#TREEOFLIFE

[missedmilemarkers]

[alexlibris-bookart]

Just finished the Bible, bound to black leather and decorated with hand carved the tree of life.

[magdalene-spirit]

Solstice Goddess Mysteries

The days we enter at this time of year in one way is all about our death/rebirth & crossing over between the upper- & underworlds— in our timeless moments in the underworld we meet & commune with the primordial Goddess.

In another way this is the time of the year that reminds us of our true reality & task of Self-realisation in the light of the Supernal Sun / star -

It is the Star that leads the Magi to the birth of the holy son- the descent or incarnation of the light into the form of man.

The descent of grace, is for the redemption & redeeming of man's Consciousness, that the divine light descends into a human form— awake to itself- therefore awakening others. Walking in the forest of darkness (human unconsciousness with the light of knowledge & love turned on- all manner of creatures, like butterflies I (the age-old symbol for psyche & soul) - are attracted to the light, & follow it, leading the way to Consciousness/ realisation.

In man's forgetfulness- the omnidirectional, transparent to itself, self-luminous, non-dimensional light- reflects itself

- (the descent of the light) - symbolised by the moon-however, the light, in whatever state of itself, remains the same divine, intelligible light.

The Supernal, the reflected/descended, & the human birth- is the completion of light in itself— the realised or divine human.

Although we think of the Supernal light as the divine Father or Absolute- it is also The Virgin Mother or Dark Goddess- this empty & full, dark but luminous or intelligible space is bother Father-Mother & also neither.

There are periods of history, we worship the divine as Father/Son/God & other periods as Mother/daughter/ goddess or both or neither.

Sometimes the star is the Sun, other times Venus.

Looking at the symbols, we don't look only with the eyes of analysis— symbols speak in Consciousness in ways that are layered & self-revealing in stages, like keys that onlock levels of understanding.

Wrapped up in the Virgin symbol with the Sun/Star behind the head a crescent moon under the teet is an immensity of knowledge that cannot be fully circumscribed by words.

This time of year is as much about the Virgin as about the birth of her Son.

[yellowmanula]

Pan Buk wraz z Tatą i mną, życzą Wesołych Świąt! :)

[sonicelectro47]

A DA DTIYS Entry | Good Omens | “It’s Killing Me”

Hello again! I’m really sorry it’s been a while, and I hope this isn’t coming too late 3=)

This is a recent DTIYS submission I made for a good artist friend of mine off DeviantArt, to recreate her PHENOMENAL Good Omens artwork, cultivated from the song “It’s Killing Me” by DC Talk, which fits great!

And a couple of weeks ago I finished Season 2… and it makes this harder to look at 😢😭

This is my first piece of GO fanart, and this was ineffable fun to draw! It doesn’t beat the original but it was fun recreating it in my slightly inconsistent cartoon style (actually my first time drawing a character from a side profile :3)

Mega thanks to my wonderful friend (TheTie-DyeJedi) for introducing me to GO, cuz I’m a fan of it now and really enjoyed watching and talking about the series with her. Gotta read the book next, and can’t wait for the next season! Hopefully it’s got a happy ending!!

I hope you enjoy this piece! 🌟⚡️🌟🙂

[grimini]

[mikfelt]

[bosquegracias]

Dia internacional de Permacultura Permacultura logo por Bill Mollison, reinterpretado en esta impresionante imagen HD, representando nuevos elementos del diseño en Permacultura. En esta representacion creada por Mariano Montini, el concepto hermetico del logo de Permacultura cobra vida mostrando nuevos elementos: Raices como venas que corren desde la tierra hasta la copa del abundante arbol que deja caer sus frutos. Las capas de la tierra que sostienen la vida, la roca madre que distribuye minerales, los otros distintos biomas adaptados a nuestra region, las montañas, la nieve, las praderas y los oceanos de La Patagonia. La mágica lluvia que crea arcoiris, y la serpiente que fue reemplazada por la fibra que crea nuestras artesanias y las praderas de flores.

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International Permaculture Day Permaculture logo by Bill Mollison, reinterpreted in this stunning HD image, representing new elements of Permaculture design. In this representation created by Mariano Montini, the hermetic concept of the Permaculture logo comes to life showing new elements: Roots like veins that run from the earth to the top of the abundant tree that drops its fruits. The layers of the earth that support life, the bedrock that distributes minerals, the other different biomes adapted to our region, the mountains, the snow, the meadows and the oceans of Patagonia. The magical rain that creates rainbows, and the snake that was replaced by the fiber that creates our crafts and flower meadows.

[lucifernevergoesaway]

My first stop motion animation.

The little charachter going through its different life cycles is something I came up with a long long time ago and I’ve been kinda doodling it for years, but finally I decided to put it into something more concrete.

The background is something I just filmed on my phone and edited in aftereffects, but the whole charachter animation I made by drawing 1234 singular images :)

[knoxvillerose-blog]

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[movie-characters]

🌱 'Ben Groot'um.' Basit bir cümle, ama arkasında koskoca bir evren var! 💫

[alexlibris-bookart]

Just finished brown leather journal with a hand carved the Tree of Life. Crafted with care, it's a timeless piece ready to hold your thoughts and dreams.

[magdalene-spirit]

The mythical journey of Self-realisation through rising of kundalini-energy— elaborated through symbols of the tarot (arcanum 1 & 11 the Magician & Justice)

The great illusion that is pulled over our eyes is that the outer world of appearance is concrete, yet if we go up close to it with our awareness we will find that we can't touch it or contain it, it is ever-flowing along the river of time.

Perpetual transformation, death & renewal is the great mystery that ever evades us. The constancy that is change is the ever-aliveness of Nature- is what makes Nature, Nature - always changing & ever-moving is the fundamental property that describes what Nature is. When we say Nature, we mean, that which is ever-flowing, the passing, what is moving, changing & vibrating with aliveness.

Transformation/change itself is absolutely transparent so we must reach for metaphors to describe it.

Vibration just is.

Transformation is the origin or cause of the sense of time, & Kali, a personification of TIME, creates & destroys simultaneously, not linearly, so that the space of this here & Now, can be opened up, for existencing to be.

Simultaneous creation & destruction is the balancing that establishes the axis & ground of existence, & the driving forth of order from chaos.

Around the fulcrum that is Ma'at the create-&-destroy pattern brings forth the exactness of this moment in time, absolutely illusive, always already passing.

Yet there is an irreversible arrow that drives time in the forward direction (that is the experience of change), against the tendency of chaos — the pull of the dark abyss (also Kali) to consume - so that new order always emerges, there is adaptation, growth, renewal, again & again- nothing ends- only changes.

When Jesus as magician-avatar sacrificed himself to himSelf on the cross/tree of time/space & said 'it is finished', what he said was— 'it is accomplished' - the final siddhi, illumination in Self & Will is achieved.

The magician/enchanter/sorcerer fulfils the great rite of uniting heaven & earth, the journey starts- when we take up our initiation by picking up our staff/sword (handed to us by the great Goddess rising out of the unconscious waters of the psyche when it is our time to grow & mature).

[Lady of the Lake post]

—Individual Soul V beholds the faceless face of divinity; the realisation of 1 am. This is the destiny/ purpose/path - mythical journey of the Soul born into flesh, to become the bridge that unites heaven & earth, the particular & the universal, the human & the divine - symbolised by the magician of the tarot & the great work

The mythical journey activates at the moment the human initiate receives & takes up the staff, signifying the journey has begun, to set out in search of what he/she intuits must be true, but is somehow lost.

Seeking starts in desire, & desire rises from the absence of something once owned or the forgetting of something once known. previous posts expand on absence & desire]

The invisible arrow that drives transformation in Nature, & drives the learning processes of the psyche- is itself of a higher order Nature, & can't be measured with any physical instrument, but is evidenced experientially.

What is revealed by experience itself in the appearances transpiring in any given moment is truth— that something is appearing, is the evidence that makes it undeniably true/real-& is the basis of the scientific method of inquiry.

People say— it just is as it is.

The nature of this arrow through time is alluded to in mythologies & symbols & metaphysics & can be mathematically shown in terms of the natural laws universal laws of thermodynamics.

In other words, the transformations or journey that must lead the human being to his destiny in Self-realisation can only happen through performing work (also called disciplines), in the sense of exchanging energy with the environment, & enacting change on the environment through their person (body-mind instrument), expending energy as work to change things (according to Will, as the old definition of magic), physically, ceremonially, through thought practices, mind power & so forth.

*Note, the initiate is also the disciple at the feet of the great teacher, the Goddess, that is experience— weaver of a life-story; the disciple surrenders to sadhana (practice, work, ritual) with discipline & devotion-disciple, discipline, sadhana & Siddhi are related words— disciplined effort/work culminate in Siddhi- mastery over the energy laws of manifestation & the power to create or cause change aligned with deep Will & heartfelt desire, that is true Sankalpa.

The sacrifice, here, is work performed on the creation or self in the service of Self-realisation, that is the fulfilment of the Soul in a human birth.

One way that the energetics of the Soul's journey through time & form, from the initial unconscious wholeness of the infant in the womb to the matured conscious realisation & remembering (with the addition of memory) - has been expressed in culture, is through the yogic images & concept of kundalini.

The human form's purpose is to serve the Soul's journey to remember what is ultimately real & true, though the world & through the human journey - in other words, with the addition of memory, uniting heaven & earth.

The serpent/chaos/energy/kundalini is driven up the tree/cross/axis or grail/chakras - against the gradient or pull of the abyss (through the very process of perpetual transformation, death/rebirth) & self-illuminates in understanding/realisation, when the energy reaches the crown/higher brain & the discrimination of the real from the passing & already dying can be made-

The l am-realisation alights as the crown & wings of Soul gone free - spirit/doves - & the light of knowing explodes in awareness— maturation & fruition of the human form in divine Nature is accomplished— it is the moment of harvest, the reaping, dying to separation & time & entering the beyond, through the portal of illumined recognition/ remembering.

[templeofmaatknoxville]

Embrace the Journey!

Embrace your Magick!

Temple of Ma'at Knoxville is Magick Temple founded in 2000 to the practice of #holisticmagick For over 2 decades, TOMk has provided instruction in Ceremonial Magick & Witchcraft. It has had several incarnations as working Temple in the Hermetic Tradition. Currently, the Temple runs the Priesthood of the Sacred Earth, and Animistic Witchcraft coven for Women. Online Ceremonial Magick classes will return in the Fall, specifically on Holistic Magick and how to implement it's principles in your own spiritual practice.

[arjunasearth]

~Blessed Beltane and Taurus Season, Folks~

Sending much much love your way <3. Happy Taurus Season , Blessed Beltane, Loves!

My birthseason is always sth superspecial to me and I know many many ppl who are also Taureans :) But it's more than that. It's earthconnection. Being in nature.The Moon. Moving my body. Also taking enough space to rest. Resting is so important. Enyoing life. Percieving and feeling with all of our senses.

I wish all of you a blessed spring time, full of abundance, joyous moments and laughter. And also calmness in moments where everything may feel too much. To be earthy is to be grounded. Earth is my essence and the root of my essence. Trees are my teachers and ancient,ancient masters. The forest is my true home and I oftentimes feel the calling to go to the forest on my own. I love moving my body but I also enjoy stillness and resting a lot.Creativity is my flow.

My stubbornness can be an obstacle but it can also help me to reach my ambitions. Sometimes I feel lethargic , wanting to wrap myself up in a cocoon of blankets and diseappear into coziness :') On the other hand I love exploring, adventures, unexpected journeys, travel, ancient wisdom, ancient knowledge, etc. (sag rising lol). I am so multifaceted and so thankful for that. Although it's really not always easy. But as ,taurean' characteristics I would def describe myself as very open for feeling with all senses, touching things, scents are very important and also sensuality, movement, bodily action.Reminding us of fertility, of rebirth and death and the flow of the cycle of life. Everything is interconnected. I am Earth. We all are. Maybe Taurean are here to remind others of this earthy root connection that lives within all of us.

Sending hugs!

xx

Arjuna

[grimini]