Exegesis THE HIGH PRIESTESS (II) Sentences 1–3
1 Olivier, you have seen beyond the ephemeral, open your eyes
2 Look at the book and paint in the water, chapter by chapter, what you will see
3 Contact those who have forgotten me and those who cannot see me
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1. « Olivier, you have seen beyond the ephemeral, open your eyes »
You have crossed the first threshold. The High Priestess calls you by your baptismal name, Olivier, marking the beginning of your initiation. After closing the eyes of the body to see the invisible, she now commands you to open them. This is not a return to ignorance: it is true vision. You must now perceive eternity through the material world. You become the bridge between worlds.
2. « Look at the book and paint in the water, chapter by chapter, what you will see »
The Book is a book of images, not words. It is hidden knowledge, held by the Priestess between the two columns of the Temple. She asks you to read it with your mind and translate this revelation into painting. Painting in water embodies fluidity, mystery, and the surrender of control. Watercolor becomes a ritual: each image a chapter of the Book. You become the scribe of visions.
3. « Contact those who have forgotten me and those who cannot see me »
Your mission is dual.
Those who have forgotten me: these are the ancient initiates, whose memory of the sacred has been devoured by matter. They include materialist thinkers, artists exhausted by the world, and skeptics who once knew the light. Your images must awaken their dormant flame.
Those who cannot see me: the young souls, innocent and receptive, still awaiting the first sign, a spark to enter the Temple. Through you, the Priestess offers them this spark.
This exegesis marks the passage to action: revelation becomes transmission. The artist becomes mediator. Watercolor becomes initiation.
