rwcarter
31-03-2010, 08:14
Hermaphroditus dances within the egg formed by the golden serpent that is eating its own tail. One head wears a crown while the other wears a laurel wreath. Each hand holds a golden staff. Each of the four suit elements appear around the egg shape.
World Snake/Ouroboros
wholeness, self-realization, the eternal, a divine self-sufficiency
said to be both male and female, self-impregnating, self-feeding, immortal and complete
image of both God and nature, embodied in one symbol
suggests that in every end there is a new beginning
Cosmic Egg
potential, the beginning, the womb, creation, resurrection
something whole or complete unto itself
Golden Staff
connected to Hermes’ magic wand since the reborn personality has the potential to create more in the realms of feeling, imagination, mind and matter
untapped and limitless potential
that which can accomplish anything
having all that is required within one’s own hands
symbol of magical transformation
Elemental Symbols
potentials which await development in the new personality – Aphrodite’s cup of love, Zeus’ wand of creative imagination, Athene’s sword of intellect and Poseidon’s pentacle of physical reality
Hermaphroditus
son of Hermes and Aphrodite
The nymph Salmacis desired him, but he wasn’t interested in her. When he was bathing in a pool, she embraced him tightly and called to the gods to never let them be parted. They were then fused into one being with both male and female characteristics
the experience of being whole
symbol of the potential integration of the opposites within one’s personality
this wholeness is an ideal that is out of reach of imperfect humans; but it can see glimpsed whenever there is a state of inner healing because warring parts of oneself have at last come together and some inner resolution has brought peace
Written in my workbook on 14 Aug 91:
The World Snake symbolizes permanent happiness, a state we all aim for but few achieve. Hermaphroditus is the strength, energy and self-assurance that is needed to make the ultimate growth - the unification of all opposites. Hermaphroditus is surrounded by joy from the completion of the ultimate journey. Uncertainty over the Fool's next journey surrounds the World Snake, from which the Fool will emerge. The wand of imagination, pentacle of wealth, cup of love and sword of the mind are embedded in the uncertainty to help the Fool in the next journey.
My key color was cobalt (coolness, serenity, happiness, permanence).
Rodney
World Snake/Ouroboros
wholeness, self-realization, the eternal, a divine self-sufficiency
said to be both male and female, self-impregnating, self-feeding, immortal and complete
image of both God and nature, embodied in one symbol
suggests that in every end there is a new beginning
Cosmic Egg
potential, the beginning, the womb, creation, resurrection
something whole or complete unto itself
Golden Staff
connected to Hermes’ magic wand since the reborn personality has the potential to create more in the realms of feeling, imagination, mind and matter
untapped and limitless potential
that which can accomplish anything
having all that is required within one’s own hands
symbol of magical transformation
Elemental Symbols
potentials which await development in the new personality – Aphrodite’s cup of love, Zeus’ wand of creative imagination, Athene’s sword of intellect and Poseidon’s pentacle of physical reality
Hermaphroditus
son of Hermes and Aphrodite
The nymph Salmacis desired him, but he wasn’t interested in her. When he was bathing in a pool, she embraced him tightly and called to the gods to never let them be parted. They were then fused into one being with both male and female characteristics
the experience of being whole
symbol of the potential integration of the opposites within one’s personality
this wholeness is an ideal that is out of reach of imperfect humans; but it can see glimpsed whenever there is a state of inner healing because warring parts of oneself have at last come together and some inner resolution has brought peace
Written in my workbook on 14 Aug 91:
The World Snake symbolizes permanent happiness, a state we all aim for but few achieve. Hermaphroditus is the strength, energy and self-assurance that is needed to make the ultimate growth - the unification of all opposites. Hermaphroditus is surrounded by joy from the completion of the ultimate journey. Uncertainty over the Fool's next journey surrounds the World Snake, from which the Fool will emerge. The wand of imagination, pentacle of wealth, cup of love and sword of the mind are embedded in the uncertainty to help the Fool in the next journey.
My key color was cobalt (coolness, serenity, happiness, permanence).
Rodney