Earth, Air, Fire, & Water--The Dragon

Did something a little different and fun this time, I tossed together some tidbits from www.dragoncourt.net to go along with some 3d renders I did [which are scattered throughout].

There is an Ancient Legend which states that the Dragon was separated into two beings - the male, who is the 'Howler in the Wastes of Nothingness', the 'Demon Lord of Time' - and the female, who presides over the Universe as the 'Shekinah' (Babalon, Nuit), the matrix of manifestation. The union of these two opens the Gates of the Abyss.

When the 'Dweller on the Threshold' denies 'Shekinah', he breeds 'devils' in Chaos. The imperfectly created universe of the 'Dweller' or 'Beast' must be destroyed or reabsorbed (past karma and all bonds of energy with the Universe must be overcome) before the initiate may attain union with the 'Shekinah'. Then, the serpent fire rises to an explosion of ecstasy in ' the Abyss', casting forth its 'Star'. The 'Serpent Fire' thus released interlaces itself with the 'Water of Space', and by this process the 'Beast' is reabsorbed in to the 'Shekinah'.

It is in the 'silence of the death of desire', that the 'Golden Child', born of the union of 'Beauty and the Beast' realizes its identity with Absolute Consciousness.

This process is the means of the return to the supreme state represented by the Cosmos itself, and is the true formula of Illumination, and the essence of all Magick.

However ...

Man has denied the Shekinah, both within and without, repeatedly - and continues to do so, aginst all odds and despite endless warnings, resulting in the abysmal dis-play that passes for civilisation on Mother Earth today.

Tantra is perhaps the oldest form of Eastern or 'Dragon' Alchemy. According to Tantric philosophy the whole universe is built up of and pervaded by basic forces which are in intimate and intricate union. (The Chinese as well as the Sumerians perceived of two dragon currents, male and female. The Green Dragon and the Red Dragon of the alchemists are the positive and negative energies that compromise the cosmos of our perception, as manifest in the famous Chinese yin-yang/tao symbol.)

In Tantra these forces, named Shiva and Shakti, are personified as male and female deities. Of this divine pair, Shiva is the subordinate one, for it is the Female Principle that ultimately underlies all manifestation. There is a tantric saying, "Shiva without Shakti is a corpse." No significant progress can be made until this is fully realised.

Most Adepts in the East follow the ancient traditions of the Dragon, and concentrate on the 'Pearl of Great Price', seeing it as the culmination of change and the attainment, immortality and Eternal Bliss. After the Pearl is created, the Body of Light or 'Diamond Body' becomes active, and the Adept is said to be immortal. The ancient Chinese word for Dragon, literally meant 'rising of the Moon,' referring to this Pearl of Great Price and the Body of Light (Star) of the Immortal. At this point, further progress involves learning about the various states of Immortality beyond Enlightenment. Entrance to Eternity involves the 'Wave of Bliss', the 'Divine Carriage to the Immortal Realms', also referred to as 'Riding the Dragon'. [excerpts from www.dragoncourt.net]

Everyone Be well and utilize some of that Solstice NRG!!