THE TREE OF NIGHT Developed by Linda Falorio with Fred Fowler and Mishlen Linden. Presented by Linda Falorio and Fred Fowler at SUMMERHAWK, 1990 e.v. PO Box 9011, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Kether - Sahasrara - Crown -------------------------- The Image: The Star-Sponge Vision: The Kalas of the Stars rain down from transplutonian dimensions. Visions of the Great Old Ones, "the people who come from the other side of the sea" of interstellar space, the Mu, the Moa. Power = trans-dimensional/interstellar time-travel. Binah/Chokmah - Ajna - Brow --------------------------- The Image: The Inward-Looking-Eye, "With Thy right eye create an Universe". Vision of the reflection of the Moon upon still, dark water; rainbow of oils upon water. Power = to enter the Dream Time, to leave the body at will. Daath - Vishuddha - Knot of Shiva - Decussation of the Pyramids --------------------------- The Image: The Winged Serpents as Androgyne-Gyander. Vision of the labyrinth, entrance to "Universe B" via the Tunnels of Set. Power = of the voltigeurs, of shape- shifting, of the Shaman, of cosmic transmutation of the primal cell; knowledge of past-present-future as existent in the Now. Tiphareth - Anahata - Heart --------------------------- The Image: The Black Snake devouring the eclipsed Sun; the crossroads. Vision of the Ego-less Void between the Worlds, "for there is no god where I am". Power = invisibility; of entering another's body. Veil of Paroketh - Knot of Vishnu - Diaphragm - Manipura -------------------- The Image: The Black Hole, matter collapsed upon itself, "for my left hand has crushed an Universe, and nought remains"; a dark rain cloud. Vision of "The Howler in the waste". Power = speech in silence; hunger, the shroud. Yesod - Svadisthana - Navel --------------------------- The Image: The Primal Soup as it moves and froths. Vision of the swamp, waters of illusion; the water gourd, the cup filled with wine. Power = of fascination and enchantment, imagination kindled by desire; creation of one's own universe. Knot of Brahma - "Centar" - Ch'i -------------------------------- The Image: The Web, tentacles. Vision of interconnected nodes of infinitely corroding light. Power = the drum, as keeper and creator of time. Malkuth - Muladhara - Que ------------------------- The Image: Nuit, the Silver Rain, the sexual kalas as they poor forth from the body of Suvasini. Vision of The Dance of sex-birth-death-bliss; the staff with skull on top - the empty mind. Power = of tantric-energy exchange, of distilling the transforming elixir; of raising kundalini up the spine into the shower of stars.