Category: Exalted

“All glory belongs to the One Who has created pairs out of what grow from the earth, out of their soul and out of that which they do not know.” ~Qur’an 36:36
“And We created you in pairs” ~Qur’an 78:08

Description: “Beauty and Majesty” is a 22″x28″ acrylic painting. It’s a celebration of the Yin and Yang principles that are inherent to all life. These principles are present in the union of woman and man. When harmony is present between them, they reflect the complementarity we need to experience in order to better know our own soul. This state of wholeness is reached when awoke to the higher purpose of Love which is to draw closer to the Divine and to elevate until we shed our form in return to the Source.

~ Beauty & Majesty ~

She is the yin of his yang,
and the yang of his yin,
simultaneously.
They form a whole
in which the feminine
& masculine principles merge
for the reality of divine Unity
to be contemplated.
Together their individual identity
dissipate, no longer defining
who is who,
they are one another’s mirror.
She no longer is she,
he no longer is he:
they are “We” in
beauty and majesty.

© 2021 Aïda Touré

Beaute et Majeste

Elle est le Yin de son Yang,
et le Yang de son Yin
simultanement.
Ils forment un tout
en lequel les principes masculins
et feminins se fondent pour
contempler la realite du principe
d’unicite divine~
Ensemble leurs identites
individuelles se dissolvent,
ne sachant plus qui est qui,
ils sont un miroir
l’un pour l’autre~
Elle n’est plus “elle”, il n’est plus “il”
Ils sont sont “nous” en
beaute et majeste.

© 2021 Aïda Touré

Description: This 24″x18″ mixed media painting just flowed, I discovered it as it evolved. “Cryptographical Being” depicts the reality that we embody sacred codes that constitute our spiritual and physical being. Our DNA is a vehicle for these primordial secret codes that are transmitted since our divine origin for us to “read” them and transcribe them externally to benefit our collective evolutive journey. These codes are the roots of the ancient glorious civilizations our African ancestors founded. One of the purposes of embodiment is to awaken to these innate codes & messages that the Divine insufflated in our very being to enrich the world with Knowledge, Wisdom & Harmony. The process of these codes’ physical unfolding starts from our conception. We fully awaken to them through the cultivation of Love as energy, observance of prayer & meditation & uncovering of our innate spiritual system. If we connected deep to our Source & deciphered these codes, the global exploitative system would be replaced with a more harmonious one based on Peace, Justice, Wisdom & Love. This higher system would uphold the sacredness of these codes of universality and abundance for mankind.

“Die before you die” ~Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

“Merveille” is part of the series “Exalted”. This painting depicts the embrace of pure peace, warmth and abundance that submerses the soul… We can become aware of it through ego dissolution, love and meditation.

~ Merveille (Marvel) ~

Oscillating in and out of myself,
I end up awakening
to your shimmering presence~
Jewels just drop off of you,
wo! I lose the sense of definition
between your hands and mine~
Merveille! Merveille! Merveille!
I wonder why I ever thought
you were so far whereas
you’re closer to me than “I”…

© 2020 Aïda Touré

“Wherever you turn, you are always in the presence of God.” ~2:115 Qur’an

Description: “Omnipresence” is part of the series “E x a l t e d”. This painting is about the solace that can surge during difficulties when we remember that the Divine Presence surrounds us, unconditionally~

~ Omnipresence ~

With every breath,
fashion me as you will!
Your command is Music:
“Come to me!” you whisper
and I fall from my curves,
laying there between the spheres
as light deploys its circular wings,
the sun and the moon appear
simultaneously to bear witness
that Unity is all there is~
We all are taken care of
in ways we cannot fathom.
Soul full of bliss,
I revolve around you…

© 2020 Aïda Touré