Have you ever wondered what the meaning the two words "living creatures" actually indicate? They are obscured in the very words chosen. Upon hearing the words "living creatures" no conclusion can be reached as to what is actually implied. Therefore if the mind cannot know by the name the fantasy powers of the mind can arise to the challenge. In fact it was a fancy to describe them as the shapes of a spacecraft. They have also been used to describe the four sides of the brain stem. The origin of the word comes from a Greek text. It is written in Greek as ζῷα γέμοντα. These words are written in a Greek text known as the Revelation of Johanne. This words are found in chapter 4, verse 6. The meaning of Revelation means to reveal the inner parts of the body of Johanne. Who is this Johanne? It is the seven nerve clusters along the spinal column and are necessary to be controlled first before any further work can be achieved in the struggle for independence. The purpose behind this text is to enable the reader the power of self conquest. What kind of conquest? Why the unification of the mind, and body and the beginning to unify soul and spirit. This process begins with an initiation of the seven nerve centers spelled out by the Greek letters I O A N N E and S. These letters are in correspondence with the seven planetary roman names. That is Luna (Moon), Sol (Sun), Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter. These map to the seven nerve clusters. They are beginning from the head to the tail of the spine called Cavernous (Pineal gland system), Conarium (Pituitary body), Pharyngeal (throat), Cardiac, Epigastric (Solar Plexus), Prostatic, Sacral. The chakra names are Ajna, Sahasrara, Vishuddhi, Anahata, Manipuraka, Adhishthana, Muladhara. The seven city churches correspond to these names. Each of the seven names just happen to be located in Asia Minor. These cities are veiled references to places upon your nerve clusters along the spine of the body. In order to understand why these cities were chosen you must review the history of what these cities were famous for in the Greek world. Outside this narrative it will be difficult and the reader must rely upon the vedic literature to relate the names with the physiological nerve clusters being described. 1 Laodikeia, is a city where an eye medicine is made. This is called Phrygian powder. Remember the Phrygian hat is a symbol of inner development. It is worn as a symbol of liberty in some circles of mental development. So therefore this powder has unique properties of freeing the user from slavery. A slave hence to materialism. Conarium (Pituitary body), Sahasrara The Phrygian hat worn by Mithra, can be observed in this carving. Those desiring independence enjoy the right to wear such a hat. The wearer without the activation of the body systems cannot begin to win freedom until they learn how to conquer their own world. The vedic literature earnestly points out the importance of conquering your own chakras. Mystics point out that no one can achieve independence until the formation of the fifth mind. This is represented in art as a five pointed star. 2 Some of the old structures of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, is a city where many earthquakes occur. When the seal corresponding to Philadelphia is opened a large earthquake is experienced. The effects of the kundalini rising to Philadelphia is described with violent adjectives and is represented by trumpet calls. Hence the opening of the sixth seal occurs with a large earthquake. Cavernous (Pineal gland system), Ajna 3 Sardeis, This city has a name suggesting the flesh color of the throat organ. This is Sardion or the stone Carnelian. Pharyngeal (throat). Vishuddhi 4 Thyateria, This city is famous for its production of scarlet dyes. The red is the color of the blood. The color describes the city as the cardiac and circulatory system center. The Cardiac nerve cluster. Anahata 5 Pergamos, This city has a temple to AEsculapius. This is the center of physic healing in the body. This means that at the solar plexus the healing will occur at this nerve cluster. Epigastric (Solar Plexus). Manipuraka 6 Smyrna, This city is renown for the Fig industry. The symbol of the fig is used for reproduction. This is the Prostatic nerve cluster. Adhishthana 7 Ephesos is a city that has a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis (Diana, Roman). This temple and the art within it represents in the body the origin of the regenerative force. The World Mother is the name of this force. This nerve cluster is where the third signal, the Sushumna, along the spine, will emerge once the signals of ida and pingla have been established. The Sacral nerve cluster. Muladhara. A hint to understanding what this sculpture is describing can be seen in the lower part of the body. The three columns of 6 animals and 1 flower (Chakra) at the base describe the three signals all activated. The animals are Lion, Ox, Eagle, Cow, Deer, Horse (difficult to see clearly, from the image). The animals are galloping. The application of animals to represent nerves and organs was included in the Artists depiction. The lion is the representation of the solar center. Notice the zodiac around the shoulders. Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Virgo can be seen. The order of the zodiac is not conventional. This is because the activation of the solar force must be the last one. The sequence is first 2 Cancer, 3 Virgo, 4 Libra, 5 Scorpio, 6 Sagittarius. This establishes the ida and Pingla signals. The second pass is 1Leo, 2 Cancer, 3 Virgo, 4 Libra, 5 Scorpio, 6 Sagittarius, 7 Capricorn. This establishes the third signal Sushumna. We are dealing with three bodies. The spiritual body called in Greek the soma pneumatikon. The psychic body called the soma psychikon. The physical body called the soma or sarx = flesh. In the Upanishads these bodies are termed the causal body, the Karana Sharia. The subtle body or Sukshma Sharia in Sanskrit. The heavy or gross body is called the Shula Sharia. The English translation of Revelation is below: "and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like a crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind." The glass sea refers to the etheric world. There are four living creatures. In the text they are numbered one through four in a specified order 1, 2, 3, 4. In verse 7 of the same text the names and visual description is given. "And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle." To understand what these animals mean we must consider how they support the throne. One can observe in Raphael's work, entitled Ezekiel's vision, the four living creatures. They appear engaged in a conversion. What are they talking about? Neuroscientists would love to know. What do these figures represent? The four living creatures are involved in maintaining the throne. Number 1)The Lion signify's the blood circulatory and pulmonary systems. Number 2) The Calf, or ox represents the spleen and liver. This is the storehouse of the seeds that the body produces. Number 3) The Human figure represents bowel and hence the elimination system. Number 4) The Eagle represents eating. This is the stomach and the small intestine. The images of these figures change among the different traditions. Below is the Egyptian tradition. Hapi -Ape- Lower intestines, Bowels. Called the digger. The symbol of Ape in Egyptian work means the element state. Arranged in the North position. Duamutef -Jackal- The circulatory, and Pulmonary system. Blood and Breath. Called the cutter. Arranged in the South position. Kebehsenuef -Hawk- Purification systems. Kidney, Liver. Called the bleeder. Arranged in the West position. Imsety (Mesti) -Human Face- Stomach, small intestine. Digestion. Called the carpenter. Food is used to build structures by the carpenter. Arranged in the East position The Egyptian tradition describes these four as standing upon the papyrus of the earth. This of course is the torso of the body. The throne of course is the head where the cerebrum can be found. On the Tarot key 21, known as The World we can know explain and understand the role of the four animals on the corners upon the painting. Although not drawn the region described by each animal is called the sphere of Mercury. The vesica piscis in the center is formed by the overlap of two spheres of Saturn. The leaves of the wreath are four leaves thick and correspond to the the four elements of fire, water, air, earth. The shape of the wreath represents the zodiac. The signs can be drawn upon the region of the wreath and they would fit. Essentially we are viewing the door or completed body. This is the Merkabah ( מרכבה ) or divine chariot. The Lamb opens one of the seals. This begins with the four divisions of the body. The Lion calls forth. This means the circulatory system. A white horse with a rider wielding a bow. This means we start the ida and pingla currents at the second charkra under Jupiter for the bow indicates the nervous system and is represented by Sagittarius. Note the lamb opens the second seal. The pineal gland invokes the prostrate gland. The Ox calls forth. This means the spleen and liver aids the lamb. Another seal is opened and a red horse comes forth. The rider has a large sword. This rider has the power to take away peace from the earth. Mars acts upon the solar plexus. A third seal is opened by the lamb. A third seal is opened. The Human figure calls forth. This means the elimination system and especially the bowels are necessary to allow the lamb in activating the cardiac system. A rider on a black horse appears holding scales. This is Venus in Libra. A forth seal is openned by the lamb. The Eagle calls forth. This is the digestive system of stomach and small intestine. An unusual pair of riders share a pale yellow horse. These are Death and Hades. This is Mercury in Virgo and corresponds with the throat region. This completes the somatic divisions of the body. The animals do not make further calls at this point. The fifth seal is opened by the lamb. This corresponds to the Cavernous ganglion. This is Moon in Cancer. The sixth seal is opened by the lamb. This corresponds to the sacral plexus. This is Saturn in Capricorn. This nerve system when awaken allows the Sushumna to impinge upon the cerebral system along the spine. The seventh seal is Sun in Leo. The Pituitary body awakens. The seven spiritual voices can be heard. They are described in revelation as trumpet blasts. The role of the Conqueror I have united myself, assembling myself together from the four quarters of the universe and joining together the members that were scattered abroad. Taken from the Gospel of Phillip. This is a useful description of how the body systems are used in uniting the mind. That is by Yoga. The unification of the body and the mind. This overlooked piece of information is why practitioners of yoga, as well as the other arts, alchemy, magic, tai chi, and so on, often find themselves confused when they follow the directions and do not experience the trumpet calls. This means that the living animals cannot be ignored when unifying all the minds. The liver and spleen of the ox representation is called the Court of the Yellow Emperor in Chinese alchemy texts. What then does this tell you about the origin of the Yellow Emperor. Who is this Yellow Emperor? A chariot can be driven. It can house a very important figure. That of course is YOU. The double pyramid is the entry to the body and the various entities that are involved. This is a thinking guide to achieve control of the chariot. The living animals are the four Kerabs. The now familiar animals of Ox, Human, Eagle, Lion all have wings. This wings allow communication to ensure between the various regions. If one likes to talk of spaceships then the physical body is surely a spaceship. This is the diagram of the chariot. The Hebrew letters marked as wings are meditations. You can unify the mind and body by meditating on the letter. This is the beginning of path working. You can begin to focus visual sight until spiritual sight takes over. This is the intended purpose of Scrying with reflective surfaces. Some use water, or glass, or metal reflections. The advanced method is to Scry with the contours of the Hebrew letters. With the information learned in the article study the structure carefully. The Hebrew letter positions correspond to the Major arcana paintings. Therefore the paths or mental states indicated can be crossed just as in path working on tree diagrams. By studying the effects of the path on the physiological systems the student can achieve an understanding of how the path behaves. You will notice that the wing connecting the west with the firmament is assigned the path letter ( לְ ) Lamed. This glyph is a control of the ox, called the ox-goad. The 22nd path is called the Faithful Intelligence. Spiritual values are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow. This is spiritual control of the liver and spleen. The word dwellers includes the organs connected to the spinal chord. This is the earth spoken of. The liver and spleen are inhabitants of the earth as they are connected to the spinal chord. Notice how the wing assigned to the letter Lamed connects the Ox to the Firmament. Readers of these articles know what the Abyss actually means. The contour is the next way to read nature. We are accustomed to understanding abstract text and identify pure color with pure tone. The next challenge in reading esoteric text is in unifying the sense of touch with the other senses. The lines labeled as wings refer to auric energy patterns. Currently they can be accessed through mediation trained to use the imagination. This requires the spiritual control of imagination. This avoids fantasy. The contours of the butterfly wing are formed by lines creating a diffraction pattern. The color appears by the spacing between the lines and air. Not all the light passes through the wing patterns. We must now begin to sense these gratings. The paths on the chariot diagram connect to physiological systems. To work with a path properly we must sense the organs that form each of the systems. They are a part of us. They are not foreign to our own mind. They actually contribute to our thoughts. This is the activities of the magician. The unification and call of these parts to work together, and not as separate automatic entities. The path labeled as ( רֵ ) Resh is applied to two different wings. These wings connect the Bowels, represented by the Human to the Throne. The other wing connects the circulatory system, represented by the Lion to the Throne. This letter is the 30th path. It is called the path of Collecting Intelligence. The Astrologers deduce from this path the judgement of the stars. The word star means nerve clusters. From the celestial signs the Astrologers are able to make perfections of their science according to the rules of their resolutions. You must ask yourself what does Astrologer mean. How do you learn? How do you go about your activities? The Personality operates throughout the body to gather experiences for the spirit. The personality is a chariot employed by the spirit. Because a portion of the personality operates in the physical body. This body cannot be ignored in your studies. To talk of spiritual matters means you must not exclude the physical body. In order for the higher self to work on the physical plane the personality must cooperate. The physical body is the actual crucible used to convert lead into gold by an alchemist. Many profound experiences have been discovered by path working with Resh. The glyph refers to the Head. The personality collects information for the Spirit. It can be used to unify the different systems of the body. Because the wing connecting the lion to the throne involves the circulatory system that means the soul can be accesed at this wing. This is the Toth tarot painting for the Star. We will be using it as an example of The Hebrew letter is ( צ ) Tzaddi. Please read below for further information. This image deals with production from the spirit. The wing between the ox and the eagle connects the spleen with the digestive system. This is where the minor arcana coins store their profits into the cups. The shape of a cup on the tarot painting is made to look as a holy grail intentionally. This is where food becomes blood corpuscles. The new blood is prepared in the chalices known as the liver and the spleen. The Hebrew letter is ( צ ) Tzaddi. It is in the shape of a fishing hook. This means as a readers aside: The hook is placed in the waters mem ( ם ) to catch the fish nun ( נ ) . An important point of fish is that an oily substance can be secreted. In the blood fatty or oilly substances can be transported by a protein called albumen. End of readers aside. This letter indicates the 28th path and is called the Natural Intelligence. The higher self at the soul ego level connects with the lower self where personality dwells. The wing connecting the eagle (Digestion system) with the abyss is labeled Qoph ( ק ). This the twenty-ninth path. It is called the Corporeal Intelligence. This painting represents Pisces. The alchemists call this step the projection of the stone. The corporeal intelligence forms everybody which is formed beneath the whole set of worlds and increments them. The dew of heaven represented by the red yods ( י ) falling from the the sun are used to project the stone. This path controls the final production and storage of blood corpuscles. The paintings of this key 18 have an interesting effect. A viewer my induce sleep merely by looking at the image. These germs or seeds are produced in the physical body from food. The digestive center produces energy for the abyss organs to procreate. The operator may control thought production at the level of food consumption with this wing. The wing connecting the lion (blood circulation) to the abyss is labeled ( ז ) zayin. This the Seventeenth path. It is called the disposing intelligence. This provides Faith to the Righteous, and they are clothed with the Holy Spirit by it, and it is called the Foundation of Excellence in the state of higher things. This wing of ( ז ) is the control of oxygenation of the blood. It ensures that the organs of the abyss. Those including the kidneys and below receive the proper amount of blood blessed by enriched blood. The word Holy Spirit means proper breath. By application of complete breathing with full inhalation and exhalation the blood becomes enriched by the air. The Faith and the Righteous are the organs dwelling in the abyss. By use of this letter control of blood oxygenation can be achieved. This knowledge as the painting above can be used in mediations. The wing connecting the Human (the bowels and long intestine) with the abyss is labeled ( י ) yod. It can seen in the painting the head of the figure is a ( י ) yod. This position is assigned to the constellation of virgo and is concerned with digestion. This is the Twentieth Path is the Intelligence of Will. This is a means of preparation of all and each created being, and by this intelligence the existence of the Primordial Wisdom becomes known. Here is the entry point to control digestion. The will is what do you want to do? You can assign a being created from food to have a specific purpose. What are your plans? What are your goals? This letter allows a mediation to make this become an action. The preparation of all created beings means all the products from digestion. The long intestine is the herdsmen and farmer. The treasures produced are represented by the ten of pentacles (coins, shields, or disks) of the minor arcana. The wing connecting Lion (blood circulation) with Human (long intestine) is ( ט ) teth. This is how nutrients, the treasure, is transported into the blood streams that surround the long intestine. This is the Nineteenth path. It is called the Intelligence of all the activities and spiritual beings. This is called this because of the affluence diffused by it from the most high blessing and most exalted sublime glory. In the painting the woman is Virgo and the lion is Leo. This control over Leo's mouth is the end of the Harvest month of August. As Leo descends, Virgo ascends. In the long intestine the farmer reaps the harvest under Leo's sky. The blood carries away, transports the nutrients. The rich harvest from the land is depleted. Virgo controls the organs involved in digestion. Therefore through ( ט ) teth the meditator can exercise control over the harvest of products used as building material for higher structures. Each structure can be assign a thought, will, an emotion. The wing between the firmament and the lion (blood circulation) is labeled by the Hebrew letter( ה ) He. The regions of the head including the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem are present in the firmament. That is the reason a faint background of a mountain can be seen in the painting. The red color is the color of the blood that transports the treasure from the long intestine. This position is the constellation of Aries and is responsible for the activities occurring in the head. The letter ( ) He is the fifteenth path. It is called the Constituting Intelligence. This is called this because it constitutes the substance of creation in pure darkness. Here is where decisions are produced out of thin air. When a thought is sensed it was suddenly there, before there was nothing. The darkness. The wing connecting the Ox (the liver and spleen) with the throne is labeled with the Hebrew letter ( כ ) Kaph. Where the created beings go is determined by this letter. In the painting the four somatic systems are placed at the four corners of the world just as they are in the Chariot Shadhai. Remember you are viewing images in different perspectives. The decisions for where germs (seeds) go are made here. The liver and the spleen are represented in the night sky as the two bears Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Together they are called the sheep folds. The sheep are the corpuscles produced through digestion. How these sheep are to be used will occur here. The letter ( כ ) is the Twenty-first path called the Intelligence of Conciliation. This letter is known as Jupiter and one of the duties of Jupiter is to control the blood. The Intelligence of Conciliation is called this because it receives the divine influence which flows into it from its benediction upon all and each existence. The wing connecting the eagle (stomach and small intestine) is connected to the throne. This wing is labeled by the Hebrew letter ( פ ) Peh. This is the Twenty-seventh path. It is known by two names the Active Intelligence and the Exciting Intelligence. This letter is Mars. This is the initiating power.Through this intelligence every existing being receives its spirit and motion. What moves through the digestive system and in particular the small intestine provides the energy the entry way for spirit and motion. We use this letter to destroy our false conceptions. This letter also is involved in the important realm of eating. If we use the energy in a state of anger unwisely we feel upset in the stomach area. The letter ( פ ) Peh is a great tool. When young we expend it unknowingly. Not understanding how to master it and use it to control our desired outcomes. The land of the north is where gold comes from. The wing connecting the eagle and the firmament is labeled by the Hebrew letter ( ע ) Ayin. The characteristic hand sign gesture of two fingers. The middle and index finger pointing toward the eyes is the Ayin glyph. This is the Twenty-sixth path. It is called the Renovating Intelligence. This is because the Holy God renews by it all the changing things which are renewed by the creation of the world. The animation of cells, proteins, nucleic acids occurs by the pulses of involution and evolution. The whirlwind description is one view of this complex current. The painting involves the three currents that travel from the base of the spine and into the head. The source of these currents within the physical body rests with Capricorn. The glyph ( ♑ ) represents the sacrum of the body. That is the "V" shape on the left. The curve of an eye on the right is where the nerve produces the current resides. The three figures are the currents Ida, Pingla with Sushumna in the center. The two witness of Adam and Eve are the two currents Ida and Pingla. The life of the blood cells is born in the bone marrow. Capricorn is called the bone mind. The wing between the lion (blood circulation) and the throne is labeled with the Hebrew letter ( ד ) Daleth. This is the Fourteenth Path and is called the illuminating intelligence. This is called this because it is that Brilliant One which is the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness and of their stages of preparation. This letter is Venus. This is why the painting has green border and a dress in green color. This is the control point of respiration to assist in regeneration. The bird signifies correct breath. This is the doorway to creation. The wing connecting the ox (liver, and spleen) to the abyss is labeled the Hebrew letter ( ם ) mem. This is the element water. The state of the figure in the painting is the state of Samadhi ( समाधी ).It is the union of the perfect soul with the infinite spirit. This is the tarot representation of the crucifixion. This is the reason for the light to appear. This path is called the Stable of Intelligence and it is called this because it is the virtue of consistency among all numerations. The liver and spleen are able to supply the livestock to the organs of the abyss when needed. By use of this letter a mediation can be used to control this point of transfer. All writing systems and all alphabets include these controlling points. By understanding how the sounds, colors, and images affect the world we begin to respect the modes of communication. Words can have consequences to our actions. That means the structures in our physical body and bodies of finer substances are affected. Words and thoughts have power. Likewise we must learn to control the chariot. If not the animals will take us where we do not desire to go.
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