livebeez

We work on the other side of time.

[wanderthewood]

Rocky Mountains, Colorado by kai_maierhofer

[szymonzurn]

[tridentandtales]

Egyptian ostracon with a pharaoh spearing a lion

Inscription on the back: "The slaughter of every foreign land, the Pharaoh—may he live, prosper, and be healthy."

New Kingdom, ca. 1186–1070 BCE

Metropolitan Museum of Art 26.7.1453

[portalibis]

"Hermes, the father of philosophy, speaks: "So know, my son, that the beginning of this wisdom lies in our nature. It exists in water and fire, and its perfection is complete fusion. From earth and water arises wind, and from wind is born air, which permeates everything and carries with it the miraculous.

When you understand this, a great light will be revealed to you. For out of light and darkness, out of joy and sorrow, out of spirit and body, out of warmth and cold, arises the great and eternal cycle."

Since you have explored the power of the elements and the transformation of nature, you are now able to perceive the great miracle in its manifold form.

By separating the pure from the impure, by using the power of fire and applying the secret art, you will attain great knowledge.

Know that light emerges from darkness, and darkness is hidden within light. Only he who sees both will understand the truth and reach perfection.

When you merge opposites and bring them into unity, then the true power will be revealed to you.

Fire rises, and water descends, earth is purified, and air carries the spirit everywhere. Thus, the great mystery is born, where heaven and earth are united.

Remember this well, for in it lies the key to supreme knowledge."

— Splendor solis, c. 1582

Art: Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, Cod. mag. 142, c. 1792

[urbnite]

[gon-iii]

冬の神域

2012年、三峯神社。

秩父の三峯神社だが、社号標には山偏の「峰」が書かれている。どういうことだろうと思い、AIに訊いてみたところ以下のような回答を得た。

「峯」は旧字体（正字）で「峰」は常用漢字にある字でこの2字は異体字の関係。

神社など古くからある社寺では旧字・異体字が正式名称として使用されることがある。

社号標については、その建立が比較的新しいと常用漢字が採用されたり、揮毫した人の書風や周辺の地名表記にあわせて一般的な常用漢字表記に合わせて作成したと考えられる（所在地は埼玉県秩父市三峰）。

そんなこんなで表記の揺れが発生するということだ。ためになりますな。

[entheognosis]

“Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.”

—

Paramahansa Yogananda

[inefekt69]

Toji Temple - Kyoto, Japan

[urbnite]

[zsx-cbr]

[buckskinboots]

Apotropaic marks, also called 'witch marks' or 'anti-witch marks' in Europe, are symbols or patterns scratched on the walls, beams and thresholds of buildings to protect them from witchcraft or evil spirits.

[shiva-artwork]

☀ 𝐎𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐲𝐚 ☀

[iamheavymeta-lll]

[ps1]

y.okaue

[livebeez]

[livebeez]

Circe is an enchantress and sorceress in Greek mythology, known for her knowledge of potions and herbs, and her ability to transform people into animals. She is often depicted as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the ocean nymph Perse, living on the mythical island of Aeaea. Her most famous appearance is in Homer's Odyssey, where she turns Odysseus's men into swine, but is ultimately persuaded to help Odysseus on his journey home.

[thesorceresstemple]

Mushroom cultivation detail, Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt