I was looking at the message artwork (i am assuming everyone on the list belong to the SY community and knows about the new year messages) and I was looking at it in a very visual manner, not trying to find any meaning behind it. I realised that the gallery with the six pillars leading to the Neel Bindu chamber. I realised

Rising upwards
The whole thing can be looked as if we are watching a pyramid from the top. (imagine the pyramids of Giza and you in a helicopter right above it looking down. what would you see?).
I saw it as rising upwards, moving towards the top AND also refining one's understanding (as we move upwards the space becomes smaller) and when we reach the Neel Bindu we have refined our understanding to a point where one doesnt have to go anywhere else.

Going deeper within.
The artwork can also be seen as stepping down a staircase which narrows down to a point.


Both of these scenarios made me think of the "Intentions and Blessings" talk of Gurumayi. To extract the essence of your thoughts

For me, the past couple of months have been a sudden shift to listening to the Guru's words and understanding the meaning behind them. Lots of reruns of previous years' talks and book reading.. Seems like I am on the "Explore" stage of the LEE principle (Listen, Explore, Experiment).
Since the focus this year for the message study has been concentrated on the Kundalini Stavah, it gives me a great opportunity to explore the musical aspect of a hymn too, other than understanding the meaning.
Another way is to visualize everything. The kundalini as the coiled serpent, the chakras as petalled lotuses..
Its going to be exciting and powerful :)