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H.P. Blavatsky, from The Secret Doctrine

Text ID: The primitive symbol of the serpent symbolised divine wisdom and perfection, and had always stood for psychical regeneration and immortality.

The dragon. Fictitious & symbolic creatures in art. 1906. 

Church of Saint Gengoult le Cloitre, Toul France (1900s) - Unknown Photographer

Margaret Atwood, from a story featured in Old Babes in the Wood publ. in 2023

Woodblock carving of sea wormwood (left) used to print a page (right) of a botany book, European, c. 1560’s. [6666x4992]

Source: https://reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/9iwem0/woodblock_carving_of_sea_wormwood_left_used_to/

Victor Delhez (1902–1985) - Dance of Death VII – Kiss, 1940

Maxmilián Pirner (1854-1924) - Hekate, 1901

The goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy (...and dogs)

Telescopic view of Venus detailing the Moon Phases and transit of Venus and Mercury, 1874.

The ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon consuming its own tail, forming a circular shape. This powerful image has been present across various cultures and historical periods, representing concepts such as infinity, rebirth, and the cyclical nature of existence. In alchemy, the ouroboros symbolises the unity of all things, the fusion of opposites, and the continuous process of transformation and renewal. Beyond its cultural and mystical significance, the ouroboros has captured the human imagination with its evocative imagery, serving as an enduring reminder of the mysteries and complexities of life, death, and the universe.

Venezia, october 2013

photo: Max Kuiper

Bilal Al-Shams, Sacrifice

Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl - Death and the Maiden, 19th century.

Luna and Venus

Unknown Artist

Hekataion (Hecate, goddess of the Moon and the underworld, was depicted with three bodies), 3rd. cent AD, Roman sculpture of triple Hecate, after a Hellenistic original, marble

Vatican Museums (Chiaramonti Museum),  Inv. 1922

Abraxas by ikosidio

Vitány Castle, Vértessomló, 1913. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

“I want to raise up the magic world all round me and live strongly and quietly there.”

— Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry written c. February 1934

~Traditional Witchcraft, Gemma Gary The Red Serpent of the East Road The White Hare of the South Road The Grey Toad of the West Road The Black Crow of the North Road

Haupt der Medusa by Franz von Stuck (1892)

“Nemesis — the goddess of measure. All those who have overstepped the limit will be pitilessly destroyed.”

— Albert Camus, Notebooks, 1942-1951

The Cloisters Museum, NYC

“I want to raise up the magic world all round me and live strongly and quietly there.”

— Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry written c. February 1934

The Moon - John Adams Whipple

"Against the ruin of the world, there is only one defense: the creative act." ― Kenneth Rexroth

The moon (1609) by Galileo Galilei

Armored breastplate crafted by Filippo Negroli (fl.1532-51), made of metal. Currently part of the collection at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy.

Carl Gustav Jung, Man and his Symbols First published 1964