Also called The Nucleus of
Creation, this painting is very busy with a bold mix of contrasting
colours and a wide array of imagery. The focal point is the sun, which
can be interpreted as the centre of all religions. In the middle, we see
the infant Moses with the third eye on his forehead. The painting can
be divided into three distinct but equally broad categories. The top
consists largely of gods and the symbology of Freemasonry and the
occult. The upper-left corner depicts pre-Columbian religion, while the
upper-right corner depicts religion and mythology from the ancient
Egyptian to the Graeco-Roman and Judeo-Christian.
Note the lunar
connection to the Virgin Mary, often attributed in occult and
astrotheological beliefs. To her right is the trinity of the Godhead
with its three faces surrounded by a Sun-like halo. Immediately to the
right is the all-seeing eye of Freemasonry with its light-bringing rays
acting as the point of illumination in the painting. The middle of the
painting shows what Frida calls heroes. Here we see a range of major
historical figures, including but not limited to: the Buddha, Karl Marx,
Jesus of Nazareth, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte,
Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great.
The lower portion shows
the vulgate. The masses of faceless people and apes appear to be waving
nationalistic flags whilst the blood red sky burns behind them. They
are flanked by two figures that appear to be reminiscent of (on the
bottom left) Prometheus and on the bottom-right by a woman sacrificing a
lamb with a human head, perhaps alluding to Abraham's sacrifice of
Isaac. There are many more interpretations and meanings behind the
symbology used in this painting that can be explained here. In short,
the painting can be likened to paintings commonly found in Freemasonic
lodges, such as Jacob's Ladder initiation paintings. The blend of
surreal and symbolic is deep and differs from much of Frida's other
works. This work can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.