Roses 🌹 are a symbol originally associated with the Greek Goddess Aphrodite that were later adopted by Christianity and assigned to Mother Mary. They represent the beginning of Springtime and fertility. Garlands of roses were offered to Venus (Roman Aphrodite) whose symbol is also a circle with a cross pendant. Before that the Ankh was offered to Isis. The Ankh is known as the key of life, and is strikingly similar to the Venusian symbol. The first mention of a Rosary is in

According to the Mahanirvana Tantra, the sun is a golden garment of light that graces the great goddess. “The sun, the most glorious symbol in the physical world, is the vesture of Her who is clothed with the sun.” Tantric Buddhist monks chant to the sun goddess Marici at dawn, later said to be related to the Biblical Mary. In the Celtic culture, they called her Sul or Sulis and later spoke of a radiant sun woman ‘grian’ (sun) . In modern Germanic and Celtic languages the sun

Often times people grasp for measurement of reality through concepts. A poor attempt for finding constancy in reality’s uncontainable dynamic motion and expression, this manifests as the assignment of meaning and levels to ones spiritual attainment. To see how far ahead or behind one is to ones peers and the world at large. In the world of duality, meaning is a tool and reflection we ourselves program. Even the astrological planets were named after our Mythological gods and i

Tantric teachings list 4 different types of gazes. In the Overthrowing gaze, eyes are directed upward toward the forehead while the breath is exhaled. In the Subduing gaze, the eyes look to the left while the breath is inhaled. For Conjuring Forth the eyes turn to the right, slightly upward while retaining the breath. And the Petrifying gaze is central, looking at the tip of the nose, with relaxed motionless breath. Emotions are shown in the eyes due to a subtle nerve connect

You know your heart is blocked if you: are f*cking for conquest can’t stop thinking about so and so who did you wrong are holding onto grief and loss are terrified of being vulnerable have warped ideas of what it means to be masculine get off to a screen more often than a real girl Your heart is already in a (rib)cage for safety. Still it is connected to a whole body - a microcosmos. It cannot function alone and in isolation. #heart#heartchakra #openheart #prayer#🙏🏽 #rele

One of the most fascinating experiences a Tantric adept can have is the development of Siddhis, or magical abilities. Heavy skepticism remains as to the actual viability of an individual being able to attain such powers as levitation, telekinesis or the ability to survive with breath (prana) alone. Even the attempt to prove these through science has been difficult as there are no tools or devices that can scale down and quantify what is more dynamic in nature. The greatest ir