Mahatmas n.º 3

In ancient times, priests and magicians interpreted dreams for souls that could not see. These were the shamans or mahatmas, who made use of the Earth's elements alongside the signs of the Sun, the moon, and the stars. All of Hilma's abstract images are born under such a trance, in which she adopts a passive attitude and limits herself to receiving the messages. The spirits come from the astral world and are described as bright lights that distribute love and gratitude. They identify themselves as Gregory, Amaliel, Ananda.

And so we designed this circle divided into two halves—one light (solar) and one dark (lunar)—in which blue symbolizes the receptive: the state in which she painted, letting herself be guided by the messages. Hence, that dark half becomes a pastel blue, matte and serene, like the sky when it begins to fade; and the original white, an iridescent mirror that does not dazzle like gold but sparkles like the moon on water, oscillating between silver, sky blue, and lilac depending on the angle and the gaze. It is no longer day versus night, but the blue hour, in which everything seems possible. Could it be the hour of the spirits?

You will find it in Mahatmas, Series II, 1920.