GRGR(6) Episode 16: The Wind
Lorentzen / Nicklaus
lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de
Sun Jul 18 03:55:35 CDT 1999
[David, like in the cases of Malign & Heikki, my E-mail-program doesn't accept
your address, so I can't answer you directly]
David Morris schrieb:
> With "her sky/his wind" the wind (and the sky) is given gender. This is not
> compatible with the common symbology of sky = male / earth = female.
Wind refers to the element Air. Like Fire it is a male element (: Water & Earth
are female ones). Air 'represents' (higher) cognition. In the court cards of the
Tarot it's manifested by the Prince. The sefirah Tiferet (: number 6, the Sun,
the Heart, yellow/salmon, "Jehova Eloah va Daath", Jesus/Orpheus/Dionysos, the
blue circle, the Rose & the Cross: "A sceaming comes across the sky") is
connected to the element Air. Air's spirits are called Sylphs. The astrolocical
signs are Aquarius, Gemini & Libra.
The formulation "her sky" might refer to the Egypt Goddess of Sky: Nuit. The
Stars are her Body. Kabbahlistically she is related to Binah, the third sefirah,
which is also connected to the Virgin Mary & to Kali. The color is black.
On the Tree of Life, the path that connects Tiferet & Binah is related to the
Great Arcanum Tarot card "The Lovers".
Best, KFL
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