This drawing by Howard Pyle bears intense study. It is very dramatic for a fantasy novel. Dramatic for the higher mind...Not the lower mind. An adventure novel the picture may have been from. The artist and novelist clearly did not intend it to be a mere fiction but a subconscious introduction to the doorway. Those new to the blog can consult the important article The Role of the Black Raven for useful information. This drawing is from the book Otto of the Silver hand by Howard Pyle published originally in 1888. Look at how three of the birds on the lower left hand page flutter about the hero. The trajectory of the birds equate to one bird. Moving as it were a messenger from the heaven. The Latin Gematria assigns the sacred Dei gloria intacta as 136. This is key to understand why a drawing of a Raven is a symbol for the Devine Soul. In Latin Corvus Niger has the numerical value of 136. This is why the lower mind cannot just associate a color or shape with a meaning. This foolishness is a wakeup call for the Neophyte to advance spiritually by bringing in the higher mind. The author brought about a piece of alchemy for the audience. This is credit with the story as the plot explains how to make silver starting with iron. The alchemist teaches that formative thinking can be transmuted into spiritual thinking. This brings about the end of guess work. Manus argentea quam manus ferrea mefior est. The word for hand is a term in esoteric literature to initiate thought as in י ה ו ה yod hei va hei. To think spiritual means you are clear in your intents. Fuzzy thoughts are not clear and are full of doubt. This story pulls in a lot of concepts found in alchemy and yoga texts. The various characters are different levels of the mind. The soldiers are the thoughts. The barons represent the lower mind. Emperor Rudolf is the higher mind. Otto is the soul on the heroic journey. A final remark notice how the child sleeps. This is how the soul is before we awaken. Before we realize who we really are. Before we begin the journey. The raven delivers the Devine Soul to its destination.
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