The World, The Universe

• VS → a heavenly creature, looking down onto a scene of jerusalem. sphere
• early TM → more literal depiction of christ, embodiment of the divine in the material world
• later TM → anima mundi inside almond shaped wreath surrounded by tetramorph.
• RW similar iconography as later TM, includes lemniscate.
• variously mercury, hermes, christ used as central characters
• quintessence, cosmic dance
• completion, conclusion of the Masterpiece, entering a new cycle, new life

• salvia divinorum. diviner's sage. used in a shamanic context to enter another world in order to heal in this world (c.f. http://sagewisdom.org/) Salvia divinorum
• Psychotria viridis. entheogenic shrub in the coffee family, used in ayahuasca preparation. Psychotria viridis

• green
• yellow
• blue
• brown

note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference

major arcana