"Faery Rose Tree"
©2005
From my piece, Faery Rose Tree #2

Most cultures have a tree of life that symbolically connects the earth to the heavens. Its roots go deep into the cthonic Underworld, the trunk grows through the terrestrial Middleworld, and its branches extend into the celestial Upperworld.

Here the stars above are reflected in the world below, representing the faery stars that shine within the earth, a reminder of spirit within matter. The three color spheres represent the three worlds as well as the three souls of the Feri tradition: Red for the primal power of the fetch, white for the clear intellect of the talker, and electric blue for the cosmic presence of the God Soul.

A serpent is coiled around the trunk, ascending, representing the kundalini as it rises within, leading us toward enlightenment. The blue rose is the ever unfolding mystery.

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