Libra – The Wheel of Creation
In the wisdom teachings, creation is described as a wheel without beginning and end, which appears cyclically. Each new cycle has its own freshness, but the basic structures remain largely the same. When the impulse for a creation comes, the wheel begins its movement and radiates time and space. The point at the beginning of creation radiates and expands becoming a globe. With the movement of time, rays of light come forth. Objectivity emerges from subjectivity. The forms gradually take on denser matter; the cosmos and its stars are born and form the visible creation.
The underlying essence of everything is called Narayana in the East, the indwelling God Vasudeva and the all-pervading God Vishnu. Libra symbolises the principle of the fulcrum that causes the wheel to turn.
For the visualisation of the Wheel of Creation, I used a photograph of the Sombrero Galaxy taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA/ESA). I worked on the image of a statue of Vishnu as Vishvarupa, the embodiment of the cosmic person. It stands on the serpent Ananta, the endlessness. Its many heads symbolise the variety of phenomena. The planes of creation emerging from the centre of existence are indicated by the rainbow circle.
The symbolism of Libra is visualised in the twelve Libra paintings done between 2010 and 2021. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.
September 16th, 2021 at 3:03 pm
Ludger, your drawing about brings a smile to my lips for some reason.
Perhaps it’s because it is so balanced & harmonious. The light in the center so
bright & inviting one to enter those realms. It touches the heart actually. love, Risa
September 16th, 2021 at 3:06 pm
Simplemente “HERMOSA” expresión del arte en el pincel audaz del estimado hermano Ludger.
Gracias,
Jesús y Evelia