪɴᴇ."

Phanes by Francesco de'Rossi (XVIth)

[sarahmcmenomy]

The Orphic Egg, acrylic on canvas

"Ineffable, hidden, brilliant scion, whose motion is whirring, you scattered the dark mist that lay before your eyes and, flapping your wings, you whirled about, and through this world you brought pure light."

-- The Orphic Hymns 5, To Protogonos

[arymakesstuff]

which orphic egg are you today

[lostpeace]

I’ve just reached 100 followers! Thank you so much! Here is Dionysus to celebrate.

[norm-less-ness]

If various myths have taught me anything, Sir. Pentious will not be getting those Egg Bois back until the universe needs to be reborn cosmic egg style.

[polybiiex]

please please please (2021)

just a little visual b-side i made one day

[arbustosdumbdoodles-blog-blog]

Day 19, What kind of eggs are these?

She is an eggspert at this!

[solarphaze]

Orphic Egg 2

[grrl-beetle]

Leotrix - The Orphic Egg

[the-weeping-dawn]

Other things forgotten until checking screenshots about something that right....did talk Lae'zel into staying/the only ending that actually feels like a solidly good one for her.