08-26-2012, 01:25 PM
(08-26-2012, 07:08 AM)ShinAr Wrote: The depiction above relays the ancient symbols pointing to the higher and lower being of evolution of consciousness. This has always been the meaning of the symbols of the stone and the tree.
The Tree of Life represents the ascension/climb of the lower to the higher.
The clinging to the stone represents man's natural tendency to cling to the flesh/lower form.
Also in the depriction you will see other ancient symbols such as the Sacred Eye, the djed pillar, and the serpent head donned with the Fire of The Spirit.
And note how the human forms are shedding their natural element of water revealing their temporary state of flux and physical connection. One in that temporary state seeks to ascend the Tree of Life, the other continues to cling to its lower self identity. Both experience the slow deterioration of their physical form.
Thanks for your analysis of the symbols on the signet stone Shin'Ar.
Another symbol that shows up on that signet looks a little like a bee, similar to Bees of Malia from 17th century BC Crete
![[Image: ySSuS.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/ySSuS.jpg)
I wonder at their significance, it is thought to be the symbol of the nobility who resided at the Palace at Malia but surely there is more to it than that. In the above image they are seen storing honey in a comb