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 | Greco-Roman Deities, Love and Sex
“Sing, clear-voiced Muse, of Hephaestus famed for inventions. With bright-eyed Athena he taught men glorious crafts throughout the world, -men who before used to dwell in caves in the mountains like wild beasts. But now that they have learned crafts through...
by Gnostic Muse | Apr 1, 2018 | Elementals and Nature
Salt has been used throughout human history for cooking, seasoning, food preservation, healing, cleansing, and in ceremony, ritual, and magic. In the Taoist principles of Chinese medicine, the salty flavor is a universal property, and humans have the kidneys for the...
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 | Sep 10, 2017 | Practices, Runes
“A Judo of the Spirit exists; we are referring to the Runic exercises; these are formidable for the awakening of the Consciousness. Whosoever wants to work with this judo must begin with the rune of Mercury, which has a violet color that originates extraordinary...
by Gnostic Muse | Aug 28, 2017 | Zodiac and Astrology
Virgo is an earth sign in the mutable mode. The Sun is in this sign from August 24th to September 21st, after the summer heat of Leo has passed, and just before Libra introduces the change of seasons to autumn. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of communication...
by Gnostic Muse | Nov 1, 2016 | Greco-Roman Deities
The Solar Hero Perseus Perseus was the son of the god Zeus-Jupiter and Danae, the daughter of the king of Argos. When Perseus was grown, another king named Polydectes wanted to marry Danae, and in order to get her protective son Perseus out of the way he sent him to...
by Gnostic Muse | Oct 25, 2016 | Divine Feminine, Greco-Roman Deities
“Pale, beyond porch and portal, Crowned with calm leaves, she stands Who gathers all things mortal With cold immortal hands; Her languid lips are sweeter Than love’s who fears to greet her To men that mix and meet her From many times and lands. She waits...
by Gnostic Muse | Aug 28, 2016 | Cosmic Laws
The Seven Hermetic Principles are from the teachings of the mysterious initiate Hermes Trismegistus, often associated with the god Mercury. The Kybalion, first published in 1908 by William Walker Atkinson under the pseudonym “Three Initiates” is an...
by Gnostic Muse | May 17, 2016 | Sacred Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology
Gemini the Twins is an air sign in the mutable mode. The Sun is in Gemini from May 20th until June 21st at the transition from Spring into Summer and the increasing length of days and more sunlight. As a mutable (transforming, changeable) air sign, Gemini is...
