Sword, Phoenix
The Tree Guard CP
The Tree of Life (dove with open wings) is at the centre of the garden.
The serpent or dragon stands upright in the field on the left, while the cherub with the flaming sword stands guard on the right.
The Guard of the Tree (45.5 x 32) 1980
“Yahweh - God made grow”... The Tree of Life (dove with open wings) in the middle of the Garden and the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil (skull).
“A river came out of Eden to water the garden and from there it divided to form 4 arms” (Gen. II, 9,10).
We see, in front, the exit of one of them.
The serpent or Dragon stands straight in the field on the left and the cherub with the fulgurant sword stands guard on the right.
The lower primordial waters surround the garden.
(Text commentary by Charles SAHUGUET).
In front of the Garden of Eden
The phoenix, a symbol of ever-new life, eats from the fruit of the Tree.
The flaming sword forbids access to the Tree.
Before the Garden of Eden (52 x 34) 1977
In the lower primordial waters, the cosmic egg from which the Tree of Life emerges.
In the upper primordial waters, above the rainbow of the Alliance, hovers the spirit of God.
In the center of the garden rises the Tree whose branches are inscribed in the circle of perfection.
The phoenix, symbol of ever-renewing life, eats the fruit of the Tree.
The lightning sword forbids access to the Tree.
The 4 living beings accompanied by their wheels (Ez.I) announce the presence of God.
The sun (right) and the moon (left) mark the absolute structure.
(Text commentary by Charles Sahuguet).
