A theme that was in my experience were these entities.
Locked in a passionate embrace, the male Buddha Kalachakra and his female partner, Vishvamata, manifest the ideal of complete enlightenment, the supreme knowledge that leads to spiritual liberation. In Buddhist thought, male deities are identified with compassionate action and intention, while female deities embody wisdom. Since the union of these qualities is essential to the enlightened state of a Buddha, the sexual union of such deities forms a powerful visual metaphor for Buddhahood. Kalachakra wears an elephant-skin cape, symbolizing the destruction of ignorance, and a tiger-skin loincloth, symbolizing the destruction of hatred. Together, the deities trample personifications of anger (holding a trident and drum) and desire (holding a bow and arrow). With arms radiating outward and faces looking in all directions, they are all-powerful and all-knowing.
This was a huge part of what I experienced during the three week long event. They used this image, something I was naturally drawn too. It’s confusing at first yet when viewed more so as personified manifestation of your own psyche, it makes a whole lot more sense.
Yet why was I seeing this? What would it mean in terms of NHI. Were these beings using this as a projected illusion? They looked so real and the way the hands moved were like echoes…
Buddhism was a huge part of it too but more so esoteric mysticism. It was fascinating to experience yet also the most confusing. They were using themes I was aware of yet they appeared in a variety of appearances that looked like every single mythological entity known to man. They are ancient, but what ARE they?!
Contemplation shall continue.
Locked in a passionate embrace, the male Buddha Kalachakra and his female partner, Vishvamata, manifest the ideal of complete enlightenment, the supreme knowledge that leads to spiritual liberation. In Buddhist thought, male deities are identified with compassionate action and intention, while female deities embody wisdom. Since the union of these qualities is essential to the enlightened state of a Buddha, the sexual union of such deities forms a powerful visual metaphor for Buddhahood. Kalachakra wears an elephant-skin cape, symbolizing the destruction of ignorance, and a tiger-skin loincloth, symbolizing the destruction of hatred. Together, the deities trample personifications of anger (holding a trident and drum) and desire (holding a bow and arrow). With arms radiating outward and faces looking in all directions, they are all-powerful and all-knowing.
This was a huge part of what I experienced during the three week long event. They used this image, something I was naturally drawn too. It’s confusing at first yet when viewed more so as personified manifestation of your own psyche, it makes a whole lot more sense.
Yet why was I seeing this? What would it mean in terms of NHI. Were these beings using this as a projected illusion? They looked so real and the way the hands moved were like echoes…
Buddhism was a huge part of it too but more so esoteric mysticism. It was fascinating to experience yet also the most confusing. They were using themes I was aware of yet they appeared in a variety of appearances that looked like every single mythological entity known to man. They are ancient, but what ARE they?!
Contemplation shall continue.