In various paintings by Nicholas Roerich, Chintamani is depicted as the treasure of the world. He also painted Chintamani as an extraterrestrial jewel which, according to Tibetan and Mongolian legends, is brought to the humans on the back of a white horse, Erdeni Mori, to enlighten the consciousness of humanity in times of darkness.

According to the wisdom teachings, Chintamani, the Philosopher’s Stone, is a beautiful self-radiating jewel that is kept in Shambala, the ashram of Sanat Kumara, and is sometimes given to the Hierarchy.

There is also a dormant centre of Chintamani in every human being. We can visualise it as the jewel on the crown of our head in the centre of the thousand-petalled lotus. From there, this energy is sometimes brought to the forehead. It is a state of being that gives us bliss and enables us to realise the purpose of our life. The jewel of Chintamani reminds us of this goal.

To visualise the centre of Chintamani on the head, I used photos of a Buddha statue, a crystal and a gemstone as well as flower elements. The sparks of light connect with the stars and indicate the cosmic nature of Chintamani’s origin.

In the background of the picture is an opening spiral, the beginning of which is not recognizable. It symbolizes the evolution of consciousness. From the center between the eyebrows, lines form a vessel that opens up into space. They indicate the opening of the personality to the soul and the merging with the Supersoul. The sign of Pisces stands for oceanic union with the cosmic consciousness.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Pisces illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Pisces paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

A true Aquarian is a person whose consciousness is no longer centred on the self but has become universal. His guiding principle is to enable others to prosper and develop spiritually.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Aquarius illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Aquarius paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings.

The recording of Saturday’s 4th Aquarian Salon has just been published:

This recording of the fourth “Aquarian Salon” about Art, Astrology and Wisdom Teachings, 20 Jan. 2024, is about an experiment of online group exchange on spiritual topics with the power of the group. All was done just for the joy of doing as a free and non-commercial initiative.

The entire recording is 01:49 h. If you would like to see a specific part, go directly to:

Welcome, explaining the schedule: 0:20
Guitar piece: 02:02
Prayer for group coherence: 06:52
Introduction: Intuition – The Raincloud of Knowable Things… : 08:15
Exchange on image: Capricorn – The Mount, the Star, the White Robe and the Gate of Death : 18:40
Exchange on image: Aquarius – The Mother with the Aquarian Pot : 38:15
Exchange on image: Pisces – The Great Fish and the Seed of the Universe : 54:20
Exchange on image: Leo – The Tree of the Universe and the Cosmic Teaching Principle : 01:09:30
Exchange on image: Capricorn – The Column of Consciousness: 01:21:26
Tribute to Mark Ray: 01:39:40
Musical Closing: 1:45:00
Violet Flame Invocation: 1:46:30: Violet Flame Invocation, followed by
Next Dates & Invitation to After Hour

The virtual exchange was prepared and presented by a team of 5:
Slides (operated by Lauren), participants care (Rosa), musical inputs (guitar, Frank), introduction talk and moderation (Risa), “Images of Synthesis”, explanations (Ludger).
Further: a Prayer for Group Coherence, and an Invocation of the Violet Flame

About 28 persons from 8 countries participated and contributed with their thoughts as much as they wanted. Feedback from a participant: “Beautiful paintings and very thorough and brilliant explanation of all the elements! Love it.”

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Eastern scriptures describe how the sage Agastya drank the waters of the oceans in order to save humanity. There were demons hiding under the oceans. At night they came out and ate the humans. The devas felt helpless and asked Agastya to help them. So Agastya absorbed the waters of the ocean for six hours. This enabled the devas to kill the dark forces. The Master then released the waters and the ocean was filled with water once again.

This story is an allegory about the ascending path of the waters. When the Sun moves again northwards after the winter solstice, the warmer rays cause the water to rise up from the oceans. The drinking of the oceans is associated with the evaporation of water, which occurs through the activity of Aquarius.

In the Age of Aquarius, humanity, which has sunk deep into matter, is lifted up again to spirit. Agastya, the cosmic Master Jupiter, releases the energies of Aquarius and thus, contributes to the upliftment of the earth. Symbolically, Agastya drinks up the oceans to help overcome the demons of the lower regions. Agastya always comes to help the earth in great crises.

For the design of the picture I worked with an old Indian drawing of Agastya’s feat and with photos of the Iguazú Falls in Argentina/Brazil.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Aquarius illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Aquarius paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

Capricorn is considered the sign of the birth of the Saviour. The light of life that shines in the darkness is the birth of the soul consciousness that frees us from imprisonment in matter. Capricorn is also the sign of the goat that climbs up the mountain and turns into a unicorn on the mountain peak of light. It is the disciple who becomes an initiate on the mount and descends again to help humanity.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Capricorn illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Capricorn paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings.

Yesterday, we met with the team of supporters for preparing the fourth Aquarian Salon, Saturday, 20 January 2024. We were 7 persons and it was 7 weeks in advance, because I will be in India until 3 days before the Salon I-4. And it was an extraordinary meeting:

Risa opened our meeting saying that we have been collaborating now since some time and most of us know each other just virtually, seeing heads on screen but not knowing much about the background of the individuals. And she invited us – living in different parts of the USA and of Europe – to share with the others how we came to the spiritual path leading us together now. We are forming a very Aquarian way of collaboration for the Aquarian Salon, inspiring and innovative, but it would deepen our relation if we know more about our personal background.

It was a tremendous experience to hear how all had been striving in different socio-cultural and geographical contexts to get into contact with the wisdom teachings of Spiritual Hierarchy and of Master KPK. I knew a few of the group since long but many new dimensions revealed. And it was astonishing to see how similar certain experiences were. This is not the place to go into detail but it was a very sacred opening of hearts giving insight to the spiritual fire burning in all. It was bringing us much closer to each other, feeling the presence.

Risa spoke about how, in their group in the US, they work with astrology and the wisdom teachings, on the basis of each the horoscopes of each member. And she invited us to share ours so that we see the energetic background of all of us and get a deeper understanding.

We then also spoke about our forming a new group now and how this is giving a good foundation for the collaboration in the future meetings of the Aquarian Salon.

If you are interested, please save the date: “Aquarian Salon I-4. Theme: Intuition and the Rain Cloud of Knowable Things”, Saturday, 20 January 2024. The meeting will start 7pm CET (UTC +1) / / 12pm CST (UTC -6), 10 am, PST (UTC -8).
Opening 6:45pm with guitar music, Zoom Meeting-ID: 839 0016 8325, Password: gam.
:: More information / Dates (PDF)

When we live in a body, we experience limitations. The limitations are described as the effects of a ring. The limitations are a protection, like the eggshell that surrounds the chick. When the chick has fully developed, the shell gets broken.

The rings are the effect of the cosmic principle of Saturn located in the planet Saturn. Saturn’s rings symbolise our personal limitations and problems, the limits of our understanding. The wisdom of the principle of Saturn teaches us to accept the limitations and work with them. Thus, Saturn slowly leads us to liberation from limitations. The mind is free by nature.

For the background of the painting I used a photo of a sunrise because Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, symbolises the time of sunrise and the rise from matter. A NASA photo of Saturn is integrated into the colours of the sunrise. Inserted into the rings is the figure of a meditator, designed with an Indian statue of a meditator. Lower body and torso are confined by the rings of Saturn. The right arm, symbolising right action, extends beyond one ring.

The opening of the head centre leads beyond the sphere of Saturn into the vastness of space. It is composed with images of the flowers saxifrage and begonia with a luminous ‘jewel in the lotus’.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Capricorn illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Capricorn paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

Sagittarius is the symbol for an aspirant who intends walking the path of light or the path of discipleship. His bow indicates attunement to the super-soul and the arrows indicate his energetic good will. True aspiration lies in dedicating our life to the path of light and love. This impulse to dedicate our life for the path of light is seen as grace but not as our own will. Once we have decided to walk the path of light, we need to strengthen ourselves with skills and abilities, virtues and rhythms. We can develop them through daily attunement to the divine which is within and all around.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Sagittarius illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Sagittarius paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Sagittarius illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Sagittarius paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings.

Picture to the month of Sagittarius: In Spiritual Astrology, Sagittarius is considered the most exalted Sun sign, very favourable for spiritual practices. In the body, Sagittarius is located in the higher Muladhara centre (root chakra) at the lower end of the spine. This centre is the entrance to the path of light called the Sushumna. We can imagine that we enter the light in the Muladhara and quickly move up to the Sahasrara, the head centre. Then we can contemplate on the radiant light in the spine and the head.

Especially during the first 7 days after the entry of the Sun into Sagittarius, the Sushumna column opens wide and the light is flowing upwards like an arrow to the Sahasrara. This is called “the path to Narayana”, the universal consciousness. Lord Krishna epitomises this universal consciousness. He says in the Bhagavad Gita, “Among the twelve months of the zodiac, I am Sagittarius.”

The image visualises the ascent of light from individual consciousness in the body (planetary consciousness) to the soul (solar consciousness) and spirit (cosmic consciousness). These layers are represented by the red-brownish earthly sphere below, from which rises the silhouette of the body with the centres of light. Above this the sphere of the sun, the soul, arches in fiery colours. The blue sphere indicates the magic of the cosmic dimension; it is represented by Krishna playing the flute, surrounded by the signs of the zodiac, with Sagittarius at the top, and the depth of the black starry sky.

The design of the image visualises the realisation that in reality we internally, are the planetary, solar and cosmic consciousness. The image arrangement illustrates the invisible path of ascension through the planes.

The Images of Synthesis for the month of Sagittarius illustrate the related symbolism. You find there all previous Sagittarius paintings with detailed explanations in four languages (en/de/es/fr). You can also download print-versions for free. Find here the Images of Synthesis with short extracts from the wisdom teachings. Or subscribe to the Lunar Messenger newsletter giving thoughts from the wisdom teachings to inspire putting them into practice.

Last Saturday, we had our third online Aquarian Salon meeting. It was a thrilling experience – a beautiful flow and exchanges, and live guitar music by Frank. In the past, Salon gathering were social events for gathering and sharing, and a source for inspiration. This is now a virtual continuation.

Risa had asked me to give more explanations about the”Images of Synthesis” we selected for the Salon, and so I did. And each time Frank gave short spontaneous musical inputs to what each image expressed.

Here is the uncut recording of the third “Aquarian Salon”, 11 November 2023. It shows an experiment of online group exchange on spiritual topics with the power of the group.

The entire recording is 1:38 h. If you would like to see a specific part, go directly to:

• Welcome, explaining the schedule, exchanges: 0:00
• Music: intro and guitar piece: 3:50
• Prayer for group coherence: 09:22
• Introduction: The fire of inspiration, humanity learns from being inspired, art and the work of the artist inspires us… : 10:35
• Exchange on image: Libra – Balancing the Higher and the Lower Pole : 24:00
• Exchange on image: Scorpio – The Ascent of the Serpents Through the Pituitary Hint : 43:30
• Exchange on image: Sagittarius – Before Dawn. Fiery Aspiration : 58:20
• Exchange on image: Taurus – Apollo and the Seven Centres above the Neck : 01:07:50
• Exchange on image: Sagittarius – Kalki, The Rider on the White Horse : 1:17:51
• Closing remarks exchange: 1:34:00
• Violet Flame Invocation: 1:35:10
• Closing words and music: 1:37:00

The Fourth Aquarian Salon: Saturday, 20 February 2024, 07 pm, CET (UTC +1) / 12 pm, CST (UTC -6) / 10 am, PST (UTC -8). More information (PDF) / Exchanges / Updates on Telegram / The Images of Synthesis.