History and Meaning of the PHOENIX

Hello, welcome to the Revelando el Velo. Since the ancient mythological legends We get the image of a magical bird, radiant and brilliant, that lives for several hundred years to die after being spontaneously consumed in flames, And then he'll rise from his ashes to start a new and long life. This is the majestic Phoenix. It's so powerful its symbolism that it's a motif and an image still commonly used today In popular culture and folklore. A mythical symbol of destruction and renewal. But it's been used to represent diverse themes, Like the sun, the time, the consecration and the mind in psychosis. The symbolism of the Phoenix is very much associated with the sun, Because like the sun, the Phoenix is born, Live a certain period of time and then die, Just to then repeat the whole process. Including, in some old representations of the Phoenix, If you show it with a halo, as a record of your solar connection. Now, the Phoenix is also an alchemical symbol. It is related to the changes During the metaphorical chemical reactions and the progression through the properties of matter, Identified by the colors black, white and red or purple. So, it has to do with the steps of art in the realization of the great work of philosopher's stone. It is a secret that the Phoenix, as a symbolic value, It's intimately linked to alchemy. If we consider that the ultimate goal of alchemy I would pretend the rebirth and regeneration of the human compound, Just like the Phoenix. Sometimes, birds were used to represent the phases of the opus. In its most basic version, the corpso como el aputrefacto or nigredo, The swan as the albedo and, finally, the phoenix as the rubedo, The phase that would revive the fire inside the human being You would be able to carry it. a un estado trascendente de identificación (a state of being distinguished from others) I'm not sure I'm right. Here the principles of the sun and the moon united to give way to the philosophical mercury, Many times represented under the image of the phoenix bird. The fire plays a major role in all these processes. I mean, the phoenix bird personifies no solo el final, but the essential of the alchemical regeneration process. The ever-present aspect of death and resurrection, that, a su vez, It seems to be a reference to the operating mechanics of an initiatic process. Something old must die so that something new can be born. This is nothing but the Phoenix cycle. Since the oldest alchemical treatises we have the old rule. To regenerate the nature of being, She must die in her human form. The reborn of the rottenness. and the incineration of the old person will produce a transcendent being who will share qualities with the divine and whose dwelling will be paradise, the fields of helium or the "Islas Bienaventuradas", as I like to call them. The Gnostics said the Phoenix served to remind That the body must be crucified to save the soul. To obtain a purified body, must be born a new man or woman more resplendent, as the Phoenix, That decides to incinerate itself to be reborn again from its ashes. This, of course, It's an allegory that means nothing but the death of the ego. Now, what is its origin? Where does this mythological creature come from? The Phoenix is one of the legendary beings more familiar in different cultures. Although some characteristics vary The different traditions in which it appears, always keep the most important points, I usually do. The first of these is his immortality or regeneration, devoured by fire every 500 years. to after re-birth from his ashes. And the second point is its uniqueness, It's assumed that there is only one specimen that dies and reappears. This legendary creature, generally, It's described as a big bird. It's like a mix between an eagle and a peacock. It's brightly colored purple and gold, It's associated with the rising sun and fire. Build your own funeral pyre or nest You'll be greeted with a single applause from your wings. But time after his death, He rises gloriously from the ashes and flies away. The Greeks called him Phoenix, But, curiously, it's associated with the Egyptian Benu, the bird of true native America, The Slavic firebird, the Chinese fenwang and the Japanese hoyo. The origin of the myth is attributed to various theories. One of the most common seems to be in Ancient Egypt, Where was known as Benu It had a similar shape to the real or alpha-shan garza. The benue lived on obelisks or benue stones. Although it cannot be certain that it is the true origin of the myth, It's one of the oldest sources. These birds were associated with the periodic floods of the Nile. It was related to the cult of the sun, the god Ra, The sun in the city of Heliopolis. In the last dynasties of the old empire He also connected with Osiris, The Egyptian god of the resurrection and the floods of the Nile. In the Egyptian culture, it is represented by means of the image of birds associated with river environments, for the importance that the growth of rivers plays marking the annual sowing and harvesting cycles, I mean, death and rebirth, the Phoenix cycle. The phoenix is almost always depicted in purple and gold. In antiquity, purple was the color identified with power. With the nobility, with the social excellence and high symbolic value. As the phoenix was mythologically considered sovereign of all birds, The color of his plumage was reserved for emperors and kings. The canvases and the purple paintings were very exclusive and very expensive. which are obtained by a pigmentation It was a single people in the whole of the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians. In fact, Fenicio wants to say purpura, You don 't have to be a philologist to be brave. That Phoenix and Phoenix sound very similar. Likewise, both words have a very special relationship with an element, The fire. This legend was quickly adapted to the Greek and Latin cultures. by its symbolic meaning, which has changed a little from its former appearance, more like pheasant or real peacock, to resemble the family of raptors, especially the eagle. It is mentioned for the first time by Herodotus, Who says he knew the myth in Egypt, More specifically in the city of Iunu, A la that the Greeks called Heliopolis, Because it was the main seat of the cult of the god Solarrá. This Greek historian described it as follows: The rituals that were celebrated in Heliopolis around this myth. The Leo. In the temple of the sun of Heliopolis there was a ritual Where an eagle with the painted wings of gold and purple It was burnt alive with spices in a nest of palm branches. The animal represented the god Sun. And the palm tree was consecrated to La Madre, a La Grandiosa. El Sol had ended his great revolution. The sun eagle is returning to the nest. to inaugurate a new era of the Phoenix. According to the legend, of the ashes of the Phoenix, I was born a little gusano. Soon after, he would become the Phoenix again. This last aspect has made the Phoenix A symbol of the eternity. Pliny the Elder, in his work Historia Naturalis, Also include some references which appear in the description of Herodotus, A bird's eye view and golden and purple plumage, But I'll explain something more. The process of the Phoenix's resurrection y ofrece detalles sobre el conocimiento (and offers details about the knowledge) and recepción del mito en su propio tiempo, Although for its part it gives little credibility to the story, I'd rather consider it a fable. Write the following. They say in Ethiopia and India They were birds of various colors and indescribable shapes. The most famous of all is the Phoenix of Arabia, Although I don't know if it's a fable. Unique in the world and very difficult to see. It's the size of an eagle. With the golden glow around the neck and the rest of the purple colour, with the ennoblecimiento de crestas en la garganta (with the ennoblement of the crests in the throat) And a head of feathers. Manilio, that senator famous for his great sabers, without having had a maestro, It was he who, among the Romans, He referred to the first and with the greatest rigor. I noticed that no one has ever seen him eat, that in Arabia is consecrated to the sun and that lives 540 years You know, as you get older, Make a nest with branches of cinnamon and frankincense and die on it. After, from its bones and marrow, a larva is born And this, then, results in a pollution, That's how soon it develops, The first thing you do is pay the funeral honors a su predecessor And he's got the whole nest near Pancaya, in the City of the Sun, You left him there on an altar. Manilio manifests that, with the life of this bird, The revolution of the year is over. And they return the same signs of the seasons and the constellations, And it starts around noon. When the sun enters the sign of Aries And that the year of this revolution, In which he wrote in the consulate of Publius Licinius, The era of the 215th. He was also betrayed to Rome in the time of the emperor Claudius. and presented in the Committee, what is attested by the minutes, But no one would doubt that it was false. The most outstanding aspect of this fragment of Pliny the Elder Is there a mention of a feature of this creature? which does not appear in Herodotus, But you will be an inseparable part of her. in the texts and representations made During the Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It is the crests in the throat and the head of feathers, What's your name? and that, as we have analysed, They were present in the Egyptian myth. It will be a trait that will never leave the Phoenix again. After the Egyptians and the Greeks, The ancient Romans adopted the Phoenix, I'm going to see it as a symbol. How they supposed it would be their glorious empire, Durable and immortal. And then, after the Ancient Rome and with the rise of primitive Christianity, The symbol of the phoenix bird, like that bird itself, He acquired a new life, Symbolizing the immortal soul and the resurrection of Christ. The image became a popular symbol. The lapids of the primitive Christians And also for some it symbolized the cosmic fire Some believe that he created the world And that will eventually consume you. In a Jewish legend, the Phoenix is known as Milcham, The bird of fire immortal. The legend goes back to the Garden of Eden. When Eve planted the apple of knowledge, I wanted to try it with the forbidden fruit. But the bird Milcham refused the offer. For his faithfulness, Dios granted him eternal life. After a thousand years, A fire purifier would destroy all birds and their nests, But instead I 'd have an egg. That would turn into a baby bird. In Asia, the Phoenix was supposed to reign over all birds. The Chinese Phoenix, or Fenghuang, is one of the four sacred creatures, Alternate between the sun-burning bird Yang Y el huán is the lunar feminine Yin. In the case of China, It was the symbol of the Chinese empress and of the feminine grace, As well as the sun and the south. I thought I saw a phoenix. It was a sign that a wise leader had ascended the throne. A new era has begun. It was representative of the Chinese virtues. The kindness, the duty, the decorum, the kindness and the reliability. Los palacios y templos (the palaces and temples) were guarded by different ceramic protective beasts, But all of them were led by a phoenix. Carl Jung gave a psychological sense to this fabulous being, To say that we all possess in us a phoenix That allows us to survive Each of these partial deaths is what we call a dream. Inside his decline and death is the seed of the new. So, the phoenix bird represents creation and eternal life. Transforming continuously, The Phoenix represents the idea that all ends are just a new beginning. And maybe that's why the symbol of the phoenix will be reborn again and again in the legend and human imagination. Dear friends, I thank you for accompanying me here. Have a nice day wherever you are. And watch what's on the tip of your forks. Don 't forget to subscribe and activate the bell. to receive new content. And if today you learn something, no one will hesitate to share it. See you next time.