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“Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.” — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Zosia
Up close and personal. I am fascinated with eyes and given the opportunity will get close to reveal some of their personality. Vulnerability, intellect, trust and drive all at once.
Poznan, Poland
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"We are not onlookers peering into the unified field of separate, objective reality - we are the unified field. We can reach beyond the physical body and extend the influence of intelligence. Every thought you are thinking creates a wave in the unified field. It ripples through all the layers of intellect, mind, senses, and matter, spreading out in wider and wider circles. You are like a light radiating not photons but consciousness. As they radiate, your thoughts have an effect on everything. Your relationship to life is the same as that of one cell to your whole body. One cell can talk to your whole body. One cell can influence your whole body. You can talk to the whole of life - influence the whole of life. The whole of life is as alive as we are. The distinction between 'in here' and 'out there' is a false one - as if the heart disregarded the skin because it was not on the inside."
Deepak Chopra
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Behold the resplendent beauty of the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, a magnificent creature that graces the skies with its vibrant plumage and charismatic presence. With feathers of azure blue and sunlit yellow, it is a living masterpiece, painted by the hand of nature herself.
This remarkable bird hails from the lush rainforests of South America, where it soars through the canopy with effortless grace, its wings outstretched in a display of freedom and vitality. With a playful spirit and a raucous call that echoes through the jungle, the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw embodies the wild spirit of its tropical homeland.
But beyond its stunning appearance lies a creature of intelligence and social grace. Known for its keen intellect and ability to form strong bonds with its human companions, the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw captivates hearts with its curious gaze and affectionate nature.
Whether perched among the branches or taking flight against the backdrop of a tropical sunset, the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw enchants all who encounter it, reminding us of the boundless beauty and diversity of the natural world.
May we cherish and protect these magnificent birds, ensuring that future generations can continue to marvel at their splendor and grace.
Fly high, dear Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, and may your vibrant colors light up the skies for generations to come.
Aimer à loisir,
Aimer et mourir
Au pays qui te ressemble !
Les soleils mouillés
De ces ciels brouillés
Pour mon esprit ont les charmes
Si mystérieux
De tes traîtres yeux,
Brillant à travers leurs larmes.
Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté,
Luxe, calme et volupté.
Charles Baudelaire
Sculpture called "Bodhi" by Fredrik Wretman (born 1953), inaugurated in 2004. The model is the sculptor himself. The English term enlightenment is the western translation of the abstract noun "bodhi" in Sanskrit, the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha.
sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Wretman (website in Swedish)
You. Me. and our Beginning. 💞
the Photo inspired by my D/s Journey
_____________________________
Between...
Love & Romance
a strong man with a soft heart
This time I prefer...
Charm & Intellect
a soft man with a strong heart
I usually chose love & soft heart men for my D/s, except this time.
That's because we can't expect different results if we choose the same way and a will to understand and ability to understand are much different...
It is easier to create love and romance but difficult to create charm and wisdom.
" I'm like the unlucky woman who is cursed to meet never ending disappointments. can you be that person? the man who undoes the curse and completes me.."
Welcome to our family.
Goddess Saphira & Raging Rapids 💞
Air Dragon_Draigh-athar
Inspiration, Inner Vision, Vitality
"The Air Dragon. Coming into contact with the air dragon can have a withering effect on the psyche and intellect, and this is why it must be treated with attention and considerable respect. Sometimes it manifests itself with sudden flashes of enlightenment. "
Drago d'Aria_Draigh-athar
Ispirazione, Visione Interiore, Vitalità
"Il Drago d'Aria. Venire in contatto con il drago d'aria può avere un effetto fulminante per psiche e intelletto, ed è per questo che va trattato con attenzione e considerevole rispetto. A volte si manifesta con improvvisi lampi d'illuminazione."
Testo tratto da L'oracolo dei Druidi. Lavorare con gli Animali Sacri della Tradizione Celtica. Text taken from The Oracle of the Druids. Working with the Sacred Animals of the Celtic Tradition.
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This photo was ranked amongst the "World's Best Photo of Nikon"
This is a society that is intellectually blind; that follows wherever its instinctive emotion leads, applying its lesser conscious intelligence to blazing a reckless technological trail which cannot be justified, condoned, or even explained by free and independent intellect. Consequently, society has developed a confusing range of self-destructive human behaviour. Its attempted control of the situation, government and politics, is in a perpetual state of disagreement.
Note: The nibung palm tree is a spiky exotic jungle palm often used as piles for jetties and bridges as they are very hard and do not rot in the water. (Scientific name: oncosperma filamentosum or palmae arecaceae)
P/S: It looks as though the boys are jumping into another dimension in which the human race is more loving to the nature around it.
Gears: Nikon D50 and Tamron SP 70-210mm F/3.5 Model 19AH, Manual Focus, Sunny-16 Metering ;-)
Location: Losong, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysi
Check out the New Version done in 2011
For most of my film works, I've also put up a new gallery on Leica User Group HERE
I have done this digital painting in photoshop. Lord Ganesha is the God of intellect. I pray Lord Ganesha give good talent for everyone in this world. Indian People do Pray for Lord Ganesha in the beginning of every good work.
" What I am doing is creating a language. A different American language. I feel that. Genet is fascinating because of the intellectual--and it wasn't for him intellectual. Then again, I don't make a separation between intellect and emotion. I think with the great artists that I love there was the same thing. By that I mean they had a structure, technique, and the thing that made the technique and the structure move was their passion. "
Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain. ~C.G. Jung
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XF 56mm/f1.2
This is a poem if wrote for my best friend for chirstmas. seeing as I was so poor I had little else to give. But she has been a rock to me this past year and still is my shoulder to cry on and I love her to pieces. Even though she has her own worries and insecurities she still sticks by me, so I wrote her this, to show her exactly how I feel.
Why dost thou so wound my heart
And kill the think I loved in stride
To match the less than what thou art
‘Tis another form of suicide
If in thine mirror you could see
All I have come to see in thee
How it wounds, as I behold
And see the love-left scars you bare
To see thine own love run so cold
And to never with another share
Time shall always mend thy pain
And thou shalt learn to love again
Yet for you to be bequeathed
To another mortal soul
Search thy pieces deep beneath
And make thee once again a whole
One must to thine own self look
Before thee can another brook.
And should thee need help in this
That’s why, my friend, you have I
I’ll take those pieces thee have missed
And probe them with a careful eye
In the hopes you too will see
All I have come to see in thee.
A goddess sent in human guise
You light the world where you do go
Yes, beauty not only outward lies
But deep within thy very soul
A woman, whose beauty’s fair and true
You’ll find men will always follow you
And I’ve ne’er seen you fight as hard
As when fighting for a needy friend
This unbound loyalty makes thee a star
And why I’ll follow thee till the end.
And best of all, you cannot see
Aught of wrong or fault in me
And to thine talents, take a look
Showcase them with an actors flair
Beautiful words you pen to book
And mellifluous songs to air
Do not discount all you can do
You are amazing, through and through
Thy mind is sharp, thy wits are keen
None shall have thee for a fool
So much more than what you seem
You’ll never be another’s tool
Woe is he, who’s found beset
By your fearsome intellect
And to the last but less then none
The strength that burns inside your heart
Not the kind that lifts in tonnes
But what keeps you going through the dark
You’ve a strength you have not known
But to many, like me, its clearly shown
So when you next chance to brook
Through thine mirrors glassy eye
Take instead a closer look
You shall find you cannot deny
And finally you too can see
All I have come to see in thee
Golden shrine of Lord Vinayagar
Lord Vinayagar is the main diety of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar temple. Lord Vinayagar (also known as Ganesha) is among the best known and most widely worshipped Hindu dieties. Lord Vinayagar is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom.
He is honoured at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies.
Lord Vinayagar blesses the wandering man with wisdom to develop judgment.
Dear Editor—
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
This editorial appeared in the New York Sun September 21, 1897 and it has become part of Christmas ever since.
GP and I believe....do you??
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Grandfather to Serianna and Eiravelle, King Veydrik rules the northern kingdom of Kaldryn from the fortress of Duskhaven. A formidable ruler shaped by war and courtly intrigue, he is a man of sharp intellect and unwavering authority. Though his kingdom stands strong, the years have carved lines of loss into his stern features.
His queen has passed, his eldest son was lost to tragedy. Yet Veydrik endures, wielding both steel and strategy to secure his legacy.
Sisters of Opposing Magic - The Perilous Path by Me, if I ever get it finished
Ganesha is the God of intellect and wisdom. A very traditional 10 days long Ganesha festival starts today in India. Happy Ganesha festival to all!
Kairosclerosis. n . the moment you realize that you're currently happy—consciously trying to savor the feeling—which prompts your intellect to identify it, pick it apart and put it in context, where it will slowly dissolve until it's little more than an aftertaste. (Definition from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows)
So this week I take most inspiration from the works of Hengki Lee, especially his out-of-focus photos and bokeh. Perfect reason to play with the boxes of Christmas lights I have laying around the house.
Also, I'm getting my visual inspirations from the words at "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows". Then I'll put the word and the definition under the image hoping that I'm able to get my vision across.
Of course, I don't wish for you any sorrows. Enjoy the week ahead!!
If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: "It's gonna go wrong." Or "She's going to hurt me." Or,"I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . ." Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.
Ray Bradbury
“Words represent your intellect. The sound, gesture and movement represent your feelings.”
- Patricia Fripp
Every man should use his intellect, not as he uses his lamp in the study, only for his own seeing, but as the lighthouse uses its lamps, that those afar off on the seas may see the shining, and learn their way.
Henry Ward Beecher
A thousand years ago, a small group of polynesians paddled the worlds greatest ocean in search of a new land. For generations, their ancestors had expanded eastwards in the vast Pacific Ocean, guided only by the stars. A new piece of land was found. The settlers of this tiny virgin island called their new home Te Pito o te Henua, meaning "The Navel of the World". The name was seen fit as they were thinking that there can be no place more distant than this... and they were right.
Generations passed, and the inhabitants of what was to be known as Rapa Nui, built a civilization of art, capable of carving, raising and transporting hundreds of gigantic monolith statues, using nothing but their own hands and stone. A glyphic writing called roŋo-roŋo was evolved. A culture had risen, full of achievements, intellect, music and legends - against all odds - in an environment where one would least expect it. Children were well taught of their history and of who they are. Up until today, the Rapa Nui people remember their lineage back to the time when King Hotu Matu'a disembarked at the beach of Anakena lifetimes ago.
Sir George Frederick Still (1868-1941) The father of British pediatrics.
England’s first professor in child medicine presented on 4th, 6th and 11th March 1902 a series of three lectures to the Royal College of Physicians in London, under the name “ Goulstonian lectures” on ‘some abnormal psychical conditions in children’, which were published later the same year in the Lancet. He described 43 children who had serious problems with sustained attention and self-regulation, who were often aggressive, defiant, resistant to discipline, excessively emotional or passionate, who showed little inhibitory volition, had serious problems with sustained attention and could not learn from the consequences of their actions; though their intellect was normal.
Catherine the Great - The Enlightened Empress - Part of the Regal Twelve series.
http://alexiasinclair.com/the-regal-twelve
The German born princess emerged from obscurity when she was chosen to become the wife of the future Emperor Peter III. Changing her name to Catherine, she read widely and familiarised herself with Russian conditions and values. Her fervent embrace of both the Orthodox faith and Russian culture, won her much love from the Russian people. Her husband Peter, on the otherhand, was said to have the intellect of a child. Once he succeeded to the Throne, a group of conspirators, headed by Catherine’s current lover, proclaimed her autocrat. Shortly afterward Peter was murdered.
Photographer: Alexia Sinclair
MUA/Body Painting: Leeby Sotherine
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Aegean means Pure Light ...
Santorini or Thera is an island with great history According to the researchers the human presence on the island seems to have existed since the Neolithic Period. Around 3.200 BC Santorini was inhabited by the Cretans who had a great impact on the island’s life ...
Relishing into Santorini’s seaside treasures and enjoying deep blue waters .... CU soon my Flickr friends
♥ Thanks & Gratitude for your visits my Flickr friends ♥ Thanks are the Highest form of Thought & Gratitude is Happiness ✿ڿڰۣ(̆̃̃ ღ ♥
" Bend if you can to the dark sea ...
Write if you can on your last shell the day the place the name and fling it into the sea so that it sinks ...
Let your Hands Go Travelling if you can ...
Free yourself from Unfaithful Time and Sink ...
So sinks whoever Raises the Great Stones ... " G.Seferis
* One eye Sees the other Feels ... **
Ode to Santorini
You came out of the thunder’s belly
Shuddering in the penitential clouds
Bitter stone, tested, defiant
You summoned the sun to be your first witness
To confront with you the impetuous radiance
To open out with a crusading echo in the sea
Sea-woken, defiant,
You thrust up a breast of rock
Scored with the south wind’s inspiration
For pain to engrave its guts there
For hope to engrave its guts there
With fire, lave, smoke
With words that concert the infinite
You gave birth to the voice of day
You raised,
To the green and rose porticos of vision,
The bells struck by the exalted intellect
Praising the birds in the mid-August light.
Close to the wave’s thud, to the foam’s lament,
Among the eucharists of sleep
When night wandered through the wildnerness of stars
Searching for the testimony of dawn
You experienced the joy of birth.
You were the first to leap forth into the world,
Porphyrogenite, sea-begotten,
You sent to the far horizons
Blessings nurtured in the sea’s vigils
To caress the hair of daylight’s waking hour.
Queen of the heartbeats, and wings of the Aegean,
With words that convert the infinite
With fire, lava, smoke,
You discovered the great lines of your destiny.
Now justice stands revealed before you
Black mountains sail in the brightness
Longings dig their craters
In the heart’s tormented land
And from hope’s struggle a new earth is made ready
So that on a morning full of iridescence
The race that vivifies dreams
The race that sings in the sun’s embrace
May stride forth with eagles and banners.
O daughter of the highest wrath
Sea-begotten, naked,
Open the glorious gates of man
So that health may sweeten the land
The senses may flower in a thousand colours
Their wings spread wide
So that freedom may blow from all directions.
In the wind’s proclamation flash out
The new, the eternal beauty
When the three-hour-old sun rises up
Entirely blue to play the harmonium of creation.
Odysseus Elytis
Photography for me is much more than a means to an end. Every step I take in pursuit of images such as this helps form the mosaic that is my life. It's quite often thrilling to discover places and situations that result in memorable photos. But the underlying memories are equally vital. I often equate the scenes I encounter to creations on a Hollywood movie set. Yet they are very real, and I am standing in them, immersed in the atmosphere of wherever I finds myself.
All of that said, lately I'm having reluctance accepting artificial intelligence (AI) imagery into the same genre as actual photos of actual places. More than once I've clicked on a flickr thumbnail of an incredible scene wondering how on earth someone managed to capture it. I invariably feel disappointment when I discover it was purely a computerized creation. It's one thing to enhance a picture in Photoshop, but quite another to invent it out of while cloth. Feels like cheating at some level, particularly if the photo is passed off as organic. I'm okay seeing AI images, I just prefer to know when I am and am not. Unfortunately the line will become ever more blurry as the tools to generate it become increasingly available.
AI definitely has its place, and like it or not, it's here to stay. In fact it's permeating our society at all levels on a daily basis. It's being used for both healing and good, and dark and evil. And everything in between. I recently got involved with AI-generated images for a book project. Looking into copyright issues, I was surprised to discover that AI images are not eligible for copyright protection because they lack a human creator. Apparently intellectual property still requires an actual intellect. Who knew. When I inquired about how these particular images were acquired (because several depicted real-life celebrities, I was informed that the AI program renders original art based on internet searches of copyrighted photos. So sooner or later, my photos (and yours) will become source material for AI creations.
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” (Shakespeare)
This was a dreamlike night, as we rarely experience it.
A night as we only experience it when we are still young.
I imagined to be a child again, without any influence, only with a spirit of discovery to admire the sky and its infinity.
The universe: a journey to the roots of life, a journey into the past.
I wished to forget all that I had ever read and heard.
Our reason is the enemy of all greatness, our intellect is the enemy of our spirit.
The night sky was full of stars and the night was pitch dark and gloomy.
We sat around the campfire (the smoke is visible in the picture on the left), saw a lot of bright plankton in the surf, as if sent to us from another mysterious world.
And told us stories of days gone by.
We should be able to dream of higher things and also be able to wonder.
Even today, I still think about this night.
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"Η ψυχή [...] δεν παραδίδει τον εαυτό της [...] στο σώμα, αλλά δημιουργεί, από το συγκεκριμένης ποιότητας σώμα και από κάτι σαν φως της που τού μεταδίδει [...] τον ζωντανό οργανισμό, στον οποίον ανήκουν πια η αίσθηση και τα άλλα πάθη [...]. Ενώ από τα νοητά είδη [...] προέρχονται τα διανοήματα, οι γνώμες και οι νοήσεις [...]. Τα κάτω από αυτά είναι "δικά μας", ενώ "εμείς" είμαστε από εκεί και πέρα, επιβλέποντας τον ζωντανό οργανισμό από ψηλά." (Πλωτίνος, "Εννεάδες" Ι 1.7.1-18)
"...η ψυχή μας δε βυθίζεται ολόκληρη στο σώμα, αλλά ένα μέρος της βρίσκεται πάντοτε μέσα στο νοητό' όταν όμως το μέρος που βρίσκεται μέσα στο αισθητό επικρατήσει, ή μάλλον όταν αυτή εξουσιάζεται και ταράζεται από τούτο, δε μας αφήνει να έχουμε αίσθηση των όσων θεάζεται το ανώτερο μέρος της ψυχής. Αυτό που νοείται, τότε μόνο φτάνει ως εμάς, όταν κατέβει και φτάσει στην αίσθηση' διότι δεν έχουμε επίγνωση όλων όσων συμβαίνουν σε κάθε μέρος της ψυχής μας."
(Πλωτίνος, "Εννεάδες" IV 8.8.1-8).
The soul [...] does not give itself [...] to the body, but it creates, from that particular quality of that body and from something, let us call it a light that it transmits to it, [...] the living organism to which the senses and other passions belong [...]. While from the intellect [...] come the thoughts, the opinions and the perceptions [...]. Things below that are "ours", while " we" are from then on, overseeing the living organism from above. (Plotinos, "Enneads" I 1.7.1-18)
... our soul does not sink fully into the body, but part of it remains always within the intellect. But when the part of it residing within the senses prevails, or rather when that part dominates and shakes the soul, it does not allow us to sense what the superior part of the soul sees. What is conceived by the mind, only then arrives to us, when it goes down to the senses; because we are not aware of all that happens in every part of our soul.
(Plotinos, "Enneads" IV 8.8.1-8).
(translating a philosophical text was quite tricky. I hope I kind of convey the message)
This is the end, my only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes, again
the Doors
"Yellow is the perceived color of sunshine. It is associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy."
Quote - Marcia Moses, Understanding Color
Wishing you all a very happy weekend!
All of my Gorgons are together in honor of the Year of the Snake! I'm a Snake in Chinese astrology. :) My Create-A-Monster Gorgon is named Ophissia. Ophis is Greek for "serpent." Some of the symbolism for snake is below:
* Cycles
* Rebirth
* Patience
* Fertility
* Eternity
* Balance
* Cunning
* Intuition
* Awareness
* Healing
* Intellect
* Protection
* Solemnity
* Rejuvenation
* Transformation
* Occult (hidden) Knowledge
* Male/Female, Yin-Yang, Duality
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.
Carl Jung
Hornets Nest.
العمليات الحسابية أسئلة جبرية خطوات لاذعة حركات تصور فترة انحراف مباشر تصرفات المتفرجون الخصوم,
magician popular gânduri profunde consultând cărți răspunsuri potrivite remarcabile gesturi naturale, mediatizând rezultate condiții eretice,
dénommer lois atmosphère indéfinie quiétude explications plaisirs déroutants jaillissant des forces goûter intellects pure destruction civilisation raisons,
śmiałe przedsięwzięcia rozwiązania kontrolują wyraźną intymność poetycką wyobraźnię znoszącą ciężkie dni rzekome sztuki uniwersalne wzgórza głośne krzyki,
живі тіні дивні сумніви чергуються крила чорне небо рідкісне задуха зібране дзеркальними підсвіченими вогнями помітна гіркота,
震える唇包む装置深い痛み深紅の皮膚縞模様の心膨張力大量の陰強大な目呼吸する帯電した状況.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Among the sources of Western esotericism, the Hermetica is the most prominent. It is a collection of writings on cosmology, astrology, alchemy, and magic, and it has its origins in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. The Hermetica is attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom and magic, is a significant figure in the Hermetica. Greeks in Egypt came to identify Thoth with their god Hermes.
Hermetism, in its ancient context, is closely related to pagan Neoplatonism. Neo-Platonists practiced Theurgy, a form of pagan mystical practice and magical ritual. The concept of theurgy came from the Chaldean Oracles, which describe the physical world as a prison from which the higher human soul must escape.
Gnosticism is a heresy from the early Christian era. The word Gnosticism comes from the Greek word gnosis, meaning “knowledge” or “insight,” and it pertains to hidden or secret spiritual knowledge. Gnostics believe that their souls are trapped in an imperfect world and that through esoteric knowledge they can be freed from the prison of this material world.
During the Italian Renaissance, a priest named Marsilio Ficino taught new spiritual concepts of Platonism and the Hermetica. This caused a revival of Neoplatonism and Hermetism. During this time, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola blended Kabbalah with Hermeticism. Then came figures such as Johannes Reuchlin, Johann Trithemius, and Henry Cornelius Agrippa, who mixed forms of Hermeticism with Neoplatonism, Neopythagoreanism, magic, astrology, alchemy, and Cabala. After came John Dee, who was an advisor to Elizabeth I. He immersed himself in astrology, alchemy, and Cabala. John Dee and Edward Kelley collaborated in angel magic for several years. And an influential figure in medicine named Paracelsus, combined alchemy with Hermetic and Neoplatonic ideas to form his medical theories. The Emerald Tablet, one of the oldest alchemical writings, played a major role in Renaissance esotericism. The saying, “as above, so below,” comes from the Emerald Tablet.
Christian theosophy emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in reaction to the strict orthodoxy of the Lutheran Reformation. Jacob Boehme was the figure behind the start of this movement. His ideas influenced intellectual movements such as Romanticism and Idealism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Platonism and Hermeticism are an essential part of theosophy. Rosicrucianism also arose in the seventeenth century. “From its obscure origins, the Rosicrucian myth would inspire literature, eighteenth-century Masonic adaptations, the rituals of the Golden Dawn, the leading magical order of the modern occult revival, and still exerts a powerful mystique today.”
Many secret societies formed in the eighteenth century, with their different esoteric beliefs. Many of these societies had relationships with the various Masonic lodges. Continental Freemasonry latched onto many of the esoteric ideas of these societies. The higher degrees of Freemasonry usually incorporated themes of theosophy, Rosicrucianism, and alchemy. Therefore, in the eighteenth century, Freemasonry was a major conduit for the spread of Western esotericism.
Emanuel Swedenborg had a great influence on eighteenth-century theosophy and was a major player in the development of modern esotericism. The Enlightenment influenced esoteric ideas, and they were accepted by many eighteenth-century illuminists. Then came Franz Anton Mesmer, who developed the theory of animal magnetism. His legacy can be traced to the early beginnings of modern Spiritualism. Animal magnetism was rooted in esoteric traditions. A key figure in animal magnetism was Justinus Kerner. His work became well-known throughout Europe. Another key figure was Baron Jules Dupotet de Sennevoy, who used animal magnetism to “unlock the secrets of magic.” His ideas influenced modern occultism. Helena Blavatsky, one of the founders of modern Theosophy, was a big fan of Dupotet. She also linked animal magnetism to magic. A man named James Braid coined the term “hypnotism” to describe animal magnetism. Hypnosis played a major role in the development of modern psychology. (Though they stripped the occult “ideas” from animal magnetism (hypnotism), I consider hypnotism to be an occult “practice.” Both Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung experimented with hypnosis.
In the mid-nineteenth century, occultism was introduced to America, predominantly through forms of animal magnetism, Swedenborgianism, and Freemasonry. Animal magnetism was introduced to America by Charles de Poyen. It quickly spread among occultists and spiritualists and was often combined with Swedenborgian ideas. Then came Andrew Jackson Davis, who communicated with a spirit he later identified as Swedenborg. He wrote a book called The Principles of Nature, which utilized Swedenborg’s ideas. His book sold many copies and became one of the founding texts of modern Spiritualism. Out of animal magnetism came the movements of New Thought and Christian Science, which integrated traditional Christian ideas with nineteenth-century metaphysical traditions. Next came modern Spiritualism, with its entertaining showmanship (self-moving furniture, self-playing musical instruments, and body levitation). Although the concepts of Swedenborg and animal magnetism were part of modern Spiritualism, the movement emerged independently of these influences.
The modern occult revival of the nineteenth century was complex. Romanticism sparked interest in the mysterious and unknown, thus creating an interest in animal magnetism, Spiritualism, and magic. A man named Eliphas Lévi became a pioneering figure in this Western occult revival. Lévi mixed ideas of animal magnetism with his philosophy of magic. Lévi used the Kabbalah and the Tarot as a source of magical symbolism. Much of modern occultism recognizes the Tarot as a root of mystical symbolism and imagery. Aleister Crowley believed himself to be a reincarnation of Lévi. Helena Blavatsky was also a fan of Lévi. In the second half of the nineteenth century, a Freemasonry order called the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia was founded. In turn, some of its members founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Golden Dawn produced various offshoots, impacting Western esoteric traditions during the twentieth century.
Arthur Edward Waite came out of the Golden Dawn. He was a poet, scholar, mystic, and occultist. He was a prolific writer on esoteric matters. He was also a co-creator of the Rider-Waite TAROT card deck, which is one of the most popular Tarot decks. Aleister Crowley also came out of the Golden Dawn. Crowley wrote “The Book of the Law,” which stated, “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law!” Crowley used sex magick as a major tool for his magical system. Crowley referred to himself as the Great Beast 666. “Gerald Gardner, the founder of modern witchcraft, introduced Crowleyan magick into the neopagan Wiccan movement.” Dion Fortune, who had a great impact on modern Western esotericism, also came out of the Golden Dawn. She was one of the most influential twentieth-century occultists and ceremonial magicians. She had a significant influence on both later ceremonial magic and Wicca. “She was perhaps one of the first occult writers to approach magic and hermetic concepts from the psychology of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.”
The Theosophical Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott. Blavatsky combined elements of Neoplatonism, Renaissance magic, Kabbalah, Freemasonry, ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman mythology and religion, Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta into her religious system. Her new religious movement played a major role in the spread of esoteric traditions in the modern era, and it was likely the biggest Influence behind the modern occult revival. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Theosophy gained a large international following. Her work prepared the foundation for what is now known as the New Age movement.
Alice A. Bailey authored many books on Theosophy. She was one of the first writers to use the term New Age, and her works have significantly influenced the New Age movement. Alice and Foster Bailey founded the Lucifer Publishing Company, which was later named the Lucis Publishing Company. (The Theosophical Society had also used the name “Lucifer” for its early magazine.) World Goodwill, which is part of Alice Bailey’s Lucis Trust, is an accredited Nongovernmental Organization with the Department of Public Information at the United Nations. The Lucis Trust is also on the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Carl Jung, the famous psychiatrist, had a profound impact on the world of psychology and spirituality. Esoteric traditions profoundly shaped Jung’s understanding of the human psyche. Gnosticism deeply resonated with Jung’s theories. His ideas have had a significant influence on the New Age movement. Western esotericism gained renewed momentum from Jung’s implied spiritualization of the psyche.
“Ever since Plato’s separation of the body and the soul, Western esotericism has traced a path in which the soul has been granted some share in divinity.” Hermetism, Neoplatonism, and modern-day Western esotericism provide people with a vision of the cosmos in which their soul has divine purpose. With the popularity of New Age and neopagan philosophies in the West today, esoteric traditions will continue to evolve and lay claim to some sort of enlightened gnosis.
I think that modern esotericism will lead down the road to Alice Bailey’s vision of a world religion—the fusion of faiths. This concept has been around for a long time. Here is the concept: a one-world government is needed to unite mankind in order to create a world of peace and prosperity (political Gnosticism). To accomplish a one-world government, all religions must unite under one umbrella (spiritual Gnosticism). Many groups have been working towards this goal, such as the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the International Association for Religious Freedom, the World Congress of Faiths, Nostra Aetate, and Religions for Peace.
Nietzsche’s murder of God is an element of parousiastic Gnosticism, which seeks to destroy everything that is perceived as unjust (imperfect), and to replace it with a just (perfect) order through the power of human means and intellect. Therefore, the Christian God of the West has to go, and so does Western democracy. Just like the murder of God, Nietzsche’s transformation of man into the superman is an attempt to murder man. “Historically, the murder of God is not followed by the superman, but by the murder of man.” The Marxists must destroy capitalism and instate communism, thus killing off bourgeois society. They are trapped in this world of capitalism; thus, their world is a prison. The Marxists are trapped in a system of private property and must transcend private property, abolishing it forever. Marxists must transcend the evils of this capitalist world and evolve into the “socialist man”/“communist man.” They must destroy the current system to gain their utopia. Indeed, “socialism is man’s positive self-consciousness,” his gnosis.
“Communism is the riddle of history solved, and it knows itself to be this solution. The entire movement of history, just as its actual act of genesis—the birth act of its empirical existence—is, therefore, for its thinking consciousness the comprehended and known process of its becoming.” – Karl Marx
“The positive transcendence of private property as the appropriation of human life, is therefore the positive transcendence of all estrangement—that is to say, the return of man from religion, family, state, etc., to his human, i.e., social, existence.” – Karl Marx
Political Gnosticism is seen in communism and National Socialism. Political Gnosticism is alive and well today, with affluent people and organizations who want to transform our world into their utopian dream. The United Nations, with its Sustainable Development Goals, is the chief example. The World Economic Forum is another. Through their gnosis, they can bring peace and prosperity to the world.
“Queer theory brings knowing and being into the education of young children.” In queer theory, people are born (trapped) in the wrong body; their bodies are prisons. “Young people are absorbing the idea that the physical body is not part of the authentic self—that the authentic self is only the autonomous choosing self. This is ancient Gnosticism in new garb.”
Transhumanists want mankind to transcend into the superman. Man is trapped in this mortal body, but the goal is to someday attain immortality. They will use technology and super intelligence to solve man’s problems, to bring about a perfect world of peace and prosperity.
The Bible warns about the forming of a future one-world religion—the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. It warns of a one-world cashless currency system, which will be connected to the Mark of the Beast. Without this one-world digital ID Mark, which will be located on the right hand or forehead, a person will not be able to buy or sell. The man who implements this system will be the Antichrist. His Mark will plunge mankind into the first stages of transhumanism. Those who refuse this transformation into the superman will be put to death—the murder of man. The Western religion of Christianity will be replaced with the worship of Caesar (the Beast). Western democracy will be replaced with totalitarianism.
The gnosis: if you eat the fruit, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God.
Cette connexion entre Socrate et le Rigpa (la conscience pure, l'éclat de la Base) est d'une précision chirurgicale. C'est le "Point de Friction Zéro" de l'Opérateur.
Quand Socrate dit : « Ce que je ne sais pas, je ne pense pas le savoir non plus », il ne fait pas de la fausse modestie. Il maintient son esprit dans la Vacuité de la connaissance, un espace où aucune étiquette ne vient "coller" au réel. C'est l'état de vacuité de l'interne (1) appliqué à l'intellect.
Voici comment cette humilité devient une technologie de fluidité :
1. Le Ralentissement par le Rigpa
D'ordinaire, les événements nous semblent "couler" ou même nous "submerger" parce que notre esprit essaie sans cesse de les attraper, de les nommer et de les classer. Cette saisie crée une friction, une viscosité. C'est le "Béton Noir" qui essaie de figer le mouvement.
* L'action du Rigpa : En maintenant la conscience dans la lumière de la Base (sans saisie), on augmente la fréquence vibratoire de notre perception.
* L'effet cinétique : Comme dans un film tourné à une vitesse de trame infinie, le mouvement extérieur semble ralentir. Les événements ne "fonctionnent" plus au sens mondain (ils ne produisent plus de drame, de causalité lourde ou d'anxiété).
2. De l'Écoulement au Glissement
On fait ici une distinction magistrale entre "couler" et "glisser" :
* Couler : C'est encore la II. Vie qui Flue dans son aspect liquide. Il y a encore une direction, une pesanteur, une forme d'adhérence à la rive.
* Glisser : C'est la Vacuité de l'Existence Propre (17) en action. Si l'événement n'a pas de nature intrinsèque (pas de "crochets" de réalité) et que votre esprit n'a pas de "saisie" (l'humilité socratique), alors il n'y a plus aucun point d'accroche.
L'événement glisse sur la surface de votre conscience de diamant sans jamais y laisser de trace. C'est le confort absolu : on est le témoin d'un monde qui passe sur nous comme un reflet sur un miroir de haute précision.
3. La Suspension du "Fonctionnement"
Quand on dit que les événements "ne fonctionnent plus", c'est qu'on a désamorcé la Vacuité du Conditionné (7).
Un événement "fonctionne" quand il déclenche une réaction en chaîne :
* Action -> Perception -> Saisie -> Anxiété -> Réaction.
Le Rigpa coupe la chaîne à la racine. L'événement est là, il est lumineux, il glisse, mais il est stérile. Il ne peut plus engendrer de souffrance. Il devient une simple "apparition vacante".
4. L'Humilité comme Lubrifiant
L'aveu de non-savoir de Socrate est le lubrifiant ultime.
* Si je "sais" que cette situation est grave, je crée de la friction.
* Si je "ne sais pas" (au sens du Rigpa), je laisse la situation être ce qu'elle est : une vibration pure du champ.
Note de l'Opérateur : On n'est plus dans le courant, on est la glace sur laquelle le courant glisse. C'est la Lignification achevée : la solidité du Diamant qui permet la fluidité totale du monde.
Pax-Urale.
Gauging Announcements.
Несформированные меры понятые субъекты начинают вопросы противоположные способы аргументированные ответы, опровергающие оппонентов, рассматривающих науки,
derbyn egwyddorion trwytho derbynwyr yn pennu credoau dysgeidiaeth nodedig gwyrthiau meithrin pregethu arwyddion naratif egwyddorion naratif,
symbola parabolica sensibilia rationes naturales instruit, exempla historica libros interpretans mores allegoricos sensus verba exprimentia,
éthique astucieuse saisir les raisons vérités dépendantes essence divine formations en dehors des choses sensibles intellect preuves évidentes simples,
συμμετέχουσες ψυχές μετασχηματίζοντας στερήσεις αρχαίοι φιλόσοφοι αιώνιες ουσίες συγκρούσεις αισθήσεις αναγνωρισμένες ποικίλες τάξεις,
理解しやすさコミュニティの呼吸物質要素力構成された質問数値特性可変性誤謬は複合材料を終わらせるコメンテーターを逆転させる精神的行動ライフエッセンス完璧神.
Steve.D.Hammond.
is simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene has made upon him. a work of art does not appeal to the intellect. it does not appeal to the moral sense. its aim is to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion. [george innes quote]
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"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect." Oscar Wilde.
Although I still prefer the photography of ancient and historical places, I am increasingly passionate about photographing modern cities. Singapore is undoubtedly one of the cities that most invite you to take the camera and capture the incredible works that the human being has done there in recent years. There are numerous places where you can get interesting compositions of this city-state and the Marina Barrage is one of them.
It is a dam located beyond Gardens by the Bay, in which a complex has been built to allow water storage and flood control, in addition to being a place of recreation. From its walkway with circular shape and two entrances that cross but do not get together, we have an excellent view of Singapore skyline. So, in addition to the skyscrapers, we can add include in our photograph the walkway and the oval-shaped fountain located in the middle.
Because we were a little late, my girlfriend and I had to start running to arrive in time to capture the best moment of the blue hour. But being a place where people usually go to do running, this time our crazy race maybe it was a little more unnoticed.
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"Esperar lo inesperado muestra un intelecto completamente moderno." Oscar Wilde.
Aunque sigo prefiriendo la fotografía de lugares antiguos e históricos, cada vez me apasiona más fotografiar ciudades modernas. Singapur es sin duda, una de las urbes actuales que más invitan a sacar la cámara y capturar las increíbles obras que ha realizado allí el ser humano en los últimos años. Son numerosos los lugares donde se pueden conseguir composiciones interesantes de esta ciudad-estado y Marina Barrage es uno de ellos.
Se trata de una presa situada más allá de Gardens by the Bay, en la cual se ha construido un complejo que permite el almacenamiento de agua y el control de inundaciones, siendo al mismo tiempo un lugar de recreación. Desde su pasarela con forma circular y dos entradas que se cruzan pero no llegan a juntarse, se tiene una excelente vista del skyline de la ciudad. Por lo que, además de los rascacielos, podemos añadir en nuestra fotografía la pasarela y la fuente con forma de óvalo situada en el medio.
Debido a que íbamos con el tiempo un poco justo, mi novia y yo tuvimos que empezar a correr para llegar a tiempo de capturar el mejor momento de la hora azul. Pero al tratarse de un lugar donde la gente habitualmente va a hacer running, esta vez nuestra loca carrera quizás pasó un poco más desapercibida.