Pan-Trees
XUL SOLAR
XUL SOLAR, 1954
Xul Solar was relentless in his pursuit of knowledge, drawing inspiration from musicology, linguistics, astrology and innumerable religious and spiritual worldviews. Solar’s Pan-Tree draws connections between the 12 signs of the Zodiac and the 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, exploring the relationship between astrology and Kabbalah. But it is also replete with symbolism from Christianity, Masonic Magic and Occultism. Solar wanted to create a unified language of mysticism in his work to comprehend the relationships between the human, the universe and the eternal. This goal took many forms, but the Pan-Trees served as a blueprint throughout.