Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Cosmos as inverted vessel

cosmos_as_inverted_vessel

A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Celestial Vessels. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam E.H. WHINFIELD, M.A. / INTRODUCTION / E.H. WHINFIELD / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM; lines 7843-8069 confidence: high

    The Brazier makes heads like bowls and sets one upside down above human heads; the note identifies the upside-down bowl as the sky.

    The sky is described as an upside-down bowl placed over human heads by the Brazier.

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