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A man prays to the Consciousness, Philip Galle

A man prays to the Consciousness 
Editor VOPUS
A man prays to the Consciousness  850 480 Editor VOPUS

The first engraving with its Latin phrases/sentences takes us to self-analysis for us to realize that, certainly, the Ego has its nooks and crannies, its recesses where it usually hides to continue bothering us with its psychological tricks.

Saint Lucy, Saint Geneviève. Domenico Beccafumi

“Tolerantia in adversis adfert notionem dei” (Tolerance in adversity produces knowledge of God)
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
“Tolerantia in adversis adfert notionem dei” (Tolerance in adversity produces knowledge of God) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Estos grabados pertenecen a una serie de 14 dibujos llamada La Escalera de Jacob o La alegoría del camino a la salvación eterna, impresos por Dirck Volckertszoon en 1550. Los grabados llevan la firma del pintor neerlandés Maarten Van Heemskerck como su creador.

Laboratory of the common chemists, Johannes Friedrich von Rain

“Laboratorium chymicorum vulgarium” (Laboratory of the common chemists)
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
“Laboratorium chymicorum vulgarium” (Laboratory of the common chemists) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This precious engraving, dear readers, is a call that this Slovenian Adept has made to all seekers who continue to pretend that the Golden Fleece is a material object, forgetting that it refers to that most sacred part that we call in Gnosis the intimate Christ.

Mirror of Purification

“Specvlvm pvrgativm” (Mirror of Purification)
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
“Specvlvm pvrgativm” (Mirror of Purification) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Dear readers, this engraving leads us to question our degrees of purity or purification during our journey through the three-dimensional world:
“Specvlvm pvrgativm”, Mirror of Purification

The mirror that deceives, Theodoor Galle

“Specvlvm fallax” (The mirror that deceives)
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
“Specvlvm fallax” (The mirror that deceives) 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I take the pen to send you some comments related to the profound importance of approaching the TECHNIQUE OF TRUE self-observation and our longings to live within reality and not within fantasies.

Allegory of the hunt, Giorgio Ghisi

Allegory of the hunt
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Allegory of the hunt 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

Dear readers, regardless of whether you want to see the goddess Diana associated in this engraving in the company of another deity, what does interest us in Gnosis is the relationship of the chaste Diana with our Divine Mother and the enormous work of hunting down our innumerable psychological aggregates that we carry in our psychic entrails.

The Chimera of Arezzo, Florence

The Chimera of Arezzo
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The Chimera of Arezzo 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

This sculpture, of Etruscan origin, is made of bronze and is estimated to have been made around 400 BC near the city of Arezzo ─Italy─, where it was found in 1553. It measures 129 cm in length and is 78 cm high. It is currently in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.

Cultura diaboli, The Four Ways of Living on Earth

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

To begin our description, we will say that, if we look at the center of this artistic engraving, we will immediately see the figure of Satan seated on the sphere that represents our world, and this is to show us that, indeed, it is he who, unfortunately, governs the destinies of this human anthill.

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.

On the choice of grace, Jacob Böhme

On the choice of grace
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
On the choice of grace 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

But what do we refer to when we speak of the STATE OF GRACE? Without a doubt, we are referring to the search for the salvation of our soul or the values that pertain to it, that is to be in a state of GRACE.

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