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At 23, Joel yearned to have his walls hanging with painted scenes from the tombs and temples of Egypt, but where to find them? Moved by a strange impulse, he put pencil to paper and astonished himself by the copy of a tomb portrait of Ramses II's beautiful queen, Nefertari, which materialized before him. At that moment, something resonated deep within his soul. Eerily, for an instant, time seemed to melt away. It was as if a voice out of the mists of antiquity was calling him, urging him to awaken memories long lost to the lower consciousness, but alive and real beyond the veil of the physical.Driven solely by a desire to follow the urgings of that voice, Joel embarked on a mission of self-discovery and artistic endeavor of which Ancient Egypt became the wellspring of inspiration. Focused on a realization of higher-self, Joel has battled everyday life and economics to find the retreat and solitude necessary to accomplish his work. Having no formal training in art, he had to discover the medium and techniques, the discipline and focus, which would allow him to capture his unending visions in increasingly sophisticated and complex works. Joel understands that he is intricately connected with Ancient Egypt among other past cultures, the images, and mystical visions of which flash before his inner sight. It is in the spirit of gratitude and humility for this gift that he feels part of himself a "child," or "one who was formed," by this mighty, mysterious, radiant, and wise "model of civilization," beloved by all enlightened souls. Born: Dec. 10, 1960, Copenhagen Denmark Training: Self-taught Medium: Ink and tempera with gold leaf on paper Residence: Niagara Escarpment, Milton, Ont. Canada. Painting since: 1980 Exhibited work: A.E.Lepage central offices Toronto Oct.07-Feb.08; Julia's, Oakville, ON, Aug-Oct 2007; Numerous entries in communal exhibitions in and around Paris, France, 1986-1992 Education: Master's in History, U of T |
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THE THOUGHT BEHIND JOEL'S WORK The Mystic Those who judge identity based solely upon material facts are bound to the The History of the Future There is a great movement afoot. Year by year it produces increasingly astonishing and revelatory works based on research and analysis, cutting edge physics, astronomy, cosmology and a growing understanding of how ancient initiatory thought was so very different from our own. This is the 'history revisionist movement.' Its basic tenants: history within the earth is cyclical; the general (not specific) nature of mankind's behavioral values and understanding of the universe are influenced by celestial forces and movements which follow a 24,000 year pattern; at the height of this cycle humanity acts in complete harmony and awareness of the divine nature of the universe; at the low ebb mankind is blinded by materialism. The movement, therefore, postulates that careful study of archeological sites will increasingly uncover evidence of high civilizations long since hidden and destroyed by cataclysmic events; and that the higher a civilization the more peace loving and the more profound its understanding of the universe as an essentially spiritual and eternal reality of which mankind is the offspring. The Investigative and Scientific Approach Many champions of this movement aim to prove that the enlightened among the ancients understood a complex and profound spiritual science which integrates man's relation to the cosmos, by rational and empirical means. Their approach is of inestimable value. For it will ultimately defeat the ascendancy of the determined skeptics who would prefer to think of man as essentially animalistic, while encouraging those who, already sensing a higher nature within themselves and the universe, hold views to the contrary. Joel's Creative and Intuitive Approach Certain people, while delighting in the insights and revelations of the History Revisionist Movement, don't need convincing. In addition they understand the obstacles inherent to convincing rational minds, caught within the materialist paradigm, of anything else. In the case of Joel, the influence of his own eternal consciousness is so real and so strong that he doesn't need an external case to prove that certain ancient people were far in advance of us, or that the enlightened of antiquity were intricately aware of higher dimensions, the immortality of the soul and the profound laws which govern the universe. He looks within himself to see visions of such realities, remembering in some cases the sensations and experience of past lives. To this end Joel's creative and artistic output has been based on a complete trust of his own inner vision, and the spiritual guidance of those who hardly need physical forms in order to exist. When one enters the stillness of the sound of One the five senses cease their distractions. Feeding the inborn nature on the light which permeates all darkness revives the qualities of the eternal. This is the path to the awakening of the eye which looks past the dust, the crumbling forms, the rustlings, bent visions, distracted desires, uneven breaths, the comings and goings of the phantom throngs, to behold that all that was conceived and executed in accordance with divine laws, in harmony with the cosmic moment, stands and shines in perfection, untouched by the ravages of time. So nothing is lost. All merely awaits the awakening of the ability to see. The temples of Joel's Work: A Statement Joel is hardly perfect as one struggling on the path of self-realization. He contains many human flaws against which he constantly struggles. Yet how noble this fight praised by
With such a view in mind each one of Joel's works was done as an act of devotion to spiritual ideals and revelations. Each time Joel picks up the pencil, pen or brush he calls upon the powers of light and love and the name of the Holy Mother Isis - Mary, the Virgin of the Mysteries, Queen of Heaven and Mother of all Invention, to guide him in his work. Those who would mock this Lady of Light and her principle do not know her, nor can they conceive of her reality. To laugh at her existance is to laugh at oneself and ridicule every beauty and wonder brought forth by Nature. Ever asking her divine guidance and blessing Joel works amid the vibrations of profound peace, compassion, tender caring and purified spirit which she embodies as the mother of Horus or Christ consciousness.
As such Joel's work is a statement, perhaps hard for many to identify at present, made in support of mankind's destiny toward self-perfection which is nothing more than self-realization. Joel believes that his approach to painting is similar to that of the Ancient Egyptians; an act consecrating the qualities of the divine as symbol. For the Ancient Egyptians time was of no consequence in the act of manifesting a work done in the spirit of divine perfection. Work on a sacred object was and always will be an act of devotion. The greater the effort made or patience required to capture the perfect essence of the divine, the closer one comes to be integrated with the divine and the realization of true self which is divine.
Why Have Joel's Works Remained Obscure?
The master artists of Ancient and Eternal Egypt sought no personal acknowledgement or recognition for posterity. Their labor was done entirely to manifest an expression of the divine in this realm which in turn affected many others. In fact, the Egyptians gloried in creating master works which were intended never be seen by the outside world; a world where treacherous forces blinded by matter would increasingly rule supreme; a world where works of light would be spurned, scorned, and destroyed through willful ignorance. Such attitudes and perspectives have always permeated Joel's attitude towards his work. Nor did Joel feel that his work would be particularly well received. How often did he hear "your not still doing that Egyptian stuff are you?" The result was a kind of lack of concern for any recognition or exhibition of his endeavors. Such attitudes formed a kind of cross-current to the thought that light should be held high for all the world to see and that this work was being done as a statement of inspiration for those children thirsting for signs of light amid the great darkness. If Joel has been late in promoting his work, he begs forgiveness of those for whom it was meant to touch and inspire. John Anthony West: On the Philosophy of Art ...from the Egyptian point of view our concept of [art as non-utilitarian] is naive. The aim of all human existence is the return to the source. This is the message of [Art today] is but seldom what it is meant to be, and what it has always been: a means of playing upon human faculties in such a way as to provoke a consciousness of super human realities - of the realm beyond the senses. Art is not meant to be enjoyed, it is meant to illuminate. John Anthony West, Serpent in the Sky. p. 72-73
From the Hermetic tract known as the Kore Kosmou, 'The Virgin of the World' "The earth lies in the middle of the universe, stretched on her back as a human might lie facing toward heaven...Her head lies toward the south...her right shoulder toward the east, and her left shoulder toward the west; her feet lie beneath the Great Bear [north]...But the right holy land of our ancestors [i.e., Egypt] lies in the middle of the earth; and the middle of the human body is the sanctuary of the heart, and the heart is the headquarters of the soul; and that, my son, is the reason why men of this land ... are more intelligent [wise]. It could not be otherwise, seeing they are born and bred upon Earth's heart.†In the above we have an actual geographical scheme which is based on some form of astral magic, where Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval, Talisman, p. 171 |
illusion of the five senses. If they cannot break free and glimpse the light which permeates all matter, the light of their own spirit which shines like the sun, then they must await the moment of the physical body's collapse to partake of the revelation. The mystic has already seen the light if he or she does not live in it perpetually. The light reveals perception, understanding, sounds, visions, sensations and awareness that are beyond time and place. The light reveals the nature of self and the very real transience of earthly experience.|
The purest and most profound form of communication is no doubt symbol. For by its color, shape and proportions a symbol can represent a complex idea, a living principle or concept, perfectly at a glance. At the same time, however, the meaning of symbol may seem impenetrable to those uninitiated to its meaning. It is for the latter when faced with symbol to contemplate, toss aside as meaningless, or sense the presence of profound meaning. The long and careful research, contemplation and introspective consideration of a symbol may yield a certain level of understanding. However, as with the hieroglyphs of the Egyptians, the true keys to their esoteric meaning can only be revealed through the initiation of those who have been thoroughly tested and found to be pure, worthy, and self-mastered by those who see and know all. Far be it for Joel to claim to be among the former. However, the thirst is there, and this is all important in taking up the long and arduous path towards full, permanent and transcendental illumination. The use of symbol in Joel's work is primarily intuitional backed up with metaphycial study. It may be that having possibly been initiated in the past Joel's higher consciousness knows full well certain meanings of symbols or glyphs. In turn this knowing may be only communicated semi-consciously into his work i.e. without full understanding. To this end, while Joel has his own views or feelings concerning the meaning of certain symbols, the veracity and appropriateness of his use of them must be left to be judged by those who have full knowledge. AN EXAMPLE OF COMPLEX SYMBOLIC MEANING: THE ANKH Let us look at the Ankh, commonly referred to as the Egyptian symbol of life, as an example of how a symbol can be the synthesis of numerous concepts to bring about a specific living principle, function, or idea. If one contemplates the Ankh one might say that it is a composite of three distinct parts.
Figure A. Here we see a circle, a horizontal line and a vertical line. The Circle: Think of the qualities inherent to a perfect circle. The circle is a line with no beginning and no end, and in this manner it symbolizes eternity. The circle may be said to be whole, one, and undivided. As such it represents the "All of creation or the "Whole of the Universe with all its attributes and dimensions undivided, the coming together of all consciousness. The perfect circle is also the shape of the Sun, it therefore, represents light and illumination which by analogy could signify total consciousness, total awareness, an understanding of all truth. (Of course there is a dark side to consciousness however it is always dominated in principle by the light. When one gets a bright or brilliant idea it always uplifts one consciousness. When one contemplates some dark, treacherous, or devious action or thought, it invariably drags one down.) Finally in association with light one finds the quality of life. This association is multi-leveled and no doubt complex beyond our understanding. However, consider for a start that without Sunlight there would very soon be no life on earth, and that all living things have aura's of light. Thus we can say the circle represents a complex association of ideas: Oneness, perfection, eternity, life, light and the complete consciousness of all that exists; interestingly all seem interdependent. The Horizontal line: This is a line with a beginning and an end. It may be measured. It begins in one place and travels in one direction to another. To my mind, these are attributes associated with time. Time itself may have no beginning or end but the experiencing of it has moments which we define as such. Moreover, the horizontal direction of this line suggests that it travels on a plane or perhaps within a certain dimension. When we leave the dimension of waking consciousness and fall asleep our sense of time leaves us. Perhaps because so much of our time based experience is associated relative to the two dimensionality of the earth's surface the experience of time seems relative to movement on a plane or surface which seems horizontal. This is true both in the sense of the time it takes man to travel any distance and the fact that the movement of the sun, moon and stars are all seen as regulators of time in relation to the effects of a horizon. Therefore, let us conjecture that the horizontal line symbolizes the dimension of time. The Vertical line: We don't experience the passing of time as something which leads us from below to above or vice versa. So what experience or phenomena may be conceived in this manner? From a physical point of view the higher we rise the more we see. This is one way of expressing a scale of heightened awareness. Obviously when one begins to speak of levels of awareness or consciousness an unending realm of possibilities opens up. But however we may conceptualize different states of consciousness it is easy to imagine them being ranked on a scale from highest to lowest and vice versa. Higher consciousness is aware or lower consciousness. The opposite is most probably unlikely though the mystic might argue that lower consciousness in the case of man has an innate awareness of higher consciousness. And that the latter makes itself felt through ultimate impulses of general dissatisfaction and self-destructive behavior within lower levels of human consciousness. This is because, try as he may, man, being fashioned after sublime and eternal principles, can never be at peace groping among the illusions of the mire.
Indeed the architecture of man's very body was designed with all the elements of higher consciousness built in. Part of this architecture of higher consciousness are the chakras aligned one above the other superimposing shushumna and the spinal column. The lowest chakra, in kanda, superimposes the reproductive organs and consists of a four petaled vortex of power which harmonizes with matter, the four elements and four directions of the physical plane. Six chakras above, superimposing the cranium, is the crown chakra. Described as the thousand petaled lotus, it is the sleeping portal of light which opens up to cosmic consciousness when actions and will, by their perfection, have brought it to full activation. Thus, within the body itself as a mirror of the universe, consciousness rises along the vertical line, from lowest to highest. Therefore, let us imagine that the vertical line represents consciousness in all its states from lowest to highest with the highest interpenetrating all that is below.
Figure B Here the three elements of symbol remain the same except that one part of the circle's unending line has been drawn down into a point. Figure C Finally the three elements: the perfect circle, the horizontal, and the vertical line are united in a specific manner which brings together all the dimensional concepts associated with these. Thus the Ankh may represent: Perfection, light, and eternity as part of cosmic consciousness pulled into a point in time which one could call the eternal now, which in turn permeates all other realms of lower consciousness or which exists as the summit of all awareness, all reality. This might be considered as a definition for the essence of Divine or Supreme Being. Or, seen another way, it could represent the true definition of eternal life or eternal spirit. And indeed all the Gods or Neters of This approach to contemplating the meaning of Egyptian symbolism and hieroglyphics is entirely indebted to R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz and luminaries like John Anthony West who have carried on along the same path. Both might point out, however, that the true understanding of symbol cannot be rationalized or verbalized; it must be experienced.
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The Texts of the Paintings of Joel Clark Written by Joel Clark
No. 1 The Intelligence of the Heart I am the intelligence of the Heart. No. 2 The Liberating One Look upon me O Man, I am that which is bequeathed to you. I am the soul the liberating one. I am the incorruptible principle of continuation; He whose temple is built on the love of Suns, whose light is received from and projected to, the Father of all things. No. 3 The Opening Awake my children, slumber not! The time of my forthcoming is at hand, when the lighted temple shall be opened and I shall reappear, the Sun resplendent on my brow for all the world to see and perceive my glorious form of Light! No. 4 Toth-Hermes I am Toth-Hermes, Lord of the Ancient of Days, Master of secret writing. My pen unerringly helpless in the power of my perfection records the action of every heart. I am the Lord of the book of souls. I set the lines of each epoch before its birth and name each age of epochs according to the immutable laws which brought forth my symbols. When the time comes my pen shall mark the return of truth and all will be helpless before its glorious declaration. I blessed children of the earth am he who well be your eternal witness and who will uphold you with the indelible record of your selflessness, He who set in you the written seed of perfect form which will be your accomplishment and your destiny. No. 5 Being still I know Being still I know and in the stillness of my knowing I am not alone, for I am the universe and the universe am I. Sight is everywhere, and the one being that gave birth to all calls me forth. My eye is single and the light of my spirit shines like the Sun. Oh incomparable flowering of my heart and mind, what timeless glories of my Father's light are your revealings. No. 6 Seti I am Seti, the eternal prince of No. 7 The Master's Hand I will your presence through my lighted reality! The touch of your guiding hand compels me forward on the path of purifying fire, destroying all illusion and lighting the very essence of my heart ablaze with the brilliance of true identity. Death thou art no horrifying specter to me! The ashes of thy costume lie underfoot! I am thy vanquisher! I have rent the veil asunder that was of a blind eye's weaving and thy face upholds mine so tenderly in the love of thy glorious rays. I hold your hand my Master and walk from the doorway of the temple well served, into the land of pillars, the land of awakening! No. 8 The Supreme Essence I send to you the supreme essence, the vivifying sap of fiery hue. From the center of immaculate being I release it through unerring law to travel the imperishable roads which I have built, awakening the eye with sight and lighting the temple of the heart with shining countenance! No. 9 Entrance of the Heart As the heart's pure flight takes one to the centre of its longing, the past and future become whole in the timelessness of thy ever living glory O' No.10 Messenger of the Sun When was there ever a time when shadows did arise, that I did not watch over you as Messenger of the Sun, surrounding you with Light? As I am before you hear me! The nature of the eye that looks for that which is above is the nature of the light that triumphs over all darkness and reveals the company of the Universe. Look upon me I am here, with you, around you, within you, speaking silent words of love that always lead the sight upwards and beyond, towards the timeless glory of your wondrous and mysterious reality. No. 11 The Eternal Now I am the eternal Now! The spirit of you heart in perpetual continuation. The fiery light of the Sun falls ever ad infinitum on my center, the temple, ever within, ever above. Come walk with me free and bright, in company with the lofty denizens of the high worlds of spirit. How we rejoice in the great majesty of Creation! No. 12 Eye of Fire When the heart is surrounded in Fire, then so the Eye, after the wisdom of the Sun, awakes in the radiant light of the vision which beholds the nature of the eternal. The unbound freedom of pure spirit! Glorious high witnessing sights! No. 13 Daughter of To all who come before me, with the Father's light I surround them! In the spirit of my No. 14 Children of O my Egypt, you who are the awakener and the resurrector, the children of thy house walk upon many earths and find their births in many lands, but before thy seal they kneel in spirit, all perceiving from they know not where, thy Light, the Light of Suns, of promised and timeless glory, the universe of love unveiled! No. 15 Mother of the Gods I am the purity of becoming, the force of ceaseless rejuvenation. I look within myself to behold the future, the bud of time, and read the spinning memories of my past, reflected in the light of distant stars, ever-living solar hearts of sparkling love. Mine is the timeless face of the Mother who nurtures the children of the Gods. Selflessly I give of self that you may bee purified by my elements, and come to know the majesty of the Father's mysteries, the purity of my soul. When was there ever a light so bright as yours immaculate Queen! You set all things aflame from within with a glance of your love soaked eyes. The little blue bells and the blades and leaves of the field dance merrily in your wind, rejoicing with your kiss, and the world spins its shining and radiant form in delight before thy throne. You are the Mother of the elements, the protectress of the pure flame that consumes all except that which is like unto its own immortal divinity. In thy name let us call forth the power of the Ancient of Days and serve the glory of your unbound grace and fountaining essence, which pours into the world each day with the rising of the Sun and the casting forth of his eye which lights the night. No. 17 The Pillar I am Djed, he who is the pillar, he who is stability. I am that which upholds the heavens, its indestructible foundation, the causal source! I am built of and through the love which receives and treasures the light from above, that which becomes the gold from within. From without, within, without, I am the whole the cycle complete. The diversity of the duality sent forth returns in its final chapter balanced in perfection to my oneness. All who seek after my fashioning build unto themselves my form and substance and in them I unfold the Plan, framing the glory of their structure, laying my stone of radiance beneath their feet! No. 18 Lord of Eternity My Lord you stand above the river of time in glorious array, how strong and noble you are. The light of your eye and the grace of your step hold the nature of your lighted realm. A crown of sunlit flame and wings of lighted sight bedazzling are royal trappings of the No. 19 Voyaging past the Veils I cross the paths of the children of Nut their star fire bright, each emanating the shining waves of its brilliant thought. I am one with the glorious life stream of luminous being, the purity of my heart guides me through the temples of each Sun. Oh what joy is mine in thy perfection my Father! My heart speaks the words of love and each fold in the veil opens before me. I am received! I go forward! No. 20 The All-Permeating Fire In the world where matter is without life through the mind and nature of Seth, I am not found! Even though my withdrawal from a single atom would shake the Universe, that which acknowledges not the divine reality is blinded from my lighted countenance. I am the presence of life and spirit in all things. I am the un-burning fire which transforms night in to day, the torch of wisdom revered by the immortals, and set aflame by the Love of Aten! No. 21 The Avenger over Darkness Through that unavoidable happening of the soul's birth into light, I am become the revealer, he who repossesses the eye, the avenger of darkness and the giver of life! No. 22 The Great Mind My great mind, that holds the magnitude of the Stars, sends forth from its shining light the brilliant rays which stretch loving flowers to the radiant sky and set ablaze with fiery seed the altar of each heart! No. 23 Imhotep No. 24 The Living Journey The horizon shines ever ablaze before my outspread wings! Irresistibly I rise swiftly towards its rays of greater becoming. I am the ever-living moment of the unfolding spiral path of consciousness. In all things great that hold the seed of oneness I am the living journey, which passes by cycles, unto the Illumination of the Universal heart's radiant fire. No. 25 The Sanctuary of Hermes I am alone unto thy mystery Lord Hermes, no other may follow within to sight's revelation wherein you illuminate the nature of all things, within to where the soul shines with the combined glory of the stars, a Sun giving life to All. I beam with the inner radiance of my love revealed vision, for the secrets are with me and my eyes piercing gaze do I fix relentlessly on the power of Light! No. 26 I am my Je dedie cette oeuvre a mon Seigneur Ramses, mon Roi Charlemagne et sa Majeste mon Grand Seigneur LouisXIV. A chaque pas mon Seigneur vous etes la gloire d'eternite. In glorious procession I arrive, the choruses of Angels at my side. The servants of I am my The Sun's justice is on my brow. I give the great, the true, the pure of heart and service their awakening and unto those who rise up against the law eternal I present the ruthless light of judgment. Blessed children in the Sun's love rejoice! No. 27 Awake infant god of budding flame, as from within I call your name with the voice of Light. You shall grow tall and fill the heavens with the magnificence of your bounteous love, fashioning an altar of destiny for every spark that will become a Sun. No. 28 The Science of Transmutation To paint after the beauty of your heart my son and glorify the excellence of the Will which dauntlessly seeks and radiates the Light. This is the science where each stroke of the brush becomes the incantation that summons Life and the Power of the Sun to transmutate all things. Je dedie cette oeuvre a Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon, Maitre de la pur Amour.
No. 29 Melchizedeck I AM MELCHIZEDECK mine is the JUSTICE of the HEAVENS For John (Sopinka) and to those children of the Gods whose dauntless courage and flaming will to manifest excellence shall illuminate all lands of Earth with the shining intelligence of the Heart and the Law of Eternal Being. I Am the loving peace of the Heaven's deep blue. I am light veiled in darkness. I Am the bright shining joy of Light dazzling Love, the immaculate Law of the Eternal. Note: I painted this work for John shortly before he was nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada where he served as Justice from 1988 - 1997. It was hung in his chambers at the Supreme Court and is now held in the Canadian National Archives as part of his legacy. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sopinka for more on this extraordinary and marvelous human being. No. 30 The Traveler of Heaven I rest upon the expanse of Heaven, the firmament of my being the Eternal Barge from which downpours Life, endless fountaining rivers and lines of power who deliver unto the stars their light, the gift of Aten-Ra. I am the great peace, my arms unfold all Nature, and the lighted smile of the Universe shines forth from my lips. Seven worlds, seven states, seven bodies, from the source I make them one! I am awake, I am asleep, I am the traveler who goes in the stillness. My radiant form lies within the No. 31 Turquoise Wisdom I lie in Tranquil readiness the Great Deep Heavens above. The Stars shower their light's intelligence upon my receiving form. I withdraw upon the inner road of their beckoning, and behold! I am surrounded by the bright blue purity of the ever-living Day. Free I am in the realm of serpents, of turquoise wisdom and radiant peace. A ma No32 Lord of the In thy name O Isis and Osiris I command the Light! Gather unto me O vast eternity of living silence. I am the fiery column of thy immaculate sight which listens through the inseparable presence of my stilled and omnipotent grip unto the farthest mystery of thy shining mind. Joyously I am whipped along with the wind plucked grain of tumbling sand and my laughter splits and shakes the mountains with the rolling thunder of my echoing Love. No. 33 The Lord of Solar Revelations And we came into the presence of the Sun! All was light and life everlasting! And it was He the immaculate Horus, who preceded us as the Lord of Revelations, reminding us as of old of our destiny beyond time. His words fell emblazoned with lighted eloquence upon our hushed and adoring hearts, and it was their lofty power which raised our sight to behold the Royal Serpent, his wings outspread and shining with the wisdom of Solar Love. No. 34. Flight Into Light Dear Light, joyous fountain of love who floods over the thirst of my seeking heart, I fly unto you! With wings that have too long been stayed by the weight of a lower world, shining and ablaze I soar Triumphant! Golden thoughts, jewel like flames, myriad sparks of spirit, radiate from the brightness of my auric plumes, each alive as an atom of sun filled beauty. The rays of my heart enrich my eyes with sight. Disks of brilliant perception, they are consumed in your glorious vision, and my soul is replenished with the warmth of the Heavens! At last I am whole and unto you Awake! No. 35 Door of Fire The rising dew of golden light proclaims my awakening with the blasting resonance of celestial trumpets calling. The Sun's rays shine forth! Lo! With universal form and splendor I stand in sight, and the galaxies unfold their secrets before my shining eyes. I speak my Fathers name with the lips of heart and mind, and with a thunderous clap the Heavens fall to engulf me in the fiery breath of living Light! No. 36 The Celestial Lotus It is upon the celestial waters that floats the peaceful light of the Lotus. O radiant heart, this is the joyous sanctuary that ever keeps the living memory of Love. No. 37 Adoration of the Artist-Scribe O sweet resting place of my heart's wisdom, I kiss and rest my breast in incomparable knowing upon thy smooth and luminous surface. You are my Love, my eternal living company, who upholds the life-giving will of my hand and who raises forever the foundation of the intelligence which smites all illusion. No. 38 Mind in the Heavens Life! From my shining and ever rising mind in the Heavens I command love's eternal Life! And breathe into the waters of spirit the magic of joy and awakening. No. 39. The Egg of Light Arise! Arise! From within my shining Egg of Light I have awakened to give Life! No. 40 In the Light where all is remembered the seal of Time and the Eternal instant are forever unbroken. No. 41 The Invisible Ones The golden ones that beam with the rising stars in the West, the victorious ones that raise Life as the Lords of Creation, all dance in the Heavens! Gently the awakening light of Ra's shining hand touches each awaiting blade of grass. Imperceptibly as with the hush of a million breaths the sand are blown their way. Soft are the steps of the invisible ones that nurture with divine care the revealing of the Mysteries and herald the opening of the unknown places of timeless sight. No. 42 The Awakening My empty, my beloved, my little flowers who weep in great illusion of darkness. My sad buds of life who remain closed though the Sun's light floods around you. I am within you, a memory that though forgotten will come to life. My hand shall reach forward filled with a power you do not know. Silently and secretly I shall touch you and you shall open! Open to see with dewy eyes the infinite light of nourishing life! No. 43 The Sun Bearer I Am the Sun Bearer who's first step into light is the awakening of sleep. I am the pathfinding giver of fire. I set ablaze the horizon of the hidden eye and purify its temple with the words of the soundless sky. I Am the beloved conqueror who smites with the glory of outstretched wings the serpents that rest on the path of illusion! No. 44 The Circle of Fiery Light From the Egyptian Book of the Coming Forth by Day: I am yesterday, today , and tomorrow, for I am born again and again; mine is the unseen force with createth the Gods and giveth food to those at the West of Heaven. I am the Lord of Two Faces who seeth by his own light; the Lord of Resurrections who cometh forth from the dusk and whose birth is from the House of Death. The Text: The time had come with day of days! With terrible radiance and glory yet unknown No. 45 Djed Pillar: Upholder of the Heavens The sledge of my eternal throne slides ceaselessly upon the current of Universal will towards you Oh Djed, Pillar of pillars, who upholds the creation of the Gods and the Law! I will unite with thee, selfless and straight in dual perfection. My lining form shall be shaped after thee and with thee I will raise my arms to uplift and caress the Heavens. Radiant I am the Mystery ever becoming, the light who is the Power of the unseen All. Relentlessly I command the inverse of the Illusion and through my eye darkness is transmuted into Light. No. 46 Melchizedeck in Eternity Melchizedeck in eternity! King of the order of Immaculate Oneness! Wondrous Son of the ancient breath who resonates the magic of the worlds unseen. You who love the perfection which rises in all things. From above is thy presence felt in the fiery mystery of the Sun's resplendent light. We shall defy all the mocking tragedy of the No. 47 Nekhebit If you, with the voice of Wisdom, wait long enough, with your will one pointed toward reunification with the perfection that surrounds you, the Day will come when Nekhebit shall appear upon the temple of the mind to unite with wisdom's fire and give Life to the Light that sleeps in the darkness. No. 48 I come to you on my knees O Isis as my heart is consumed in the torrent of your unbound grace. As I was born of a will to serve, so you bore in me the Fire to seek the Light that will raise the Children of the Stars in all their Celestial Magnitude. In your name O Isis I lovingly beheld their hearts and did call them by your power to unite within the rays of our Father's Solar Disk of loving perfection. Through the Portal you have made have we entered. Behold we are thy servants clothed in Light! No. 49 The Unknown one Hidden and unknown, indiscernible and unfathomable is the Glory of Truth! Relentless in its whispering, unchallenged in its mastery, ever patient in its presence is the Voice that unveils Glory. Humble are the Hearts of Kings in the purity of their attention to the Voice of silence which speaks in sight and unseen awakening. From the One I became Two. Master of the duality my heart commands as the tongue of fire and I am born the Bird King, King of Souls, the Lord of the thrice great wisdom, the three become One, whose Name is heard on the shimmering lips of brilliant Light that pierce the Crowning Eye with the voice of Love! No. 51 The Eye of Awakening I fly upon sleep as the Eye of Awakening! Wings of Light that dive with exacting grace upon the slumbering heart which bleeds in living death. The Conqueror Am I who descends from Infinity upon the moment of awaiting breath with the roar of the Sun's bursting forth upon the Horizon. No. 52 Lord of The circle of Light that is perfection! My will is abandoned unto its obsession and I resonate with the voice of its One desire. In the beginning as in the end I am its Life, and I come forth as its Cosmic work, a Child of Fire. No. 53 To the Source Homeward Bound Forward! Oh ever forward! Irresistibly I am commanded by the universal winds forth unto the Light of Oneness. By the rhythm! By the rhythm! I am ever aflame with love. Moving in transformation, dauntless, irreversible, continuously reborn, every yearning ever reaching and in oblivious detachment eternally to the source homeward bound! No. 54 Pharaoh: Symbol of Perfect Being O Consciousness, drawn from myself in the Sun, I do call thee forth! Unto the timeless splendor of the will which crushed underfoot the impetuous ravings of the Body Mind, I am one unto Spirit! O Fiery Love, to serve thy excellence and awaken on the path of Hearts the children, the virtuous warriors of peace, now with vision fixed unto the Kingdom of their forms of Light. Beyond Time, beyond Death there is but the ever moving stillness of right action, and the turning away from the Desires of Men.
No. 55 Ego Sum With adoration to Isis-Maria the Immaculate Mother of Light and Queen of the Great Mysteries, I dedicate this work to Holy Mother Russia, to the forgotten honor of No truth ancient with the dusty shroud of time, nor abandoned to the fleeting instant gone, shall cease its life, but that the flaming of the Intelligence of the Heart shall again know in a wondrous Light anew. Their eye eclipsed by the Master of Death they fell unto the world of deception, not even their own light forms could they see. Memory of the Timeless self was sealed into a blinding Sun, which became unto the senses but a source of heat, a sight unto the veil. The Body Mind ruled on the cusp of its extinction. Knowing lay in a deep sleep about to awake. Life upon the waves of darkness was blowing, a blazing turquoise sea about to be born in flowing fire. I from above am No. 56 Within to awake the Virgin Thoughts that conceive the hidden Children of the Sun! Still and above Thy Self, beyond the millenniums in the will of the shining One, the radiance of All Being calls, to fearless gaze, beyond the Veil, unto the Light of Isis, Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Earth! No. 57 Gods of Fire Rich with the Luminous gravity of immaculate and eternal waiting, they embrace the Keys of Life! Seemingly silent and ever patient, lost and unknown to those eyes ruled by the children of the mind, the First Beings of the Solar Realms radiate in the clear streaming vibration of their All attentiveness. They are the shimmering and fiery Ones, whose wills are one with the Divine Plan, set forth by the timeless Power of the First Cause. To adore them is to adore the all liberating Mystery of thy Ancient Self, which knows only the One desire. To come into their presence is to see they pillar filled with Light and to behold thy blood to become golden in purple fire! It is to hear thy Name spoken by no lips of earth and see within thy self thy unknown path, which climbs beyond death among the Suns! With the gentle loving Light of Aten-Ra they make all things One!.....and it shall be so! No. 58 Horus: Pilot of True Becoming Hail to thee witness of the Way! Your eye is cleansed by the rays of the first day. Embraced by the company of the living, bright are the regions of your gaze! Hail to thee Lord of the Center! You separate the gates of shadow and upon the plains of Heaven are called the Sun Born; He who moves conceived in Light! No. 59 The Away you slumbering forms of flesh, by the piercing of My Eye, now focused above on Fire! Shining will ablaze distains all enslaving thoughts! Unto thee O sight within! Asleep no more the unknown Children of the Gods! Awake unto the sound of the living stones; radiant the No 60 Arise thou who would walk in the light of the stillness and behold with radiant sight the One. He who is Lord of Illuminations unto the becoming that is beyond the Veil of time. I am the Mother Isis who from within those gates hath conceived all things in light that seal with Holy night, the No 61 The Eternal Mind: Source of Royal Will I am by my thought the Ever Becoming unto the limitlessness of the No 62 The BA: Ancient and Eternal ANIMUS SUM QUI LUCI IMPERET- I AM THE WILL TO COMMAND THE LIGHT From the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: I am yesterday, today, and tomorrow, for I am born again and again. Mine is the unseen force which createth the gods and giveth food to those at the West of Heaven. I am the Lord of two faces who seeth by his own light; the Lord of Resurrections who cometh forth from the dusk and whose birth is from the House of Death. No 63 Untitled without text A Greco-Roman temple with Goddess of Harmony, inspired by a relief on the left wall of the foyer in Lenbachhaus Munich. Born of the No 65 The Fortress of the Heart I am the rising serpent of the Fiery Male who strikes in action to set the Heart aflame. I am the rising serpent of the dewy Female whose mist receives and nurtures the leaping spark. One and Awake within the Realm of Fire I am the Impenetrable and Indomitable Spring of all Light, Love and Wisdom. No 66 The Tree of Divine Awakening Work not yet completed. No text as yet written. No 67 Adoration of the Grail Work conceived in basic composition. |