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The Symbolism of the Rope
The Hebrew word נִקְפָּה (nikpáh), translated as rope, girdle, or braided cord, derives from the triliteral root נק״ף (naqaf). The semantic field points to the act of circling, surrounding, or encircling. In Scripture, naqaf describes the movement of going around a city (Joshua 6:3) and also the gesture of forming a ritual circle. The image is always the same: to draw a perimeter that distinguishes, consecrates, and protects, mostly popularized by the ritualistic magic circle.
The rope corresponds to the instant when the profane is set apart from the world. It is a return to primordial nakedness, that state in which the soul is treated as material for the Work. The neophyte receives the rope as a demarcation: it marks the beginning of the operative space of transmutation.
This symbolism finds a remarkable architectural echo in the Manueline style, the initiatory art associated with the Order of Christ in early sixteenth-century Portugal. The central motif of that style is precisely the rope, carved, braided, coiled around columns, portals, and windows.
This same principle of rope and enclosure finds its perfect emblem in the Ouroboros. When its head and tail are read as the Lunar Nodes, Caput Draconis (the North and Benefic Node) and Cauda Draconis (the South and Malefic Node), the image acquires an unmistakably initiatory dimension: the eternal beginning and eternal rebeginning that bind Spirit to matter and vice-versa.
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Inspired by a fanfiction of a wonderful person (Eldarya: The Dragon's Call (Lance)🐲, @tetrakys ). Lance and Kiara (my "Erika"). Rumor has it that after one of these meetings 🥰, they had Alice 😋. Can't wait to finish this drawing.🤗
THE MYSTIC POWER OF NUMBERS
Numbers have made huge contributions to spirituality and philosophy. For those of us in the West Pythagoras popularized the idea that numbers are much more than mathematical symbols. Pythagoras believed numbers also held a spiritual significance. We see this reflected where he is quoted-
“Number is the ruler of forms and ideas and the cause of gods and daemons.”
-Numbers have always held a spiritual significance to them. Western numerology was born of this idea and various meanings have been ascribed to numbers ever since. Factor in the rich history the Chinese have with numerology and it would seem to give credence to the idea, in my opinion. Any time a concept pops up on opposite ends of the globe and lands at the same conclusion clearly there is something at work.
From the Hebrew Triad to the Tetraktys; the golden pi ration and the famous fibonacci sequence, numbers have played an important role in our conscious development. Anyone who is ardently seeking to find a deeper meaning to life would do well to develop a healthy respect for science and mathematics as well. The new physics has taken huge leaps and bounds towards proving the existence of God. All that work, is grounded in numbers.
Tra le dottrine dei Pitagorici ricordo quella sulla creazione del mondo. Inizialmente dominato dal caos, la Monade riuscì a creare i numeri dalla cui unione ricaviamo linee e solidi che formano la realtà. Una figura particolare è la Tetraktys che rappresenta il numero 10 ed è caratterizzata dall'unione dei numeri 1+2+3+4
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