Symbols: Recognizing the Language of the Deeper Mind
- Ben Neil
- Oct 5
- 2 min read
Since ancient times, mystics and sages understood that balance and harmony were the keys to entering the flow state of existence. By cultivating mindfulness, practicing non-resistance, living without judgment, and surrendering to the greater current of life, they became open channels of divine inspiration.
In this state, they experienced guidance directly from Source, revealed through flashes of intuition, sacred synchronicities, and the mysterious symbols that spoke directly to the soul.
As they journeyed deeper into the mind, these seekers began to realize that the inner world communicated not through words, but through images and symbols. Symbols carried within them layers of meaning that could not be explained logically but were instantly felt and understood by the deeper self.
Over time, they recognized a profound connection between the symbols of the inner mind and the universal patterns expressed in sacred geometry. These patterns — spirals, circles, triangles, and stars — became known as the divine blueprint of the universe.
This blueprint was reflected in the ancient Hermetic phrases, “As above, so below. As within, so without.” These teachings revealed the profound truth that the universe mirrors the self, and the self mirrors the universe.
Everything in existence is bound by a sacred order, and all of creation reflects the same underlying harmony. Modern science, though often clothed in different language, is only now beginning to confirm the significance of these timeless truths that the ancients lived by as their foundation.
Recognizing the sacred patterns as the language of the universe, the ancients carved them into stone, embedding them into the temples, pyramids, and monuments they built. These sacred spaces were not only places of worship but also living blueprints encoded with divine order, designed to harmonize the human spirit with creation itself.
For them, symbols were not decoration — they were portals into higher states of awareness and bridges between the earthly and the divine.
The mystics also understood the dual nature of the mind. The reasoning mind seeks complexity, often rejecting what appears too simple to be true. Yet the deeper mind — the subconscious — responds directly to the simplicity and power of symbols.
By using symbols, they could bypass the skepticism of the conscious mind, implanting truths and shifting limiting beliefs in ways that invited transformation from the inside out.
This is why synchronicities often appear as symbols in our daily lives — repeating numbers, meaningful coincidences, or images that arrive at just the right moment.
They are reminders that we are being guided, that the universe is speaking in a language beyond logic, and that we are never alone on our soul’s journey.
By learning to recognize and honor this symbolic language, we step once again into the flow of harmony and remember that we are participants in a divine design — growing, expanding, and healing, one sacred sign at a time.
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