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Rose Red: Symbolism of Blood
1.“White and red combined are the colour of the mysterious rose, the whiteness of milk and the redness of blood, the white of light and the redness of fire.” Eliphas Levi, “The Book of Splendors” 2.“Blood is the first incarnation of … Continue reading
Posted in Blood
Tagged alchemy, bleeding, blood, body, Carl Gustav Jung, color, Dark goddess, dark moon, depth psychology, family, fate, flesh, goddess, Kali, menstruation, passion, red, rose, rubedo, Sekhmet, symbolism, symbols, ties, whore of Babylon
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Sekhmet the Empowerer
Sekhmet from the temple of Mut at Luxor Sekhmet, daughter of Ra, the sun god, is a goddess that, next to Hekate, has my utmost admiration, reverence and devotion. Her name is related to such words as strong, mighty and … Continue reading
Posted in Sekhmet
Tagged ancient Egypt, Candace C. Kant and Anne Key, Egyptian myth, goddess, kundalini, Power, Robert Masters, Sekhmet, Shakti, the Fifth Way, Triad of Memphis, Uraeus
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Cosmos, Chaos and the Five Human Dimensions in Between
I have been reading a fascinating book by Robert Masters called The Goddess Sekhmet: Psycho-Spiritual Exercises of the Fifth Way. According to the Introduction, the book was written in a non-ordinary state of consciousness inspired by the Goddess Sekhmet’s Mysteries … Continue reading
Posted in Sekhmet
Tagged archetypes, AUFU, Chaos, Cosmos, Egyptian Mysteries, Egyptian myth, goddess, HAIDIT, KA, KHU, material, Robert Masters, Sekhmet, SȂHU, spiritual, symbolism, symbols, the Fifth Way, the Five Bodies
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The Dark Face of the Goddess
“I am dark, but lovely,” proclaims the Shulamite in the Song of Songs. The highest and purest form of the feminine archetype is Sophia, the white dove symbolizing the wisdom of the feminine side of God and the deepest wisdom … Continue reading
Posted in The Dark Goddess
Tagged Dark goddess, earth archetype, Erich Neumann, Hekate, Inanna, Ishtar, Kali, Lamashtu, Lamia, Lilith, Medea, Medusa, Oedipus, sacred feminine, Sekhmet, sphinx, the Great Mother, the Terrible Mother
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