Water - Symbol and Mythology

All creation myths begin with Water. These creation myths tell
of how the Breath of Spirit blew over the Great Waters giving
birth to all of creation. The Breath of Spirit represents the the
masculine Seed of the Eternal Mind which impregnates the
feminine Waters of the Great Subconscious Womb in the initial
act of Spiritual Creation.

Symbolically, Water represents all that lies below the surface:
Water represents Our Subconscious. Our Subconscious is the
limitless creative ocean of our Divine Nature which has direct access
to The Great Subconsciousness of Creation.

Water is the realm of feelings, dreams, imagination, and intuition.
It is the realm of Spiritual and Mental Creation at the most subtle,
sensitive and sentient level. The Great Ocean of Our Subconscious
is where all the elements of creation, everything that is and ever
will be, already exist in their un-manifested form awaiting the
"Seed of Thought" to impregnate them.

Once the Subconscious is impregnated by the "Seed of Thought",
the Waters of the Subconscious then protect, nourish and nurture
this new creation until it is ready for manifestation in the physical
realm.

We can picture the element of Water (Our Subconscious) as a
great ocean. When we look upon this great ocean we can only see
its surface. However, below the surface of this great ocean exists
all the mysteries and unknowns that lie deep below the surface.
The deep recesses of this great ocean represent the deep recesses
of Our Subconscious.

It is in these deep recesses that all current unknowns and mysteries
exist in their un-manifested forms. The fact that we cannot currently
"see" these mysteries and unknowns does not alter the fact that they
do currently exist, un-manifested, deep below the surface.

Once we discover, and then pull, an unknown from the depths of
these great Waters of Our Subconscious it is no longer an unknown.
In the same manner, once we discover and pull a mystery from the
depths of these great Waters of Our Subconscious it is no longer a
mystery; it then becomes a Truth, a fact, a reality.

This is the Symbolism of the element of Water: Within the depths of
Our Subconscious lie the mysteries and unknowns of today that are
awaiting our discovery so that we can make them the realities,
manifestations and creations of tomorrow.

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Our Subconscious

Although an idea may originate in the mind, it is in the Subconscious
that this idea is brought into Fulfillment.

An idea, or Thought, belongs to the Mental Realm and is therefore
"limited" to whatever the mind is currently able to understand.
The Subconscious, however, is the Spiritual Realm which is
"unlimited" in its power to both Understand and Create.

The idea that originates in the mind is a Seed. This Seed, like all
other seeds, needs fertile ground in which to grow, blossom and
Manifest. The Fertile Ground in which the Seed of an Idea
manifests itself is the Subconscious.

Our Subconscious is our Spiritual Womb. And just like any other
"womb" it is a fertile environment that protects and nurtures
whatever Seed is placed in it in order for it to grow, blossom and
Manifest.

But how does this all happen?

Our Subconscious is part of our Divine Nature. It is also the
Spiritual part of us that is directly connected to the Eternal
Consciousness where all acts of Creation take place. In other
words, our Subconscious is a Direct link to the Eternal
Consciousness where everything that ever will be already exists
in its unmanifested form.

We can liken our Subconscious to our Atman (our "God Within")
that is permanently and directly linked to Brahman (the Eternal
Consciousness).

We can look at this mental-Spiritual Relationship which exists
within us in the following manner:

Our Mind plants a Thought or idea (A Seed) into our Subconscious.
our Subconsciousness (which is one with the Eternal Consciousness)
takes over from there.

It harbors and nurtures (Marinates) our idea for the "appropriate"
length of Time. Once this nurturing process is complete our
Spiritual Subconscious tells our Mental Mind how to bring our idea
to Fulfillment.

These are the times when we get an answer to a question, or
discover a "new way of looking at something", while we are involved
in an entirely unrelated task.

These are the Times that the "light bulb" goes on in our mind and
we say, "Wow, that answer came out of nowhere". The Truth is, no,
it didn't come out of "nowhere"; it came from our Subconscious
...Our Spiritual Womb.

Comments and Emails: I welcome comments and emails from
people with similar thoughts and feelings. My email address is
located in the upper-left area of this page. Comments can be
posted by using the "Comment" link located below each article.
Also: If you found value in this article please feel free to forward
it to other like-minded individuals, organizations and sites.

Disclaimer: None of my articles should be considered to be
either advice or expertise. They are simply personal opinions
and no more. Everyone is encouraged to seek competent
advice from a licensed, registered, or certified professional
should such advice or service be required.

© copyright Joseph Panek 2009