Gnostica

Late night thoughts #kittycatandmanlyman

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 - this corrosion (1987)

Drawings by André Masson for Georges Bataille’s journal, Acéphale (1936-39)

Plate 15 of the Egyptian Demotic Magical Papyrus, part of the Theban Magical Library, 2nd-3rd century CE.

The Owl of Athena from the Acropolis museum, 5th century BC

Ouroboros ornant le mausolée Goblet d'Alviella (Belgique)

https://rlinarts.tumblr.com/

– PGM IV 1390-1495

The Truman Show (1998)

Abraxas, a Gnostic Deity. “The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God’s name is Abraxas.” - From “Demian” by Herman Hesse.

Artist: Karmazid

wherefor is abraxas terrible

“In order to understand, I destroyed myself.” ~Fernando Pessoa Art by René Milot