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An image of the emblems of the Vedic tattwas. In the ancient Vedic symbolism of India, tattwas are the five elements, or states of being:
water
(Apas)
air
(Tejas)
earth
(Prithivi)
fire
(Vayu)
spirit,
or aethyr (Akasha)
The five together form the Aum, represented architecturally by the Stupa, a form used in Indian and Tibetan temple architecture:
The tattwas as adapted in Western magick are used as meditational aids representing doorways to altered states of conciousness.
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