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Perspectivas sobre la magia

Perspectives on magic
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Perspectives on magic 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

According to historians, it is a work of theosophical character that contains various themes of natural philosophy and esotericism, taking elements from Kabbalah and Hermeticism.

The four Tetrasustainers

The four Tetrasustainers
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The four Tetrasustainers 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

It is important to note that the word tetrasustainers must be interpreted as ‘the four who sustain’… And what do they sustain? Answer: Nothing less and nothing more than our Universe.

The alchemical mystery of the jester

The alchemical mystery of the jester
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The alchemical mystery of the jester 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I am pleased to send you all a very interesting comment about the figure who in medieval times was called the JESTER.

Árbol de la luz y de la oscuridad

Tree of light and darkness
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Tree of light and darkness 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

First of all, appreciated reader, we must say that this illustration appears in the book entitled Studium Universale, written by Valentine Weigel, who was a German philosopher, writer and mystic from Saxony and, according to some, a precursor of Theosophy.

Glycon, Constanta

Glykon
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Glykon 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I want to show you, on this occasion, a very ancient sculpture that responds to the name of Glykon

Temptation of the idler, Albrecht Dürer

Temptation of the idler
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Temptation of the idler 364 257 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

En el mismo se aprecia que, ciertamente, estos artistas, independientemente de ser grandes exponentes del arte, tenían grandes inquietudes místicas sobre el destino del hombre en su estancia en la tierra. Por ello, el título de este grabado viene a ser, según el artista… 

Pia Desideria, The soul, tied to a yoke, moving the stone of a mill or oil mill

The soul, tied to a yoke, moving the stone of a mill or oil mill
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The soul, tied to a yoke, moving the stone of a mill or oil mill 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Tomo la pluma para dirigirme a vosotros y, en esta oportunidad, para hablaros de dos grabados ─similares─ y que son originarios del libro Pia Desideria. En ambos se trata del alma, atada a un yugo, moviendo la piedra de un molino o almazara

Angel chained to the world, Pia Desideria

Angel chained to the world
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Angel chained to the world 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

On this occasion we enter into this engraving that was made in Antwerp ─Belgium─ in the year 1624. It was entitled: Angel chained to the world

Child with bow and arrow and all-seeing eye of God, Pia Desideria

Child with bow and arrow and all-seeing eye of God
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Child with bow and arrow and all-seeing eye of God 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

It was one of the most pious works known in seventeenth-century Europe. The central theme of these works was always divine love and the human soul, and many authors claim that the artist always liked to represent these virtues in childlike forms, whether associating their engravings with Eros Cupid or with the baby Jesus.

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