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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.

The appearance of the Sacred Fire, Johann Kunckel

The appearance of the Sacred Fire
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
The appearance of the Sacred Fire 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

The image shown in this engraving appeared on the first pages of a book entitled The First Part of the Curious School of Art and Work, published in 1696, Des curieusen Kunstund Weerck-Schul ester ─und anderer─. The artist of this engraving was Johann Kunckel, who lived between 1630 and 1703.

Mystical nights or the key to the mysteries, Karl von Eckartshausen

Mystical nights or the key to the mysteries
V.M. Kwen Khan Khu
Mystical nights or the key to the mysteries 850 480 V.M. Kwen Khan Khu

I hasten to send you this engraving entitled Mystical nights or the key to the mysteries. This beautiful illustration shows us the search for our Philosopher’s Stone with many of its details.

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.

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