THE MEANING OF THE NAME "VESICA"
Our name comes from the symbol of the Vesica Pisces, the almond shaped geometry created by two perfectly overlapping circles. The Vesica is a symbol of the spiritual portal that emerges from the harmonious balance of two complementary polarities; intuition and intellect, knowledge and practice, yin and yang, heaven and earth, spirit and science.In terms of our personal research and work in Spiritual Studies, we must strike a balance that is open minded yet also intellectually and emotionally mature with discernment in spiritual and scientific fields. An open mind joined with real discernment creates the overlapping of two circles as in the Vesica symbol; their union provides the vesica portal through which deeper understanding manifests. As taught in the ancient mysteries, we must all become "as gentle as doves and as wise as serpents". There are many pitfalls and traps in every field of research and work, and through clarity and a sufficiently wide context of understanding they can be overcome or avoided. Esoteric discernment and contextual knowledge are essential in independent research activity.
