Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Dear Friends, I have been looking at yantras for a while now, I am planning on aquireing some. I was interested in the MahaKali Yantra, and Maha Mritunjaya Yantra. I've seen several versions of the Mritunjaya yantra that also look like the Siva Linga Yantra, I'm not sure which is which. The Siva yantra I saw had a pentagram in the centre, as did the MahaMrityujaya, but then I've seen variations of both. I saw a Siva yantra that was nothings but a grid of numbers, and a Mrityunjaya yantra that was a collection of triangles. I assume that the pentagram represents the five syllables of Om Nama Sivaya. It's interesting that this symbol is also considered auspicious in western occultism. I saw a Mrityunjaya Yantra that had an upsidedown pentagram, which, in the west is a symbol of evil. It is interesting how the meaning of symbols change from culture to culture. Does anyone have any info they can share on these particular yantras, my father is going to India and is going to buy some for me. warm regards, Kamal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I know about pentagrams in Western mystery traditions, Kamel. The Quabalist Tree of Life is a form of mysticism still used by some esotrically-trained Jews, and once also used by the pre-Islamic Arabs, The Qabala is thought to be a "map of manifestation," all the way from the elemental material to the highest vibrations of God. Different "paths" connect different "sephira," which are symboligical representations of forms of "God energies." Interestingly, the lower half of the Tree mirrors what we now know to be the functions of the of the human brain, from brain-stem to right and left hemispheres to "super-consciousness." The pentagram represents the lower half of the Tree. That is, the half that represents the gross material to what Christians call "Christ consciousness." The hexagram represents the upper half of the tree. The points of the pentagram represent earth (lower left), air (upper left) fire (lower right), and water, (upper right). The top point represents ether, or spirit. The meaning is that spirit rules the four elements. It is also a reminder that man is the ruler of the four elements, if he chooses to broaden his consciousness. Furthermore, it is a reminder that "thoughts are things," so one must be mindful of one's thoughts and intentions. It is considered a benevolent and protective symbol, and is also considered symbological of the "word made flesh." The upside-down pentagram is NOT a symbol of evil. It is symbolic of spirit manifesting materially. The Satanists (many of whom are confused kids) turn other peoples' holy symbols upside-down and CALL them evil. (Guess they aren't creative enough to make up their OWN symbols.) Hitler also did that with the Swastika, and the Sun Sigil. Interesting... the pentagram also symbolizes Martial energy. Which is why the Pentagon has five sides. (The architect was a Mason, I'm told). , "one_kamal" <one_kamal> wrote: > Dear Friends, > I have been looking at yantras for a while now, I am planning on > aquireing some. I was interested in the MahaKali Yantra, and Maha > Mritunjaya Yantra. I've seen several versions of the Mritunjaya > yantra that also look like the Siva Linga Yantra, I'm not sure which > is which. The Siva yantra I saw had a pentagram in the centre, as did > the MahaMrityujaya, but then I've seen variations of both. I saw a > Siva yantra that was nothings but a grid of numbers, and a > Mrityunjaya yantra that was a collection of triangles. I assume that > the pentagram represents the five syllables of Om Nama Sivaya. It's > interesting that this symbol is also considered auspicious in western > occultism. I saw a Mrityunjaya Yantra that had an upsidedown > pentagram, which, in the west is a symbol of evil. It is interesting > how the meaning of symbols change from culture to culture. Does > anyone have any info they can share on these particular yantras, my > father is going to India and is going to buy some for me. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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