the ankh
Please give me a mirror the size of the cosmos so that I may see mySelf
as all that I Am through eyes of reverent recognition.
For as long as I can remember I have always felt drawn to and connected to the ankh, and for some time now I have been exploring its sacred symbolism. The deeper I dive into the ankh’s symbolic and metaphoric representations, the deeper I surrender to its mystery.
To me it feels like a portal and looks like a ‘key’ to unlock mysteries, knowledge, technologies of ancient times, modern times, All Time.
I am sharing just a few of my ankh explorations with you here…
the key of life
The ankh is mostly renowned as an ancient Egyptian symbol, a hieroglyph that means ‘life’. Hence it is often referred to as the ‘key of life’. Perhaps a key to some of the secrets of existence?
The ankh has two main parts – a loop and a cross. Holistically its design is a union of these two parts.
union of physical & non-physical
The ankh may symbolise the union of physical and non-physical, of mortal and eternal. A symbolic representation of the merging of mortal human life/man/woman (the cross) and eternal life (the loop with no beginning or end).
I liken the shape of the ankh to that of a hand-held mirror... a mirror to reflect and remind me that ultimately, here on Earth, I am a union of the physical and non-physical. I am all of the multidimensional facets of mySelf.
The ankh reminds me that my physical body is an anchor|ankhor,
ankhoring the non-physical aspects of mySelf here on this planet.
I am an ankhor.
I ankhor mySelf here on Earth.
union of feminine & masculine
The ankh may also symbolise the union of woman and man, the merging of the energies of female/yin and male/yang nature, and the creation of life through this union. The loop representing the feminine/womb, the elongated (vertical) section representing the masculine/penis, the arms stretching out (horizontal) representing the life created from this sacred union.
The ankh reminds me that I have both feminine and masculine energies within me.
Ultimately I am to create sacred union of these energies within mySelf
to create my life here on Earth.
ankhing
The ankh may represent the technology of a specific energy pathway, shaped like the ankh, that flows through our body. This ‘ankh pathway’ flows from the base of the spine, up to the heart. At the heart it flows out the back of the heart, loops up the back of the head, and then down the front of the head, flowing back into the heart at the front.
Breath and/or orgasmic energy can be consciously moved/circulated/looped through this pathway – the practice of ‘ankhing’. Ankhing is practised to charge and strengthen the energy body. The ancient Egyptians believed the practice of ankhing was the ‘key of life’ here on Earth.
I have created my own personal practice of ‘ankhing’ and it does feel LIFE-giving to me.
These are only a few of my ankh musings expressed long-story-short.
Ultimately the ankh reminds me that any and all keys
to unlock any and all mysteries of life
are within mySelf, for me;
and within yourSelf, for you.
art & words by me, Katrina