The sense of taste, Adriaen Collaert

The sense of taste

The sense of taste 1142 942 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

The present artistic work is in direct relation to one of the five senses of our organic machine. First we see in it a beautiful lady who carries in her right hand the horn of the goddess Amalthea, which means material or spiritual abundance.

The sense of touch

The sense of touch

The sense of touch 1181 989 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

In the main scene we can see a lady reclining on the tree of life ─the BEING─ and pointing with her right hand to a spider’s web, while with her left she holds a bird. This lady is sitting on a rock representative of the stone of stumbling and rock of scandal ─sexuality─ as Saint Paul so well described it.

The sense of smell

Odoratvs- The sense of smell

Odoratvs- The sense of smell 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

The sense of smell [Olfaction], dear friends, also has a profound significance in the mysteries. In addition to allowing us to grasp the smells of Mother Nature, it would moreover allow us to perceive other fragrances that correspond to the superior worlds, once we have been properly educated.

The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity

The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity

The Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Para nosotros los gnósticos este grabado posee una importancia trascendental, pues nos permite concebir aquello que para las iglesias católica y ortodoxa fue calificado como dogma de fe.

Adriaen Collaert: Avditvs ─‘the hearing’─

Avditvs ─‘the hearing’─

Avditvs ─‘the hearing’─ 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

To enter into the subject matter, I have to tell you that on this occasion the artist wanted to refer to the auditory faculty, once again indicated as a human quality and therefore represented in the form of a beautiful woman.

Warminiaen, 1618 - Rijksmuseum: The contradictions of the animal Ego

The contradictions of the animal Ego

The contradictions of the animal Ego 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

To study this magnificent engraving, first of all we have to say that it was created between the years 1575-1618 and is found in the Rijksmuseum, located in the city of Amsterdam ─Holland─.

The God Phanes

The God Phanes

The God Phanes 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Esteemed readers, I show you here two images: a 16th century drawing by Francesco de Rossi ─Italian painter, 1510-1563─, in which Phanes appears as a hermaphrodite deity, as described by ancient Roman texts, and a Roman high relief.

Childhood - Dawn. Hieronymus Wierix

Childhood

Childhood 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This engraving was made by an artist named Hieronymus Wierix, who lived in Antwerp ─Belgium. The harshest reality tells us that our life is a pilgrimage that begins precisely in our childhood…

Masks - The psychological obsessions

The psychological obsessions of some companions

The psychological obsessions of some companions 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

For us to come to know TRUE LOVE we urgently need to DIE IN OURSELVES. The death of the “I” then allows the flower of legitimate love to appear in our lives and we come to know the reality of that feeling.

Giambettino Cignaroli - The Death of Socrates. Why is the phenomenon of death so intimidating to us?

Why is the phenomenon of death so intimidating to us in the Western world?

Why is the phenomenon of death so intimidating to us in the Western world? 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I am writing you a few lines about a question that deserves to be answered: Why is the phenomenon of death so intimidating to us in the Western world?