The concept of 5 mountains is to represent 5 diverse cultures and world views that have evolved over many thousands of years, beginning with very primitive concepts and evolving into systems too complex to be useful. The value of exploring 5 diverse religious streams is to compare them to one another to gain greater clarity on inherent values and vices within each. (The Mts are not necessarily sacred, they are symbols of the sacred.)
Preservation and Celestial Syncritization of certain core principles of five Mountain Cultures & river civilizations. The dissipation of regional cutters has been positive in many regards, but entails the loss of certain important insights and practices.The transition toward a global culture has been tainted by corporate and selfish interests, but it has freed some from regional & cultural bias. Herein lies a seasonal outline and approach to using ancient wisdom in a modern world.
Ganges River (Himalayan Civilization) - (6,638
meters), near the Ganges’ headwaters, rises as the masculine divine in
Bonpo tradition—*Yungdrung Gutseg*, seat of Shenlha Okar or Zhang Zhung
Meri, a radiant warrior of light echoing Gnostic transcendence over illusion.
Lake Manasarovar below, the feminine *Mapam Yumtso*, embodies the dakini
or Sipaimen, her waters a nurturing womb of wisdom. Bonpo pilgrims circle
his sacred heights and bathe in her depths, uniting masculine eternity
with feminine fluidity, fueling the Ganges’ purifying ascent.
Mt Stanley, Source of the Nile
Nile River (Egyptian Civilization) - Mt Stanley,
in Congos's Mountains, stands as the masculine Christos—a Jungian
animus or Gnostic Christ archetype, his peak a beacon of divine redemption
feeding the White Nile’s order (Ma’at). Mary Magdalene Lake below, the
feminine Sophia or wisdom-bearer, cradles mystical revelation, her waters
a sacred embrace.
Ararat Mt, Symbolic Source of Euphrates
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamian Civilization)
- (5,137 meters), near the Tigris-Euphrates headwaters, emerges as
the masculine Primal Man—Adam Kadmon or Manichaean first light, his summit
a pillar rising above chaos. Lake Van nearby, the feminine Lightning Hiddenness
or dakini-like force, veils electric power, her depths a rebirth amid floods.
Reverent seekers honor his heights and bathe in her shores, fusing masculine
origin with feminine mystery, guiding the rivers’ turbulent flow.
Kunlun Goddess Peak, Source of Yellow RIver
Yellow River (Chinese Civilization) - Kunlun Goddess
Peak (circa 5,500-7,164 meters), near the Yellow River’s source, rises
as the masculine sage—a Taoist primal force or Gnostic revealer, his heights
a steadfast pillar of cosmic harmony despite the “Goddess” name. The headwater
lakes (Gyaring and Ngoring) below, the feminine Queen Mother of the West
or dakini, flow as eternal wombs of immortality. Taoist pilgrims ascend
his slopes and bathe in her waters, blending masculine vigor with feminine
transcendence, shaping the Yellow River’s balance.
Hermon Mt, Source of Jordan RIver
Jordan River (Levant Civilization) - (2,814
meters), the Jordan’s source, towers as the masculine Hibil-Ziwa—a Mandaean
light-being and Gnostic savior, his peak descending with cosmic truth.
The Banias springs and pools below, the feminine Zahriel or dakini-like
water spirit, nurture purification, her flow a sacred embrace. Ancient
seekers bathed in her waters and revered his slopes, symbolically uniting
masculine revelation with feminine grace, sanctifying the Jordan’s sacred
path.