Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Day 7 of Hyperbaric Dive
Alchemical Communion IV
What is the bridal chamber,
if not the place of trust and consciousness in the embrace?
It is an icon of Union,
beyond all forms of possession;
here is where the veil is torn from top to bottom;
here is where some arise and awaken.
The powers can do nothing
against those who are clothed in light;
they cannot see them.
All will be clothed in light
when they enter into the mystery of the sacred embrace.
-THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP
Translated by Jean-Yves Leloup and Joseph Rowe
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Dive 8 of Hyperbaric Dive
Coagulatio VII
O friend, understand: the body
is like the ocean,
rich with hidden treasures.
Open your innermost chamber and
light its lamp.
Within the body are gardens,
rare flowers, the inner Music;
within the body a lake of bliss,
on it the white soul-swans take their joy.
And in the body, a vast market—
go there, trade,
sell yourself for a profit you can’t spend.
Mira says, her Lord is beyond praising.
Allow her to dwell near your feet.
-MIRABAI
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Day 9 of Hyperbaric Dive
Prima Materia IV
Hermes is the Primal Source.
After so many injuries
have been done to the human race,
I flow forth,
by divine decree,
and assisted by the Art,
as a healing giving medicine.
He who is able to, drink out of me.
He who wants, purify himself in me.
He who dares, jump into my depths.
Drink, brother, and live.
-Christian Rosenkreutz
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz of 1617
Friday, April 15, 2011
Day 10 of Hyperbaric Dive
Rubedo VII
Rise up above every height: descend deeper than any depth;
Concentrate into thyself all the sensations of created things
Of water, fire, dry and wet.
Think of finding yourself simultaneously everywhere in the
Earth, sea, and sky;
Think of having never been born,
Of still being an embryo;
Young and old, dead and beyond death,
Embrace everything at the same time;
All times, places, things, qualities and quantities.
-CORPUS HERMETICUM
During this second week of hyperbaric oxygen treatments, I have often felt like a baby in an incubator, resting, resting, resting. A profound and nourishing silence has filled my being as the oxygen moves more deeply into the hidden cells and tissues of my body. There have been brief periods of malaise as my body detoxifies, but I notice how each dive into the chamber helps it pass through more swiftly. This is an undeniable reconfiguration on every level, and the most holy undertaking of my life. I am preparing for a rebirth…
“Alchemical Communion IV,” “Coagulatio VI,” and “Prima Materia IV,” 4x6” collages on paper from The Oracle of Alchemy, ©2006-2011 by Colette de Gagnier. To order prints from this series, please visit Alchemy of the Divine and Colette's Visionary Art Gallery.
The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union, translated by Jean-Yves Leloup.
Mirabai poem from The Essential Mystics, edited by Andrew Harvey, HarperCollins, 1998 . http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Mystics-Souls-Journey-Truth/dp/078580904X
