In the early 17th century the Hermetic philosopher Robert Fludd offered the illustration (above left), teaching that the intelligible heart was in fact a ‘Little Sun’ within the human being, connected to, and animated by, the great Sun we see in the sky. Like many Hermetic/Kabbalistic teachers, he portrays the human body in three parts, recognizing our triune nature – the Trinity exists below, as above. The author Arthur Fideler, when using this illustration in his works, makes the following observation:

“Fludd always identified the solar disc with the human heart, the center of the soul, and hence the arbitrator between the fires of intellect and the waters of biological instinct.  In so doing, Fludd was following the precedents set by the natural symbolism of alchemy and Kabbalistic philosophy, and other forms of traditional cosmology, where the heart, as the seat of life, is regarded as the microcosmic reflection of the life-giving Sun.[1]”

Just like the ancient Greeks, Fludd noted the connection between the intelligible and visible existence. Mystical traditions have for millennia offered practices to open and activate this Intelligible, Solar Heart, using the tools of meditation, visualization, Sun-gazing, intonation and breathing techniques. For aspirants wishing to learn such a meditation method without joining an organization, the book/CD set ‘Living in the Heart’ by Drunvalo Melchizedek may be a helpful starting point. For those who practice chakra visualization, the strategy is to connect the third eye to the intelligible heart. The ego personality perceives that consciousness arises from the brain, but that is a relative truth. The brain as the seat of reflected consciousness can be compared to the moon, getting its true conscious light from the Solar Heart.

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Footnote:
[1] David Fideler, Jesus Christ Sun of God, Quest Books 1993, p.246/247