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of the "Five Elements" series. This series depicts the five
traditional elements of Air, Water, Fire, Earth, and Spirit (or Ether).
The common theme of the 'cosmic egg' containing the flame of consciousness
represents the potential for creation and rebirth in each element.
The 'fifth element' of Spirit represents the uplifting principles of consciousness
and the soul, without which the four traditional elements of Fire, Water,
Earth and Air would remain simply elemental building blocks, but with
which the four are combined to create life. In scientific terms, the four
elements represent the states of matter - Earth for solid, Water for liquid,
Air for gas, and Fire for plasma, but the fifth element of Spirit alone
represents nothing in Nature which can be seen or touched, but that energy
which can only be known by experience or feeling. It is the flame of knowing
at the centre of the 'cosmic egg' which is ready to burst into life. |