A few weeks ago I shared this picture of four snakes. A I have pondered my own art I have come to the conclusion that it need to mean something more than just thumbing my nose at St. Patrick. The snake is an earthy symbol. They are very grounded spiritually in this reality. Each of the four snakes needs an earthy principle. I have decided that those four principles are…
Conflict: The material world is one where we must compete and consume to remain
Uncertainty: We can only know a tiny sliver of all that there is and even that knowledge is preliminary
Concealment: When we are not competing and consuming we must rest in hiding
Instinct: The animal is a creature of genetics and is a product of nature
Today I made another image to go with the first. It represents four divine principles. It is in motion because the spirit never rests. It purple arms on a flesh tone (well my flesh tone at any rate) background is meant to represent those four heavenly aspects of humans. They are…
Love: The spirit of cooperation has been essential for the flourishing of humanity
Wisdom: Knowing what we know, what we don’t know, and what we can’t know is how we progress
Glory: The opposite of concealment is our ability to be phenomenally awesome
Will: When we embrace our moral agency and the consequences of our choices we truly grow
That is how I see things today. I hope that helps you live your own path. As above so below…
Latter Day Sinner 