The illumination of the third eye comes
to the masculine, precipitating Inner union
As I was falling asleep last night I asked,
as I do once a week or so, for a review
of what is unfolding for humanity.
In the dream I was with Daniel visiting an old friend of his that I had never met — a man who was almost indistinguishable from an old history teacher of mine. We had been invited to dinner and the man and his wife led us into the dining room which was two or three storeys high, for it also housed an extensive library of beautiful old books. On the wall was a poster advertising an event the following evening that the man was to be the star attraction of — ‘the illumination of the third eye’. Excited, I asked about it and he told me his illumination was being carried out on stage by a small group of people and he brought towards me the most exquisite artefact: about 12 inches long and made of bronze: a set of Tibetan bells, I think six or seven, hanging from a metal arc. Their beauty was indescribable and in the dream I knew I was being shown something very sacred that is in existence in Tibet for just this purpose. My own third eye was pulsating but he wouldn’t let me touch. His wife stepped forward then with a golden jewelled object that was very ornate and cross-shaped and she invited me to grasp the top of it and pull and out came a slightly curved and very ancient blade, the metal a little dented and rough. I touched the edge and a shiver ran through me and at this point I woke up filled with awe.
I understood some of the symbolism: the illumination of the collective/patriarchal third eye (enlightenment comes to learning (the library)) but on waking again this morning I researched the bells and ‘dagger’ and it seems they are indeed paired. The vajra is a weapon (I was shown a double vajra — so cross-shaped and representing the directions, the elements and the principle of absolute stability embodied by the solidity of Mother Earth) that symbolises the properties of a diamond and means ‘thunderbolt’. It is the male principle, Right Action, piercing through all, and is held in the right hand and the bell, the female principle of Wisdom, the Immovable mind, is held in the left. Together they embody the union of all dualities and symbolise Enlightenment.
What is fascinating is the dream reversal: the woman holding the vajra, the man the bell. We can see this as a metaphor for the flipping of polarities or poles. And beyond this that the masculine and feminine are now also holding the opposite quality, for within they are in Union and are complete in and of themselves.
This feels deeply significant.
~ Jo Hemmant ❤️
Many thanks for this photograph of a double crossed vajra from the enlightenment thangka website.
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