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The secret candelabrum, Perspective on magic

The secret candelabrum
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The secret candelabrum 1770 1216 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

First of all, it is necessary that you know that this engraving is part of the same book that was called Perspective on magic, written by Karl Von Eckartshausen, who lived between 1752 and 1803.

The obelisk

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

To begin with, we have to say that obelisks were first shown as part of Egyptian architecture. They, the Egyptians, direct descendants of the Atlanteans, arrived in the lands of Cairona and there they began to lay the foundations of what would later be a great empire of both light and great architectural imagery.

Enigmas of symbology, Karl von Eckartshausen

Enigmas of symbology
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Enigmas of symbology 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I am pleased to send you, on this occasion, another engraving by Karl Von Eckartshausen, which was published in 1790, two years after the first edition. Enigmas of symbology

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… 

Allegory of transience or allegory of what is ephemeral

Allegory of transience or allegory of what is ephemeral
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Allegory of transience or allegory of what is ephemeral 1400 1150 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I approach you on this occasion to make you take part of the content of the present engraving that bears the title…
…ALLEGORY OF TRANSIENCE OR ALLEGORY OF WHAT IS EPHEMERAL

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