Ladders of Light 5: Crown Chakra, Sahasrara in New Mexico Skies

Sherri Silverman41" x 29"pastels and oil pastels on Arches Cover paperyour choice of framed or unframed. signed  in pencil, lower right with date 1990 and copyright symbol$20,000 includes US shipping. Inquire for international shipping charges. This balanced, serene, mystical painting combines a number of elements and symbols I often worked with in the 1980s and 1990s. My imaginary landscapes frequently depict the expansive American Southwest and Santa Fe, where I lived and worked for thirty years. Ladders symbolize the pathway to communion with the divine/heavens in many traditions: Jacob's ladder in the Judeo-Christian tradition, Horus' ladder in Egyptian mythology, the seven-runged Mithraic ladder, the shamanic pole.The seventh or crown chakra represents the balanced, harmonious integration of Masculine and Feminine Divine, depicted here as a yantra on a prayer flag or flying carpet, with the alchemical marriage, mystic union of sol and luna, sun and moon. Yantras are Vedic sacred