Once again we have a symbol of the heavenly and the earthly energies meeting, intertwining. The Star of David can be seen as a more direct, barebones representation of these energies than is Jacob’s Ladder or the Caduceus.
The upward pointing triangle is a symbol of the earthly energies opening to the heavenly; a strong earthly or material base opening to the heavenly or divine. The downward pointing triangle with its strong base in the heavenly or divine is a representation of the light filled energies of the Above which continually infuse us.
Thus we are a mixture of the earthly desire for the heavenly and of the heavenly love for the earthly.
The Star of David shows an equal balance of these two energies: the triangles are the same size and mutually overlap or merge; an upwardly striving desire and groaning for redemption out of dense matter and a downward outpouring of compassion, wisdom, and understanding.
(Notice also the two "hourglasses" on each side of the symbol. They represent the dualistic nature of humankind, similar to the two upward twining serpents in the caduceus. We will also come across this dualism when we look at the Tao Sign, and even more so in the Kabbalah and The Wheel of Keen Weapons.)
When we ourselves embody the qualities of both large triangles, when we are solidly based on earth as earthly beings while infusing ourselves and all around us with compassion, wisdom, and understanding, we and the symbol become transparent to each other, diaphanous, as one.
We are the Star of David.
The upward pointing triangle is a symbol of the earthly energies opening to the heavenly; a strong earthly or material base opening to the heavenly or divine. The downward pointing triangle with its strong base in the heavenly or divine is a representation of the light filled energies of the Above which continually infuse us.
Thus we are a mixture of the earthly desire for the heavenly and of the heavenly love for the earthly.
The Star of David shows an equal balance of these two energies: the triangles are the same size and mutually overlap or merge; an upwardly striving desire and groaning for redemption out of dense matter and a downward outpouring of compassion, wisdom, and understanding.
(Notice also the two "hourglasses" on each side of the symbol. They represent the dualistic nature of humankind, similar to the two upward twining serpents in the caduceus. We will also come across this dualism when we look at the Tao Sign, and even more so in the Kabbalah and The Wheel of Keen Weapons.)
When we ourselves embody the qualities of both large triangles, when we are solidly based on earth as earthly beings while infusing ourselves and all around us with compassion, wisdom, and understanding, we and the symbol become transparent to each other, diaphanous, as one.
We are the Star of David.
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