Esoteric Symbolism

After doing a deeper dive into what Khepri represents in the Ancient Egyptian Divine Triad, now we'll look further into the Hindu equivalent in their Trimurti called Brahma.

Just as Khepri represents the divine operation of creating, in Hinduism Brahma is the creating force and forms the Trimurti (the divine trinity), alongside Vishnu and Shiva. He also represents Rajas Guna which is the quality of passion, activity, motion, and desire. Rajas Guna has a similar meaning to Shin in Kabbalah.

It is said that Brahma emerged from the naval of Vishnu, according to the Ancient Egyptians the soul is in the solar plexus, located at the naval, while the Ba - consciousness of the soul, is located at the third eye and is seated in the soul.

He is symbolized by Four Heads which face in the four cardinal directions representing the Four Divine Races.

He holds a Akshamala (अक्षमाला) which is said to symbolize the letters of Creation. In the Sanskrit alphabet, the first letter is "A" (अ) and the last consonant is "Ksha" (क्ष). Therefore, Aksha represents the entire matrix of divine sound, language, and knowledge. The Mala (garland) symbolizes how the universe is strung together by these cosmic vibrations. This is knowns as the Principle of Vibration in the Ancient Egyptian science of Hermetics. His divine mount is The Hamsa which is symbolised by a Swan. In Ancient Greece mythology, the constellation of Cygnus, located on the dark rift of the Milky Way, is said to be the birth place of divine souls.

Brahma's female Consort is Saraswati who represents the operation of relaying knowledge, arts, music, and the intellect and wisdom required to execute any meaningful creation.While she shares the Swan (Hamsa)with Brahma as her divine mount, she is also depicted alongside a peacock. You may remember that Khepri is associated with the Scarab, and Scarab shells and Peacock feathers both share a unique way of displaying colours with light angles due to something called structural colouring.

The children of Brahma are called the Manasaputras (Sanskrit: मानसपुत्र) also known as the "mind-born sons" or cosmic children of Brahma) They are not like mortal humans, they were brought into existence through Brahma's sheer cosmic will, thought, and intellect rather than through physical birth. In Hindu cosmology, these divine beings were created at the dawn of the universe to serve as the foundational divine blueprints for mortal man as well as their spiritual guides, they are the biological ancestors of all living creation. Shiva represents the first born divine son of the Manasaputras. They are also known as the Preservers of Dharma: They are the immortal guardians of mankind who safeguard divine wisdom and universal law.