Alchemy Symbols and Signs from Spiritual Symbols Book
Tuesday 13 November 2012 at 11:21 am
What is Alchemy?
A book Excerpt
Secret Art of the Land of Khem
'Khem is an ancient name for the land of Egypt, and alchemy is one of the two oldest sciences known to the world. The other one is Astrology.'
Manly P. Hall about Alchemy
According to an old Rabbi legend, an angel gave Adam the mysteries and secrets of Kabbalah and of Alchemy, promising that when the human race understand these inspired arts, the curse of the forbidden fruit would be removed and man will again enter into the Garden of Eden.
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Equinox Rituals of different cultures
Wednesday 26 September 2012 at 8:43 pm
Magic and Meaning of Equinox
Autumn Equinox
The autumn equinox is a time of death, the time to destroy the egos and our subconscious patterns such as anger, pride, greed, envy, lust... We can offer our weaknesses as sacrifices before the gods transforming them into their higher, divine manifestation.
Chinese honour this time with a ritual of standing facing west, lighting white candles, or placing white flowers on the altar.
The Druids used to cut wands from the willow trees to use for divination at this time of year.
For the ancient Celts the autumn equinox is symbolically marked as a time of sacrifice with a ritual of burning a figure from the stems of grain, representing the vegetation spirit.
Spring Equinox
The seasons change while the Earth continues its journey through the space and time. Spiritual art of our ancestors and their Rituals at the Equinox time, honour the balance between light and darkness.
Some teachings of esoteric wisdom say that during this time the veil between the physical world and other worlds opens. This is a good time for meditation, prayers, rituals and offerings. The equinox occurs twice each year, around 22 March and on the 21 December.
Spring Equinox
The spring equinox is a time of strong winds, time of the final triumph of the Sun over darkness, with the last full moon of winter. These are the days when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, which makes day and night of equal length. Aphrodite from Cyprus, Hathor from Egypt were gods celebrated at Spring equinox. The Ancient Malta temples' corridors become flooded with golden light, at sunrise, shining through to the innermost Temple stone. Their incredible astronomical orientation makes them a timeless calendar for over 5,000 years.
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Signs and symbol spiritual meanings
Thursday 12 July 2012 at 7:42 pm
Language of the Soul, Language of Dreams
Symbols and signs are the languages of the soul. Symbols and signs are the language of dreams.
Occultists believe that signs and symbols are given a supernatural power at their creation.
Words, signs and symbols, images, colors, light, are all used for aeons to convey a spiritual meaning.
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