Significati simbolici
Nella sua forma più semplice il Fiore della Vita, chiamato anche "Sesto giorno della Genesi" poiché ottenuto dalla 'rotazione' di sei cerchi o sfere (fig.2), corrispondenti ognuna ad un giorno della Creazione, rappresenta la struttura interna del Creato, ed il suo completamento. È un simbolo antichissimo, che è stato trovato in tutto il mondo ed in ogni cultura. Era conosciuto, ad esempio, dai primi cristiani copti, che lo incisero sulle pareti del tempio di Ibis, a El Kharga o nelle mura dell'Osireion di Abydo; dagli Etruschi, raffigurato sullo scudo di un guerriero in un bassorilievo nelle rovine di Vetulonia; dai Cinesi, nell'ex dimora dell'Imperatore, inciso sotto le zampe di un leone solare; dagli Ebrei, che lo raffigurarono all'interno del Tempio di Gerusalemme.
Presso gli antichi Celti veniva interpretato come simbolo in movimento e quindi rappresentava la potenza vivificatrice e generatrice del Sole: l’astro trasmetterebbe al segno il suo potere guaritore e protettivo. Propizierebbe una nascita e una vita fortunate, non sembra un caso, quindi, che questo simbolo lo si trovi molto frequentemente in luoghi bisognosi di protezione e di difesa, quali le serrature e le culle dei neonati. Il fatto di essere riferito al numero 6, che simboleggia la Creazione, lo accomuna alla "ruota della vita", che simboleggia l'alternarsi delle stagioni e delle vicende umane. Lo si trova talvolta all'interno di alcune chiese, come la Basilica di San Clemente a Roma, una delle più importanti basiliche della cristianità. Con il nome di "Sole delle Alpi" è stato adottato modernamente come emblema del partito della Lega Nord, che vi vede una testimonianza dell'origine celtica delle popolazioni del Nord Italia: un po' come i Nazisti di Hitler adottarono il simbolo ariano del Sole, la svastica, per evocare la loro presunta discendenza ariana. La Sapienza Ebraica lo ha associato all'Albero Sephirotico o Albero della Vita (o della Conoscenza), la cui struttura può essere costruita a partire da questo simbolo (fig. 3). Nella sua forma estesa (fig. 1), il Fiore della Vita riveste un'importanza notevole perché viene riconosciuta nella sua struttura una matematica perfetta, con la presenza del "numero aureo" che è esotericamente considerato sacro, poiché in natura esso è presente in moltissime forme, nella materia visibile. Gli antichi architetti lo hanno sapientemente inserito in ogni struttura da loro costruita, i pittori rinascimentali ne facevano un modello di perfezione nelle scene rappresentate con proporzioni, appunto, auree. Il fiore della vita veniva considerato dai simbolisti, dai primi iniziati e dalle scuole misteriche quale punto di partenza per la costruzione dei solidi platonici, secondo un meccanismo che consente di passare dalla bidimensionalità alla tridimensionalità.
Fig. 3 - Costruzione dell'Albero della Cabala attraverso il Fiore della Vita
Il cubo di Metatron ed i solidi platonici
Il "Fiore della Vita" nasconde tra i suoi petali il "Frutto della Vita" (fig. 4 e 5), figura di grande importanza in quanto rappresenta la base di ciò che è conosciuto come cubo di Metatron. Questo solido a sua volta contiene 4 dei 5 solidi platonici: cubo, ottaedro, dodecaedro ed icosaedro (fig. 6). I solidi platonici sono caratterizzati dalle stesse misure di lati, superfici ed angoli. Sono solidi inscrivibili in una sfera, e tutti quanti contengono al loro intero una stella tetraedrica, che può essere visto come un "sigillo di Salomone" che si estrinseca in forma tridimensionale (fig. 7).
Fig. 4 - Dal Fiore al Frutto della Vita |
Fig. 5 - Il Frutto della Vita |
Tutto ciò era parte integrante delle conoscenze iniziatiche della classe sacerdotale, particolarmente quella sumera ed egizia, e successivamente Templare, che vedevano in questi solidi la forma degli elementi:
Tetraedro = fuoco
Cubo = terra
Ottaedro = aria
Icosaedro = acqua
Dodecaedro = il superamento dei quattro elementi, la Quintessenza.
Fig. 6 - Dal cubo all'icosaedro attraverso il Frutto della Vita
Fig. 8 - I cinque solidi platonici
Parte del testo e le immagini da 3 ad 8 sono state tratte da:
"Scienza, Mistica e Alchimia dei cerchi nel grano", di Adriano Forgione e Alfredo Di Prinzio, 2003, Ed. Hera.
The "Flower of Life" can be found in all major religions of the
world.
It contains the patterns of creation as they emerged from the
"Great Void". Everything is made from the Creator's thought.
After the creation of the Seed of Life the same vortex's motion
was continued, creating the next structure known as the Egg of
Life.
This structure forms the basis for music, as the distances between the
spheres is identical to the distances between the tones and the half
tones in music. It is also identical to the cellular structure of the
third embryonic division (The first cell divides into two cells, then
to four cells then to eight). Thus this same structure as it is further
developed, creates the human body and all of the energy systems
including the ones used to create the Merkaba. If we continue
creating more and more spheres we will end up with the structure called
the Flower of Life.
The Flower of Life (left) and the Seed of Life (right).
The flower of life holds a secret symbol created by drawing 13 circles out of the Flower of Life. By doing this, one can discover the most important and sacred pattern in the universe. This is the source of all that exists; it's called the Fruit of Life. It contains 13 informational systems. Each one explains another aspect of reality. Thus these systems are able to give us access to everything ranging from the human body to the galaxies. In the first system, for example, it's possible to create any molecular structure and any living cellular structure that exists in the universe. In short every living creature.
The most common form of the "Flower of Life" is hexagonal pattern (where the center of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter), made up of 19 complete circles and 36 partial circular arcs, enclosed by a large circle.
The "Seed of Life" is formed from seven circles being placed with sixfold symmetry, forming a pattern of circles and lenses, which acts as a basic component of the Flower of Life's design.
The Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt contains the oldest to date example. it is carved in granite and may possibly represent the Eye of Ra a symbol of the authority of the pharaoh. Other examples can be found in Phoenician, Assyrian, Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern, and medieval art.
Flower of Life - Turkey
Flower of Life - Amistar, India
Flower of Life - Amistar, India (close up)
Leonardo da Vinci has studied the Flower of Life's form and its mathematical properties. He has drawn the Flower of Life itself, as well as components therein, such as the Seed of Life. He has drawn geometric figures representing shapes such as the platonic solids, a sphere, a torus, etc., and has also used the golden ratio of phi in his artwork; all of which may be derived from the Flower of Life design.
Where Math, Geometry and Spirituality meets
The flower of life shape contains a secret shape known as the fruit of life that consists of 13 spheres that hold many mathematical and geometrical laws. These laws represent the whole universe. Giving the flower of life to someone is like giving them the whole universe in one jewel.
The Flower of Life can be found in all major religions of the world. In Egypt, the source of all the monotheistic religions, the "Flower of Life", can be found in the ancient Temple of Abydos. In Israel, it can be found in ancient synagogues in the Galilee and in Mesada.
People reported physical and psychological changes after wearing this pendant - faster heart beats, prophetic dreams, breaking of illusions, seeing the reality as it is and becoming free from long time fears.
The flower of life is one of the strongest sacred geometric shapes!
An Excellent Tool for Healing: Flower of life pendant - goldThe whole universe in one jewel! The Flower of life pendant is excellent for healing and helps in connecting to the higher self.
Flower of life made of intersecting spheres instead of circles.
By Andrew Monkman
I believe the complete ancient flower of life is an
inter-dimensional tool, a portal,
a stargate, a window into what some call the inter space plains. The
original flower of life (found on several pillars within "the Osireion"
at abydos in Egypt) is incomplete, because it is only the first layer
of three (pic1+2).
1. Flower of Life carved on a temple wall
2. The Flower of Life set in stone
at the Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
The complete flower has the other two layers added, making it three dimensional (pic3). If you relax (sit three feet away from the screen) and let the flower slowly draw your eyes out of focus, the flower will open. Try and not focus on any one point, blankly stare, take the flower in as a whole. You may get a headache and itchy eyes, this will quickly disappear. We do not see with our eyes, we see through our eyes. Let your mind focus, don't fight it.
3. Flower of life with two layers added.
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What appears is a reptilian entity. This creature is very frightening and fierce looking, but i can assure you it can do you no harm. I know this sounds mad, but it is true and very real. After you get used to interacting with the reptilian, you can move on to the next entity. To interact with the second being you must rotate the flower by 30degrees and repeat the steps.
Flower of Life - Beijing, China
The second being is the Chinese dragon ( the fu dog). This creature
is even more frightening than the first, so be prepared. Again, this
creature cannot harm you in anyway. Somehow these entities are in
suspended animation. They are real but they do not and cannot move. I
know within freemasonry, they call the first entity "the khaibit man".
You need to have been initiated into the 10th degree to be aware of the
khaibit man. As part of the initiation into the 10th degree, the
khaibit man is conjured up in front of you.
I am not a freemason, but my father has been a freemason for over 40
years.
He has been through the 10th degree. When I made this discovery and
drew the complete flower, I was living in Edinburgh. I phoned my father
who was living at home in Kirkwall on the Orkney isles. When I told my
father what I had seen,
he could not believe what I was saying. He told me that the only way I
could know what I was telling him was if I had been through the 10th
degree.
Obviously I'm not a mason and hadn't been through the 10th, so from
that day on my father has told me everything he knows about
freemasonry. He also told me that his granny (my great granny Fox) told
him when he was 16 years old, that someday one of his children would
discover something that would affect the whole world.
He is now convinced that the complete flower is this discovery.
You may know that the complete flower contains the kabbalah`s tree of life, the fruit, the egg and the seed of life (pic. 4 & 5).
4. The Kabbalah Tree of Life derived from the Flower of Life.
5. The Kabbalah Tree of Life derived from the Flower of Life.
The complete flower also contains the three dimensional metatron cube (pic6), which holds all the Platonic solids (pic7). Not just the building blocks of life, but the building blocks of creation itself.
6. Metatron Cube
7. Platonic Solids
I found this symbol on a knights templar tombstone (pic.
9), found within the
St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney (pic. 8).
8. St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall
9. Knights Templar tombstone from St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall
I believe this symbol is a representation of the egg of life
(pic.10),which is the second rotation of the first layer of the
complete flower of life (pic. 11).
10. The egg of life (left)
11. The second rotation of the first layer of the complete flower of
life (right)
I was born and bred and now live back in Kirkwall. At no time did I ever get taught at school, that there was any knights templars who came from or to Orkney.
For whatever reason, the computer generated flower (pic. 13) does not work for the contemplation. It does contain all Freemasonry's sacred symbols.
12. The origin of the G of freemasonry
13. A computer generated version of the complete
flower
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I thought I`d add this picture as you will recognize the pattern (pic14).
14. Pattern of snake's skin
The complete flower of life does have another use. If you overlay a map
(after getting the correct scale) with the complete flower of life, all
sacred sites, standing stones etc, will sit at the centre of six
points. This picture gives you idea how the grid looks (pic.15).
15. If you overlay a map (after getting the correct scale) with the complete flower of life, all sacred sites, standing stones etc, will sit at the centre of six points.