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Cultura mundi, The Four Ways of Living on Earth

Cultura mundi
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Cultura mundi 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I now send you the second engraving of the sequence of four in total made by the Flemish artist Gérard Van Groeningen in 1573. This is the series of engravings encompassed under the title The Four Ways of Living on Earth.

Who or what is God? 

Who or what is God?
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Who or what is God? 1000 565 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

God is not a man but He is within every man.
God is not a woman, but He is the energy that moves her soul.
God is not a plant or an animal, but these Elementals come from the Monads, which, in turn, are daughters of the Theomegalogos.

Jesus and Moses, Misterium Magnum, Jacob Böhme

Jesus and Moses 
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Jesus and Moses  850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Very endearing readers:
I approach all of you to send you a Gnostic description of the present engraving that corresponds to a book called MISTERIUM MAGNUM and which refers to ”Jesus and Moses”

God is the purest love, d'Eckartshausen

God is the purest love
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
God is the purest love 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

In this artistic work you can see a maiden – an Isis or priestess – doing her ablutions in front of the fire that burns in a cauldron and is connected to luminous rays that come from the heavens.

Hercules at the crossroads, Pieter Nolpe

Hercules at the crossroads
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Hercules at the crossroads 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This engraving, “Hercules at the crossroads”, esoterically alludes to the decision that has to be made by every aspirant to become a SOLAR MAN, in other words, by every Bodhisattva who, having already raised his seven Serpents of Fire, must clearly decide between the Dry Path of the alchemist or the Humid Path of the transmutatory art.

The lament of Nature to the wandering alchemist, Jean Perreal

The lament of Nature to the wandering alchemist
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The lament of Nature to the wandering alchemist 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This work of art was created in the year 1516. It was the work of Jean Perreal of Paris.
The central part of this alchemical illustration shows us the Alchemist standing looking at Mercury, who is seated on a hearth, which in turn is part of a tree.

Epimetheus opening Pandora’s box, Giulio Bonasone

Epimetheus opening Pandora’s box
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Epimetheus opening Pandora’s box 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This artwork belongs to Giulio Bonasone, an Italian painter. As Mircea Eliade so well put it in one of his works: “Mythology is the true history, because behind it are the authentic realities but expressed in an enigmatic way”.

The Misanthrope, Pieter Brueghel the Elder

The misanthrope
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The misanthrope 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Dearly beloved companions of the path: I am pleased to send you an explanation about a painting created by the Flemish Renaissance artist named Pieter Brueghel the Elder. It is called: The Misanthrope

Saint Marinus, Aldo Volpini

Saint Marinus
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Saint Marinus 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

According to tradition, San Marino was founded by a Christian stonemason, Marinus the Dalmatian or Saint Marinus. This occurred between the years 275 and 366 AD.

The ecstasy of Saint Cecilia, Raffaello Sanzio

The ecstasy of Saint Cecilia
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The ecstasy of Saint Cecilia 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

The painting shows us Saint Cecilia, dressed in a beautiful golden robe, raising her eyes to the sky and holding an organ in her hands. The organ was a highly revered musical instrument during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance because the music that this instrument emits is very spiritual.

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