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Sandstone
The extraction of sandstone seems to have worked, producing a pale yellow coloured tincture. I suspect that the amount of organic oils that we have pulled is very tiny, and we’ll end up with only a couple of drops of … Continue reading
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Anniversary approaches…
December 18th will be the first anniversary of this blog! Hard to believe that it’s nearly been a year. It’s been a great exercise for me, requiring me to think about what I’ve done each day and sort through it … Continue reading
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Distillation
I visited Dr. John Tannaci in his laboratory at the University because he asked me if I’d like to learn more about distillation. His class has been using distillation to extract the essential oils of nutmeg for a class project … Continue reading
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Live by the Sword (and hair)
I have been thinking ahead wondering what comes next in the painting. If Amelia is the elemental representative of the purified air, coming to the earth to be combined with it in the alchemical conjunction, then she will need to … Continue reading
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Four Cardinal Virtues
            Here are Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice as they appear in a nineteenth century card deck, the Etteilla. Strength is a little unusual as it doesn’t show the … Continue reading
J. B. Yeats
I’m reading a biography of William Butler Yeats, the visionary poet who lived in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His father (J.B. Yeats) had a powerful influence upon him and lived a skeptical life. I enjoyed this paragraph … Continue reading
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Pythagoras and Duality
I thought a bit of clarity on duality might be helpful, so I revisited my copy of The Pythagorean Sourcebook and Library, compiled and translated by Guthrie, who clarifies the nature of duality in Pythagorean terms in his introduction. “If … Continue reading
Fool
Following Rich’s comment about the hermit, here’s a related card from that Rider Waite deck. This time it’s the Fool with a staff, about to step off a precipice. I do like these cards. This is art that’s useful. One … Continue reading
