"Discipline"

by Álvaro Morales Valdés, description:

The painting that accompanies the virtue of discipline on this occasion depicts an Abraxas; a polymorphic mystic being with a rooster's head and two serpents as lower limbs. Centuries ago, it was the first symbol of Christianity, even before the fish. The famous magic word Abracadabra comes from its name, Abraxas. The rooster crows in the morning, sensitive to the arrival of dawn, crowing when it sees sunlight, and for this reason, it is a symbol of awakened consciousness in human beings. Its two serpents represent the duality of life; they are the two natural forces that humans must master: night and day, pain and pleasure, rest and work, grief and joy, etc. Those who are disciplined wisely govern these two dual currents of life. That is why Abraxas is still, holding both limbs with his hands. Behind him are two columns, one with a sphere (spirit) and the other with a cube (matter). A surreal egg floats above his head, a symbol of the gestating life of those who possess the aforementioned virtue.

A fraternal greeting to all members of this spiritual process.