>>16417816>>16417815These phenomenon are also highly related to the myth of Cupid and Psyche: the root of psychedelic is of course "psyche" and in Greek "Psyche'"means breath, life, soul. She was a woman in myth - actually, the twin soul of Cupid himself. Those wings pictured on Psyche and Cupid are astral wings, same as on the caduceus.
Hinduism also tells us about the androgynous creator. It is we creator because at the beginning all consciousness was in one and the same person also called Adam Kadmon in Kaballah for example. This is the primordial "I am" that is also called Eros, Phanes, Protogonos in Greek mythology
Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the male principle of God. The union of these principles is exalted as the root and womb of all creation. The relevant image here is the Hindu Shatkona, which you may know as the Star of David or Merkaba: the union of the upward (Shiva, Purusha) and downward (Shakti, Prakriti) triangles. This is Adam and Eve, reunited again, reentering the garden.
