There's some esoteric ideas and jazz about signs and symbols, one of which is a keyhole and doorways. In the study of neuro-architecture, -people study how architecture affects neurology and memory and consciousness. How inspiring and grandiose places impact with a sense of awe, as well as how broken windows effect our subconscious mind in... Continue Reading →
So, there are four major types of colors in the Western School of Alchemy and Arcana, related to creating the 'great work' or the 'magnum opus'. These are referred to as stages, those being; Nigredo (blackening) -related to shadow, death, and dissolution or the abyss Albedo (Whitening) -related to purification, illumination, and Citrinitas (Yellowing) -related... Continue Reading →
As "man is the measure of all things", the loci of control or perspective is that of the viewer or audience. Humanity's history is shaped from the perspective of 'human', and throughout time from Kings to slaves we've been defining and redefining the 'construct' of what it means to be human. The definition of human.... Continue Reading →
The word, root word, or affix 'port' comes from late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin portalis ‘like a gate’, from Latin porta ‘door, gate’. Which is also connected to the Old French word portcullis which was a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications. Portals are thus used as a sort of entry or... Continue Reading →
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