It is said that we do not choose alchemy,that it chooses us, and is very much dependent on our astro chart. However, I prefer to think that the hermetic path to enlightenment and knosis is open to all. Most especially as it is such a simple process, quite literally one just follows ones heart, though […]
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A tree of life, an illustration taken from old alchemical texts.
The tree of life is an age old symbol for wisdom abundance and unity consciousness ie. inner wholeness, and all that is of the Divine. It is also known as The Cosmic Tree of Emanation, or The World Tree, as it connects both heaven and earth, body and soul, and the above and the below. For the inner traveller […]
My own intuitive version of the Tree of Life.
This is my tree of emanence or universal flow. It was the first piece of 3 dimentional art I created and the first time I had worked with metal. However, such was my determination and clarity of vision, that I managed to grapple with all the multi-strands of wire and the thousands of crystal beads […]
Words of Lao Tzu.
Know the strength of man, but keep a woman’s care,Be the stream of the universe, ever true and unswerving,Become as a little child once more.
The ladder of consciousness – the architypal image for spiritual growth.
Also known as Jacob’s ladder, the ladder of consciousness is a metaphor for meditation and prayer through which we must climb from our earth-bound existance, into higher state of consciousness until we reach the heavenly core at the centre of our soul. Ancient philosophers believed that the final state, was one of pure divine consciousness […]
The harp I began to play at the start of my journey.
Those who play the Celtic Harp are said to be able to call down the angels. Indeed there were many times on my journey when I needed a whole host of angels for protection against some of the darker forces I had to face. Interestingly, it is said that the strings represent the rungs on […]
Other realms of being and consciousness.
As a natural mystic I have always been able to ‘vacate’ my body and enter other realms of consciousness, most especially the elemental or nature kingdom. All it took to open the door was a feeling of utter joy at the sheer wonder of God’s creation. Communing with angels was also relatively easy being a […]
Creation in its own state of becoming.
This painting was part of a series I felt compelled to paint after my dream of watching the beginning and end of creation. They also predicted the discovery of the Julia sets of infinite scale 3 years later. Physiscist, Professor Chris Clark said of my work, ‘Cindy has painted and drawn a whole intricate cosmology that […]
Gnosis revealed to me in diagrams of the structure of the universe.
The mysterious aura and strange fascination that has grown up around the art of alchemy, is due to its promise of attaining profound philosophical and spiritual insights on the ultimate nature of God and the universe and thus the purpose of life.
Ouroborous,the serpent that is said to guard the Tree of Life.
More than any other image, the Ouroborous symbolizes the Philosophers Stone or All as One. It is the oldest mystical symbol in the world and appears in many different cultures. Through the process of eating its own tail and shedding its unwanted skins, the serpent transcends duality and becomes one with eternity and the soul of the […]