This beautiful engraving shows us that our redemption is only possible through the help of the cross.
These engravings represent the Gallic God Hercules, who is the parallel of the Greek Heracles and the Roman Hercules.
Este hermoso grabado nos muestra ante todo la grandeza de buscar el camino del Cristo íntimo. Al mismo lo vemos dentro de una nube enseñando a un devoto el globo, que representa el caos espermático, coronado por una rama de laurel, símbolo, asimismo, del triunfo hermético.
To begin our description, we will say that, if we look at the center of this artistic engraving, we will immediately see the figure of Satan seated on the sphere that represents our world, and this is to show us that, indeed, it is he who, unfortunately, governs the destinies of this human anthill.
I now send you the second engraving of the sequence of four in total made by the Flemish artist Gérard Van Groeningen in 1573. This is the series of engravings encompassed under the title The Four Ways of Living on Earth.
But what do we refer to when we speak of the STATE OF GRACE? Without a doubt, we are referring to the search for the salvation of our soul or the values that pertain to it, that is to be in a state of GRACE.
First of all, we must know that this illustration was the work of the great German mystic named Jacob Böhme. This engraving is the title page of a work by the aforementioned author and the publishers asked Jacob Böhme 177 theosophical questions, of which the author answered 15.
The engraving in question was made by Jacob Böhme (1575-1624) in one of his posthumous works. For many of the researchers this book is considered one of the most difficult of his writings.
Very dear friends:
It is with immense joy that I send you, friends, the present engraving entitled ”The three principles of divine manifestation”
I am sharing with you the message contained in this engraving, which is part of the frontispiece of the book entitled “All the Theosophical Writings of the Blessed and Enlightened Jacob Böhme”.
