Bane of Existence

We are making our way up the precarious path of the Tree of Life, albeit shakily.

In the Kabbalistic diagram above, a diagonal circle drawn around sephirot 8, 6, and 4 shows a bridge (or gate) through 6-Tiphareth between the upper and lower halves of the Tree. [see my post Don't Worry Baby at the MOG blog for more synchromystic insight into the numbers 8, 6, and 4]

The lower five sephirot (6 thru 10) represent mastery over our base human aspects while the upper five sephirot (1-5) represent complete dissolution of ego. According to Thelema these lower and upper halves are governed, respectively, by the alchemical formulas of LVX (Light, Lux) and NOX (Dark, Night).

The recent GermanWings Flight 4U9525 airplane tragedy syncs with a scene from the movie The Dark Night Rises where the character Bane famously says "For you" in a conversation aboard a plane he's about to crash. [credit to Eleleth for this...read his full post MC Bain-Marie at the Mask of God blog].

For over a year now, the progress of our collective awareness has been manifesting through airplane events as it traverses from one "plane" of consciousness to the next. [see previous posts here, here, here, here, and here for more plane connections]

Alchemically speaking, we have moved from the realm of LVX into the realm of NOX.

Knox is freed on Fri. March 27, 2015, three days after the GermanWings crash.

This is not necessarily anything to cheer about. At least not yet. The process of the dissolution of the ego is exceedingly difficult, frightening, and heavily shrouded in mystery (perhaps because few people have survived it?).

I previously discussed the number 22 as symbolic of both the end of our development in the physical world and the beginning of our final spiritual journey.

We've been inundated with number 22's in the media for over a year now. Here are a few news stories from this month alone:

Also, notice on the Tree of Life that Path 22 is one of the routes leading to the upper half of the tree.

Path 22's direction is North-West and its number in Hebrew gematria is 30.

The first sephirot encountered at this stage are 4-Chesed and 5-Geburah.

Path 22 is also known as Lamed.

The shape of the Hebrew letter Lamed denotes our power to ascend to union with our divine nature. 

The top part of Lamed is comprised of the letter Zayin "the descender", which indicates that we must first descend in order to ascend (Get on Up).

In other words, Zayin indicates that we must leave one direction and move the opposite way.

(thanks to Eleleth for the Zayin - Zayn Malik connection)

Zayn "the Descender"

Beyond 5-Strength and 4-Mercy, the next highest sephirot are 3-Understanding and 2-Wisdom.

Note that the Germanwings plane was an Airbus A320.  So was AirAsia Flight 8501.

And on March 29th, an Air Canada mishap also occurred with an Airbus A320.

To be continued...

22/Tau Ascension: The Final Journey

On July 24-25th a river in China turned red overnight. This was a symbolic reflection of a similar incident that occurred in 2006 when China's YELLOW River turned red.

(X)

Alchemically speaking, we are collectively leaving the yellowing stage (see my previous post The Color Yellow) and entering the final stage of the process known as Rubedo or the "reddening".

IOSIS = ISIS

Whatever journey we're on I believe we're still taxiing down the runway and ramping up to take flight (despite several tragic attempts/crashes over the past few months).

We are poised to break through and cross some type of spiritual barrier, if only in our own hearts and minds.

My last post was about ISIS, the Number 22, and the Tau symbol, and this post is a continuation to show how things are converging.

Crossing the Border (Transmutation/Transfiguration)

22 year-old supermodel Andreja Pejic announced that she'd
officially transitioned from male to female.

(X)

"I am returning to my father..."—(John 20:17)

Tau

The Final Journey

22 feet underneath the WTC a ship was found.

PHOENIX = MOCKINGJAY

ISIS and the Number 22

The crash of TransAsia Flight GE 222 adds to the growing list of ISIS and Number 22 syncs this year:

 1.

TransAsia Flight GE 222 crashed into the Xixi buildings in Taiwan on 7/23/14. 

There is little difference between the words Xixi and Sisi. 

XiXi = SiSi = Egypt's President Sisi and also ISIS spelled backwards.

This crash followed closely on the heels of downed Malaysia Air Flight M17 on 7/17/14 which itself was a twin reflection of Flight MH370's prior disappearance. 

On route to Seoul, South Korea, Flight M17 (and all the other planes dropping from the sky lately) represent our collective soul's unrelenting search for meaning in a higher plane of existence beyond the confines of time and space, form and death.

2.

Amanda Miller (aged 22) was one of the cop killers 

at the Cici's Pizza / Walmart shooting in Vegas. (Cici =Sisi)

3.

Elliot Rodger (aged 22) was the Isla Vista rampage shooter.

4.

'The Hunger Games' actor Philip Seymour Hoffman 

was born on 7/23 (today) and died on 2/2.

5.

Cooper Harris, the baby in the recent tragic hot car incident 

in Atlanta, was 22 months old.

6.

The movie '22 Jump Street' contains  ill-timed jokes about Maya Angelou, who died 

this year, and Tracey Morgan who was recently severely injured in a car crash.

7.

The Walmart truck driver that rear-ended comedian Tracy Morgan's limo 

reported to work at 11:22AM.

8.

In February, Jay Leno retired from the Tonight Show after 22 years.

The Number 22 symbolizes Tau. Tau is known as the mark or the cross and, as the 22nd and last letter in the Hebrew alphabet, denotes the end of a spiritual cycle and/or infinity as well as the furthest development in the physical world.

The Egyptian Goddess Isis holds the Ankh, or Tau, symbol in her hand

22/Tau also represents the definitive end of a cycle of time, a latent state which precedes the next phase of a cycle of reincarnation.

I previously discussed the relationship between characters Tawny (TAUny) and Ted on the TV show 'Rectify'.

The entire show is based around the concept of people being trapped in a cycle on the 'wheel of Time and Fate' as symbolized by the main character Daniel's family owning a tire and wheel shop.

Notice the letter T (or Tau) on the wall in Tawny and Ted's bedroom.
(Rectify, S2, Ep.5, "Act as If")

It is a struggle for our eternal souls to keep shining when faced with the prospect of returning in a crash landing to Earth/ground for yet another turn on the wheel of life.

How can we escape this dreary fate? How do we break the cycle?

After years immersed in the high moral fight to get her brother off death row,
Amantha struggles to accept the 22, to restart a regular old human life.
(Rectify, S2, Ep.5, "Act as If")

But we can't give up. If every cycle is a lesson I have to believe we are growing and learning as we head for that one bright day when we will return to wholeness and peace; when love and joy will reign anew.

I know it's hard, fellow syncronauts.  I'm struggling, too. But put your lights on.

Keep your lights on. I still believe, one day soon, we will shine like stars.