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Hello, I would like to know who created the picture you posted here, and where does it come from, as it is resembles an alchemical emblem.
Thank you in advance.
I have a large stained glass replica of the ‘pelican’ feeding.
Any ideas?
OOps mdr
Lovely day to all,
On the narrow left upground, that could figure the “past-present”,the sky is very cloudy though it is not on the right. God of the Wind is blowing on the city, he has put into pieces. Houses are in ruin, maybe burning. Yet, Knowledge may be here to rebuild, through the up triangle.
On the upright sun is at its zenith: it is noon. It’s shining above a mountain where the second bridge of the picture, stands by a beautiful land. This is present-future.
Down in the middle, a bird, symbol of freedom is forced to stay down, far from air; in order to nourish its offspring. Its far-fetched act is taking more than the middle of the drawing.
Nevertheless it is a normal thing to do usually, it becomes a sacrifice. Its wings are spread out, and paws really on ground, insist on the fact there is an opposition between its will and acts. But its head is curving; testimony of devotion and humility, but also pain.
One of the litter is depicted in shaded lines. And still receives food, as the parent makes no difference of treatment.
We are used to see nest in a wood, where the it is more willing to be protected. Though the big wings suggest, its, might be in mountains. But here, the sire has removed it; maybe from the two trees on the left, where it used to live when it was younger. Where the wind’s blowing so fast, that it makes appear feared figures on.
Now the bird is parent, it has to win the mountain, but its fundations are insecure. For now, it has nowhere else to go but stay here.
Enforced to nourish its children on ashes, the bird consecrates its time to its little, even in adversity, threat or misfortune.
Above to it, God’s eye is looking, stopping the wind to offer a better place to stay. But though the bird has its eyes wide-opened on each side, it seems to stay turned to its past. Grass on the right backround approves that idea.
Placed in the most shadowed part of the drawing, the position reveals the inner way, the animal is making to its future taking flight. He’s standing on his accomplished work. It could be represented as the silver sage.
The shades could be put in parallel with the ruined city, the darkened underbridge with opposite currents, that could be moony, and insecure for the offspring; and then the two trees.
Though bird’s head, heart belly, wings and paws are lightened, and could show the deeper facet of the bird: this is reconsideration of itself. About accomplished work, own thought, beliefs and feelings.
Placed back to the light, though its eyes could see, the bird makes as if it was refusing Golden Apple…
Yes, while the landscape is falling on the left, the opposite view is very lightened, with its three arches, life, beings, fire, water, and beautilful houses and temples, underneath the Sun: we have here an elevation, passing from the 2 to the three. The possibility to find food in better places, using both masculine and feminine principles, moreover, as the bird is lonesome.
Even, the drawing could also mean, that the bird has been forced to nurish its offspring, far from the wind, because it wanted to go too fast in its flight. And “all that lightens is not gold.” The mountain has also its shadow. All depends on how we use God’s gift, when we have seen it. All is done as it is, and only the Whole knows the time we’re supposed to wake up each time.
And the case we forgot, The It come to wake us up, whatever.
That rest should serve the bird to think, and how to sacrifice its heart, before wanting the high, that’s also not so flat. Figuring, that the work with ourselves is never ending, on earth. That we couldn’t deserve the light without servicing our Heart. Otherwise, city would burn again.
But I’m in confidence, as to its eyes wide-opened, and the light on here. Because of the wings, it will constantly be free.
Elie,”The Fifth Moutain”, the XVI Ruined tower, XII Sacrifice of the bird, and XVIIII the sun – Marseille Tarot. Maybe others and all around like XIII, XVII …
Aliens up in the sky? lol.
LOVE.
Lovely day to all,
On the narrow left upground, that could figure the “past-present”,the sky is very cloudy though it is not on the right. God of the Wind is blowing on the city, he has put into pieces. Houses are in ruin, maybe burning. Yet, Knowledge may be here to rebuild, through the up triangle.
On the upright sun is at its zenith: it is noon. It’s shining above a mountain where the second bridge of the picture, stands by a beautiful land. This is present-future.
Down in the middle, a bird, symbol of freedom is forced to stay down, far from air; in order to nourish its offspring. Its far-fetched act is taking more than the middle of the drawing.
Nevertheless it is a normal thing to do usually, it becomes a sacrifice. Its wings are spread out, and paws really on ground, insist on the fact there is an opposition between its will and acts. But its head is curving; testimony of devotion and humility, but also pain.
One of the litter is depicted in shaded lines. And still receives food, as the parent makes no difference of treatment.
We are used to see nest in a wood, where the it is more willing to be protected. Though the big wings suggest, its, might be in mountains. But here, the sire has removed it; maybe from the two trees on the left, where it used to live when it was younger. Where the wind’s blowing so fast, that it makes appear feared figures on.
Now the bird is parent, it has to win the mountain, but its fundations are insecure. For now, it has nowhere else to go but stay here.
Enforced to nourish its children on ashes, the bird consecrates its time to its little, even in adversity, threat or misfortune.
Above to it, God’s eye is looking, stopping the wind to offer a better place to stay. But though the bird has its eyes wide-opened on each side, it seems to stay turned to its past. Grass on the right backround approves that idea.
Placed in the most shadowed part of the drawing, the position reveals the inner way, the animal is making to its future taking flight. He’s standing on his accomplished work. It could be represented as the silver sage.
The shades could be put in parallel with the ruined city, the darkened underbridge with opposite currents, that could be moony, and insecure for the offspring; and then the two trees.
Though bird’s head, heart belly, wings and paws are lightened, and could show the deeper facet of the bird: this is reconsideration of itself. About accomplished work, own thought, beliefs and feelings.
Placed back to the light, though its eyes could see, the bird makes as if it was refusing Golden Apple…
Yes, while the landscape is falling on the left, the opposite view is very lightened, with its three arches, life, beings, fire, water, and beautilful houses and temples, underneath the Sun: we have here an elevation, passing from the 2 to the three. The possibility to find food in better places, using both masculine and feminine principles, moreover, as the bird is lonesome.
Even, the drawing could also mean, that the bird has been forced to nurish its offspring, far from the wind, because it wanted to go too fast in its flight. And “all that lightens is not gold.” The mountain has also its shadow. All depends on how we use God’s gift, when we have seen it. All is done as it is, and only the Whole knows the time we’re supposed to wake up each time.
And the case we forgot, The It come to wake us up, whatever.
That rest should serve the bird to think, and how to sacrifice its heart, before wanting the high, that’s also not so flat. Figuring, that the work with ourselves is never ending, on earth. That we couldn’t deserve the light without servicing our Heart. Otherwise, city would burn again.
But I’m in confidence, as to its eyes wide-opened, and the light on here. Because of the wings, it will constantly be free.
Elie,”The Fifth Moutain”, the XVI Ruined tower, XII Sacrifice of the bird, and XVIIII the sun – Marseille Tarot. Maybe others and all around like XIII, XVII …
Aliens up in the sky? lol.
LOVE.
To give of oneself is to know that once you have moved on the encouragement, kindness, service that had been offered to someone will turn up in the world in many forms.
Without even looking anywhere, you can see love that is given.
The kind of love that doesn’t look for reasons, doesn’t see flows, doesn’t hesitate, is simple, pure, and unconditional.
Love that sees good and gives good, no matter the pain.
love
Agnieszka
Thank you Maria. (Are you from Lourdes in France?)
y Gracias querida Pilar.
Buenas noches. <3
Thank you Maria I like very much all you say.
Thank you for sharing.
Me parece : Sacrificio, el pelicano se sacrifica por sus hijos.
El pelícano es uno de los principales símbolos de los Rosacruces y del grado diez y
ocho de la Masonería. Representa la consagración a la Gran Obra, es decir, el
cultivo del centro espiritual del Cristo. En el simbolismo masónico, es el emblema
mas característico de la caridad, como también de la muerte y del renacimiento
perpetuo de la naturaleza, ya que esta ave llega al máximum del sacrificio,
perforando su pecho para abrir su corazón, permitiendo así que sus críos puedan
nutrirse cuando están desfalleciendo de hambre y de sed.
Dice Manlly P. Hall: “en el simbolismo masónico, la sangre del pelícano significa
el Trabajo Secreto por medio del cual, el hombre es elevado de la esclavitud de la
ignorancia a la condición de libertad conferida por la sabiduría”.
Como el grado Rosacruz se basa en el simbolismo rosacruciano y hermético, el
pelícano es una alegoría del recipiente en el cual los experimentos de la alquimia,
se realizan y la sangre, es la misteriosa tintura, por medio de la cual los metales
groseros son transmutados en oro espiritual. Tanto la rosa como el pelícano
significan la más alta expresión del amor humano y divino.
Es un ave marina que debe sumergirse en las aguas para obtener su alimento y el
de sus hijos. Los polluelos, siete, representan los siete principales centros de
energía o chakras, en relación con las glándulas endógenas: pineal, pituitaria,
tiroides, timo suprarrenales, páncreas y gónadas.
El océano es una alegoría de las aguas de la vida que nos recuerda el primer
capítulo del Génesis donde dice: “El Espíritu de Dios se movía sobre la faz de las
aguas”. El agua es la base de toda vida, de toda transformación y de toda
posibilidad de evolución; es un símbolo que debiera llevarnos a meditar acerca del
milagro de la vida.
Así como en el planeta fue necesaria la existencia del agua para la
manifestación y la evolución de la vida, así también en el campo espiritual —dice
la ciencia esotérica— “las aguas de la existencia” están representadas en
la esfera germinal, en donde duermen todas las posibilidades que se
encuentran latentes en el ser humano: el cuerpo, la salud, la genialidad, la
armonía espiritual, la educción de la sensibilidad y de la consciencia
relativas.
El pelícano representa el aspecto crístico, es decir, la sensibilidad. Debe
sumergirse en las alegóricas aguas, para obtener de ellas su nutrición y su poder,
porque es allí donde radica la fuerza. Solamente la espiritualidad, solamente el
centro místico que está en relación con el corazón, puede dirigir a través de
nuestro endoconsciente, el alimento o nutrición espiritual a cada uno de los centros
de energía.
Por eso se dice que el Cristo se sacrifica para redimir al mundo; para redimirnos de
nuestros vicios, errores y salvarnos de la esclavitud de la materia, como así lo
expresara San Pablo en Gálatas 4, 19: “Hijitos míos, por quienes vuelvo a sufrir.
dolores de parto, hasta que Cristo sea formado en vosotros”.
Sacrificing the former self to nurture the our new growing self!
remind me something you posted recently, something like stop being who you were to be who you are!!!
Interesting information, Maria!
Whoever was the artist of this image, he or she had not many knowledges of biology and never seen a pelican. The bird on this image has nothing common with a pelican exept that it is also a bird.
Hace mucho tiempo, un pájaro muy especial surcaba el cielo, todo el mundo lo conocía con el nombre de pelicano, y también era sabido que entre sus costumbres estaba la de seguir el curso luminoso del sol. No tenia miedo al calor, ni tomaba un momento de descanso durante las horas diurnas.
Pero llegó la época del apareamiento, lo que le privó de su placer durante unos instantes. Después reemprendió el vuelo en busca de los ardientes rayos solares. Cuando puso los huevos, los cuidó con gran dolor, ya que esta situación le privaba de sus prolongados recorridos, amando sus queridos rayos solares. Por esto, intentó recuperar todo el rato perdido, dejando a sus crías en el nido, bien provistas de alimento suficiente.
No obstante, durante su ausencia, una bestia maligna llegó a su nido, y con saña y maldad desplumó y arrancó el pico a las crías del pelicano. En esta situación este animal encontró a su vuelta el nido. Muy disgustado, curó a sus “Hijos” y al día siguiente, volvió a marchar.
Pero los ataques malvados al nido se volvieron a producir, cada vez con mas saña, por lo que tuvo de olvidarse de su placer, con el fin de poder sorprender a su enemigo, por lo que se escondió allá donde no podía ser descubierto y de esta manera fue como pudo descubrir a la bestia maligna, dándole muerte. Así sus crías quedaron libres de toda amenaza, y al mismo tiempo, pudieron contar con una mayor compañía, ya que el pelicano escarmentado, repartió el tiempo de la vigilancia de su nido con la del gozo de volar detrás de los rayos del sol…
The real symbol of the Rosicrucians is that of a pelican tearing open its breast to feed its seven little ones — the symbol of the 18th degree of the order. The rosy cross is the cube unfolded (cf SD 2:19, 80, 601). Many associations, since the disappearance of the medieval Rosicrucians, have existed and still exist, who have borrowed the name and apparently as much of the Rosicrucians’ teachings as they could understand. Blavatsky mentions Paracelsus as having been a true Rosicrucian, and Eliphas Levi as having had access to Rosicrucian manuscripts
Jung concluded that the real Pelican was the human cranium in which a process of psychic development took place. Accordingly, the Philosopher’s Stone was a psychic rather than a physical product. It symbolized one’s Self, i.e., the archetype of wholeness and the regulating center of the psyche; a transpersonal power that transcends the ego (Sharpe 1991). In the process of distilling the Philosopher’s Stone, however, it generated insight into lesser problems of concern to the individual including his or her place in the collective world of humanity as a whole
Reddening – Pelican feeding young with its own blood, cockerel.
The reddening or formation of the Red Stone was pictured through the symbol of the Pelican. The white pelican bird with its long bill reaching down over its breast, was in medieval times mistakenly observed piercing its breast with its bill and feeding its young on its own blood. What actually happens is that the bird regurgitates food it has caught earlier and its young feed on this ground up fish, bits of which fall onto the breast of the pelican and it appears as if its breast is bleeding. This myth of the sacrificial act of the Pelican in feeding its young on its own blood, was more powerful than the prosaic reality and during medieval times the Pelican became a symbol for ChristÕs sacrifice of his blood. Alchemists also took this symbol aboard and readily incorporated it into their symbolic menagerie.
The reddening marked the formation of the Red Tincture, which transformed the masculine forces of the soul, ennobled them, and brought them into a new harmony and was often symbolised by the appearance of a Red King in the flask. In our inner work, we begin to possess the red tincture when we have entered on the task of transforming the raw energies of the masculine component of our souls, sometimes pictured by the alchemists as a knight brandishing a sword, into a more creative force.
The tinctures in alchemy relate also to the substances of the Mass, the red wine, the blood, and the white wafer, the body of Christ. Administration of the Sacraments was seen as spiritualising the souls of the partakers. In alchemical terms these white and red stones or tinctures served much the same purpose, though the alchemists achieved this, not through the intermediacy of a priest but by their own inner work of transmutation. Here alchemy links directly with the Grail stories which use similar parallels between the Grail and the Sacraments. The red tincture was occasionally symbolised by a stag bearing antlers. The stag being seen as a noble masculine animal. This links in with the Unicorn as a symbol of the white or feminine tincture. In some alchemical illustrations, such as that of the late 16th century Book of Lambspring, the Stag and Unicorn meet in the forest of the soul as part of the process of inner transformation.
Animal Symbolism
in the Alchemical Tradition
Adam McLean
..the text above is from the birds in Alchemy…
This active working with the soul forces is perfectly pictured in the Pelican. The Pelican is shown stabbing its breast with its beak and nourishing its young with its own blood. The alchemist must enter into a kind of sacrificial relationship with his inner being. He must nourish with his own soul forces, the developing spiritual embryo within.
Anyone who has made true spiritual development will know well this experience. One’s image of one’s self must be changed, transformed, sacrificed to the developing spiritual self. This is almost invariably a deeply painful experience, which tests one’s inner resources. Out of this will eventually emerge the spiritual self, transformed through the Pelican experience. The Pelican was in this spiritual sense a valid image of the Christ experience and was used as such by the early alchemists.
His scar…
El sacrificio. Leí en algun sitio que cuando el pelícano no tiene con qué alimentar a sus crías, se abre el pecho para que coman de él…Es un simbolo de Dios en algunos bestiarios.
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The sacrifice. I heard somewhere that when the pelican don’t have anything to feed her “sons and daughters” she open her chest and they eat it … It is a symbol of God in some bestiaries.