Sunday, December 20, 2009

TREES OF KNOWLEDGE AND ETERNAL LIFE



GNOSIS TREE
16"x16" etching

The tree of "knowledge"
Arms represented as hippocampal neurons
26 arms, 2+6=8
8 octopus arm roots
Apple of Discord
Background text:
"The kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it." Gospel of Thomas




TREE AD INFINITUM
16"x16" etching

Tree of “eternal” life
26 arms, 2+6=8
8=4 cardinal directions+4 intermediate directions
Tree arising from earthly side/torso
Ouroborus 8 snake, Vita Somnium Breve
Background text:
“That which is above is from that which is below, and that which is below is from that which is above” The Emerald Tablet


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Free, let thine soul soar ever upward,free from the bondage and fetters of night. Lift thine eyes to the Sun in the sky-space.
For thee, let it be a symbol of life. Know that thou art the Greater Light,perfect in thine own sphere,when thou art free.
Look not ever into the blackness.
Lift up thine eyes to the space above. Free let thine Light flame upward and shalt thou be a Child of the Light.