03-19-2019, 08:56 AM
I’m looking at the three Potentiators right now: II, IX, XVI.
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The Hermit- the figure is of an elderly man. His slightly hunched back denotes old age. Old age denotes Wisdom. He holds the lamp/flame in his left hand indicating concious Will. The flame represents force, energy, will.
The Potentiator of Body is then that which wisely regulates the activity of the body. Furthermore, two serpents are before his feet.
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The Lightning-Struck Tower- a flash of lightning strikes the pyramid/tower, destroying it. The figures are falling upside down. The Potentiator of Spirit is then that which “knocks us off our feet”. It is a sudden, momentary flash of insight, potentiation. One figure falling has a white headdress, while the other has a black headdress. I take this to denote polarity. The Potentiator of the spirit applies of either path and affects us similarly. (Follow the symbolism of polarity in the Star, the Moon, the Sun.)
Another interesting aspect of this image: the portal of the pyramid/tower. In it are inscribed hieroglyphs. The topmost hieroglyph is of two angels with wings outstretched with the egg of akasha (spirit) in the midst.
The Hermit- the figure is of an elderly man. His slightly hunched back denotes old age. Old age denotes Wisdom. He holds the lamp/flame in his left hand indicating concious Will. The flame represents force, energy, will.
The Potentiator of Body is then that which wisely regulates the activity of the body. Furthermore, two serpents are before his feet.
The Lightning-Struck Tower- a flash of lightning strikes the pyramid/tower, destroying it. The figures are falling upside down. The Potentiator of Spirit is then that which “knocks us off our feet”. It is a sudden, momentary flash of insight, potentiation. One figure falling has a white headdress, while the other has a black headdress. I take this to denote polarity. The Potentiator of the spirit applies of either path and affects us similarly. (Follow the symbolism of polarity in the Star, the Moon, the Sun.)
Another interesting aspect of this image: the portal of the pyramid/tower. In it are inscribed hieroglyphs. The topmost hieroglyph is of two angels with wings outstretched with the egg of akasha (spirit) in the midst.