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==The Archetypal Mandala of the Star of David== | ==The Archetypal Mandala of the Star of David== | ||
By Margaret Starbird. | ''By Margaret Starbird.'' | ||
“The mandala of the hexagram, also known as the [[Star of David]] is much older than Judaism, older even than history! As an archetypal symbol for the sacred union of the opposite energies, it is the yin-yang of western civilization. Formed by the intertwining of the “fire” and “water” triangles (the male “blade” and the female “chalice”) this symbol represents the masculine and feminine principles in perfect union, the sacred marriage or [[Hieros Gamos]] of the ancient world. In India the symbol represents the cosmic dance of Shiva and Shakti, and the Jewish Kabbala suggests that the Ark of the Covenant contains, in addition to the tables of the Ten Commandments, a regular hexagram representing a man and woman in intimate embrace. | “The mandala of the hexagram, also known as the [[Star of David]] is much older than Judaism, older even than history! As an archetypal symbol for the sacred union of the opposite energies, it is the yin-yang of western civilization. Formed by the intertwining of the “fire” and “water” triangles (the male “blade” and the female “chalice”) this symbol represents the masculine and feminine principles in perfect union, the sacred marriage or [[Hieros Gamos]] of the ancient world. In India the symbol represents the cosmic dance of Shiva and Shakti, and the Jewish Kabbala suggests that the Ark of the Covenant contains, in addition to the tables of the Ten Commandments, a regular hexagram representing a man and woman in intimate embrace. | ||