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If you don't create your own reality you are condemned to live in someone else's All original content copyright Roger Williamson  

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10
Apr 2018

The Origin of Human Consciousness

Origin of Human Consciousness Dramatised in Ancient Myth and Visual Art The origin of human consciousness dramatised in ancient myth and visual art I was prompted to create this post after reading The Origin of Consciousness in the Break Down of the Bicameral Mind by  Julian Jaynes and recognizing similarities to my theory of Dream Linguistics. Jaynes argues that the breakdown of the Bicameral Mind and the appearance of human consciousness can in a large part be attributed to writing. Because he could now read an individual no longer heard the words of gods or kings The once direct communication […]

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9
Mar 2018

Spirit

A Spirit Spirit is a  painting by by Minneapolis visual artist Roger Williamson This modern symbolic painting is an, oil on canvas, 12 inches by 12 inches, 2010, $645 Purchase original painting from Saatchi Art MIA Foot in the Door 2010 featured A Spirit in their exhibition. I also featured it in my short movie Invitation to the Quest Spirits manifest into our realm through multiple vehicles, images seen in clouds, undergrowth, incense smoke and the artists canvas. There is an example of this phenomena in Lore of Prosperine by Maurice Hewlett chapter A Boy in the Wood. The following […]

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22
Jan 2018

Tarot Card Star, Sun Enters Aquarius

Tarot Card Star Sun Enters Aquarius Tarot card Star, corresponding to Aquarius. The female figure at the centre of the card is symbolically illustrating the subconscious influence behind the Key, Tarot Star Meaning and Explanation Tarot Star depicts a vague celestial body in the night sky. The top of the card is mirrored below by a seed, a seed that is being planted by the female figure, a magical act: or, discovering a seed in our shadow, an act of divination. As the sky is seeded above, so the world is seeded below.  As above, so below. The Star is […]

Tarot card Star. An explanation of the major arcana cards symbolism and interpretation
16
Jan 2018

Magick Spell

Magick Spell I Called And Something Came Magick Spell oil on canvas, 20 inches by 16 inches, 2017 Purchase the original painting at Saatchi Art A magick spell can introduce the appearance of a spirit, which can often be seen in incense smoke, has close parallels to what is known as pareidolia, to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness.  The concept of pareidolia leaves us wondering whether the spirits are within or without, or maybe both. What are these energies? […]

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7
Nov 2017

The Mousike is Over, Dead Orpheus

Dead Orpheus The Mousike is Over Dead Orpheus, The Mousike is Over,  oil on canvas 20 inches by 16 inches, 2017 Ancient Greek mousike is a reference to the Muse’s. In ancient Greek mythology, Orpheus was renowned for his exceptional musical abilities, particularly his skill with the lyre, and his connection to the concept of mousike. Mousike, often translated as “music,” encompassed a broader range of artistic and intellectual pursuits associated with the Muses, including poetry, song, and dance. Orpheus’s music was so powerful it could charm wild animals, trees, and even rivers, and he famously used his musical talents to attempt to retrieve […]

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Nov 2017

Goddess Shakti the Consort of Shiva

Goddess Shakti the Consort of Shiva Goddess Shakti, the consort of Shiva, will be on display as part of the 2017 // Annual call-for-work curated by Joel Coleman at the Gamut Gallery. Opening Saturday November 4th at 7 PM – 11 PM Goddess Shakti whose consort is Shiva. Original painting of Shakti available at Saatchi Art Fine art prints of Shakti available at Saatchi Art

Goddess Shakti Goddess Shakti whose consort is Shiva. Shakti
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Oct 2017

Tarot Prince Cups, Water, Odysseus

Tarot Prince, Cups, Water, Odysseus Prince Cups, Water Odysseus from the expanded and revised second edition of  Tarot of the Morning Star I selected a detail from my painting Odyssey for the Prince of Cups, the wily Odysseus being I feel, an appropriate personality type for the attributes the card signifies. All members of his crew die but Odysseus survives through his gifts of subterfuge, slight of hand and cunning. Achieving his goals by any means necessary. It is worth considering that the individuals represented by his crew might be aspects of his personality which are stripped away through the course […]

prince of water . I selected a detail from my painting Odyssey for the Prince of Cups, the wily Odysseus being I feel, an appropriate personality type for the attributes the card signifies.
22
Sep 2017

Sun Enters Libra Life Tarot Card Justice

Libra Tarot Justice Tarot Justice corresponds with the zodiac sign of Libra. It represents a high ideal that is seldom achieved. A state of potential awaiting a decision. Depicting strength and force, the card illustrates that truth originates from within, and we should wait to hear the dictate of our inner voice before making a choice. The card does not represent man-made law but natural law that is not influenced by greed, fear and the rest of humanity’s comings. Justice is the archetypal voice behind Two, Three and Four of Air.       A second revised and expanded edition […]

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13
Sep 2017

Tarot of the Morning Star Second Editon Divination Deck

Scheduled for release in October 2017 Divination deck Tarot of the Morning Star Second Edition Seventy-Eight Card Tarot Deck with booklet, $49.95. Available from Magus Books ISBN: 978-0-9993813-0-4   Divination deck Tarot of the Morning Star was originally published in 2007 as a major arcana deck only limited to 75 signed hand-numbered copies. Introduction If you don’t create your own reality, you are condemned to live in someone else’s. Morning Star, meaning “Lucifer,” is generally assumed to be Venus. However, I believe that Lucifer, the morning star, should be assigned to Sirius, which rises with the Sun to announce the […]

Divination. Tarot of the Morning Star second edition divination deck. Created by Minneapolis artist author Roger Williamson. This second edition is a 78 card deck.
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