by Gnostic Muse | Jul 11, 2024 | Alchemy, Love and Sex
Image: Artist and his Bride by Marc Chagall “It is written with burning coals in the extraordinary book of life that the ardent love between man and woman works magically. Hermes Trismegistus, thrice great God Ibis of Thoth, said in his emerald tablet: ‘I give...
by Gnostic Muse | Jul 19, 2020 | Alchemy, Love and Sex
“And I am the strength of the strong, devoid of lust and attachment. O best of the Bharatas, I am sex not contrary to dharma.” -Krishna, Bhagavad Gita 7:11 Sex is radical, complex, intimate. It is the fundamental act of creation. Sex is inseparable from...
by Gnostic Muse | Jun 14, 2018 | Alchemy, Elementals and Nature
Clouds are an alchemical symbol. Like all alchemical symbols it is derived from the visible, physical properties of nature but the meaning pertains to the invisible and psycho-spiritual properties within ourselves. Alchemical Symbols of Nature Alchemical symbols of...
by Gnostic Muse | Jun 7, 2018 | Alchemy, Love and Sex, Practices, Transmutation and Breath
“See how the water of a puddle on the road gradually evaporates under the heat from the sun and becomes clouds, and ultimately energy, lightning and thunder. All the water from the seas and the rivers becomes clouds and finally lightning and thunder; that is,...
by Gnostic Muse | Jan 13, 2018 | Alchemy
“First of all, the Stone is black, because the Alchemist must enter the underworld, in order to pull the light away from the darkness. The immaculate whiteness of the light is hidden within the blackness of the Stone. This first phase belongs to the state...
by Gnostic Muse | May 26, 2017 | Alchemy, Elementals and Nature
The Sacred Rooster The rooster is a sacred animal in many cultures The rooster is associated with the Greek phoenix, the Persian simurgh, the Indian garuda, and the Chinese fenghuang. These mythical birds and the rooster itself are universal symbol of strength,...
