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 Spirit was featured in MIA Foot in the Door 2010 and 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 is an extract from A Boy […]
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Tarot Card Moon Sun Enters Pisces Tarot card Moon associated with the Sun in Pisces represents a period of dissolution depicting the end of a cycle. When referring to cycle within the context of the following description, we must remember we are the cycle within what appears to be the sphere of the cosmos. The image of the tarot card Moon is taken from the Tarot of the Morning Star deck. Pisces being the final sign of the zodiac, represents the closing of our journey through the astrological signs. Tarot Moon, the card corresponding to Pisces, therefore graphically illustrates this […]
Tarot Two Wands, Two of Fire, Dominion Tarot Two Wands and each of the other minor arcana cards, numbered Two, exhibit qualities ascribed to Chokmah, the second sephirah of the QBL Tree of Life. The planetary quality of Chokmah is Uranus and each of the minor arcana cards numbered “Two” express its quality colored by the cards elemental suit: fire, water, air and earth. In Astrology, the energies of Uranus are explosive and electric, bringing dramatic change. Uranus is forward-looking. It recoils against tradition, and extols originality and individuality. Uranus is associated with technology, innovation, discovery, and all that is […]
Tarot Card Star Sun Enters Aquarius Tarot card Star meaning and explanation. The female figure at the center of Tarot Star, is symbolically illustrating the subconscious influence behind the Key, 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 an emergence of an unknown future […]
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 The appearance of the 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? Like ourselves they are systems […]
Dark Lord, Tarot Devil depicts adversity overcome by humor. Tarot Devil explanation, meaning, symbolism and art, Sun in Capricorn. In this depiction of the Dark Lord,Tarot Devil from Tarot of the Morning Star, we observe the central figure displaying the personality type required for facing adversity which is a sense of humor. This is also emphasized by the entity’s horns, reminiscent of a jester’s cap. The blocks below are the challenges needed to be overcome so they become stairs to achievement. The spiral beard is symbolic of time. The image is God and Devil, the face revealed, determined by […]
Tarot Queen Fire, Water of Fire Tarot Queen Fire. The human machine personality type represented by the tarot Queen of Fire takes the impetus of the Knight of Fire and directs his energy into images that objectify desires. She radiates composure in the face of adversity expressing decorum and exuding her unique identity. She is an Empress or Tzarina through whom inherited authority from previous generations emanates. Beautiful without being flamboyant, she teases traditionality with allusions of originality. While often radiating the delicacy of a rainbow, if opposed she can express the aggression of a lioness in relentless pursuit of […]
Dead Orpheus The Musick’s Over Dead Orpheus, The Musick’s Over, oil on canvas 20 inches by 16 inches, 2017 Original painting available from Saatchi Art See Orpheus and Eurydice
Goddess Shakti Goddess Shakti will be on display as part of the 2017 // Annual call-for-work curated by Joel Coleman at the Gamut Gallery.</ahref=”https:> Opening Saturday November 4th at 7 PM – 11 PM Goddess Shakti whose consort is Shiva. See Hindu God Shiva