Tomorrow the sun enters into Leo, and it is also Leo full moon, with the moon in Aquarius.
In symbolism Leo is connected with the transformation process in the inner cave of the heart. With the help of respiration you enter into the “cave of the lion”, the Heart Centre, where you can encounter the higher self, when the lower self is well adjusted. The cave also symbolises the inner ashram, of which an outer ashram is the externalisation. The image illustrates this entering into the ashram.
The painting shows a circle of 12 stars, symbolising the 12 signs of the zodiac. A woman is climbing a stair, entering through the circle of the “gate of stars”. The point in the center is represented by a door leading to the Sanctum Sanctorum, and so the entry is a path from the circumference to the center. At the threshold before the center there is a white figure representing the Master in the Heart, the Divine Self. Above the center you see the figure of an angel, the guardian of the ashram and the link to the cosmic spheres. The ashram is represented as a crystal cave. The crystals on the sides symbolise the purified, transparent matter, which can receive the Light. At the bottom on the left, outside the starry circle, there is a group of people waiting for their turn to enter.
The painting is from the series Images of Synthesis; you find more paintings of the series on my website ludgerphilips.org.
17 March 2013, pencils and photo work