Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Magickal art of Shannon Esmeralda...




"Unity comprises unity that is everything is contained in everything"

from Ophidian Pathways & Heart of Blood by Shannon Esmeralda's essay in 
Atua



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more at  Shannons > OCCULTRIXX



Felicien Rops (1833-1898)... erotic print...



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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Unica Zürn... Happy Birthday! ...painting...



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Tempera on board 1957



"If only nobody would block my view. This was what bothered me the most.
My new viewpoint was of great importance to me. I would defend it
against all comers, however weary I might be" UZ





Thursday, June 30, 2011

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Mahlon Blaine ... illustrator... Nova Venus

from another favourite illustrator, a few images from the stunning illustrated poem Nova Venus...



INFINITELY GRACIOUS, radiantly beautiful,
Aphrodite rose from the foam. 
All life loved and laughed, and begot new life in tender play....
 



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In 1923 Mahlon Blaine burst upon the art scene with striking works of imagination and vision. Within a short time his work was published in everything ranging from children's books and mainstream magazines to erotic portfolios. The body of work he produced between 1926 and 1930 was nothing short of phenomenal but after 1931 his output became increasingly sporadic. Sadly like so many artists before him who have given us so much, Blaine died penniless and mostly forgotten in January of 1969.

 More wonders >  HERE and HERE





Ex libris... Arpadvon Ratsay 1925...



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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Prospero Fontana (1512–1597) ... Symbolic Questions... 1574





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Prospero Fontana's designs are often obscure in their iconography, their significance as reflections of quattrocento symbols and hieroglyphics have been analysed by Edgar Wind in several sections of Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance. These striking illustrations have been shown to have influenced Blake and Samuel Palmer after two centuries of neglect.


Achille Bocchi's Symbolicarum Quaestionum, the full book of wonders
with more of Fontanas illustrations  here





R Delvaux...etching...1800's



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Saturday, June 4, 2011

W Blecher... print ...1967



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The Albatross

Often, to amuse themselves, the men of the crew
Catch those great birds of the seas, the albatrosses,
lazy companions of the voyage, who follow
The ship that slips through bitter gulfs.

Hardly have they put them on the deck,
Than these kings of the skies, awkward and ashamed,
Piteously let their great white wings
Draggle like oars beside them.

This winged traveler, how weak he becomes and slack!
He who of late was so beautiful, how comical and ugly!
Someone teases his beak with a branding iron,
Another mimics, limping, the crippled flyer!

The Poet is like the prince of the clouds,
Haunting the tempest and laughing at the archer;
Exiled on earth amongst the shouting people,
His giant's wings hinder him from walking.
 
Flowers of Evil - Charles Baudelaire 1857




Saturday, May 28, 2011

Persian Miniture...erotica





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Rolf Schott (1891-1977)... illustration...



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LOVER IN ALL SHAPES.

To be like a fish,
Brisk and quick, is my wish;
If thou cam'st with thy line.
Thou wouldst soon make me thine.
To be like a fish,
Brisk and quick, is my wish. 

Oh, were I a steed!
Thou wouldst love me indeed.
Oh, were I a car
Fit to bear thee afar!
Oh, were I a steed!
Thou wouldst love me indeed. 

I would I were gold
That thy fingers might hold!
If thou boughtest aught then,
I'd return soon again.
I would I were gold
That thy fingers might hold! 

I would I were true,
And my sweetheart still new!
To be faithful I'd swear,
And would go away ne'er.
I would I were true,
And my sweetheart still new! 

I would I were old,
And wrinkled and cold,
So that if thou said'st No,
I could stand such a blow!
I would I were old,
And wrinkled and cold. 

An ape I would be,
Full of mischievous glee;
If aught came to vex thee,
I'd plague and perplex thee.
An ape I would be,
Full of mischievous glee

As a lamb I'd behave,
As a lion be brave,
As a lynx clearly see,
As a fox cunning be.
As a lamb I'd behave,
As a lion be brave.

Whatever I were,
All on thee I'd confer;
With the gifts of a prince
My affection evince.
Whatever I were,
All on thee I'd confer. 

As nought diff'rent can make me,
As I am thou must take me!
If I'm not good enough,
Thou must cut thine own stuff.
As nought diff'rent can make me,
As I am thou must take me!
                                
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1815.*



Friday, May 20, 2011

My works in ATUA...





ATUA: Voices from La Societe Voudon Gnostique

published by Fulgur, 2011 

 

aiming to provide insights and inspirations to practitioners on a similar spiritual path,this anthology features essays, artwork, prose and soundscapes



My feet are deeply rooted
In the ground of the earth
And my head
Is still amongst
The Stars of the Sky
from Forever Lust by Roberto Migliussi

 

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Cover Art Work by Peter Dyde




cover art work by Hagen von Tulien



My series of drawings "Bloodsongs" have been wonderfully reproduced in the latest publication by Fulgur alongside two other drawings that i will include in future posts >


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"Man and Woman follow me
To the well of ecstasy
Deeper, deeper to the source
Far beyond the yellow North"

from a Litany of Maîtres du  Crâne/ Nightside Journey:Daemonic Image & Vamparitic Phantom