The symbols of symbolism, the symbolism of life

First of all, we must know that the word “symbol” means “to gather” unlike “diabole” (Diabolus in Latin which means “to separate”, “to segment”) which gave the word “devil”, like satan which comes from Seitan in Hebrew or Sheitan in Arabic which means the obstacle (implying to the Light). There is a kind of duality between these two complementary elements: symbol and devil (Diabolus in Latin diabolos in Greek). This being the symbol aspires to a form of unity.

It is thus intended to bring people together, much like religions etymologically speaking “religare” means “to connect” which is supposed to connect people to each other, within the community and then (allusion to the symbolism obliges) to the image of the flower of life to know an appreciation with more height through the esoteric vision one realizes that each religion is supposed to be entangled with each other and complementary recreating a fractal dimension: like the flower of life. Fractal means that the pattern, the pattern, is reproduced smaller and smaller.

Personally, I see or rather I perceive the symbolism on 7 levels, I will draw up the list then if you allow me I will develop each of these subsets afterward:

1. Innocent drawings scattered on the earth just waiting to be decrypted
2. Indirect communication
3. The synchronicities
4. Nature speaks, life singing
5. The encoding of our reality: binary 1-0… and also the Platonic bodies…
6. The archetypes and egregores
7. The symbolism of our lives

1-Innocent drawings scattered on the ground just waiting to be decrypted.

As I said symbols gather, why? Unlike most information, symbols are left to the interpretation, the sensitivity of each. On a neurological level, it raises the right hemisphere more creative, literary, and metaphysical unlike the left hemisphere more rational, logical and mathematical. There are many symbols on the planet: previous civilizations: the Mayans, the aborigines, … with strong symbols: the flower of life as evoked that we found everywhere on the planet (Middle East, Egypt, in Europe, in South America, in China …) without there being a link a priori between these peoples, this symbol has been almost buried like a treasure lost in the seas for centuries, even millennia and which resurfaced in the early 1990s. Personally, when I studied the flower of life in 2001, it is still very marginal. Today this symbol is known by more and more people, it is much less rare. To tell the truth, and when I come back to archetypes and egregores, these symbols belong to the world heritage of humanity but also to the collective unconscious. In a way, these are somehow present in the DNA of each living being. We find shapes everywhere like the spiral, the triangle, the circle with a point in the center … Also, it is fascinating to try to analyze them alone as well as with the work of some specialists. This is a kind of treasure hunt, a bit like Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes in a blink to decipher the mysteries and enigma of life.

However, we also find them in a contemporary way in everyday life: in the logos of brands, in short in our society consumerism but precisely most of the time they are not trivial. They arouse our subconscious, and they communicate with.

The symbol is free of interpretation, it is up to each of us, it is never imposed, only suggested and appreciated to any sensitivity. However, it happens that some of them have been reused and perverted.

The Swastika is supposed to be a symbol of harmony and peace in Hinduism whereas it has been the fruit of horror and barbarity.

2-Indirect communication:

By the protocols, the investitures that it is at the international, national or individual scale send direct and indirect messages to our interlocutors. A simple and very down to earth example I convene a factory in my premises being an electronic product business manager because he made a mistake of productions is not the same approach, the same message sent only when I go visit the same factory to establish a partnership and show that I make the effort to move.

When the President of the French Republic has just been elected and makes his speech in front of the Louvre Pyramid against the backdrop of the alignment of the Obelix de la Concorde (a remnant of ancient Egypt referring to Napoleon but also the fascinating past of the mysteries of Egypt) it is a multitude of symbols that are sent. Indeed the great of this world know how to play with this symbolism and this even in mystical dimensions to which we do not pay attention or who do not say word consents… This is a very subtle technique.

In another extent, symbolism occurred in our life for communication at a really basic dimension with the emoticon. A smiley/happy face shows happiness and there is no need for translation it touches immediately the right hemisphere, instantly the message is perceived. A book in China has been written recently using exclusively emoticons no words.

3-The synchronicities:

The synchronicity according to Carl Jung’s definition of psychoanalysis is “the simultaneous occurrence of at least two events that are not causally related, but whose association makes sense to the person who perceives them. Every day we are bombarded but only the level of awakening and widening of our spheres of consciousness allow us to pay attention.

We invite you to take a look at our article ” The synchronicities” written on this fascinating theme of synchronicities:

4-Nature speaks, life singing

As Victor Hugo so wisely put it, “It is a sad thing to think that nature speaks and that mankind does not listen.” Indeed there are resonances, winks every second for each individual. These symbols can be personal and constitute totally private messages of sorts. But to decipher the hidden messages of the Great Book of life, you have to be able to read between the lines and, above all, to be as receptive as possible, not to be confined to our limiting ego, but to do so it is good to open up to the different spheres of consciousness without which we admire the magnificence of life only from a keyhole. It’s up to us to open the door or doors.

5-Encoding of our reality

The encoding of our reality means that it remains a parallel reality, a kind of backstage of a show scene or the kitchens of a restaurant, invisible to the hosts. For Plato the world is number, moreover, for many, we could transcribe our reality in a binary 1-0 … leaving room for all combinations possible and imaginable. 1-0-1-1-1-10 or 1-0-0-0-1-1 etc … If I extend this idea according to Plato himself, every aspect of our reality could be transcribed in 5 forms what the Platonic bodies or solids were called: the tetrahedron associated with the element of fire, the octahedron: the air element, the cube (or hexahedron): the earth element, the icosahedron the water element, and finally the dodecahedron the ether element. These are pure and regular ie edges of the same size as well as tunes of each identical face. This is sacred geometry but without going too far. Then there are less pure derivatives. Now one could decode every psychic, physical or metaphysical situation as a derivative or a pure form. Our universe, as well as our daily tasks, would be only more or less harmonious clusters of these representations.

More broadly, the sacred geometry has an encoding that transcribes life, which is beyond us … the magnetism of the stars, the number of gold that are an integral part of the natural architecture and that we could call divine…

6-Archetypes and egregores

So what do we mean by that? An archetype is a model, a diagram, an English pattern of behavior, of standardized human reactions, which recurs in a recurrent way in different situations. A bit like learning shots, chess strategies (hundreds of combinations) or catches and martial arts sequences. Moreover, these archetypes inform us most of the time about the individual psychology of each and his relationship to the group, the situation … I give you a simple example, the archetype of the rebellious adolescent who challenges and questions any established order and authority in general.

As for the egregore, they are thought-forms, a kind of group spirit, or rather an idea rallied by a group that gives it life and autonomy, as well as an active function influencing the thoughts of others. This term seems relatively recent, mid-nineteenth century under the pen of Victor Hugo, to tell the truth, it has just updated to the extent of the concept has existed since the dawn of time just as the term archetype or synchronicity that we wrongly attributed to Carl Jung … In short, it’s a detail. I can give you a simple example, egregore of the system: our system (Western consumerist). Who is this system? Who embodies this system? Is there a Mr. system? “Hello, I am the system!” Not at all, the system does not exist as such, it exists by our mere belief of will or strength and we all maintain it individually.

7-The symbolism of our lives

Everyone in his life is full of deep symbolism. This is what poetically Paulo Coelho called his “personal legend”. Indeed, it remains a subtle and invisible frame that has a program “divine” if I may say, say a logic that has its logic and that often exceeds us. Ideally, the goal of the game is such an enigma to unravel the mystery and decipher the enigma that lies in our mission of life. It is as if our lives correspond to a canvas that is woven but is predefined. But often we see badly or in a narrow way: often upside down. So the idea is to put things in perspective with a broader vision and especially by putting things in the place: hence the tangled and disharmonious threads then seem to make sense when we return the canvas and we see to draw a beautiful design that represents something: each mesh, embodying a pitfall, a moment of happiness …, then seems necessary and is a lesson in life, an experience…

In Shambali we will help you to be able to be aware of the signs of life, the symbolism, in general, to decipher more easily the Great Book of Life.

Issa ~ AM