Weighing the Heart
Size: 20” h x 20”w Price: $790
Mixed Media: Encaustic, cloth & paper image transfers, ceramic eye, shells, trims, heart pendant, metal , on wood & wooden panels.
The Egyptian Series is inspired by the mysteries of ancient Egypt, a complex civilization that soared to heights unseen since. The socio-economic structure revealed integration with the spiritual; these realms were interwoven with wisdom honoring the Earth and Heavens.
In ‘Weighing the Heart’, the central square, a symbol of the earth element, is elevated by a green ‘mountain’; it holds a scene depicting Egyptian cosmological symbols. Above is a protective eye, the ‘white’ of which is the crescent moon; both are crowned by an arc of DNA, the life code. Supporting below are 3 ibis –like birds, feet in the element of water, and below, the half circle of earth, filled with vein like patterns, indicative of the life force energy within all matter.
Flanking the center image is a scale, the crescent moon ‘bowls’ contain a feather on one side, and a gold heart on the other. This archetypal structure depicts the ancient Egyptian ‘Weighing of the Heart’ ceremony. Upon the death of a person, their heart was weighed against that of the feather; if balanced, the person was deemed to have led a worthy lifetime. This indicates the importance of the heart as the center of compassion, unconditional love and these qualities, revered in ancient Egypt, and the core of what could resurrect humanity and Earth to another Golden Age.