Countless cycle of death and rebirth souls travel in captivity in darkness, leaving the unclean and sinful behind. The heart is purity, which can be reached through travelling the correct paths into the sacred. The pomegranate is one of the fruits that grows in the gardens of heaven, according to ancient texts. Symbol of the beginning of something new, fertility, kindness, love, and longevity. Pigeons are regarded sacred animals because they are symbols of the Holy Spirit, serenity, and innocence, as well as Venus’ messengers. Four doves represent happiness, fidelity, harmony, and love in the family. What’s the significance of four? It is often accepted as difficulties in life. This is the soul’s torture, the fire through which everything must travel to earn its rightful position in eternal life. The compass has four main directions: north, south, east, and west. Physical body, astral body, soul, and spirit are the four components of personality.
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The energy called Kundalini energy is believed to be in the coccyx of the body and is symbolized by a sleeping snake. This is where the term “Kundalini Awakening” comes from. And when this energy awakens, one will experience many supernatural experiences of enlightenment and complete one’s divine cycle. The first known written epic in history is about the quest for immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh is actually the epic of humanity written by the Sumerians. At the end of this epic, which is an allegory of mankind’s quest for immortality, the snake becomes a symbol. One who can regenerate becomes immortal. In other words, existence is the key to transformation. Therefore, man can only continue to exist if he can transform himself into something outside of himself. Like ouroboros…”Applying alchemy to oneself and creating a transformation is undeniably a symbol of immortality. Getting in touch with “prima matter” (basic matter). However, this potion also has side effects. The quest to create and transcend oneself takes people to a different universe. Prima materia is the source material of the Philosopher’s Stone in Hermeticism, which provides immortality.
To ride the wave is to catch the very pulse of nature. In that moment, the human being ceases to be merely a body – it becomes motion, flight, a breath of freedom.
And the wave – that beautiful monster of water – is both an obstacle and a springboard to something greater. The seagull soaring above is a symbol of the soul – elusive and free, always in motion.
On the hottest days, this canvas brings the sensation of a refreshing breeze, salt on the lips, and the feeling that life is here and now – in the speed, the movement, the risk, and the lightness of flight, all of which elevate us toward a bolder and renewed version of ourselves.
Each of them embodies a different stage of existence – the continuation of lineage, the gift of life, tenderness, wisdom, and beauty blooming like a flower.
This work is a tribute to the power of feminine energy – in its eternal cycle of birth, care, and transformation.
Inspired by the Afrocentric symbolism and stylistic spirit of Keith Mallett.
The serpent in this painting is not viewed through the Judeo-Christian lens of the Fall. Here, it is an ancient archetype of knowledge — a guardian and a mediator between worlds, like the Uraeus (worn on the foreheads of pharaohs) — the ancient Egyptian symbol of divine protection, wisdom, and transformation. It enters the realm of sacred geometry, merging with the Flower of Life — a coded imprint of creation and divine order.
In the background, Egyptian symbols subtly emerge, whispering ancient truths of alchemy and the immortality of consciousness, as once practiced by the pharaohs through the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus. This is knowledge not only preserved by the ancients — today, Japanese researchers in psychology seminars suggest that death, as we know it, no longer exists; consciousness is a continuous flow that merely shifts its form.
The painting is a portal between worlds — between matter and spirit, between ancient and contemporary wisdom. It invites the viewer to taste the fruit of knowledge, to follow the mystery of inner awakening, and to step into the circle of the sacred.
The tear symbolizes the human essence — deep and intense emotions.
Gold embodies perfection, enlightenment, and nobility.
Their union reflects the alchemical principle “Nigredo–Albedo–Rubedo” —
through darkness and pain (nigredo) the soul is purified (albedo)
and attains the gold — enlightenment (rubedo).
Galia Iskrenova Art 