#atziluth

record team sephirah — hokma.

HI YES I'M STILL ALIVE. JUST HAD 2 MORE TEETH PULLED AND THIS SUMMER HEAT HAS BEEN SAPPING ME OF ANY DRIVE TO DRAW.

BUT HAVE REVAMPED PONY SEPHIRAH FOR MY STUPID MLP X LC CROSSOVER THING. SOME BS LORE BENEATH THE CUT; ACTUAL LORE IS COMING SOON I PROMISE

beware the frailty of man.

chesed (but he gets a full headshot with more than like 8 minutes spent on it)

From Empyrean to the Market

The word empire carries an ancient resonance. It once signified order descending from above, a structure that replicated the harmony of creation and drew earthly power into alignment with the Divine. For Dante, the empire in its true sense was the Empyrean, the region of pure Light where blessed souls abided in union with God. The Greek root empyros means “in the fire.” That fire was not material flame but the radiant presence of Divinity, an ever-living Light. In that sense, an empire demanded kings as mirrors of celestial justice, of rulers as custodians of a higher image, of power received as service. The true empire was sacramental, a mimicry of the heavenly pattern.

Over time that meaning has faded. The medieval vision collapsed into a landscape defined by economy and geopolitics. The word empire today evokes networks of capital, spheres of influence and violence, and the balance of military strength. Power is measured in production, in finance, in the ability to dominate markets, territories and populations. The soul of empire has been replaced by calculation. What was once conceived as a ladder of ascent to the Source has become a machinery of expansion and oppression. The sacred Fire of the Empyrean has been traded for the restless energy of consumption.

🔮 A Four Page Primer ✨